and made by Clare....with enthusiasm and not that many skills! That's about the sum of it. The tiny block, tiny parking spot for the Mouse House (tiny house in a van) and the Tin Hut tiny house (camp shelter) are collectively now called, 'Happenstance'.....things that happened and the circumstances that lead to it all coming together. A good name I think, don't you? Lots of photos in this edition..enjoy! A week ago a big backhoe, driven up the road by Geoff, made short work of digging out the little pond hole making it into a big pond hole. A frog and wild life habitat and also a source of emergency water should it ever be needed. Now I would just like some water in the hole! As a result of the digging I now have quite a lot of old bricks for making a pathway. Some of them were even still in one piece! I'm guessing these bricks are old. They come from the old hotel that was built on this block in 1888 A couple of weeks ago I quite enjoyed the channel 10 live interview with Joe Hildebrand. I did it sitting in the Mouse House. An interesting experience with footage from Jordan Osmond, myself and the ABC. I loved seeing Miriam Margoyles in my mouse house van again. We shared some great laughs that day of filming for the ABC, 'Almost Australian'. What a shame they spelt Jordan's name incorrectly. It happens to me a fair bit too 🙄 A surprise on the 19th June saw a lovely group of woman at Happenstance'. They came bearing gifts, fantastic home made food, chairs, tables and even a gas stove to make the coffee on. That's the way to have a nice surprise... everything came with them and everything (except some home made goodies) left with them too. A very relaxing, fun time. Thank you all so much. I have been enjoying biscuits, cake, cheeses, bread and bacon since you left. I am yearning for another one (or 6) more of those fabulous home made sausage rolls though....yummmmmm! You can see a bit of the frivolity in this most recent YouTube video... Between working and having visitors I've had some time to take out the camera and take photos. My neighbour, Noel, took me for a drive recently along Long Point Road to the National park where we released a spotted Quoll that had killed all another neighbour's chooks the night before. It was humanely caught but it was still a very cranky little critter while it was in the cage. When released it did seem a little bit happier. Alas Margaret isn't, she has lost her entire laying flock of IsaBrown hens. Here are some photos of that little excursion.... Here are some of the images taken on 'Happenstance' recently....The red moon in June, a visiting eagle and some images from inside the tiny house including the bed I mad ..with scrap wood... the kitchen sink unit and Scottish scones cooking on the stove. (click on any to enlarge) And then...2 days ago...Marty came with the poles and bearers for building the tin hut tiny veranda. Thanks to Jordan Osmond, who did the YouTube vid on the Mouse House in September (over 4 million views so far), I now have some funds to go towards building that. What a great surprise gift that was! Thank you so much Jordan and Antoinette 🤗 It has been a very good month of lovely surprises. I have also sold some of my images on items through RedBubble, T shirts, Stickers and 'Wallaby Teatime' (One of my all time favourite images) on metal. A big thank you to those who support me and my work. There have been many cold, cold, windy days and nights here on the block but with the little 'Squirrel' wood stove I have been quite cosy. What a good buy that was 😊 I do all of my cooking on the stove top so, as well as the food tasting great, I have also saved on gas. Here is the recipe for the 'Mediterranean soup' (as seen in the vid above) I made the day my visitors came.....as close as I can remember it 😊 I don't own cook books anymore! Toast lightly in a dry pan 1 tbs of cumin and 1 tbsp coriander and a pinch of cardamom. Add a little oil and fry chopped onion and garlic. Add chopped carrot (3 small) and then chopped potato (3) Cook a bit and then.. Add 1 tin of brown lentils and 1 tin of crushed tomatoes with a tsp sugar. Add 1 cinnamon stick, salt and a little chilli (if you like it) I think that was it. Simmer gently until potatoes and carrots are cooked. Nice with toasted sourdough bread. Leftovers make a good pasta sauce. If you are still with me by this point, thank you. It's nice to know I have company as I sit in the Tin Hut, with the north sun streaming in, writing this on my laptop, powered by the sun and the solar in the Mouse House.
Until the next one... Be well and Happy everyone. Clare 😊 oops..I nearly forgot!! For the love of happy 'high country' horses....
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Clare Colins
27/6/2020 10:07:06 am
Thank you Kym.
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Carol Pearce
26/6/2020 02:53:54 pm
Hi Clare. I just about to sit down with a cup of tea and read all about your next project and photos you have taken. Takes time and its a lovely day in Qld here so cup of tea and a read of your adventures..loving it.
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Clare Colins
27/6/2020 10:05:36 am
Thank you so much Carol. Glad to have you along. 😊
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Mae
26/6/2020 03:43:18 pm
So enjoyable to read. Everything is looking wonderful!
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Clare Colins
27/6/2020 10:04:27 am
Thank you so much 😊
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Terri
26/6/2020 09:49:16 pm
Hi,Clare~
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Clare Colins
27/6/2020 10:01:23 am
Oops. I forgot to add that I put in kale, shallots, parsley and lemon thyme from
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RaH
27/6/2020 09:23:04 am
I'm still with you till the end.💙
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Clare Colins
27/6/2020 10:02:12 am
Brilliant cx
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Trish
14/7/2020 11:47:56 am
Hi Clare
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Clare Colins
16/7/2020 08:45:16 am
Thank you Trish
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Trish
16/7/2020 10:37:52 am
You are an amazing photographer! Love your photos. Maybe an exhibition in the near future? Leave a Reply. |
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