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Saturday, April 28, 2012

     



Natures Wonders and a sunny Sunday...

After a not so good visit to the specialist I decided not to blog about that as life  has it's ebbs and tides,I will just wait for the tide to come back in.....

Here are some of the wonders I enjoyed at work this week..
 This is on one of the river crossings I travel over each day,the moss is such a vibrant green it makes me pull up every time.
 This big old fellow is so mild, I pull up and have a chat to him but he just chews his grass and never gets up,he is soooo lazy.
 Here is a new little person that arrived last week,they are so lovely.
 The farmet has 4 Alpacas that protect his sheep, this fellow is so black he is almost like a siloughette?
 When there is not much feed,and at the moment there is not much around the farmers get a permit to take the cattle to "the long yard" which means ( for those that do not know) that they are allowed to eat along the roadside,the farmer has a sign either end of the distance they travel to tell you to b careful,there is usually a farmer in a truck sitting and minding them,it gives you a fright at times when you come around the corner and come across a whole heard and the farmer has forgotten his signs.
 Bob has been cooking lots on his new best friend"the Webber",this is his veal stew,it was delishous.
 While the coals were still so hot he roasted one of our home grown pumkins,we then scooped all the lovely flesh out and froze it ready for pumkin soup.
 Then a damper to go with our stew,I think perhaps a couple of kilos went on this week
 With the leftover stew I made pasties and we had them for lunch today and froze the rest for week day lunches,it was a nice change for using up what was left.
 A treat for Bob,his favourite is Lemon meringue Pie so I surprised him with this ,we will have it for dinner tonight after a lovely dinner of leather jacket fish, a family favourite.
 Here is Bob being so nice to me, I have a "thing "about birdhouses I love them and Bob has made me many,this one was at the rubbish tip this morning and he will not usually let me bring anything back but today he was a sweetie,he decided to place it when the trunk of our old tree and I can see it from the kitchen window,thanks Bob you are an old sweetie,just for that I will let you have a piece of your own pie lol.
Our homes do not have high fences in our street,some do but most like ours and George and Janet next door we just have a wire fence,you can see their washing on the line and their bird cages they have mainly Finches and Galahs,they have fantastic vegie patches and George supplies all the local fishermen with live worms,so we do have a bonus that they wriggle under our fence into our soil so we have lovely soil ..it works well all round,Janet and I are on the same church committee and she is on my treasures shop committee so we have mini meetings over the fence at times..here I am rattling on..have a great week and be blessed as you meet your trials and joyful as you have lovely happy days.







25 comments:

  1. Home made stew and home made pasties - not to mention home made lemon meringue pie! Seriously YUMMMM! I love all the photos too.

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    1. I think nannas have a lot to do with family favourites,our Nan always made this and I happen to have married someone who loves it.

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  2. Wow the Lemon meringue looks delicious, can't wait for our lemons to ripen.

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    1. A friend gave me a bag full so we utilised them very quickly lol

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  3. I'm with Bob about Lemon Meringue Pie. Lady M is very co-operative about making apple crumbles, but I think LMP's are just that bit more time consuming.

    An unsullied babbling brook is nature at her best!

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    1. Apple crumble an rhubarb is a favourite too and as Bob says "where's the hot runny custard!".

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  4. I love your "rattling on" it is delightful. I always enjoy reading about your life and where you live, very different from mine here in England.
    I was very interested in what you were cooking. I'm guessing damper is a kind of "dumplings" for your stew?
    Send me some sun Carole, it has been raining steadily here for weeks.

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    1. Hi Kath, it is what all Aussies make when we go camping over the fire in a cast iron pot,it is really like a bread without the yeast,just flour salt and milk or water if you wish and a little powdered milk,it is lovely and if you do the mix with some sugar and wrap it round sticks and hold it over the fire when it is done you have it dripping with Golden Syrup..I think it is what you call "heaven" lol.

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  5. A lovely post! Sounds like Bob and you really enjoy spoiling each other.

    Thanks for the news about the birds. I love them too.

    Hope you are keeping your pecker up Carole!

    Big Hugs

    Sft x

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    1. Well it depends on the day about spoiling each other lol but generally I guess you are right, I once complained on here about getting roses etc on Valentines as that never happens and Kath pointed out something to me and I think it is better to have an old bird house than floweres afterall..

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  6. Hello, Carole. I enjoy your posts and finally remembered to find the follow button. The Webber section made me chuckle: my brother-in-law "Webbers" when the snow is falling.

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    1. We use it a lot,I think it is the other woman in Bobs life lol he also thinks he is the master chef so whatever is made in it we hear how good it is for days! lol

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  7. My favourite - lemon meringue pie. I had to look up damper as I'd never heard the term before. The stew looks delicious. Stay positive - I love reading your ramblings.
    Love from Mum
    xx

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    1. Damper is a way of Aussies life's really well us country folk anyway and going camping is where we mostly have it or in the webber as many do.

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  8. Hi carole! Like Kath i am envious of your sun, we are being washed away here!
    a lovely post- two favourites for me- your gentle olf genmt and that lemon meringue!

    Leanne x
    talesofsimpledays.blogspot.com

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  9. lol, sorry about the typo's in the comment above, i have only one contact lens in! That was supposed to say gentle old gent!

    Leanne x

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    1. lol,the lemon merangue won't last long and it is the family favourite too...the gentle old gent is a good old thing lol

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  10. I am sorry the specialist visit did not go well. It doesn't seem to have affected your general outlook on life though. You are such an encouragement to others... take care of yourself

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    1. Thank you for your kindness we will soldier on lol

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  11. You and Bob have been busy cooking and it all looks yummy. Lovely warm food on a col day.
    sorry the doctors visit didn't go well for you.

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    1. Hi Deb, the Rosella seeds you sent grew and i have just harvested one for the first time,we made jam and cordial.Thank you so much for the seeds and i got a Rosella bush for Christmas too...

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  12. Lovely photos. I'm inviting myself for lunch, supper whatever....pasties and lemon meringue pie....can't keep me away! I am sorry that the visit to the specialist wasn't too good. Get on that surf board and wait for the tide to woosh you back in! I'm not making fun of your situation...just trying to provide you with a fun picture ....for instance.... what are you wearing on that surfboard? Some crazy get up I'm sure!Would love to see you!
    Love and hugs. JOan

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    1. lol you are a sweetie, I have an isty bitsy teeny weeney yellow polka dot bikini and being Australian i have my sunscreen and iridescent Zinc cream on my nose lol.

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  13. I wish I was at your house for tea!it looks all so delicious. I love all the animals you see it all looks so scenic & interesting. I love the big boy !

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  14. Really nice pictures and those cows are so cute! :)

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