Juniper Cottage
Dreaming of the simple life...
Who am I?
Why I Do What I Do
Roses and Lavender
Just because..... Its pretty and smells nice and makes me happy. These are the reasons that we live where we do and live how we do. Just because.
Winter potatoes
Well, here we go again - the seasons have come around but this year we had a wet winter. Not flooding but consistently moist. And it appears that we planted potatoes in April and totally forgot...
Put the kettle on love…
Andrew, put the kettle on love..........I have always told my children that NO MATTER what happens, your first action should always be to put the kettle on. Boyfriend left? Dog died? Just...
Onions is onions
To know one's onions. As sure as eggs are eggs. Two fabulous and interchangeable sayings that are probably unique to the English language. But is any meal complete without onions? I have to...
Rosellas, obviously not feathered
For all the Victorians out there, rosellas grow on a bush. For all the hipsters out there, you know when you go to a very special cocktail bar and they offer you "wild hibiscus in syrup" with your champagne...
Snake Bypass
Its been a bit quiet at the ranch while we struggle with the monsoon season. Not that it is bringing any downpours. This time last year, the river was in flood and I could quietly and dishonestly tell work that I was flooded in and have a day at home. Of course, hubby was actually flooded in to work. Imagine having to sleep at work. But me and pets were snugly enjoying wet season 2015.
The Decade of Olives
I have a horror of nurturing fruit trees that don't overwhelm me with abundance. I expect to drown in peaches or wade through citrus as the seasons go. So when hubby planted the olives, I expected great...
Autumn in Oz
Not quite autumn yet.....actually we've only had the occasional relief from the wet season humidity and heat which they say gets worse every year. But pumpkins are so quintessentially autumn in the USA...
Finger Lickin’ Lemony Goodness
At the bottom you will see the finger limes. They are the newest thing (almost) in haute cuisine and an oz native. Inside them are tiny beads of citrusy taste. Like the microbeads that they...