The use I grew up in had two fireplaces. Once I remember using for warmth before my parents could afford to have central heating put in. The other was more ornamental; an open fire. Years after we no longer needed the fires for their heat, I still remember lighting the open fire. So, for me, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
The Colour of Spring
For most people, when they think of Spring, they think of colour. Of garden beds filled with Spring flowering bulbs, and roses bursting into bloom after months of being dormant. But for me, the colour of Spring is green. The green of trees putting forth new leaves. And new fruit. Of apricots ready to ripen. … Continue reading
First Birthday (Present)
Life may have seemed quiet on the Ning Nang Nong for the last couple of days, but in fact it’s been so crazy-busy that I haven’t found time to post! It was all systems go here as we prepared for Miss T’s first birthday! I had previously bought Miss T a dress and a Mario … Continue reading
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
I have a confession to make. I’m a procrastinator (or to use the latin term, a lazius boneus). And not just any procrastinator, a procrastinator extraordinaire. I procrastinate doing the tasks that I’ve undertaken to put off the tasks that I was avoiding in the first place. Confused? I thought so. What this means is … Continue reading
Early Planting
There’s a few things holding me back from gardening at the moment. One of them is the fact that my garden is a complete Disaster Zone – not helped by the back operation I required. The other is the fact that it’s October. In Melbourne. Which means the weather could be doing anything (and, in … Continue reading
The Simple Things
I was meant to upload a post last night, but I got distracted because I was babysitting my niece, Miss T. Miss T is currently 0 years old – though she is due to turn 1 on Friday (happy birthday!). While I was babysitting I was lamenting the fact (as I often do) the fact … Continue reading
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Yesterday I spent a few hours spray painting some old frames that I’m intending on using to create a gallery wall (there’ll be more on that later). As I pulled them apart, I found this: and I thought “What a lovely present, and how sad that it got consigned to an opshop, unwanted.” Almost instantly … Continue reading
Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out
I’ve always wanted an old stovetop kettle, but I’d never been quite game to use one. Afterall, I was raised in a modern, up-to-date house with an electric kettle and I had no concept of how to boil a kettle on the stove. Would I melt it? Burn it? Otherwise destroy it or the house? One … Continue reading
I Can Plant a Rainbow
For most people, when they think of planting a colourful garden, they’re thinking of an ornamental garden. And I can understand why. There’s an infinite number of colour combinations when you consider the variety of flower colours there are, let alone leaf colours. And there’s the plants that change colour with the seasons. And … Continue reading
On the Ning Nang Nong
Have you ever heard that poem by Spike Milligan? The one that goes: On the Ning Nang Nong where the cows go bong! and the monkeys all say Boo! There’s a Nong Nang Ning where the trees go ping! and the teapots jibber jabber joo. On the Nong Ning Nang all the mice go clang! … Continue reading
