A poem for the heart...

I read this to the children this morning during school time and it touched my heart so much that I wanted to share it. These phot…

A garden feast

We went away for the weekend to a little cabin on the beach to celebrate my 40th birthday...it was a time of reading, walks, beac…

Strawberry & Rhubarb Crumble

We have had such a glut of strawberries that my children are starting to turn their noses up at these stunning little berries. Th…

Pick everyday

I have been mentaly calculating how many hours I spend working in the garden each week. This is watering, feeding, planting, weed…

Mean, mean mom and her strawberry jam!

This week I have been a mean mean mom! I always allow the children to pick & eat strawberries right off the plant as they ri…

A wheelbarrow full - almost

It's so good to be able to take from the garden after all we have put into it over the last few months. Today when I got home…

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…

The Lazy Homesteader

After a long MTB ride this morning my energy levels were low so while I needed to dig and weed, I chose to take the lazy route...…

They didn't last long

Remember those strawberries that were hanging yesterday? Well, they are gone gone gone! We had about 15 strawberries of various …

Trying to restrain myself...

But its so hard! This.... is staring at me all day. I am waiting for a few more to ripen and then we can have them on waffles or …

Beautiful Borage

Around my garden I have lots of borage growing. There were a few reasons for planting so much of it. The first is that bees love …

1 day until Spring!

We managed to get most of the work done this weekend with the exception of planting the squashes and preparing the buckets for to…

Superman does it again!

This morning before the sun was in its zenith (well actually at about 9.30) Superman and his side kick Robyn carried on with our …

My weekend plans....

Thanks to Superman, I have my work cut out for me this weekend...he has promised to help though. Today we had lots of potting soi…

Should I stay or should I go?

On Friday I took the 4 children to Hermanus to see their grandparents and the beautiful Southern Right Whales that come to calve …

Growing up....ways to make more space.

Today you would think it was spring here in Cape Town...it is warm and we made hay while the sun shines. So it was onwards and up…