A lovely, but hectic weekend of dinner dates, bbq’s, skateboarding, eeling, family workouts, playdates, cycling, swimming and the endless minutiae of weekend chores came to a head last night when Dave and Ethan finally returned home for the ER at 10pm! Nothing major thank goodness, a suspected fracture in one of the small bones in E’s wrist sees him in …
Around Here | Our House
Our house has been a massive work in progress since we bought it in May of last year. We have done so much {and thankfully stuck to budget} and are now up to the final phase of finishing touches and tidying things up. Little projects that are not in themselves huge expenditures, however the list of little projects is quite …
Some Sun
Earthquake day was surprisingly sunny so I snapped these shots and stitched them together into panoramics – they’re a bit rough but you get the idea! Above: Looking up to the house from the pond, chicken coop at top left of pond Below: Looking down the hill, orchard on left, Dad’s shed on right Follow
The End of Summer
Today marks the first day of Autumn. We have harvested an awesome crop from the vege garden this season and now have more tomatoes than we can eat! Dave has just whipped up his usual batch of late summer hot sauce with our tomatoes plus our habaneros and red chillies. AND IT IS HOT! Mouth is burning but I must eat …
Dave Cooks: Homemade Salt n Pepper Squid Rings
Oh my God. Internet geeks I might only say this once and consider it for your benefit…..NOM NOM. I am a fat big fan of squid/calamari, whatever. Especially The Backyard’s Salt n Pepper Squid dish. I am probably only it’s #2 fan as Ethan is definitely Fan Numero Uno. Every week when we grocery shop I park Ethan in the …