Plant-hunting….

Plant-hunting….

I know….I haven’t posted anything lately….for a start let’s blame the HSC, year 12, visual art….being a mother, official prop collector, driver etc.  But my goodness – after this year it will all be over and we’ll wonder where...
Winter cheer…

Winter cheer…

How thrilling, that this out-of-season Hippeastrum lily should send up a strong & sturdy flower stem, to greet the first days of winter! And all because of a wonderful sense of generosity.  You see I only have this particular beauty, because one of our earliest...
Gnarled pumpkin…

Gnarled pumpkin…

Inspiration for….but not the one we used at Friday’s Seasonal Cooking.  At over a year old, (very sadly), this jap is about to disintegrate, but I haven’t been able to bring myself to cut it up! It was my favourite from last year’s harvest...
Something’s brewing….

Something’s brewing….

I can sense it in the air….I’m sure we all can.  The Indian Summer we’ve so enjoyed these last weeks has gone on too long.  It’s truly been just too warm (though truly divine) for this time of year. So as black cockatoos squawked their...
Zucchini bambini….

Zucchini bambini….

Ahhh….they’ve finally come to an end!  These are the last babies, still attached to the vine that was limping along on its last legs.  I find it so hard to pull out a productive plant, when there’s hope that even one more fruit may set, but the time...