I have been out of action for a bit. I have been visiting families and friends in Sydney and have had little chance to write. We visited my mother-in-law’s farm this week and this blog will be all about how beautiful this place is. Some of you would have read about her farm from my previous blog.
We spotted a few kangaroos here and there on the way to the farm as well as plenty of cattle. Out here there is no mobile phone coverage but there is internet (via satellite), thank god!
I wondered around her farm and realised as it is going into winter, most of her veggie patches were slowing down. I spent the afternoon helping planting leeks, celeriac, spring onions and cabbage seeds. As these are winter crops, I was delighted to help out. I would never even dream of trying to grow these vegetables in Bangkok.
One amazing treasure I found and was extremely pleased to see was a big bush of raspberries. Can you imagine picking your own raspberries and having them for tonight’s dinner? Well, that’s exactly what we did!
The farm also has chickens and guinea fowls in an orchard full of oranges, grapefruit, lemon and fig trees. They are still very young but in 2-3 years time, I can see these trees becoming full with fruit. I even have an orange tree dedicated just to me!!
The second most exciting thing after the rasberries, was collecting fresh eggs from the farm. These were truly free range eggs.
Even though the farm wasn’t full of fresh vegetables to harvest, we enjoyed the fresh air, great company and great food. Check out the pavlova that my mother-in-law made with the raspberries that I picked.
I have to leave you with this magnificent view for you to enjoy. This is the view from the library of the homestead.
