Anyone with a vegetable garden knows, finding perennial ANYTHING is like striking gold. If you can get a harvest from a plant that just plods along without much babysitting, that’s a good thing right? Not to mention that perennial plants suit a no-dig garden so well – they are the ultimate no-dig vegetables! When talking about perennial plants, most people…
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Are you looking to up your scoring game? This sourdough scoring pattern: Bee on Honeycomb is one of my favourite scoring patterns to do when I am making sourdough bread. It’s one I designed myself, so no prizes for guessing the subject – bees! They look SO PRETTY. Their lacy wings and long legs look amazing when the loaf is…
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I just love little babies in hand knits! I really can’t get enough of them. So when I wanted a gift for a baby girl I knew I just had to knit something. I found many patterns for jumpers and some TRULY ADORABLE nappy covers, but by far the cutest pattern I found was this super adorable and easy baby…
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Have you ever thought about the word “homesteading”? It is a word that conjures up images of lovely farmhouses and paddocks full of every type of farm animal. There is usually a dairy animal of some sort, free range chickens complete with their tractors, a barn, and of course the massive vegetable gardens and orchards. For most who have a…
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Can a 1920’s stove fit our 2020’s family? On my quest to find out how historically correct I can make our kitchen, I find that there are two appliances that have changed the most since 1920. The fridge and stove have grown much larger, and where they once would’ve been painted muted hues of enamel or plain black cast iron,…
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