House & Garden
whats going on in the Home and Garden
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Big Breakfast
. Three of the Kidults – whom have been visiting and working like demons around both the house in town, and the Farm – came over for a Big Breakfast on Sunday morning, before we started the days working bee. First cabs off the rank were home-made bread, and freshly laid eggs from our girls Izzy & Jac. It was definitely DELISH!
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DIY decore
. We’ve had some sunny days!! Oh yes indeed they have been truly glorious, as only crisp sunny winter days can be – thoroughly gorgeous. Days like the ones we’ve had this week, just bring about a happiness deep in the soul that can be quite hard to explain without sounding like some spaced-out 60s hippy – but suffice to say,
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Jammin’
. Today we’re rockin’ it out – and we’re jammin’….! Strawberry Jammin’ that is 😀 Yep – you can buy home-brand strawberry jam for super-cheap at the local supermarket, but when you read the ingredients on the back of the jar/tin, it can definitely give you a case of the willies, wondering why allllll that unnecessary stuff is even in there – and wondering just how much actual strawberries it even contains… So – at the moment in our part of the world, strawberries are thriving, and if you don’t grow them, they can be purchased for around $4kg – so who wouldn’t want to make jam?!?! And today we…
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You’ll never guess…!
. We know you’ll be stunned to hear this – but we’ve had more rain! Almost a fortnight of constant drizzle if truth be told, and the odd day of sunshine that we saw prior to that, was definitely fleeting. But thats the usual way of winter up here in the North – but then come to think of it – then there are the summer storms… and then cyclone season… BUT there are always a couple of weeks each year that we start to panic though, ‘cos it hasn’t rained in “agessss“, and we worry about everything shrivelling up and dying 😀 All jokes aside though – we watch…
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MORE visitors and job being done!
. We’ve certainly had a few cold nights during the first couple of weeks of June, with the mercury hovering seriously close to ZERO °C on a couple of occasions. We’ve also had some light frost and the winds have amped up a bit, which adds to the
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A ‘real’ Farm
. Just a quick post today… Based on the criteria on which our grandson goes by, we now have a ‘real‘ Farm. Strigidae Farm wishes to announce the arrival of Izzy and Jac. Welcome additions to our crazy fun-filled Family. They’ll get to be lazy fertiliser generators over the Winter, but come Spring, they’d best be earning their keep popping out the occasional egg – or they’ll be making a fine soup! 😀
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Winter Is Coming
. Its been a big time for us at Strigidae Farm – with a lot going on. So strap in – this might end up being a long one!! Firstly – it has been an incredibly difficult time emotionally for us both,
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True Colours
. We thought that today, we’d just give you a bit of a look at the beautiful colours around the Farm, as we head in to winter. (sorry the photos don’t do justice, it’s a grey drizzly day, so the colours haven’t really translated as vibrantly as they look!) We love, love LOVE this time of the year!! 😀
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A Guest Post!
. Editors Note: This time around, were doing something a lil different – so you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer for the usual update from us! Our eldest daughter, son-in-law and grandson have been up for a quick visit, and it’s the first time any of them have been to Strigidae Farm. Thus far they have only had photos, phone calls and our blog updates to base their understanding / knowledge of what we’re up to and what our long term plans are based around – but now – they’ve finally got to BE here, and so we thought it would be fun to include a Guest Post,…
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A Year On…
. Its just over a year since we first drove down the driveway together, and laid eyes on
