There is always plenty happening at Mt Tiger Llamas.
We picked olives at a friend’s place a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been rinsing them daily since. Yesterday I made up the brine with Himalayan pink salt (only uniodised sort I could find), bay leaves, rosemary, cardamon seeds and a bit of orange rind. I got six jars...
It turns out the pesky rodent was a rat so no wonder it able to jump the mouse trap. After aa obstacle race around the living room Brocky finally managed to get it. What a relief. Clary stayed in bed and the cats did nothing. The pukekos managed to get under the bird...
The cats are simply not doing their job. The mouse is still in full residence, it has evaded every trap and has not succumbed to rat bait. It has woken us every night with it’s antics and is driving poor Brocky mad. We seem to have solved the pukeko problem by...
Yesterday was a bad day. I discovered that a mouse had ravaged my lady finger bananas, I got stung multiple times by a wasp that got stuck up my trouser leg while I was weeding. And, I burned myself on the toastie maker when I was making delicious cheese and tamarillo...
It is finally sunny enough to get out into the garden again. We have made a special bed for asparagus and managed to find four crowns at the produce market so they are now planted out and should do well over the next few years. I also planted Florence Fennel which is...
They were rejected by children, dogs and llamas and have been consigned to the chicken bin. In spite of the continual rain we managed to have the brazier going hot enough to toast marshmallows. Finding long straight sticks was a bit of a challenge. The llamas are very...
There were a few spots of rain just before the Easter Hunt but fortunately it didn’t come to anything and none of the eggs got damp. Sampling treats Sorting time The llamas came to visit at just the right time when all the eggs had been found. When it got a bit chilly...
It’s getting a little bit chilly so we have got brazier. It is fantastic, givers off an ambient heat and great for cooking. The llamas were very keen to investigate. They groomed the brazier very thoroughly. The rain has been fantastic, heavy enough to give everything...
The hens now have an extended run into the bottom of the tropical orchard. There are two small seeding beab trees which they are currently ignoring.Clary is keen to check out where they are. She hasn't attempted to jump the fence yet.They will have a treat later when...
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