You’ve probably all experienced grief in some form. Grieving for some one or some thing is different to feeling upset about something bad happening. It goes deeper than that. Today I’m feeling those mixed feelings I get when I feel true grief. I had to take my youngest chick up to the vet today, andContinue reading “Mixed feelings: sadness, anger and guilt”
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Autumn in the garden
Today was an amazingly warm autumn day – a big change from the very cold weather we had over the Easter weekend! The little chicks are growing up fast. Cricket is now saying “bok bok” a lot more than “cheep cheep”, and charlotte is growing a rather lovely hen’s tail. I’m feeling a little reservedContinue reading “Autumn in the garden”
There be ticks in them thar hills
It seems we are in the middle of a plague of tiny ticks at our house at the moment. Our house backs onto bush, and there are creeks throughout our area – perfect for ticks! 😦 Normally we see a variety of sizes, ranging from teeny tiny pin-prick ticks up to size-of-a-glass-headed-pin. Thankfully we areContinue reading “There be ticks in them thar hills”
Quick Costuming Update
So … what have I been so busy with lately? Well, child rearing. Okay, what else? Costuming! I participate in the SCA, which is a basically a bunch of people who get together to reproduce medieval arts and crafts, costuming and combat. You may have heard of them, they are everywhere! In my local areaContinue reading “Quick Costuming Update”
Healthy preschool lunches
Hi everyone! I’ve been crazy busy with some sewing in preparation for a major medieval re-enactment event held each year at Easter. I’m madly attempting to pattern and create new gowns for myself and Isobel, but of course I have to start with all the undergarments first (chemise, then corset, then first gown, then theContinue reading “Healthy preschool lunches”
Autumn garden: random bits
We’ve had a fair bit of rain over the last few days, and some of our recent plantings have started to shoot up! Here’s a pictorial update, and some random extras thrown in. 🙂
Make do and Mend
William’s cargo pants (one of two pairs of long pants in his wardrobe) had a hole in the knee on Tuesday: Since I don’t have many long pants for him, and it’s starting to get a lot cooler, I decided to mend the hole before it got any bigger. He will be wearing the pantsContinue reading “Make do and Mend”
Octopus Tutorial: Shake those booties!
Welcome to the final instalment in my tutorial series: making a softie octopus. 🙂 So far we have: Constructed a round body piece, Made some cute scrappy legs, and attached the legs to the body. Now we are going to finish off with some scrap booties! In previous projects I have used denim cut fromContinue reading “Octopus Tutorial: Shake those booties!”
Bushwalking
Last weekend we ducked out to a local park to have a picnic, and a short bush walk. We are lucky enough to live right on the edge of a National Park, which means there are many bush walks within a few minutes of us. We moved here when I was still pregnant with William,Continue reading “Bushwalking”
An Aphid infestation
On the weekend I discovered my Bay tree was infested with Aphids. This is the first time in a couple of years I’ve seen a plant in our garden really inundated, and there was not a ladybird in sight! Looks like the natural Aphid predators we have been nurturing have all gone quiet for Autumn,Continue reading “An Aphid infestation”
Simple Crafty Life 