Well it appears winter has finally settled in….It has been
raining here for what feels like forever, but the reality is it’s only been a
week or so. Even then it has mostly been
short showers that deliver a few mls at a time, several times a day. Such is the way after so many beautiful sunny
winter days.
My kitchen is currently filled with drying racks, but I throw my hands up at the sheets and towels. They are currently going straight in the dryer. There is no room in this little cottage while it only has 4 rooms for this many people, animals and sheet drying on top of that. It’s madness I tell you!
Aggie is patiently waiting for any tid-bits to drop.
Fresh baked sourdough....
Lots of squeezing and bruising the veggies to release the juices.
My kitchen is currently filled with drying racks, but I throw my hands up at the sheets and towels. They are currently going straight in the dryer. There is no room in this little cottage while it only has 4 rooms for this many people, animals and sheet drying on top of that. It’s madness I tell you!
You see, we are on school holidays here, three whole weeks of
them! Though I can’t believe one week is
finished already. We have spent lots of
time at home, resting and simply catching up.
There has been cooking to do, and the boys are enjoying taking part peeling
the veggies, and cutting things up for hot soups, and various other bits and
bobs.
William and I have made a fresh batch of sauerkraut, and
there has been sour dough baking too. My
sauerkraut recipe is basically 1 tablespoon of salt to 1Kg of
veggies, this time we used cabbage and grated carrot.
Will has been so helpful in tending to the fire for me, it
appears he has taken it over as the young man in the house. Yesterday was one of those days I felt like I
just couldn’t get warm. The wind whistled
and howled all day long!
Much love,
Emma
xx
