The garden is looking fabulous. In southern Alberta, zucchini grew like weeds. I planted three seeds and had enough to feed the entire neighbourhood. Popping a bag on someone's porch or back seat was common. Your beach holiday looked wonderful. Obviously, baby didn't want to go home!
Stanley Tucci's spaghetti alla nerano recipe is a good way to use up a lot of courgettes. Well, technically not his recipe (it dates back to the 1950s reputedly from a little restaurant Maria Grazia, named after the owner) but he popularised it recently in a TV series. Courgettes, cheese, garlic, basil, olive oil.
The beach trip looks utterly gorgeous. I'm a little envious of your clear blue skies as here in the UK we're fast heading towards winter. Clocks change in two weeks.
You really picked a beautiful bit of Australian coastline for your stay . . . being 40 kms inland and up 300 metres I do appreciate the photos . . . and your Melbourne garden does love you also . . . wish you could have brought some of that seaweed seen home for a special treat for your greenery . . . hope bub is happily tired and in need of slumber . . .
I had those nasty boring bugs one year in my zuchs and cukes. In fall I put my chickens in the veggie garden and I haven't had issues with bad bugs since. (Knock wood)
The only time I had a good zucchini year was when I planted a couple in that old trough by the barn. Do you remember? Surrounded in chickens and until you said that I did not put the two together in my mind.
I've switched to laundry sheets: no plastic jugs and no paying for the added water. If I had to wash baby things I'd probably pre-soak them, like I do with most stained things.
There is honestly no perfect way for the environment - unless we go down and bash them against a rock in the river! I personally prefer a little dried laundry powder - or melted soap in hot water. But all of them have a level of micro plastics now. So we are damned either way.
😀 yes! Thank you! ! I sold my first photograph when I was 12! Though I haven’t had a dark room in a few years now, I still frame with an eye to hanging a print. And drag my big camera out on occasion. Of course it is harder to get prints printed now. Especially for a wanderer.
Remember when we used to get prints in an hour from a roll of film. Sigh.
I like the idea of being a wanderer who wonders - may I use that in my profile?
There was a lab down South I used to send my rolls of film to - they were very good - used to keep the film in the fridge and had a fondness of Fujifilm ISO 200 or 400 for landscapes
Delighted to know that you were and are still a keen photographer - hope you do a post on that sometime
Absolutely. And now I use my iPhone!! Which has a level bar also. And even then I still have to fix the image until it is super absolutely straight or my eye cries!
The garden is looking fabulous. In southern Alberta, zucchini grew like weeds. I planted three seeds and had enough to feed the entire neighbourhood. Popping a bag on someone's porch or back seat was common. Your beach holiday looked wonderful. Obviously, baby didn't want to go home!
Poor lovey screamed in his car seat for way too long. Then when he went quiet we spoke in whispers in case we woke him again!!
Stanley Tucci's spaghetti alla nerano recipe is a good way to use up a lot of courgettes. Well, technically not his recipe (it dates back to the 1950s reputedly from a little restaurant Maria Grazia, named after the owner) but he popularised it recently in a TV series. Courgettes, cheese, garlic, basil, olive oil.
The beach trip looks utterly gorgeous. I'm a little envious of your clear blue skies as here in the UK we're fast heading towards winter. Clocks change in two weeks.
Let’s hope I have lots of courgettes!! Fingers crossed!
You really picked a beautiful bit of Australian coastline for your stay . . . being 40 kms inland and up 300 metres I do appreciate the photos . . . and your Melbourne garden does love you also . . . wish you could have brought some of that seaweed seen home for a special treat for your greenery . . . hope bub is happily tired and in need of slumber . . .
Imagine the complaints if i had snuck a few bags in!
Hmm . . . and who would have complained :) ?
I had those nasty boring bugs one year in my zuchs and cukes. In fall I put my chickens in the veggie garden and I haven't had issues with bad bugs since. (Knock wood)
The only time I had a good zucchini year was when I planted a couple in that old trough by the barn. Do you remember? Surrounded in chickens and until you said that I did not put the two together in my mind.
The chickens got to the grub first!’ 😀
I figured they ate whatever bugs were there and the ones that hadn't hatched yet. Score one for the chickens!
I've switched to laundry sheets: no plastic jugs and no paying for the added water. If I had to wash baby things I'd probably pre-soak them, like I do with most stained things.
There is honestly no perfect way for the environment - unless we go down and bash them against a rock in the river! I personally prefer a little dried laundry powder - or melted soap in hot water. But all of them have a level of micro plastics now. So we are damned either way.
Your veggies are already looking fantasic!
I have had to pull out a few of the Silverbeet today! They are taking over!!
Am wondering if you are a photographer at heart or a wanderer who wonders?
😀 yes! Thank you! ! I sold my first photograph when I was 12! Though I haven’t had a dark room in a few years now, I still frame with an eye to hanging a print. And drag my big camera out on occasion. Of course it is harder to get prints printed now. Especially for a wanderer.
Remember when we used to get prints in an hour from a roll of film. Sigh.
I like the idea of being a wanderer who wonders - may I use that in my profile?
There was a lab down South I used to send my rolls of film to - they were very good - used to keep the film in the fridge and had a fondness of Fujifilm ISO 200 or 400 for landscapes
Delighted to know that you were and are still a keen photographer - hope you do a post on that sometime
I do on occasion lecture my longtime readers on keeping their horizons straight! 😆 which is why your latest post resonated with me so strongly.
In painting a strip of paper tape perfects horizons - in photography a tripod with levels is super handy for me
Feel free to use a wanderer who wonders - it kinda fits you at certain times 🤗☕
Absolutely. And now I use my iPhone!! Which has a level bar also. And even then I still have to fix the image until it is super absolutely straight or my eye cries!
There is certainly a lot of wandering in my life presently!