Last Thursday I took delivery of a new kitchen appliance. It feels kinda wrong calling it a kitchen appliance - 'a bloody expensive, noisy, miracle worker to replace most of my broken old appliances and help us on our wholefoods journey' is a much more apt description. I bought a thermomix. It wasn't an easy or light decision due to the insane price tag, but after only a few days, it feels worth it already!
So, with our new toy installed, our weekend was full of deliciousness. Saturday morning we had a slow family breakfast - fresh orange juice, whole meal (flour ground by me!) fruity sourdough, sourdough toast and boiled eggs - all done the the aid of the wonder gadget.
After breaky, we headed down to the beach with the dog for a play and to collect some kelp for my chooks and to make 'seaweed tea' for the garden. We had a great time with the beach to ourselves - climbing on rocks, playing with buddy and drawing in the sand with our toes. Then, on a whim, we drove into Warrnambool, bought hot chips for lunch and went to watch the whales frolicking off of Logan's beach (we live do close to this awesome sight, but never remember to go - it was worth it!).
That afternoon, the sun was shining and we spent it outside - playing, reading, washing cars, looking after the animals, weeding etc, before picking a bunch of veggies to turn into a risotto (thermomix again) for dinner.
When the sun set, we all grabbed torches and buckets for a snail and slug hunt (a regular feature of our evenings at the moment as they are popping up everywhere). We collected a lunchbox full to put aside for ducky breakfast. And being 'screen free Saturday', our family day finished with board games, books and a cold beer.
After such a fabulous Saturday, I didn't think Sunday would be all that good, but I was pleasantly surprised! We spent nearly the whole day in the garden - mulching, weeding, pruning, tidying, mowing, planting, making compost, fertilising and more! The kids helped out with a few things, which they really enjoyed (!!) and also had a great time climbing trees, making an archery target to play with their bow and arrows, taking the dog for a walk/scooter ride and just playing in the sun.
Stu had a thermomix lesson and cooked pikelets for lunch - they were really really good, and since they were made using freshly ground, sprouted wheat flour, our eggs and whey, they were possibly the healthiest pikelets on the planet too!
When we finally came in from outside, there were chores waiting for us, but with music playing and the sound of happy kids in the next room, even they didn't feel too hard.
We were all exhausted last night, but after such a great weekend, no one minded at all.
Oh I love those kinds of weekends too! We worked all weekend in the garden and on those jobs that have been left waiting for so long. It is just the best feeling to fall into bed physically exhausted but mentally just joyful:)
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