It’s been gorgeous weather this Spring, and with the returned warmth and a new shady home for the birds, our chickens and ducks have been laying like mad! Yesterday I went to let them out for a feed and returned with my skirt full of eggs. One dozen in one … Read more →
Australian Bush Blooms
There are so many things I love about our little Australian goat farm: the quiet, the light, the brilliant sunshine. Today I’m delighting in the ever-changing array of wildflowers and weed-blossoms that fill our meadows and bush. It doesn’t matter when I go out for a walk, I always find … Read more →
Saturday On the Farm and Simple Scones
It’s a quiet Saturday morning on our Queensland goat farm. Massive clouds are scudding overhead, covering up the sun now and then as the wind tosses the branches of the big gum trees out back. It has a lovely stormy feel without the rain or the cold and I love … Read more →
Baby Limes, Duck Eggs and Spring on the Farm
I just came in from a beautiful walk around the farm with Luna. The weather is gorgeous, sunny and hot with deliciously cool breezes that keep things bearable. I don’t know what this tree is, but it’s festooned with bright orange blossoms that I find so cheery. Across the yard … Read more →
The Year of the Farmer and One Year in Australia
Until this week I had no idea that this year was Year of the Farmer in Australia. I discovered this when my friend Sharon insisted that my friend Ann and I visit something called “cow art” as we drove home from Toowoomba. Not knowing what we were in for, we … Read more →
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
After planting a bunch of potatoes one fine September day, I decided I should probably plant sweet potatoes while I was at. Having never planted sweet potatoes before, I thought you planted them the same way you plant potatoes. Nope. A quick perusal of gardening sites online revealed that I … Read more →
Roses, Windmills and A Duck Egg Breakfast Sandwich
It is so good to be back after enduring an absolutely ghastly flu/cold combo thing that knocked me flat this Spring. Yesterday evening I started to perk up and went for a stroll in my garden, so happy to find a whole bouquet of fragrant pink roses ready for cutting. … Read more →
Spring Break at Our Aussie Goat Farm
Good morning!! It is so good to be back after a bustling but restful Spring Break here on our goat farm in Queensland. Although we both love traveling, it was so fun to stay home for a change and putter at our leisure. In addition to sleeping in, we also … Read more →
Puppies, Gardens and Garlicky Silverbeet with Parmesan
We welcomed two new Maremma pups to our farm menagerie yesterday: Apollo and Solar. They’ve moved in with our baby Kalahari goats to get used to being around them, and soon they will be two of the herd, providing protection from foxes and thieves. They waddle around like walking cotton … Read more →
Spring, Puppies and a Sunset Bush Walk
At long last it is Spring in Queensland and I am so happy. Last night we had our first big storm and it was a fantastic display of dancing lightning and cacophonous thunder and bucketing rain. I don’t know what this tree is, but it is absolutely gorgeous!!! Covered in … Read more →