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Easter – Outdoors – Family

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Easter was fabulous.

Our grandson Cooper come to visit from the Tuesday prior.  While he was here, and before everyone else arrived, we made Easter Bunny Pots, and my only real input was making the bunnies feet and assisting with the gluing.  It was a great fun activity, where we had to go in search of everything needed for the project, including the packets of seeds and pots from the local hardware.  When they were finished, he proudly put them out for photos, before hiding them to surprise everyone on Easter Sunday morning.  He was such a proud little man handing them out to his family.

Bunny Pots by Cooper
Cooper’s bunny pot – bunny in head first!
Cooper, so proud of the little bunny garden pots that he made.

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Discovering Little Treasures

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During our final visit to our family home, my sisters, Sonnie and Jan, and Gary and I took a half day away from the packing and cleaning to explore what used to be our greater back yard.  The plan – to deliver more goods to St Vincent de Paul in St Arnaud, to have lunch at the cafe “Country Delights” which is housed in an historic building opposite the beautiful Botanical Gardens in St Arnaud, and finally a drive to the wineries in nearby Moonambel.

So with the morning’s work complete, we loaded up Jan’s car, climbed in, and headed off.  First stop, and we unloaded yet another stash of goodies that hopefully will find a new home via the St Vincent de Paul Op Shop.

Next stop “Country Delights.  What a beautiful old building, I think it used to be the offices of what was once the Kara Kara Shire, and was constructed in 1902 using locally made bricks.  The interior was beautiful, the high timber ceilings, the windows and the artwork on the walls.

Country Delights Cafe, St Arunaud
The ceiling in Country Delights Cafe, St Arunaud
Country Delights Cafe, St Arunaud
Country Delights Cafe, St Arunaud

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A New Year – A New Look!

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So here we are…  After what can only be described as a crazy couple of years, I decided it was time to put the broom through, get the duster out, and have a really good clean up!  Not only here at home, but also with my blog…  The clean out of our home is going to take a while… I, kind of, have a plan…  One room is complete… This is going to take time!!!

So after much procrastination, here is the new look for the blog…

Once I hit the button to accept the changes, I headed to the kitchen.  There was a new recipe to try out in the hope of using up some of the blood plums from the garden, a date and walnut loaf to be baked, and also some easy flat breads to be made!

Asian Style Plum Sauce
Date & Walnut Loaf (Gluten Free)
Potato Flat Bread

 

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In the Garden – November 2021

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The garden in November was pretty, but brimming with weeds!  The weather was all over the place having us in short sleaves one day and reaching for the winter woollies the next!

On the 12th it began raining, there were weather warnings for a rain band that was going to produce unusual amounts of rain.  The rains continued through the next day, it just rained and rained and rained with our first reading of 60ml!  Flood warnings kept flashing up on the phone, but we are up high, so were lucky.  We’ve had more rain than ever this year, that is compared to what we’ve had in the past five years (that’s how long we’ve been here).  Probably not strange, really, because of the drought we’ve experienced since arriving.  Clearly the drought is over.

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Majestic Magenta

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Hmmm… I started with the title Pretty and Pink…, then thought maybe Radiant Red…!

But really I think Majestic Magenta describes the colour at the end…

A while ago we were in Melbourne for a few days to spend time with our son and his family.  This meant that I was able to visit my sister, Sonnie.  Sonnie is an amazing cook, and had just finished making a batch of her late husband’s grandmother’s pickled red cabbage, a jar of which, she had kindly set aside for us, I was so excited and very grateful.

Since then I’ve started receiving a regular delivery of fresh, mostly Gippsland grown, vegetables, and the fun thing with the vegie (Farm) box is that each week is different.  With produce that we don’t normally use, and being one who hates waste, I’ve just had to get a little creative.

What’s inside the Farm Box?
Fresh produce from the Farm Box Co.
Beautiful fresh red cabbage

After receiving red cabbage in my mystery veg box, I instantly knew what to do – I would make Grandma Martin’s Pickled Red Cabbage.  I often prepare braised red cabbage, but this time it was definitely going to be a batch of Grandma Martin’s Pickled Red Cabbage, and with my beautiful sister’s permission, I can now share the recipe with you. Continue reading →