Of all the things we have done...

It is storming outside, a real wild wet Cape winter storm. I woke at 5.30 with one thing on my mind - my chickens! They are safe …

That moment in every canner's life....

Remember those guavas from last year? Well, I am sure I am not the first who has ever canned produce and then a few months later…

Expectations and other random thoughts.

I have been woman down since Sunday with a nasty head cold. It has forced me to be in bed for the better part of the last two day…

Preserving Chillies

Today I pickled our chillies. We had about 100 of them and last year I felt so bad as we didn't get to eating them all fresh …

Rainy day jobs

I was all ready to make an inroad into my long to do list but woke up this morning to the sound of rain. In between rainy moments…

Planning for Autumn

I have been watching the subtle changes in the garden and even though we still have a 4 weeks left of summer (or there abouts) I …

How can I compare?

Often people say, when they see my garden, that I must be saving money on groceries. It would seem so because of what we can pick…

One of those awful New Year's posts :-)

All over I see the call for New Year's resolutions and I am asking myself - "Do I need to do that too?" I have come…

It makes it all worthwhile!

As my post below talk about harvesting all the gems from my mildew infected plants I thought I needed a good news story for my re…

That's it! I am officially done.

Today I officially planted my last seeds - 4 watermelon seeds and 18 corn. We have no more garden space to plant. Thus far we hav…

Sharing what we know

My husband and I often talk about community and about making a difference around us. At different stages of our lives this has me…

Thank goodness for bulbinella

Yesterday while there was a break in the constant rain that has been falling since Saturday I got stuck in and weeded my waist hi…

Guavas...guavas...and more guavas!

I mentioned that my mom bought 3 boxes of guavas from the farm. We have given away 1 box to friends and the other two we processe…