Now that we are into March it is official autumn! It doesn’t quite feel like autumn yet though because the days are still quite warm. We had a funny end to summer actually this year because February was uncharacteristically mild. We have had some fairly warm days but they haven’t been as hot as usual. Plus the nights have been nice and cool and that seems to make a big difference. It’s a bit of a contrast to last February which was very hot and uncomfortable! Actually last February was … [Read more...]
Links I Love from December and January
Boy oh boy, did we have a hot January! Even though it’s the middle month of summer, often we get mild weather in January and then it heats up in February – not this year! The first half of the month started off pretty standard but the heat really ramped up in the second half. At one point we had 12 days in a row that reached 35 °C (95 °F) or above! One day we even reached 43.5 °C (110 °F)! Usually February is much hotter than January but so far February’s weather is very pleasant. The nights … [Read more...]
Links I Love from November
The weather has been up and down these last few weeks. We had hot days and hot nights towards the end of November but the start of December has been quite cool. We have had plenty of rain over the last few weeks too. That has been good for the garden but unfortunately the weeds have enjoyed the rain as well. So we have still been weeding when we have normally finished our springtime weeding by now! We’ve got some tromboncino plants growing in the veggie garden this year. We decided to grow … [Read more...]
Links I Love from October
I like to share a photo from my garden for these posts each month. Usually it’s a photo of something that was going on in the garden during the previous month. This month’s photo is of some of our beautiful bearded irises! These flowered in late October and they looked so pretty. They don’t flower for as long as I’d like but an Instagram friend told me that is because they are in full sun. It is amazing what you can learn on Instagram! Actually these irises are planted along a fence at the … [Read more...]
Links I Love from September
Even though this month’s Links I Love post is looking back at September I am definitely looking forward to summer. Warmer days spent in the garden are fast approaching and with that comes some delicious home grown fruit! Our plum and apricot trees blossomed a few weeks ago but the apple trees are just bursting into flower now! I took the above photo a few days ago of our granny smith apple tree with the apricot tree in the background. I just love how the apple blossom is pink when in bud and … [Read more...]
Links I Love from August
If you’re into baking, crafting, gardening, and DIY then you’re in the right place. Scroll down to see some of the awesome and inspirational links that I found during August! Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind about whether it’s winter or spring at the moment. We get a couple of nice days and then we seem to bounce back to cold, wet and wintery days! Most days it looks like spring because all the trees are in blossom, but the wind is so icy cold! I don’t get much done in the garden … [Read more...]
Links I Love from July
Wow July seemed to disappear fast; I can’t believe that we are into August now! It’s the last month of winter here so it is still very cold. We’ve had lots of frosty mornings over the last few weeks. That being said there are a few signs that spring is on its way. The spring bulbs are getting a good size now, looking forward to having tulip flowers again! We have also had the odd warm and sunny day. Earlier this week we had a couple of beautiful days where it almost seemed like … [Read more...]
Links I Love from June
Oh my goodness it has been cold the last couple of days! We got down to -4 °C yesterday and -2 °C this morning brrrr! The overnight temperatures during June were much milder so these frosty mornings are a bit hard to get used to. I suppose we just have to expect more of this now that we are into the middle month of winter! I love my gardening but it’s easy to spend most of your time inside when the weather is this cold. One activity that is enjoyable to do outside this weather is having a … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!