I feel unusually organised. Not because I’ve finished unpacking (heck no!), but because I’ve just placed my order for the fruit trees we will plant over winter. The voucher was given to me about this time last year by my lovely workmates (now ex-workmates, but still dear friends). At the time… Continue Reading
You may remember that when we took over the farmlet this mystery tree in the orchard / chicken run was being crowded out by waist high Jerusalem Cherry and some other, even taller, unidentified shrubbery. The first big weeding hit was mounted… Continue Reading
Rain on New Years Day! I feel very happy sitting inside with my cup of tea watching those lovely droplets falling on the orange grove, irrigating the orchard and the paddocks, and filling up our water tank. The grass here has been drying out and… Continue Reading
I’m as big a fan of baling twine as the next wannabe farmer, and always have a couple of lengths in my pockets ready for the next farm incident. The resource that arrives holding your hay bales together comes in mighty useful:… Continue Reading
We’ve done it! Deposit paid. No turning back now. Guess we’ll just be stuck living with this: and this: and some of this for the ponies: And, just to put those more idyllic looking shots into perspective, there’s also this pruning and… Continue Reading
