A Not-Baking Day
With a happy family off to school and work, animals and house all sorted, and no pressing need to be in the bakery, I have a day of bookwork ahead of me. But first I head out along one of … Continued
Hello Once Again!
It has been a long time since I sat in the office and tapped away here. Today I look out the window across green paddocks to dark pines trees against cold grey clouds. Weeds grow along the fences and bulbs … Continued
Happy Holidays
I sit here while the last of the rye loaves bake in the cooler oven of the late evening. I’ve just swept while a few drops of rain softly pattered on the bakery roof, and a few hours ago, the … Continued
Summer Is Here!
Summer has arrived and I think the whole of spring has passed by without any writing to speak of! It’s been a cool wettish spring and our roses are loving it. The strawberries, rhubarb, and red currants are producing well, … Continued
The Last Winter Days and Whole Wheat Sponges
The last days of winter are here; the daffs have been flowering brilliantly and bravely for the past few weeks, our little clumps slowly increasing each year. The jug on the dresser is full of blossoms and we have to … Continued
Winter Days
Well, winter days are well and truly here now! Grey skies, wild winds, and squally rain have cloaked and swept and battered the hills lately. And every now and then the sun comes through for a moment or a day, … Continued
Winter Update
It’s hard to believe that the shortest day is nearly upon us! With some good wet weather and some crisp, raw mornings it really feels like winter now. When we were children, our family and friends would some years celebrate … Continued
Autumn Update
Well, it really feels like autumn is finally here! The sky is clear outside at the moment, and the stars are glittering as they do when it’s crisply cold. With rain last night and more coming, the ground still warm … Continued
Autumn Days and new stockist, Chapmans Butchery.
It’s autumn again, my favourite time of year. I love the changes in the light, the cooler mornings with dew on the grass and mist rising from the dams, the hazy sunsets, the flocks of starlings turning and shining through … Continued
Koonwarra Farmers Market this weekend.
The oven is lighted and the leavens fed, ready for baking day tomorrow. As I watch the last colour fade from the western sky behind the pine trees, the colour of the fire in the oven is becoming more … Continued