The Mad Gnomes Strike Again!

I was a bit stressed at first, when I thought about all those peaches from our neighbour that were sitting in a box on our kitchen counter. ...

Last night's harvest. Some Bianca Oval eggplants, Yellow Button Squash, Blacknite eggplants, Hungarian Wax chillies (mild), Ronde de Nic...

...eggplants are called egg plants. This is Bianca Oval. The fruit has the colour and size of eggs. So, what would you suggest I do with the...

...I was wondering why I had still not sown any seeds for my autumn/winter vegetable garden. The last few weeks I could be heard mumbling, ...

There is a queue... ...to have a peek at Zinnia and her baby, Isis. And all together now, 'Aaaaaaahhhh....' Ps.: These are the neigh...

I would like to ask you - who are already on solar power - a few questions, if I may. How many companies did you contact? How many of those ...

3 days ago we were sweltering in the heat. 43C! Last night it cooled down to 9C outside, the wind was fierce and cold, and we wore jumpers a...

Thanks everyone for your kind words and good wishes. The change came in the evening with calmer and cool winds. No major dramas during the d...

It is stinking hot. Strong wind, with even stronger wind gusts! Shutters up. Gutters blocked and filled with water. Fire pump ready. Generat...

...or plum jam / plum butter. Very popular and widely used in Austrian cooking. It is used as a filling (sweet dumplings, cakes, biscuits, e...

Finally we managed to make a list of companies that do solar installations. The list consists of 5 companies (so far) and they were all cont...

...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...