Friday, January 30, 2015

Here & Now







Loving // The glorious rain we've been receiving at long last. Proper storms - loud thunder and brilliant lightening, decent amounts of rain and warm days that makes the grass kick. Summer, I love you, when you behave as you're meant to.

Eating // home-made sourdough with home-made chutney and home-grown steak. Too many 'homes' in that sentence, I know.

Drinking // anything cold. Juice and soda water; ginger beer; cold cocos made with our Missy milk. 

Wearing // mud and hay and cow hair and sheep wool and milk from missing the bucket when milking and all the things I get on myself at 'work' on a daily basis.


Feeling // happy that the rain has come at last. You're probably sick and tired of hearing about rain but it makes me so so glad.


Wanting // more hours in a day, more days in a week and more weeks in a season.


Thinking // about rams and sheeps and baby lambs. I'm hunting for a ram to purchase as my youngest ewes will be old enough to become mamas soon, and I'm wondering if Mabel-sheep is pregnant or fat? She was supposed to be in lamb when we bought her. It's hard to tell cause I have nooo idea about pregnant sheep - I'm still learning about pregnant cows - and as a friend commented about the sheep recently, it's hard to tell if they're in-lamb because they're in such good condition. Only time will tell. It's exciting.


Dreaming // of eating our first home-grown passion fruits - our vine has just begun to flower. There's that 'home' word again.



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What's happening in your here & now? Are there any home-made, home-grown, home-produced things happening for you at the moment? Share below or on your blog if you like, I don't mind either way.



Sarah xx


12 comments

  1. Hi Sarah, We had 73 degrees yesterday and today we dropped over 40 degrees with a really strong wind. They say we are going to have bad weather this weekend with rain first and then turn to snow. I hope they are wrong. Your pictures remind me of growing up on the farm. My brother lives on it now and raises cattle. I don't have a green thumb. Take care. Hugs and Prayers from Your Missouri Friend Shirley

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    1. I hope the weather stayed mild for you Shirley :-)

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  2. I know the feeling of not getting enough rain so YAY for rain!!!!! And how cute is that chick up there! I hope you have more babies entering your crew soon!! All the best and such beautiful happenings Sarah! Nicole xoxo

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    1. I hope we have more babies soon too! We've got 9 whole months to wait for more calves so I'll have to try and talk these chickens into becoming Mamas ;-)

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  3. Gorgeous Sarah...I think I have said it before but your bread is impressive! Can you ever have too many homes in a sentence?! x

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  4. Just catching up here, wth all the good thing you share ... the bees, the rain, the home grown food ... visiting you here is always enriching Sarah x

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    1. I'm glad you enjoy stopping by Annie, thank you for your lovely comment x

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  5. Lovely post and pics. Raining here too which is super! Home is where the heart is :)

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    1. Yay! So glad to hear you're finally getting some rain too! :-)

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  6. Enjoyed reading about what you're up to! Your bread looks so tasty and oh those ducks! Bring on the rain I say, good for the garden and fills the tanks! Reading about sheep, rams and lambs reminds me of my parents farm where for all our lives dad has slaughtered and butchered his own sheep. The best lamb ever! On the home front we are harvesting lots of strawberries, peas, spinach and lettuces and our tomatoes, capsicums and beetroot aren't far off. Our hens are laying lots of eggs and our girls are loving 'dippy eggs' for breakfast. Have a great week. x Dre

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    1. Oh your veggie patch sounds so productive and tasty at the moment! It's wonderful to be able to put what you grew onto your plate, isn't it? We're planning on putting our first lamb in the freezer soon, hope fully he's tasty! :-)

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