Here & Now

Loving...our new morning routine. Milking the cow first-up is just the best way to start the day. Milking is so peaceful, and most mornings I also get to watch the sun come up whilst I milk

Eating...watermelon

Drinking...anything that is cold! Iced chocolates are my favourite when the warm weather comes

Wearing...summer clothes

Feeling...quite emotionally up and down. We seem to have hit another patch with strong contrasts, some great things are happening but it's not an easy road we're treading and some days I guess I'm just worn out

Wanting...the wet season to start. I'm tired of the dust and the dryness, athough I am grateful that we are not as dry as some other parts of Australia

Thinking...about our chickens. Most of our laying flock is reaching retirement, eggs are scarce these days and I'm not quite sure what to do about it.

Dreaming...about what this place will look like in ten years time, and how we'll hopefully be running it by then

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We tried a new cheese yesterday! So far all we have made is whole milk ricotta, which is a far faster, easier cheese than all the others. Yesterday we tried making fetta, and we think our cheese may have worked! We'll be able to taste it in a few days, as that is all the time it needs in it's brine before it's ready to eat. I do hope it tastes good!
On another cheese note, isn't that little cheese platter above just gorgeous? We enjoyed it a weekend or two ago at a local 'dairyland' cafe, where these cheeses were made. It was presented in such a beautiful way that I just had to snap a photo of it!

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What's happening in your world right now?
I'd love it if you'd share your own here & now on your blog!

Sarah xx