One of the many benefits Maggie has with her beautiful orchard, beyond an abundance of heirloom fruit, is that her never-ending stream of ideas can come to, well, fruition. Describing herself as a frustrated winemaker on one hand, with an orchard of heirloom fruit at her disposal on the other, it came as no surprise to us to taste the delicious ciders that resulted from this happy set of circumstance. With Maggie taking care of the how-to logistics of small batch cider making, all you need to worry about is making it through the decision process of whether apple or pear hits your glass first. Served icy, icy cold, we know from experience you can't go wrong with either! Read the rest...
I brought down to the beach a huge basket of tomatoes from our home garden of all shapes sizes and colours. Read the rest...
To know Maggie is to to know her love of Verjuice, but what we’d love to know more about is how you would use Verjuice in a special celebratory drink; the cocktail. Or mocktail! Read the rest...
I’ve always been a proud Australian but when I was made Senior Australian of the Year in 2010 I began to look far more seriously at Australia Day after attending the naturalisation ceremony in Canberra the day after the awards. It was such an emotional experience to watch so many people of so many nations climb the steps to receive their certificates with such excitement and pride in becoming citizens on that day surrounded by family and friends and so each year since I’ve been involved in celebrating Australia Day in some way. Read the rest...
Create, Capture & Share! Read the rest...
