Category: Photography
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Adopted chooks
The blue skies have returned and the weather man says we are going back into a dry cycle. We are still very lucky though. Our dry spell is nothing like the droughts they are having down South. All weather is relative really. An Australian drought would devastate this area. And a mid west drought would…
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The Land of Milk and Honey
Good morning everyone. We spent almost all morning in the garden yesterday, weeding and gathering for our vegan feast. The young people were entranced by the Duke of Kupa, who spent a lot of time sashaying about looking gorgeous. His tail sways as he walks. Showing off his feathers and his wives. Look at our…
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Pickled Beetroot amongst the bustle.
What a lovely day it was yesterday. Cool, with a little breeze. Different neighbours popping in and out feeding Daisy their garden leftovers or borrowing hay making tools. Yesterday I felt for the first time as though I was part of my little local rural community. And that is hard as a foreigner in a…
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Tomato and Basil Tart Tatine
I had a little pastry left over from making a steak and onion pie. So I thought I would have a go at making a Tomato Tart Tatine. I had seen one some where back in the winter but I can’t remember where. But I thought I remembered the method. So I picked and drained…
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Welcome to my Long Life of glorious Littleness
Sometimes I think we worry too much. That our lives are too small and won’t amount to much. When they already have mounted up. And the weight of my life in gold would be too heavy to carry anyway. If we worry too much we will forget how glorious our little lives are. Ithink it…
The Kitchen's Garden 