Vicki Younger's Blog

It's a bit daunting when you find patterns so eye-catching that you need to queue them for the following year...

The most recent edition of Vogue Knitting is probably considered old hat now that a new one has hit the stands - at least in the U.S.

at long last. I've finally finished a pair of fingerless mittens I've been promising myself for ages.

There's nothing quite like fresh, home grown parsnips.

What to do with leftover yarn?

I recently finished a jumper for Roger that I'd been knitting since the beginning of the year.

Of the six chickens hatched in January, five turned out to be roosters and that can only mean one thing...

Since I was a very small child I've had a bird phobia. All birds, alive or dead, and especially ones that flap.

Lately our chooks have been "off the lay" and we put it down to the usual reasons, shorter daylight hours, some of them going through the moulting process combined with colder weather.

You don't need to use non-stick cake tins to obtain a non-stick surface. Here's how you can do it yourself.

Gado gado makes a fantastic and easy meal to serve at any time of year. And it's loaded with goodies - a multitude of vegetables and salad items.

I've been trying to perfect bread baking for more years than I care to remember.

World Wide Knit in Public (WWKIP) Day will take place in Bega for the first time in 2008.

Saturday, June 14 will see hundreds of knitters gather to "knit in public", at events held throughout the world.

than with a bowl of pea and ham soup?

I've cast on for a new project at last.

Our friend Anne brought a very large apple down to us recently.

A recent overnight camping trip found some local wildlife for us.

Unilever's response to Greenpeace's campaign is to commit to using sustainable palm oil ... by 2015.

Unilever is the latest company to come under fire in Greenpeace's latest campaign.

Just about everyone who buys groceries from supermarkets in Australia now uses green "environmentally friendly" shopping bags.

On our way home from Griffith we stopped in Leeton to have a look at the magnificent Historic Hydro Motor Inn.

Bega doesn't offer much in the way of cookware, so I capitalised on our visit to Griffith to buy some new cake pans. Best of all, they aren't covered in a non stick coating of any kind.

Is the fashion police headquarters located in Griffith, NSW, Australia?

This part will show a little of the city of Griffith.

We were lucky enough to be taken on a guided tour through the winery at De Bortoli Wines.

We recently went on a road trip to the Riverina and there were so many things that captured my interest I'm going to have to write this in instalments.

A miracle happened and I've now finished what seems to be the longest project in knitting history.

Easter was a time for cooking in my kitchen.

A miracle happened over the weekend. I finished my new French Market Bag.

I've been wanting a Middle Eastern cook book for a long time now and I've been dithering over which one to buy.

I've decided to add another category to my blog so that we can begin to become familiar with the term "culture change".

What an exciting time in Australia for foodies with a seemingly endless array of gorgeous food books to devour. Today marks the release of Tree to Table - Cooking with Australian Olive Oil, beautifully written by Patrice Newell.

For months now I've been trying to get a few things sorted out with my blog, mainly to do with display issues.

For the first time this year our citrus has been subjected to stink bugs.

Our baby chicks are now a few weeks old and I'm happy to report that they're doing fine.

If you're like me, and you like to drink your tea from a mug (fine bone china, of course!), you'll need to find a use for the teacups and saucers that come with your dinner set.

Our new puppy, Maggie, is growing fast so it seemed timely to add some more recent photos.

Last Sunday I washed some long hanks of natural handspun wool and mohair, ready to dye a colour more to my liking.

We have a roadside delivery mailbox, and it's not just used for mail...