Insights and Obstacles - seeing beyond the wall

12/12/2024

So many boyseberries this year, free flow froze many an then had to make jam, this was 1 1/2 kilos of berries

05/11/2024

First bloom of 2024, has a delightful scent, Fairy lights at night and the frame it covers is over the front path . . . . the frame created by my Brother from branches of a most annoying garden invader . . . .

05/10/2023

When you use chicken manure to grow cabbages 😂😂😂😂.

14/07/2023

04/06/2023

Friends of mine with an awesome website and Ferns, check it out . . .

Barb and Wes Bycroft are passionate about New Zealand native ferns and have been propagating, growing and selling them for more than 25 years from a large nativ

15/05/2023

Bread and Butter Pudding . . . a delicious, old, easy winter Pudd
I make this for myself often. There are many ways to adapt to your own preference. Any type of bread can be used. Mine is a Freyas.
I take 2 slices, butter them, cut into triangles and arrange in my dish, sometimes a loaf tin, sometimes a round dish. I like to place the triangles so the tops will sit up and become crispy when baked.
Mix 1 egg, a sprinkle of sugar, vanilla essence and around a good cup of milk whisked together and pour over. Can also sprinkle some nuts or sugar over the top. Bake till the custard is set and the bread tops are crispy.
I often will sprinkle mixed fruit over the bread.
You can spread with lemon curd, grated lemon rind over the top.
Spread with Jam.
Add apple, sprinkle with cinnamon.
Jam and sliced peaches.
This amount is great for 2.

Serve with cream, ice cream, custard, all three, or just as it is!

14/05/2023

a Mother's Day Basket, but for my daughter who was working today, 3 of my 4 were in other cities so I decided to turn it around and take a basket to my daughter. I know mine love me, have respect, we all, also laugh together for the times I have messed up! ❤️
Date and cheese scones, last of my Dahlias, and I took butter and strawberry jam, cream was available . . .

05/05/2023

Rainy days ruin w-a-l-k-s but are a great excuse to take yourself and your dog to The Roaming Giant for a drink!
We have just stocked them up with a fresh batch of Crazy Wolf Dog Beer including the new Quacken Berry Cider 👀🍻🐕

02/05/2023

Loving these Fiddle Flags that arrived, (not my photos) they share two of my passions, Celtic music played on my Fiddle and photography . . .
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29/04/2023

take time to enjoy what you have created. . .
Scones and strawberries . . . . hibiscus and cinnamon tea