Just a bit of this and that! Last Week’s This and That It’s March!!! This means that here in Australia it is officially Autumn…..the last few days were much cooler which was lovely, but tomorrow Summer is going to be back in full force! Fires are under control, but not out yet. The last one…
It’s been a busy preserving season so far! Summer is of course the busiest for canning, and I thought I’d share a bit more detail of what I have been making. Why Can and Preserve? First I thought I’d address the question of why I am canning and preserving! Home food preservation has always been…
In amongst all the dog and fire drama, I have managed to get a bit of sewing done to get ready for our 2024 Block of the Month! What is our New Block of the Month? Well, I’m not going to tell you yet, but I will give you a little preview later in the…
Just a bit of this and that! Last Week’s This and That More stress last week as you can see in the last post… But I’ve got a bit of good news to start the week off…. After we rescued the dogs, they were so adorable that I joked to my friend – do you…
Last Thursday was another terrible fire day, and a large one broke out north of us. Our skies were full of smoke most of the day, and at one stage I took this photo outside our front door: We were relieved when the wind changed and blew away from us, but of course, it wasn’t…