Market Day

We went up to the Crystal Waters Market today. It's such a nice spot.

While P and I had a Chai...

Tui got stuck into the organic pumpkin sourdough bread...

It's a lovely soft for the kids to hang out, with a couple of play areas...

...under big shady trees...

and a trampoline that is dug into the ground.

P bought me this book...do you think that means he thinks I'm a witch?

and I bought some yummy raw honey.

This afternoon we have been in the garden picking three kinds of lettuce, rocket, mint, parsley, radishes, beetroot, sweet corn, zuchinis, brown onions and three types of tomatoes.

The first eggplant will be ready by tomorrow and the pumpkins are getting huge. I love the abundance in the garden at this time of year. Now I'm off to make some yummy dinner out of all that fresh goodness!

Prepare for a ramble

You may have noticed I haven't been posting as often lately. Well there are multiple reasons. Firstly my borrowed computer s so old and slow and the keyboard misses letters so it is so frustrating to type anything. My camera has died...:( but luckily I moved into the 21st century an got a mobile phone so I can still take some pictures...the quality is a bit bad though.

The other reason I'm not around here as much is general busy-ness. We have had WWOOFers to organize and we are getting ready for our Winter Solstice Market Day. I don't know what I was thinking when I stared to organise this... There is advertising, stalls, food, entertainment to arrange...the list is endless. BUT hopefully I'll achieve my aim of generating a space for local People to come together to trade and have fun.

I've been crocheting a new blanket. It's not a very clear photo but you can make out the colours at least!

We made these yummy stuffed chapatis for lunch yesterday. Mr T was enjoying his so much he had to take a picture of it.

His collection of treasures we found on our walk.

Tui has been teaching herself to climb...

And gardening mulching paths with sawdust, picking heaps of squash and purple beans, eggplants (still!) and the broccoli are almost ready...yummy!

Food Forest

We called in to the Eumundi markets yesterday morning. Caught up with some friends and bought some breakie. I had to take a photo of Rains healthy beakfast.

Mini pancakes with chocolate syrup and icing sugar!

I have just picked some dinner from the garden. It suffered a bit of damage in the big hail strom on Saturday but not as much as we expected.

Three types of lettuce, frilly pink, oak leaf and cos, spring onions, mint, oregano, garlic chives, parsely and a zucchini. I think I'll do a pasta with caramelized red onions and zucchini and make the rest into a salad.
I walked through the food forest this afternoon and there is so much in flower. The pecan tree has grown all its leaves back and is covered with flowers. They are long and look a little like an unripe mulberry.

The figs are having a growth spurt. Last year Peace made me some baked figs and honey...yummm...(dreamy look on face)... I will have to be extra nice to him when the figs ripen this year.

The coriander has gone to seed. It has such pretty, delicate little white blooms. I'll chuck the seed all around under the trees and we'll have heaps more popping up soon.

I always try to throw any extra seeds or seedlings in the food forest amongst the fruit trees. The little things that just pop up by themselves are a beautiful bonus. Self seeded stuff always seems to grow so well. I've just noticed lots of cherry tomato seedlings as well. They are so sweet and juicy and the kids pick them and eat them right out of the garden. (And throw them at each other too!)