Bricks and mortar - April 2011

It has been way too long between blogs - too much else to do! The house is looking very big and solid thanks to Antonio (pictured with Paul the Pirate) and his very talented team of brickies. Biscuit the dog is working hard and very helpful at lunch break! And Wally the new orphan calf is supervising well!

On Monday our French fire box will be bricked in if we can get our heads around the instructions. It should be fabulous as it can be an open fire or glass fronted combustion fire. I towed it home from Mt Barker at about 20kph with complete paranoia!

Stick and Stones - February 2011

The heat is on

Decisions decisions! Is this the right choice of freestanding oven? Smeg are a level above a lot without costing the absolute earth. But how good is it when on their website they can't spell 'professional'! They seem to get it right on their other pages!

A gas cooktop and electric oven - beautiful. An oven - wow! I guess I will then have to start baking cakes. Baking is currently a bit hard on the camp stove or bbq on the verandah (not that I have the time).

Thanks for the cake Robyn!! xxxx


I grew up on a farm with an amazing 4 door AGA. I would love an AGA again but I would need to win x lotto and that won't happen as I never buy a ticket!
You could park you bum on the warm plate on a frosty morning. Herbs dried perfectly in the slowest oven (as well as rescued wet baby lambs!).


Some other beautiful ovens/kitchens...

Amazing Mother Nature

Mother Nature has been causing heartbreak and frustration across Australia, but the more fortunate of us can experience this – a Summer of crazy weather.
And isn't it bizarre that the clouds in the bottom photo almost exactly follow the shape of the trees!

Happy birthday Fletcher - RIP

Happy birthday Fletcher