The Red Wren

Payne’s Rise Winery

Yesterday we spent the day at Shedfest in the Yarra Valley. We’ve been going every year since 2006 and have a core group of friends who now look forward to the day every year. This year they decided to charge for the shuttle bus we usually catch so we made our way around by catching the public bus and walking. This worked out better than the shuttle bus as the pace was more relaxed and we were able to soak up the atmosphere at each winery. Our usual favourite it Five Oaks, but there was no ...

Life and Outings

Shedfest 2011

Spent a lovely Saturday in the Yarra Valley for Shedfest with family and friends. Excellent wine, tasty food and lots of laughs. Clockwise from left; The view from Kilarra Estate, drinks under the ancient oak tree at Payne’s Estate, the gorgeous view from Payne’s Estate and pushing the pram ...

Gardening

Geraniums

Geranium or Pelargonium? I love geraniums, but when I say that I’m really saying ‘I love Pelargoniums’ as I suspect all of my geraniums are in fact pelargoniums. It’s quite confusing really. Anyway, despite what they’re called, they grow really well in my garden and I’m always looking for ...

Sewing and Craft

Christmas Owls

Getting in early with some Christmas craft this year. I backed them with flannelette so they’d make a cozy baby toy which can also hang from a link to the rocker, gym, pram etc. The panel came from Spotlight. {Blogtoberfest Day Eight} Post 6 I’m participating in Blogtoberfest. Click here ...

Gardening

Home grown pumpkin

Last week I finally got around to slicing up and trying a pumpkin we grew earlier in the year. We at some of it roast with some chicken and it was delicious. Home grown pumpkin has so much more flavour than supermarket pumpkin. This particular pumpkin grew out of the compost bin so I’m just ...

Sewing and Craft

Bibs

Something I’d never given a great deal of thought to prior to having a baby was the sensibilities of bibs. Now that we have a baby that’s hit the drool stage it didn’t take long to work out which style of bib works best for us. We were given some apron type bibs, but for the life of me I ...

Gardening

Mother’s Garden

My mum has a really pretty garden. Pansies, violets and forget-me-nots to name a few grow lazily along the ground while hibiscus, proteas and roses make up the canopy. Today I was particularly taken with the snowball tree. This tree has been there since I was a little girl. Blogtoberfest ...

Gardening

In the garden- mum’s house

I’ve been out all day so here’s an on the fly post of some pretty flowers in mum’s garden. {Blogtoberfest – Day 6} Post 4 I’m participating in Blogtoberfest. Click here for more information.

Gardening