Home on the Range
Farm Life
July 21, 2026
How we get our hens to lay in winter
Hello from the farm, One of the questions we're asked more than any other at this time of year is: "How are your hens still laying eggs in winter?" The...
July 7, 2026
This job can't wait until spring
Hello from the farm, Do you love sweet peas as much as me? I have a serious soft spot for sweet peas. They're not the showiest flowers in the garden....
June 23, 2026
Very expensive sticks
Hello from the farm, I'm a little late sending out my weekly musings. Winter means life suddenly starts operating according to a different set of rules....
Cooking with love
July 14, 2026
I've got a winter question
Hello from the farm, With the weekend's snowfall, I've started thinking about winter comfort food. Not soups, not warming casseroles, but Eggnog obviously!...
June 30, 2026
How to cook like a French Chef
Hello from the farm! I was still a teen when I discovered the soufflé omelette. Which means I spent my entire childhood completely unaware that eggs...
June 2, 2026
Don't use water to boil eggs
Hello from the farm, Soft-boiled eggs with toast soldiers may be one of the greatest comfort foods of childhood. Dipping buttered strips of toast into...
Keeping it local
February 3, 2024
Prize Winning Eggs at Nimmitabel
Amidst the rolling hills and picturesque landscape of Nimmitabel, a small town in the Monaro, the Nimmitabel show is an annual celebration of rural life....
April 2, 2021
Lake Light Sculpture
Every Easter, Jindabyne holds a wonderful outdoor spectacle called Lake Light Sculpture The sculptures are displayed on the lake foreshore. As night falls...
March 8, 2021
On the banks of the Snowy River
What perfect weather we had this past weekend, for the 77th annual Dalgety show. It is wonderful that our country shows are back after being shut down...
Building the dream
October 1, 2021
Project kitchen garden
We have been busy getting some raised beds ready for spring planting. I have a bunch of seedlings growing in the cold frames. I have started lots of seeds...
March 30, 2021
Kitchen refresh
The homestead has a commercial kitchen as originally the bed and breakfast rooms were sold individually and breakfast was provided. The old pine cupboards...