Today we had a lovely day - my friend's son was was baptised in a solid old brick church with stained glass windows, and then we celebrated after with a BBQ in a park by the Brisbane River. We chatted, the children played together, and there was cake. Tim and I were asked to be …
Tropic tomatoes
I remembered to take a photo of the inside of Tropic tomato, one of my last ones left. It shows why I like these tomatoes so much. The insides are firm without too many seeds and squish. I have more Tropics growing in the garden at the moment, and I hope they grow well.
Sunflowers galore
I decided to harvest a few sunflowers today. I'm having problems with the moneymaker tomatoes and I was wondering if the sun flowers were blocking too much light. So with my toddler apprentice in tow, off I went to chop a few down. I managed to keep all falling flowers off the toddler, so that …
Dog and Bird Water the Garden
This is another book post, although for the littler set than the last one. Dog and Bird Water the Garden is another library read that I picked one while I was doing one of my child accompanied library trips, which means that I whizz past the shelves at the speed of a fast toddler, grabbing …
Changing Gears – Greg Foyster
One of my latest library reads was Changing Gears - A Pedal Powered Detour from the Rat Race. I found this book really interesting - Greg was an advertising writer who found himself pushing people to buy products that went against what he felt environmentally. So he decided to take a step back and discover what …
Mumma, Did You Know? 