countrylife – Jake + Maya [Kids]

jakeandmaya1 05 August, 2016 No Comment

The last couple of days, the weather has been glorious and as I sat in the garden doing a bit of work, I took a moment to reflect.

I felt incredibly grateful for the life that I (together with my husband of course)

jakeandmaya1 10 October, 2015 Comments off

My son loves pineapples and we do tend to get them quite often. But this is the first time we actually got around to doing this, planting the pineapple top. Super simple and very satisfying when/if it starts growing...

Cut off the top of the pineapple.

Separate

jakeandmaya1 14 September, 2015 Comments off

Home-made Fruit Roll-ups

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Pick 3-4 Large Apples ( I find a mixture of cooking apples and eating apples work best.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_917" align="aligncenter" width="600"]

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jakeandmaya1 11 September, 2015 Comments off

My Daily Walk of

Everyday, I kind of don't feel like going but every single day, I love it just as much and everyday I get inspired by something during this walk.

jakeandmaya1 31 May, 2015 Comment 1

How To Get Rid

At the beginning of the planting season, i was all excited after the ground had been prepared and bought a bunch of lovely seedlings and planted them straight away. The next morning, I was met with a horrific sight ! My beautiful seedlings had more or less been all chomped up !

jakeandmaya1 19 May, 2015 Comment 1

Planning a Vegetable Garden

Growing your own vegetables can be very rewarding and if planned right, can be fairly effortless. Here are a few things to consider before heading down to the local garden centre to get all your plants and supplies. 1, How much space do you have. Draw a quick lay-out of the space if

tzeching 05 May, 2015 No Comment

Beginning of our gardening

Although I have always loved being in gardens and appreciated the grow-your-own lifestyle, I didn't really see myself doing just that one day, growing-my-own food or even attempting to. However, after a couple of years of living in the country, it seemed like such a natural thing to do so i took