FARMSTAND

Hello and welcome.... I thought I might show you our little Farmstand/roadside stall that we have out the front.... Its easy to see look for the PINK house...

Yes Pink, I have always wanted a pink house,but that is for another post when it is all done.

We have all sorts of seasonal goodies in our Farmstand, the last couple of weeks I have been busy making chutney... Beetroot, Mango' Choko' and Eggplant...Yes eggplant, sounds awful I know but it is actually really nice has a caramel flavour to it as it has Indian spices in it..

This summer has seen so many eggplants, beetroot, chokos and cucumbers...The vege garden has done well through the heat really.. We also have our eggs that we sell...lots and lots of eggs from our lovely ladies.

Blue,green,white,brown and I am sure some have a pink tinge maybe I am just wishing....

I have also been drying herbs and making tea, the tea has been really successful. The one we have at the moment has Lime verbina, lemon grass with blue butterfly flower that make it a wonderful deepblue colour. It is great hot or cold. I like to add lots of ice on a hot day... so refreshing.... We also sell..

Dishclothes made from 100% cotton so just throw them in the wash every couple of days...

Lip Balm...made from coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax..

SOAP

CANDLES

FLOWERS...This summer has seen some beatuiful blooms in the garden so I am glad to share them.. Really whatever we have excess off we put out in the stall. All the money we make goes into buying grain for the animals..We may be small here but all the animals have a job to do and nothing goes to waste.

Our veges and fruit are all chemical free, so anything I make is chemical free as well... If you live close buy come for a drive one weekend and stop at other farm roadside stands on the way...Bring an old book you have finished reading and swap it in our Book Swap Libary it is out every day.... Do you have an excess in your garden that you could sell to help with feed or seed bills...I hope I inspire you to give it a go...

I started with flowers on a table in our driveway.....Some times starting is the hardest part what ever it is... We are OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY, this suits us as we are home. You make yours to suit what days you would like... Have a great and blessed week all. Mandy

Reclaiming My Space.....

Happy Monday and 1st December

Yeahhhhh December is here!!!!!!!!!

  The Christmas Decorations are up.

Sadly there was only Robbie and I putting them up, but we enjoyed it.

OK so I did most of it and Robbie took photos.

We had our Market Day again on Saturday, more stalls and 

lots more people. I am so enjoying the atmosphere of them O  and the selling as well.

Mind you the kitchen has looked like a candle making factory.

I admit it is a messy business but fun.

 So I decided (well Bruce said so really, sick of a messy house)

to reclaim my Old Dairy.

Yesterday afternoon I made a couple batches of soap and when I finished

I came back to my clean house.

 Zena helped me as well.

The best part is I just unload everything in here until the next market

and it is all together.
I have often toyed with the thought of having a shop here at The Old Dairy.
The problem is it is set back of the road and I don't know how that would go.
For now though I am happy doing markets.

I am only using one room and there is still a guest

room that is nice and tidy, so still room for when the kids come home.

Hmm just went to check my blog and realized I didn't publish it

So technically it's Happy Tuesday....whoops

A Busy Kitchen....

Hello to all in Blog land...

I have been a little quiet here on these pages lately...

We have been getting some much needed rain this week...

220mls so far

The tanks are full and so are the dams.....In wet weather like this I have been 

making supplies as you can see below, the real kitchen and how it really looks :)

I have been experimenting with my soap, and I made this one

Honey, Oatmeal, Lanolin and Pumice Stone Garden Soap.

I also used my new mold that I have been waiting for, doesn't it look good with the bee on them.

I also made

Double Choc Fudge..

Seriously this smelled so good Robbie wanted to lick the bowl out hahaha should have let him....

For both of these I used my basic Soap method and then added brown colour and chocolate scented oil...For the Garden soap I also used basic soap and added. 2tbles Oats, 1teaps Honey, 30g ground pumice stone and 1 tbls Lanolin.

I am really enjoying experimenting with the soap....

Below is the last of the Goats Milk Soap, I am waiting for the latest batch to finish curing..

I have also been busy knitting dish clothes and washers. I do have a nice stack starting to happen..

I also made a Double Choc Fudge soy candle, my thinking here laying in the bath with chocy candle burning

whilst bathing with chocy soap....Chocolate fix done, calories NONE....

I know I'm either a genius or stark raving mad (going with the last one)

I then got in and made a batch of Washing Liquid, I put some Lemon Myrtle oil in this batch and it smells so fresh....Enough here for 2 months...

Before I new every one was wanting dinner with chocolate dessert hmmmm

Wasn't the most popular Mum around when they realized I hadn't been baking...

And tea well......

It was all leftovers from the fridge, they didn't know that though I told them it was

Curried mince and veges...BUT there clothes are gonna smell good and so will they....

Last weekend

My Mum, Chloe, Harrison and I took a road trip out to see my eldest daughter for her birthday and also my youngest grand daughter turned one.

 Here is Abby with her Great grandma opening her bear that GGmar made her.

There was lots of help on hand for Abby.

We also went into Roma for Jess"s birthday and had a wonderful day out..

Now I should really go and bake for my family

or

I could stay here and catch up on blogs.....

Blessings

Mandy

I'm Back....

Thank you for the feed back for my last post..I tried to buy more photo space and it wouldn't let me. So frustrating!!!!!!!!!

Then today I thought I would give it another go and Ta Dar it lets me down load more photos......Go figure.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots has been happening here, I am right into making soy candles. Going to all the thrift shops to get glass ware to make them in. I have a cupboard full and lots more sitting in the pantry, but below in my favorite one.

 

 

Above with out the lid and below with the lid on.When you have finished with the candle you have a nice little glass jar that you can use.

 

 

 

I have also been busy making soap, all natural made from oils. This soap will not only clean but moisturize at the same time.

 

 

I also had Chloe's Baby Shower on Sunday...

 

Lots of work all these parties, I spent Saturday cooking and the party Sunday(eating hahaha)

 

it was a lovely day with friends and family.

 

We had a pretend cake made from nappies..

 

 But also one we could eat.

 

 

 

It's good to be back blogging....

 

Blessings

Mandy