The Mad Gnomes Strike Again!

...when the cool breeze comes in the evening and you can open all windows and doors to cool down the house. Aaaahhhhh.....

Forget the doom and gloom! Let's surf over to the Tomato Channel! Most of the tomato plants in this raised bed look pretty good. Especia...

...the Country Fire Service (CFS) announces that it "is expecting a horror day?" With 44 degree heat and strong winds creating ex...

The vegetables, that is. Tomatoes are sunburnt, the leaves of a lot of plants are crispy. One thing that was a bit uplifting, though: the so...

Literally. 41C and rising. It is not the heat I am worried about. It is bushfires. So every year we try to make our place even more bushfire...

Or at least try to do so. Forecast for this week: Monday Dry. Sunny. Max 35 Tuesday Dry. Very hot. ...

Why? Not enough water? Something I should have added to the soil? Suggestions gratefully received.

Bruschetta. Well, sort of. There was still some chunky pesto left over so I decided that the grilled slices of bread were just crying out to...

Another beaut tomato. This is a new variety (to me) I am growing this season. I hope I can save pure seeds (not crossed with another variety...

One of our favourite tomatoes is this Moldovan Green. It is an old heritage tomato. Lovely green with a slight tinge of yellow when ripe. A ...

...the Flowering Globe Artichokes! Look at me! Oh no, an intruder from the left! Oh no, another one from above! Run away!

Stunning!

I love preserving. Here are 2 batches of apricots that I preserved this afternoon. Aaahhh.... Winter is less gloomy when you open your pantr...

There is nothing wrong with a glut of zucchini. Make zucchini fritters. Grate zucchini into a colander. Add a sprinkle of salt. Let sit for ...

Fellow blogger, Kel , came for a visit to do a swap. Basil (it was desperate for a good haircut) for walnuts. Well, all I can say, I got the...