Plum & almond tart with star anise & vanilla #GillMeller #Time #homegrown plums #mymenuplan

A friend came to visit today & brought the most appropriate tea towel #DogsOfBluesky #Abla #Wally

Feta, shaved cucumber & Gazan dukkah toast #SamiTamimi #Boustany #homegrown cucumbers, lemon, garlic & mint #mymenuplan

Our sweet lil #June bug

This week, #mymenuplan has #homegrown peaches, lemon verbena, zucchini, parsley, mint, garlic, eggs, plums, Hispi cabbage, oregano, cucumber, chilli, rose petals, beetroot, potatoes, hogget, tomatoes & bay leaves.

#Normie getting his brush while #Abla continues to cool off

And here we are at the next trough - #Abla gave #Mimsy a bit of a fright

#Abla’s still cooling off from yesterday’s heat. (It’s not always easy to record what’s going on around here - especially when your hand is being nibbled 😂)

#Wally #MyDogIsAWally

Don’t mind my dirty windows - #Abla’s taken to catching flies on the inside - #Wally & #Molly seem to be enjoying the #MidnightOil retrospective #RobHirst

The cool change is here & #Wally wants me to #frowit

Temperature has dipped below 30°C so it’s time for #Wally’s game of ball

Frozen watermelon & a misting fan for the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau

One of the “scrub chooks” laid her first egg in the #CAllissChookChateau this morning. It’s tiny, but they all seem to start that way.

We have 2 mats on the floor today so #Abla can roll over & cool her belly when she’s ready

#Abla’s in energy saving mode this morning.

Already 30°C & the sun’s not even up yet 🥵 this wind is brutal - Shayne just described it as being like a hair dryer. I’m heading off for my walk then the rest of the day will be trying to keep plants & animas alive.

Today’s forecast from #Abla is wet your belly & stay cool

Boundary patrol #Abla #Normie

Mwah 😙 #Normie

I don’t get so much time for reading these days but I’m making more of an effort this year. My first completed book is The Granddaughter by Bernhardt Schlink. Set around German reunification, it’s a story about the ties that bind us to family, country & our beliefs. Masterful writing 👍

#Abla & #Normie are joining me on border patrol this morning

Shawarma zucchini with peas & tofu green goddess #HettyLuiMcKinnon #Linger #homegrown zucchini, mint, parsley, chives & basil. I added feta because #EverythingsBetterWithFeta #mymenuplan

Salad of baby beetroot, pickled onion, grilled zucchini, farro, feta & white beans #NeilPerry #Rockpool was tasty but - in hindsight - not a Tuesday night dish 😂 #homegrown zucchini, beetroot, garlic & parsley #mymenuplan

My big, beautiful girl #Abla

Happy Monday

#Wally: cheese, please

Our dear old #Wam-a-lamb

The smoke is creating some gorgeous light. It also helps to have a gorgeous subject 🥰 #Abla

Just got another notification. 2 fires in just over 2 hours, perfectly still conditions 🤔

There’s a bit of smoke around this morning from a nearby fire - thankfully the fire’s complete & there’s a bit of dampness in the air.

#Mymenuplan for this week. #Homegrown zucchini, mint, parsley, chives, mince, beetroot, figs, potatoes, garlic & eggs

#Normie & #Finn

Happy Friday Mr #Reggie

Sweet girl #Cricket

In addition to Abla & Normie, (who are just out of shot) this morning’s walking crew includes #Timsy, #Mimsy #Cricket #Finn & #Vanilla

#Finn #VanillaBrushing

Nothing. Forgot that what happens over here doesn’t matter in Adelaide 😂😂

For our South Australian friends & followers, you might glimpse a familiar face on the news tonight if there’s a story about the Premier’s announcement at Tod Reservoir today 😉

#VanillaBrushing isn’t always enough for #Normie - sometimes he wants a cuddle, too

I was up early this morning & I’d soaked the fruit last night so I made travelling “speckled bread” from #HelenGoh #BakingAndTheMeaningOfLife #mymenuplan @cdunnart.bsky.social 😋

#Abla, queen of all she surveys (with nice, cool, wet feet 😂

Not only does #Wally love cheese, she is also quite partial to figs. (We often find her under the fig tree netting, helping herself.) Just need a bit of prosciutto & she’ll be all set 😂

Training the “scrub chooks” of the #CallissChookChateau to come when they’re called 😋🍉🐓

My long awaited first new cookbook for the year 💃

#Vanilla moves in on #Normie’s #VanillaBrushing like “outta the way, kiddo”

Today marks 14 years since we bought this place. What a difference!

#Finn must’ve been watching #Normie giving me #VanillaBrushing instructions 😂