The frosts have set in for the Season here which means my Basil plants are well and truly finished... When my plants shot to flower back in May I cut off these flowers, the seed heads, and hung them in my shed....
So now a month down the track these seed heads are dried and ready to be put to good use....
So now a month down the track these seed heads are dried and ready to be put to good use....For those first time seed savers (like I was last year before this lovely lady taught me a thing or two...) lets start at the beginning..... First remove all of the dried seed pods from the dried stalk and put them in the palm of your hand....
Now rub both hands together, this will loosen the seeds from their pods and you'll end up with something like this.....
Now pick all of those delicate little seeds up , each pod contains about 4, and put them in some envelopes (these ones are great, I like to print 4 of them to a page)...
Seal your envelope and you're done, how easy was that???? Make sure you keep your seeds in a cool dry place ready to be sown in the Spring. I have an old kerosene fridge next to my garden shed that I like to store all of my seeds in, perfect as it keeps them out of the elements... Do you like to save seeds??? I'd love to hear about it if you do.... 
Sometimes for a little treat I'll also pop a small branch of the seed pods in the envelope too. I'll then put the instructions as to how to harvest the seeds from the pod on the back of the envelope along with growing instructions. This then makes a great gift idea teamed up with a little terracotta pot....
Take Care :)
Sometimes for a little treat I'll also pop a small branch of the seed pods in the envelope too. I'll then put the instructions as to how to harvest the seeds from the pod on the back of the envelope along with growing instructions. This then makes a great gift idea teamed up with a little terracotta pot....Take Care :)
should be in your mail box very soon... :)
The girls and I decided to go mushroom picking in the paddock that backs onto the homestead....
But with all of this excitement there was bound to be an accident or 2 sooner or later....
So a lot of our mushies ended up stump-less, but who cares right?? I'm sure they'll still taste just as good..... *^_^*
My modifications are as follows..... do 11 repeats of the 4 row feather and fan pattern then bind off knit-wise leaving a 20’ tail…. using a 4mm crochet hook ch10 then slip back into first ch to create a loop for hanging… weave in ends and you’re done…
I modified 
This pair's for Little Millie (my 6 month old). I made them by knitting 2 yarns together at once, a fluffy novelty 12ply yarn and an acrylic/wool blend 8ply yarn using 4.5mm needles.
What a BONUS!!!! So now when Miss Connie opts not to wear it, as I'm sure she often will.....
As well as this owl one (free pattern available 
So with Miss Connie and Daddy in town at the races and Mumma at home with the bubba some crafting was on the agenda.... I managed to whip up a cute little bag using 
It's raining on and off here today, has been for 2 days, nice soaking rain too.... Just perfect for the trees and seeds I planted last week.....
Along with spinach and peas in tiny recycled pots that I blogged about way back 
Here's hoping it's perfect weather were you are today.... For us the rain is just bliss and couldn't of come at a better time. 
It's just perfect!!!!! Take Care *^_^* 
