It was pouring down rain with wild winds and heavy, dark clouds as I sloshed my into the Muscovy duck pen to feed them earlier this week. As I bent down to check on a mother who’d been sitting on a clutch of eggs for a while, I was astonished … Read more →
How to Build a Goat-Proof Fence Part One
Over the summer holidays Bear and I put in many long hours building goat-proof fences on our Australian goat farm. We would start early in the morning just after sunrise to work as many hours as we could before the searing heat of the afternoon. The morning light was absolutely … Read more →
Life on the Farm After the Queensland Floods
Sorry for the silence here of late! I’m afraid it’s been one drama after another here on our goat farm on the Darling Downs. First were days of pouring rain and massive winds that sent leaves pelting our roof like massive drops of rain. Then came the 2013 Queensland floods … Read more →
Muscovy Ducklings, Purple Beans and Homemade Cabbage Moth Spray
It’s been a piping hot summer holiday here on our Australian goat farm. Particularly the last week or so as record heat waves have simmered across the land, scorching plants and people alike. We’ve been guzzling mango juice mixed with soda water and innumerable grape and blackcurrant popsicles (or ice … Read more →
A Dog and Her Log and Breakfast for Dinner
We’ve had some long days here on the farm this week. Days spent working hard in the blazing sunshine mending old fences and building new ones. But they’re the good sort of long days, the ones where you feel exhausted but so happy and accomplished at the end. Bear got … Read more →
A Summer Kitchen Garden and Happy Coffee Mugs
I love summer in Queensland so much. Not just for the beautiful weather and long days, but for the effect all that sunshine and rain has on my gardens. It doesn’t seem to matter how much I water them, nothing perks up my gardens faster than a good rain. My … Read more →
Rain, Crabapples and Ducklings: Summery Christmas on Our Goat Farm
Happy New Year, dear ones!! We’ve had a wonderfully rainy Christmas season and our Queensland property is flourishing. I love looking out my bedroom window and seeing lush, green grass and hills covered with wildflowers. Every Christmas we choose a fruit tree as our Christmas tree, adding it to our … Read more →
Welcoming Summer with Pickled Eggs, Pickled Beans and Some Fruity Spirits
I’ve been in a homey sort of mood lately, no doubt brought on by gorgeous Spring (now Summer!) days on our Australian goat farm and heaps of inspiring produce at the markets. It all looks so beautiful that I inevitably end up with more veggies and fruit than we can … Read more →
Summer On Our Queensland Farm
We’re well into Autumn now at Citadel Kalahari, but the weather has been so gorgeous you’d swear it was still summer! The meadow grasses aren’t quite as green now. They’ve mellowed to a rich gold but are still sprinkled with wildflowers that are still blooming in spite of a few … Read more →