I don't know about the rest of the world, but here in Victoria, Australia it is raining cats and dogs. We've had 33mm so far this weekend and it doesn't look like its stopping any time soon.
So when its so wet and horrible outside, what better way to spend the late afternoon than getting cozy inside and watching the episode of Mercurio's Menu filmed in Daylesford last March.
What do you do when you have 3 flocks of chooks but only 2 Maremma guard dogs to protect them?
You merge 2 of them without really merging them of course.
The chicks are in the silver brooder and their pool fence enclosed yard and the twenty two week old chooks are in their own house with the whole area surrounded by solar electric mesh fencing.
Banjo the Maremma is protecting the little chickies without having ever seen them.
Many of the older chooks are staying close to the chickies. They can probably hear them and smell them.
And for those of you interested in the Daylesford Organics media branch, Channel Nine's TODAY show will be filming its weather segments every half an hour from 6am tomorrow (Tuesday) from Daylesford.
You can also watch it online by clicking the link on the TODAY website.
They will film Alla Wolf-Taska cooking breakfast from the kitchen at the Lake House. She will be using and talking about local ingredients including Daylesford Organics' eggs.
This is a link to a segment on 9am with david and kimthat was shown on TV last week. It is a lovely discussion between Bren and Alla Wolf-Taska and has some great footage of our chooks.
The Daylesford Tourism ad is now being shown in every state in Australia except for Victoria. Apparently Victorians already know about and visit Daylesford.
It is a strange feeling to watch our town in this beautiful video.
It is so familiar but so foreign at the same time.
Last night I picked Indi and Jazzy up from that property she walks past with the gorgeous gates and later the lamps down the driveway, I had coffee a few days ago with the berry picking girl and walked around the lake last week. But I admit I have never been to the new spa center.
We delivered some carrots for the table laden with food but I can't find them in there.
I've watched it over and over this morning trying to find familiar faces and places but I can't separate from it to judge if it would make me want to visit Daylesford. What do you think? Do you like it? Would it make you want to visit us?
Today I took these red, white and black currants and gooseberries,
I added sugar and stirred them over a hot flame,
and turned them into this jam.
Now I have to wash these dishes.
What do you do when you have 3 flocks of chooks but only 2 Maremma guard dogs to protect them?
You merge 2 of them without really merging them of course.
Banjo the Maremma is protecting the little chickies without having ever seen them.
Many of the older chooks are staying close to the chickies. They can probably hear them and smell them.
And for those of you interested in the Daylesford Organics media branch, Channel Nine's TODAY show will be filming its weather segments every half an hour from 6am tomorrow (Tuesday) from Daylesford. 
This is a link to a segment on 9am with david and kim that was shown on TV last week. It is a lovely discussion between Bren and Alla Wolf-Taska and has some great footage of our chooks. 
