tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46959575123000312072024-03-13T10:53:44.522+11:00living our country dreamsFrom Sydney to Cootamundra, from city to the country. Living a simple life, being frugal, being more self-sufficient and kinder to the environment. Growing our own vegetables, raising our own egg producing chickens (even with a rooster that snuck its way into the flock) and making more food and cleaning products from scratch. Hopefully doing all this while finding more time to spend with each other.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-28938167414419822642012-11-26T15:41:00.001+11:002012-11-26T15:41:50.269+11:00Long time between postsWOW it really has been a long time since my last post. Oppps.<br />
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I just really didn't seem to have the desire to sit don and write anything, Im not even sure where this post is going to go either to be honest.<br />
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I have even been slack at reading all the blogs that I enjoy. There seems to be a lot of reading going on for me lately and perhaps that is why the blog world has taken a fall.<br />
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I have enrolled todo a course by correspondence and so I have been doing a far whack of reading for that, there are lots of notes and lots of thinking about what I am going to write down for answers to my assignments. It might just be time to get stuck in and start trying to put the thoughts into a nicely written formatted draft.<br />
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I still haven't found a good blog reader for the iPad, maybe this would help. If anyone can suggest one that would be handy. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-89750279133635882142012-11-10T18:16:00.001+11:002012-11-10T18:16:13.255+11:00My new chicken chair<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tOSX51bmf9U6zEJ-hBixcs69yrR4AT7FYBK8pN-WuZI5AUBy4X-KwKIKMHUW4YeEZ-dJSYwFGGC2ZGjubhdnwDWf9vyTfN7QApyYXcfssFi7LQ7-rC-Cf5IuRDwPenCVYCDhlavxqkSi/s640/blogger-image-269720693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tOSX51bmf9U6zEJ-hBixcs69yrR4AT7FYBK8pN-WuZI5AUBy4X-KwKIKMHUW4YeEZ-dJSYwFGGC2ZGjubhdnwDWf9vyTfN7QApyYXcfssFi7LQ7-rC-Cf5IuRDwPenCVYCDhlavxqkSi/s640/blogger-image-269720693.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZFT7NFuUhyFxLIKhQDyCSDZ4odXlSkwxZZJJzGVgHMysyP8ik2p9Ar590wUrja1pZh7olv5nFrnnSP1rWbCkIAEAlcHUkmpNT4y4cRROz3gqvKjiZhR-ddqo4LtJlXqXy5786ZYJ_hQ3/s640/blogger-image--1083922000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZFT7NFuUhyFxLIKhQDyCSDZ4odXlSkwxZZJJzGVgHMysyP8ik2p9Ar590wUrja1pZh7olv5nFrnnSP1rWbCkIAEAlcHUkmpNT4y4cRROz3gqvKjiZhR-ddqo4LtJlXqXy5786ZYJ_hQ3/s640/blogger-image--1083922000.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-38918820711380527322012-11-06T17:33:00.003+11:002012-11-06T17:34:31.638+11:00Ban Live Export Campaigns<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that we don't need to and should not send Australian animals overseas to be slaughtered. There is strong evidence that more ethical and humane ways of putting these animals to rest are not adhered to one the animals are set to sea (which would be taxing on them).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can I please ask that you get involved and contact relevant people who may be able see your disgust at this and make changes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following are links that I have used today to write my distatse for this. If anyone knows of any others please let me know. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.rspca.org.au/how-you-can-help/campaigns/ban-live-export/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.rspca.org.au/how-you-can-help/campaigns/ban-live-export/</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/animals/end-live-exports"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.getup.org.au/campaigns/animals/end-live-exports</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/AnimalsAustralia"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/#!/AnimalsAustralia</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-9908451508276591542012-10-31T16:02:00.000+11:002012-10-31T16:02:58.639+11:00Last day of blogtober<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well today is the last day of Blogtober. It was something thought would be fun to get involved in but for even though I have managed to write or post a photo everyday this month I feel like too much of the content has not been quality. It seems the old saying quality over quantity is ringing true. I take my hat off to those that have managed to embrace this challenge with gusto and have kept their posts interesting. It did provide a chance to become fans of other blogs that I may not have seen otherwise and for that I am thankful.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-85248243269806401572012-10-30T16:54:00.001+11:002012-10-30T16:54:14.437+11:00Blogtober Day 30Have to be honest I think I am glad thee is only one more day of commitment to this. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-7703317823736981072012-10-29T17:52:00.001+11:002012-10-29T17:52:17.621+11:00Storing your recipes online/app?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just wondering if anyone can suggest a place to store recipes online and even better it it has an app also.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-36961067080912849672012-10-28T17:50:00.001+11:002012-10-28T17:55:29.653+11:00NSW Hens Rescue<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyone who is looking to buy hens for their yard might want to consider rescuing some ex-battery hens. The girls are normally only 18 months old at the most and still have plenty of egg laying years ahead of them but they are no longer considered to be in their peak by factory farmers. I have two lovely girls Sugar and Spice that were ex-working girls and it is truly delightful to see how well they have fitted in with the rest of the flock.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On facebook their is a page that will advise when some hens need new homes.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NSWHenRescue">http://www.facebook.com/NSWHenRescue</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-57197249859874318802012-10-27T17:40:00.001+11:002012-10-27T17:40:12.788+11:00Blogtober Day 27<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing much to report. Having fun getting used to my iPad. Will have to have a look to see if there are any apps that will help with blogger. If anyone can suggest one please let me know. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-17307321009196951352012-10-25T18:00:00.000+11:002012-10-25T18:00:05.401+11:00Christmas Gift Shopping<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas will be here before we know it. Normally I am more organised and would have a large portion of gifts already bought, this year it is the opposite. I really need to get started and get stuck into some serious thinking about people might like and get them bought. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How is everyone else going with their Xmas shopping? If anyone has any website they can recommend please share.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-50400773760923777282012-10-24T20:22:00.000+11:002012-10-24T20:22:46.260+11:00Blogtober Day 24<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing everyday for the month of October is really proving to be hard, sometimes I just have nothing to write about and I feel like I am just posting to fill the space, I am sorry but this is another blah post. Having said that I haven't missed a day so far and it has been fun to have a look at other blogs.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-10334939592628698282012-10-23T17:34:00.001+11:002012-10-24T19:54:51.661+11:00Blogtober Day 23<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new chicken coop. Good use of an unwanted shed and you can't beat free.</span> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-14803322472651702952012-10-22T20:03:00.001+11:002012-10-23T14:47:47.548+11:00Blogtober Day 22<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fresh bread made yesterday. Not bad if I do say so myself. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-66264266842760275852012-10-21T15:07:00.003+11:002012-10-21T15:07:48.388+11:00New chicken coop open for business.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoPIeNMcr3XkYYoxsOmNkkOWTZfHwkVZQhzXvGNb695PY1vWOS6pgnAsSogAVrxjagbJ7eJFQawvWJalvVH0nVX42jM151witd0ObnUS2PjmIG72qb9UIi9ztsOLzk24aIz7y8ZzdQs9k/s640/blogger-image-1992996174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoPIeNMcr3XkYYoxsOmNkkOWTZfHwkVZQhzXvGNb695PY1vWOS6pgnAsSogAVrxjagbJ7eJFQawvWJalvVH0nVX42jM151witd0ObnUS2PjmIG72qb9UIi9ztsOLzk24aIz7y8ZzdQs9k/s320/blogger-image-1992996174.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new chicken coop is up and ready for the chickens to go to bed in tonight. Yes, I often say I'm just putting the chickens to bed or Kyle can you please put the chickens to bed. The chickens have to be locked up at night to try and keep them safe from night predators. I assume this may be where the term "like a sitting duck" comes from, once it gets dark the chickens can't see very well and choose to pretty much stay in the one spot. This is why it is on the plan to build them an outdoor enclosure linked to the coop so I can stop stressing about needing to be home in time for the chickens to be locked in their coop or have to annoy our neighbour and ask him to lock them in and let them out the next day if we happen to be away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The new nesting boxes crafted by dear Kyle are in full swing. In typical fashion for my girls though despite there being four nesting boxes to use the I had three of them trying to fit into one nesting box at first. I think they are getting the hang of it now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">New perch's have been made for them to sleep on, instead of it being stepped up we have gone with three level perches. Although it takes up more room the idea behind it is there should be no nastiness of deciding on new pecking orders as they will all be on the same level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ot to spend a lovely day with my mum and my grandma back in the big smoke of Sydney followed by a night catching up with a few friends. Now I am not working weekends anymore trips back to catch up with family and friends back in Sydney will be back on the agenda.<br /><br />We were lucky to have two grapevines already planted in the yard when we moved in but there were not looking healthy and we were not sure they would make it. Hopefully you can see from the photos the grapevines are doing well. Kyle has managed to bring them back into good health. I was rather excited to see that the beginnings of fruit are starting to show.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-48544048973067747622012-10-19T20:32:00.001+11:002012-10-20T18:13:42.279+11:00Blogtober Day 19<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in the city for the night. Too tired to write. Don't miss living in a city that has traffic lights. Country towns full of roundabouts are the way to go.</span> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-89126836903128472862012-10-18T16:01:00.000+11:002012-10-18T16:01:34.426+11:00Matthew Evans the Gourmet Farmer<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have no secret crush on <a href="http://www.matthewevans.net.au/" target="_blank">Matthew Evans</a> the <a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/gourmetfarmer" target="_blank">Gourmet Farmer</a>, OK well it's everything that he embraces, I dream of having the kind of land and set up he has and to be a good at cooking and baking as he appear to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am currently am reading <a href="http://www.matthewevans.net.au/what/books" target="_blank">Matthews cook book Winter on the Farm</a>, there are some mighty fine recipes in there that I can't wait to try. I actually requested the local library buy the book and they did. One of the local librarians was pleased also and said she can't wait to have a decent read of it herself. My fingers are crossed the library gets the rest of his cook books in also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are some cook books you would recommend?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-45690341101287709942012-10-17T20:12:00.001+11:002012-10-20T18:14:10.369+11:00Blogtober Day 17<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing to write so have posted a photo instead.</span> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-8921626262119203212012-10-16T15:58:00.000+11:002012-10-16T15:58:27.832+11:00Instagram<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the photos I have some photos I have taken using <a href="http://instagram.com/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. You may already recognise some of them from the blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on the new chicken coop is progressing. Originally the free second hand shed came with two sliding door that didn't work, my very handy husband Kyle has instead created a metal frame to have a swinging door that works, this will be easier for me to get into the coop to collect the eggs, feed the flock and clean the coop out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am on the hunt for laying box designs, we have some thick ply board we want to use. I will have a look on the net to see what will suit our girls best and then pass the plans onto Kyle. The girls still continue to want to lay in the same spot at the same time, I am hoping once we have some newly suited nesting boxes they will take to them, knowing my luck though they are likely to ignore the purpose built boxes, just as they tend to ignore the bucked I set up for them to lay their eggs in now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.rspca.org.au/" target="_blank">RSPCA</a> have a website </span><a href="http://www.hensdeservebetter.org.au/make-a-difference/backyard-hens.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hensdeservebetter.org.au</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and they are encouraging people to upload their <a href="http://instagram.com/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> photos of their happy free range hens with the #hensdeservebetter. I have added a few but am having issues with uploading to Instagram but I will continue persisting. My username on Instagram is stacester if anyone is interested or search for #hensdeservebetter to see all the chook photos. I am glad to see I am not the only crazy chicken lady.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-50765576973679410302012-10-13T16:23:00.002+11:002012-10-13T16:23:56.032+11:00Micorwave Free<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are still waiting on one last part for the microwave to see if we can bring it back to life. There are lots of times I miss not having it working but it mostly revolves around me not being organised enough to plan meals. Most of the time I decide what to cook for dinner when I get home from work, not so great though if you haven't taken the meat out of the freezer in the morning. The alternative being I need to buy meat fresh from the shops in the afternoon, which in itself is not a problem, I just find I end up walking out of the supermarket with more than I walked in there for. It might be time to try and find a butcher in town that sells free range or organic chicken and pork. My past attempts to source meat direct from the organic farmers didn't prove successful. Wish me luck, I think I am going to need it.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-38631930159428415872012-10-12T17:01:00.001+11:002012-10-20T18:14:46.964+11:00Blogtober Day 12<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another great photo from walking with the dog.</span> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-348988093594799702012-10-11T16:00:00.002+11:002012-10-11T16:00:41.789+11:00Donated your unwated, unused & underuterlised<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the change of seasons it was time to clear out my wardrobe. I have tried to be more tougher with myself than I have in the past. If I haven't worn it this year or it doesn't fit than it is time to let it go - and why not let it go to the charity bin if it is still in good condition. It is such a waste to throw away clothes and furniture that can still be used so I urged everyone to do a spring clean and donate what you can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am still participating in Blogfest 2012 and have blogged everyday so far for the month. The content may be a little slim as I want to make sure I have something to blog about everyday. I have also been blogging some of the shorter posts on my phone so there won't be any novels written anytime soon, having said that I wonder if a short post is a good post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is one of the organisations I have donated some products to <a href="http://www.samaritanspurse.org.au/">http://www.samaritanspurse.org.au/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Local councils often also collect food donations closer to Christmas.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663327282578377146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695957512300031207.post-50447800391574097922012-10-09T12:21:00.001+11:002012-10-09T12:21:27.644+11:00Time for a healthy lunchAll of my cooking and baking lately has lead to additional kilos. It's time to be more careful with just how much I'm eating and get more exercise in. <br />
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