The sun shone on an awesome day this weekend. I bounced out of bed apprehensive and excited at the same time. I was off to the first ever Taste Franklin Food festival, showcasing all that was fabulous about our region. There would be food, wine, music and guest speakers. It would be such fun. I was looking forward to indulging in it all, except maybe … Continue reading Food Festival Fabulous
I have a couple of plants in my garden whose location must remain a secret. Every year I have to plant them in a different secret place. If I don’t I will find kids in the garden standing there eating all the leaves, stripping them off one by one. They are way more efficient than caterpillars at defoliation! And I can tell you with great … Continue reading How to extract the sweetness from stevia.
Well that was a close shave. After all the warnings from the Civil Defence via the media, we were all set for Cyclone Pam to wreak havoc, and after all the tragedy it caused in Vanuatu, it left a lot of us a little worried. But it sailed passed us with no more damage than our ordinary storms. There were trees down, choppy waves and … Continue reading Is there such thing as too many tomatoes?
I have a bed in my garden set aside for all that is interesting and unusual. It is my fun bed where I can try things out. Although it does seem to have given over a bit of space to tomatoes and peppers that couldn’t fit in their garden and I just couldn’t be without them. In my odds and sods garden this year – … Continue reading So that’s what you do with Okra…
Aside from the rigours of international travel, missing a couple of weeks from the garden can bring about a sense of discombobulation. I am pretty much in my garden every day all year long, give or take weekends off with the kids or being drawn into the city for a meeting. Even if it is only for a moment to snatch up some parsley or … Continue reading Finding my feet in a new season
In my absence summer picked up and left and autumn stepped in to take its place. At this point there is no noticeable difference, as it is still hot, hot, hot. The garden is still doing its thing and the wonderful Hubby the Un-Gardener did a grand job of keeping everything alive. He may even have been more diligent than me with the watering – … Continue reading How to make Yellow Tomato Paste
I am upside down, back the front and a day behind where I belong. Add to the discombobulation of international travel I have absorbed so much new knowledge my head is all in a whirl. I have made so many new friends, and many that weren’t more than thumbnail icons to me, yet I felt like I already knew them, so faces and names came … Continue reading Garden Bloggers are the nicest people
