Today’s recipe was inspired by a need to make use of a beer that is not quite to my taste. I was expecting something similar to my favourite tequila infused Cider (Savanna). What the Liberado beer didn’t do for me […]
The summer garden has been showing off lately. So many beautiful herbs, fruit and veggies in bloom and fruiting. We have also been blessed with lots of rain in between the heat. All this is a great combo for attracting […]
I hope everyone is having a pleasant and safe December. We’ve been busy visiting family, collecting new plants and of course working in the garden. I’ve managed to squeeze in lots of video filming & editing which I’ll be sharing […]
We’ve had a good week weather-wise. Pleasant days of cool mornings, hot around midday and the typical Highveld afternoon thunderstorms. The Vaal dam is still desperately under capacity and our water restrictions are still ongoing. Luckily our rainwater tank is […]
Lemon-scented herbs are amongst my favourites. I’m currently growing lemon thyme, lemongrass and the subject of today’s post: Lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora). I love to walk past the herb and inhale the intense citrusy aroma. Lemon verbena makes an excellent […]
Exciting news! A couple of weeks ago a TV crew came to visit me and interview me about my garden. I spoke about how we try to live an eco-friendly and sustainable life at home. I showed them around the […]
One of the many chillies I acquired over the summer was Tabasco! I have three in the pot above and two in the ground that are much bigger. I’ve found that the ones in pots tend to stay smaller and […]
We are currently enjoying a week of humidity, precipitation (a bit of hail and lots of rain) and cool temperatures after last week’s heatwave. On this time last week the max temp hit 42.5C in some parts of Pretoria. I […]
I’ve recently realised that I have a whole lot of basil. I’ve never been particularly successful growing the humble, common “sweet basil” into enormous plants that are bushy and over hip high like some of my friend and family have. […]