It’s a great feeling to be able to put food on the table from our own veggie garden. It seems this year we’ve become much more organised and Frans has come up with a clever concept to grow lots of different vegetables in the tunnel house. But because we’re both busy, we don’t want to […]
We continue to hear all about how insects are important agents in keeping crops and species alive. At Thyme Out these pollinating warriors are out in full force and doing their thing to the benefit of all our flowers, fruit trees and shrubs. At the moment the pears have set in the garden and are […]
I remember growing up with a brother who loved trains. When he was really young he had plastic train sets and when he got a bit older he started to buy the more expensive ones which were exact replicas of the trains used in Holland. I loved watching him getting the train set out of […]
We were pleasantly surprised to see a stunning write-up about Thyme Out Estate in the most recent edition of the Central Districts Farmer newspaper! For the full story, be sure to pick up a copy at your local Information Centre.
It seems I have Julie Andrews voice in my head singing “The hills are alive with the sound of music.” Except Thyme Out appears to be experiencing a different version of this classic tune. It’s more a case of “the pond is alive with the sound of frogs!” The warmer it gets throughout the day, […]
It is a quiet Sunday afternoon after a hectic week of doing all sorts of things and not realising how fast the days are passing by. Time to reflect on the now. I am aware that it is not an easy task to really stand still and observe myself. The list of things to do […]
Today is Daffodil Day. Be sure to get behind this great organisation by buying a bunch of daffodils. The volunteers from the Cancer Society made an amazing effort to come out to Thyme Out Estate on a cold and rainy day to collect daffodils from us for the big day.
My love of the op-shop goes back many years. As a young immigrant, the op-shop was my refuge to find all those household necessities for the children and I. There is so much choice and all the money went to a good cause – a real win-win situation.
The daffodils are here, giving us an early indication that the days are getting longer and spring is near. Frans is busy mowing the lawn and reflecting over the gate what he will be doing next. It’s lovely to have a place to reflect and to put some ideas together for the future. All the […]
We’ve certainly seen our fair share of rain these past two weeks, with some nice stormy weather thrown in for good measure. It was the first time that I saw our oak tree really move in the wind. Unfortunately, this also means that there are now leaves everywhere. It reminded me of a school project […]
