Amazing native flowers from a Guest

What a wonderful surprise when a guest who had stayed with us for a week arrived with these thank you flowers. Makes it all worthwhile

Sourdough Starter

My very first attempt at sourdough, Started according to Sourdough companion site recipe http://sourdough.com/ with 35g unbleached demeter white & 15g demeter rye. Realise I should have got the shop to weigh them , so I don't have to mix them every time. Plus 50ml filtered water. No temp mentioned for the water. Left on shelf to right of stove. Treating it like yoghurt in warm place out of drafts?

My pet spider died

My pet St Andrews cross spider has just died. Had the most amazing web for all the 6 months we've been here. And lots of baby spiders. Guess theyll have to take over

The Cycad turning triffid at front entrance of Kalang River Moel

New growth on the cycad is amazing though you have to stand sideways to see this

The new challenge is gardening wih flowers

I have inherited a garden that has been loved. That has to be a bonus. Now is the time for me to learn to love gardening with flowers. And a bit about the micro climate here in Urunga.

Give Jackson Hollow's sourdough a name

Courtesy of @JacksonHollow super spy & chicken deliverer extraordinaire of Twitter She is also an organic farmer in her spare time.

1/2 tsp dry yeast, 1/2 c lukewarm water, 1 c bread flour. Feed weekly with 1/2 c water and 3/4 c flour

sourdough: should be the consistency of thick pancake batter/ muffin batter, not bread dough. consistency more important than measurements

sourdough: starter needs to "work" at least 3-5 days before use to attain real sourdough flavor, caused by the alcohol the starter produces

I love the idea of the live sourdough living on my counter :-) i may name it.

Sourdough starter can live indefinitely if fed, producing better flavor all the time.

You can say hello to Jacksonhollow at twitter @Jacksonhollow or her website which has the most beautiful photographs.

http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~brianandlaura/