Well we have been busy . Easter was nice all together, a few laughs as DS DS had an egg hunt . Nice food - a few oysters and prawns also the greatest Ling for dinner . We have all been cleaning the shearing shed for days . A touch of rain that was nice . Some very autumn days with amazing sunrises and sunsets . Daylight savings stil plays tricks , when you haven’t changed the car time !! The uncertainty of fuel , wearing thin on all of us . Wishing my headache away is not working today .

Prawn paella baked in the oven .

Pesto sauce , pear chocolate hazelnut cake made into 8 mini rectangular ones and a long one ! Homegrown pears on top . So light and fluffy. Also cut up a mini watermelon to freeze for fruity dream and put some raspberries in freezer too . Made lunch of kasoundi pork chops ( which we had for dinner too .

Yesterday another batch or two of stewed pears for the freezer .

Chicken kiev made 12 so halved them for small ones .

Soba noddle salad with smoked trout . Thermobexta recipe an old favourite.

Yesterday I made a batch of apple and Pear chutney, this was my mums recipe. I used the home grown pears but the apples are not ready , so shop ones for now . Three large jars ! Also two whole TMX jugs of stewed pears . Freezer stash ! Now the problem is the kitchen is still full of pears . The lorakets are slowly visiting so I don’t mind too much , still scare them away though .

Today I used both TMXs to make apple and Pear chutney- it was very cathartic, putting everything in slowly realising that my converted recipe I had to half and Chookie I had notes on it to use your Pear lemon and cardamom chutney as a guide . I miss Mum everyday but still right now part of me is missing ( it’s her words and guidance) . On to the next batch of stewed pears for the freezer .

A lovely day yesterday at bookclub . Today Wimmera field day .