sweet success

I just spent some time in the garden. The sun is hot and the earth is abundant with worms and bugs – good bugs. A sign that our garden is thriving. I dug out a whole bowl of potatoes, picked stalks of kale, about 50 beans, thyme and lemongrass. It is so incredibly rewarding to watch your plants grow, pick their fruit and then cook for your family. A few weeks ago I was running late for an evening class and the fridge was looking slightly bare. I ducked out the back for a few minutes and came back inside with dinner in my hands. Enough greens to combine with tinned tomatoes, garlic and pasta…a perfectly nutricious and comforting meal for my boys. Ahhh, it feels good.

So good that this weekend I’m extending the vegie patch…making more room for more life.

I was so happy to unwrap Stephanie’s Kitchen Garden Companion on Christmas day. What a beautiful book! It’s covered in linen and details how to grow, when to pick and how to cook fruit and vegetables. I flick through it at every available opportunity and am so pleased that Stephanie is slowly but surely encouraging hundred of schools across Australia to grow their own food. It’s so important for children to know where their food comes from, to spark an interest of healthy living from a young age. Last week Ché was playing in the garden, a bean in one hand, an apple cucumber in the other. He was eating both at the same time. Happiness.

I am so joyous about this new year. So content with my family, my home, my life. It most definately feels good to be alive.

I’ve been perusing a few blogs in the past few days and I’m loving:

Sweet Lyra (she’s even more beautiful in real life and she smells divine. She makes me very clucky)

Rach, Jo, Tara and Rach – all beautifully pregnant. Congratulations gorgeous Mumas.

Melissa’s home made ceramic decoration

Leigh has a wonderful giveaway. Go see.