Kerrie Kruger

Embracing the Serenity of Winter: Finding Beauty and Joy in the Season

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As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, winter arrives, bringing with it a unique and captivating charm. While often associated with cold weather and hibernation, winter holds its own special allure. In this blog post, we will explore the wonders of winter, from its breathtaking landscapes to the opportunities for self-reflection and coziness […]

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The Power of Three…. dead rodents, rooster and chewed pumpkins….

June, the first month of Winter, it’s cold, cold, cold and wet, wet wet and around here we have had a run of not so nice and definitely annoying things happen – three things actually. Proverb. bad things come in threes. If an unfortunate event has already occurred twice, a third unfortunate event is likely

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Pumpkins, chooks and a couple of goats

In our small town, the great pumpkin growing challenge is on again. So, I am thinking there is going to a lot of pumpkin around the eat. However, the giant pumpkins are often not so good to eat. They tend to be stringy, watery, and flavourless. However, chickens love them and, in our experience,

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Preparing, Learning and Sharing…

“Whenever I feel really alone, I just sit and stare into the night sky. I’ve always thought that one of those stars is my star, and I know that my star will always be there for me. Like a comforting voice saying, “Don’t give up, kid.” – Charlie Brown Two weeks after Australia declared the

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May you touch dragonflies and stars, dance with fairies and talk to the moon

The irises, valerian, hollyhocks and daisies are putting on a beautiful show, the roses are budding up, the fruit trees and berries are in blossom. The baby maggies are keeping their parents busy, wrens are finding mates and making nests and the sun when it shines reminds us that Spring is slowly coming. And no

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The Edible Patch – When the world is tired, and society is not happy, the garden is still there.

“‘I don’t feel very much like Pooh today,’ said Pooh. ‘There, there,’ said Piglet. ‘I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.’” After feeling so weary last lockdown, I decided to take stock, and for me that means time in the garden with a cuppa and I came to the decision that there

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I am Weary – Are You?

For nearly a year and a half we have lived with an invisible virus, which due to actions and reactions to combat it, is slowly bringing our way of life to a halt. I thought I was doing okay, handling it and staying cheerful but this last lockdown has made me weary. I am Weary

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Community Belonging

I am only one, but still I am one, I cannot doing everything, but I can still do something. – E Everett Yes, it is probably true, on some level that the idea of giving your time and energy to a cause without financial reward may seem an impossible task and you may even wonder

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Winter Solstice.

May the candlelight always remind us of the sun that is soon going to return. The winter solstice has been seen as a significant time of year in many cultures and marks the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun. So, the winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, happens when the

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Easter Trees, Chooks and Autumn Gardening…

Over 30 years ago I enjoyed my first ostereierbaum. A small tree with bare branches decorated with hanging Easter egg ornaments. An ostereierbaum can be kept inside, all you need is a branch which can either be found in nature or these days bought at many crafts store and stand it in a pot or

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Merry & Bright

As I write this, we can travel again, borders are opening up( and closing down) , venues increasing capacity and people are speaking of ‘freedom’. But it is only another step on the long and ever-changing path of attaining a new normal. So, after being home for months except for trips to Ballarat for essentials,

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Books – A journeys guide.

Books are important for the mind, heart, and soul and along our life journey, we have collected shelves of books that have really helped or inspired. These are some of the books we continually refer back to when needing clarification or motivation along our simple living journey. Yes, I know you can Google etc. these

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Feeling Lost In The Garden

I have long maintained that if I had invested all the money I have spent on books into shares, I’d be sitting on a pretty healthy retirement fund by now. But I chose to invest in books, in knowledge; in a resource that, while it might not see me cruising the Carribean in my Autumn

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Life can be simple, so why do we insist on making it complicated?

It’s a fact of modern life that our economy is dependent on either actual or potential income, work hours, and spending levels. The pandemic we are living through has certainly brought that home. Many of us have lost jobs or are now underemployed and have had to re-assess and re-prioritise our spending decisions. There’s no

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Gardening for mind , body and spirit in 2020

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” Audrey Hepburn Gardening is therapeutic on so many levels – Mind, Body and Soul. Just being around nature can improve your mood, making you feel more at peace, and the act of digging, planting, and watering can help take your mind off the stresses of daily

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Who would have thought it …..100 yrs on?

Our lives as individuals, families and communities has taken on a new normal in 2020 with the Covid19 pandemic. A century ago, our ancestors were dealing with another pandemic; the Spanish Influenza. In 1919, Australians had just lived through 4 years of war. Back then, it was not just the unknown of when social distancing may

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” I’m not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” – Winnie the Pooh

There are so many people, so many ‘experts’ saying so much at the moment that at times the ‘noise’ they make seems worse than COVID -19 pandemic itself! If there is one thing that I know, is that the noise comes from the TV ‘news ‘and social media. Yes, it is important to stay informed,

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Simple Abundance – Eggshells

If you didn’t already realise, we aim to live a simple life, but one full of abundance, which lately from the garden means zucchini, tomatoes and eggs. So, what do to with this abundance, well there is zucchini slice, cake, soup and tomatoes on sandwiches & crackers and soon passata and tomato sauce to make

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Habitat or Messy Garden?

In Spring I began exploring and learning about our native bees, beneficial insects, nature spirits as a way of bringing a positive energy to the garden and to help our environment. Although bees look ethereal in the morning light, like little fairies flitting in and out of the hive, sometimes covered with the pixie dust

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We wish you a Simple Christmas

It’s nearly Christmas, a time of year when there are so many expectations put on us, mainly by the consumerist society we live in, to create the most perfect day for our loved ones. Did you know that this holiday season Aussies will use 150,391 km of wrapping paper- enough to go around the world

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