Hello Autumn...

I love autumn. I love the crisp, fresh air, the clear, beautiful mornings and the colourful autumn leaves. My husband and I went to Tasmania for our honeymoon 6 years ago and I absolutely loved it. Autumn and winter remind me of that trip.

I live in an area of Queensland that gets cold enough in winter to have a wood burning stove burning all night and some of the day. This year I have decided to make use of this. The top of it has a surface that you can cook on so I am determined to find recipes that I can use for this purpose. Last year I got as far as making scrambled eggs on the stove. I used freshly laid eggs from my lovely chooks and herbs from my herb garden.

We have been stockpiling fire wood all summer. I am really looking forward to it being cold enough to light the woodburner for the first time this year. It seems crazy to be thinking about this in March when it is still quite warm during the day but the evenings and mornings are getting cooler and sometimes even a little chilly.

To usher in the new season, I have taken up my newly aquired crochet hooks and am learning to make cosy necklaces and pretty hairclips. This necklace is my latest creation. I am planning to make myself a neckwarmer and mary jane slippers next.

Have a happy autumn....