goings on

~Outside

The winter wood pile is growing.  All those trees down from storms have been a blessing.

A new tap on our rainwater tank near the shed. This will be used to water some of our trees. 

 Apples are growing.

Almost ready for picking.

Strawberry plants.

Tomatoes.

Pollinating zucchini flowers.

Capsicum. Waiting for these to turn red.

Freshly planted oregano.

And thyme.

Greek cucumber.

New life that the rain brings...self seeded tomatoes.

Leveling.

Gathering.

Brightness of summer.

Loving having them close.  My parents new home on ten acres.

~Inside.

I was talking to my dad about soap making and he showed me this. An old tin of caustic soda, never opened. 

On the back are instructions for soap making from days gone by. It never ceases to amaze me what he has in his possession.

Some reading from the local farmers markets.  All these for a two dollar donation. 

Bigger bubbles now.

First sourdough loaf and rolls using this recipe. Thank you Joolz.

Pasta bake with sourdough bread topping.

Thinking of ways to use up zucchinis. This is carrot and zucchini slice.

This was our week. 

Just ordinary days doing ordinary things.

The days have been quite hot and the humidity a little hard to bear.  I am not used to sweating so much, and it drains my energy. But life goes on and jobs still need doing so I plug along as best I can, all the while reminding myself that in life there are worse things to bear than a bit of humid weather. Tomorrow will be cool and the promise of more rain. All will be good again. 

How was your week? Is it humid at your place? Aren't we having strange weather this year?