Merry Christmas and weekend reads

Well, Christmas is nearly upon us and I'm signing off for the week while our family spends quality

A simple frugal quilting project

I have made a simple raggedy quilt for all three boys and with this little one I was conscious that

Preparing for a baby - the simple way

Walking into a baby superstore can be an overwhelming experience.  What cot/bassinet/pram/car

weekend reads

Ah, Christmas. Are you feeling excited about Christmas?  Or are you feeling totally unenthusiastic

A year of reflection

As this year comes to a close I have spent some time reflecting on what we have learnt. It has not

Home safe

We are relieved to share we are home, and that we still have a home (well yurt) to return too. 

Devastating bushfires at the farm

Hello there dear readers. Some of you may be wondering if we live in an area which is being impacted

Cauliflower and bacon soup

I love a good soup.  They are simple to make, require only one pot, can use a variety of ingredients

Being a homemaker is a valid life choice

Sometimes I hear the phrase; "But what do you DO all day?" Or "I find being at home so boring,

cooking on a wood oven

Like many people of my generation, I had very little experience cooking on a wood oven prior to getting

And then there were four

I have not been here quite as much as usual over the past couple of months, and here is the reason

A bit of a yarn and weekend reads

What a week! It’s been a week of first world disasters here at the farm.  First, the solar controller

Weekend reads and our year of less update.

We have been continuing with our year of less project and it is going well.  We have a new clear

hello there

Hello there dear readers, how are you? 5 out of the 6 kids balancing on an old stump.

school holidays!

It's been cold and wet here at the farm.  Our tracks have turned into a slippery mess, the washing

What is off-grid living?

The basic definition of 'off-grid' simply means to not be connected to mains power, mains water and

meandering thoughts and farm kids

There is always something to do here, and every weekend Will can be found working alongside Grant. 

Weekend Reads

Winter has well and truly settled in and we often wake up to a heavy fog which has blanketed our

Whats been happening on the farm.

I have not managed much time here on the blog this past week as we have had my parents visiting from

wild dogs and the beginning of winter

Winter has well and truly hit here.  It's delightfully cold, windy and raining.  The tanks

weekend reads and a thing I did.

I did a thing, and it is pretty cool. Sitting down and reading all the wonderful articles over

Small, green habits that add up

I have been reading a bit about climate change anxiety recently and with it's with good reason people

Weekend Reads and pizza pockets

I'm getting the hang of baking in the wood Aga, after a couple of spectacular failures.  I have

Finding our new normal

Life is getting so much easier now we are in the yurt, and as a family, we are far more settled and

A close encounter

There have been a few comings and goings in our family recently.  My beautiful Max the cat is

Getting the Aga working

The boys caught this morning for the first time and goodness it was lovely to quickly nip down the

A holiday catch up!

As I sit and look around I can hear the generator humming in the background, broken up by little birds

Yurt progress and weekend reads

I’d like to be able to write and say the yurt is up and that we are in it but alas I can’t. 

Yurt progress and weekend reads

The deck will be finished tonight and the yurt will go up over the weekend!  Just a couple

the path less travelled

We see examples of what modern success looks like everywhere.  The multi-billion dollar advertising

meal planning and our year of less challenge update

A month or so ago I discussed that our family was going to embark on a year of less so we can experience

Build it up, build it up, build it higher!

Apologies for my silence last week.  I was not feeling well, and my head was a cloudy jumble. 

Weekend reads and a drama

 Goodness.  What a messy week it has been.  I’m so very glad its Friday.

A bargain find and beginning our garden

I received a lovely surprise from my dear friend Sally from JembellaFarm last week in the form of

A goal!

Thank you for your kindness after my somewhat downer post on Monday.  Mondays are hard here

the other side of the coin

I'm struggling at the moment.  I'm oh so tired.

A walk

I thought I would show you a few pictures today from a recent bushwalk we took around the farm.   Most

What we have come to realize

Since taking on this new adventure of ours we have been forced to live oh so simply.  So much

Weekend reads and our year of less update

I am a little slow in recording all the details for our Families Year of Less Challenge, due to

Yurt progess

The yurt building has oficially begun.  Thank goodness! Clearly, Little Puss (the grey one)

Is it valuable?

I have been reading a bit lately about the push to be successful and about the art of the hustle.

Weekend Reads

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