Slow Food
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To save the time or not?
I generally have a few books on the go at one time that include at least one (loosely) theological book (morning reading), one other non-fiction book (afternoon reading) and one fiction book (evening reading). Apart from having the right kind of reading for every time of day this also allows the books to more easily “talk to each other.“ I’m currently reading “Wandering with Intent” by Kim Mahood. She has spent many years working in remote Aboriginal communities and recounts how after spending an afternoon searching and digging for yams a visitor asked why they didn’t cultivate the plants near the community. Her answer was “Because that would take all…
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In the Garden July 2023
The garden is growing pretty slowly at the moment with the cooler weather, although my peas are a bit wild. The cages keep getting blown crooked in the wind. It’s hard to see from here, but they are varieties that have beautiful pink and purple flowers. I’ve harvested a small bowl of veggies each week since we arrived back home consisting of kale, sprouting broccoli, broccoli raab, lettuce and snow peas. It’s probably time to pull up the beetroot before they get too big and woody. I’m also looking forward to some full-size peas that should be ready this week. The yellow everlasting daisies have been an unexpected star in…
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Our annual ritual is back on …
Each summer, Dad drives down to the Otways to pick Silvan berries to make jam. If I’m around I usually try to go down with him along with whoever else happens to be hanging out down here at their house and wants to go. Last year we missed it because it was closed due to changing hands and COVID, but this year, berry picking was back on. The girls and I went with dad. The weather was overcast, which made for comfortable picking, and there were plenty of berries on the bushes. Over the next two days, we turned them into jam. Out of all the jams we make, the…