Christina Lowry

20/11/2020

Spring sun, space to run around, fresh food from the garden. These chicks and children just keep growing. xx

15/11/2020

Topping up our food stores with pumpkin, onion, and tomatoes from the garden, plus eggs from the hens.
I made my first onion braids and hung them in my she shed to dry.
Onions are slow growing, but so satisfying to harvest. I’m looking forward to cooking with them.

10/11/2020

Oh Spring, what wildness you bring to the garden. The sweet potatoes are escaping the bed, there are flowers, birds and bees everywhere, and I simply love it. My ideal of neat gardens is ignored for the lushness of Spring.

10/11/2020

When you pinch yourself because your ‘baby’ is suddenly so big. xx

06/11/2020

Spring means bare feet on grass still damp with dew. It means relocating seven chicks from their heat light in the laundry, to a coop on the grass each morning. And the reverse each evening. It means checking in daily with our pumpkins, marveling at their growth, and hand pollinating the new flowers. It means new challenges, new doors opening, new possibilities. xx

03/11/2020

This looks like a great way to celebrate NAIDOC week and learn more about bush tucker. Next weekend at the Beenleigh historic village. :)

"Wild Foods & Cultural Festival
Free community event and the first ever annual 'deadly' Wild Foods & Cultural festival right in your own neighborhood.
Celebrate NAIDOC week and Aboriginal culture with us as we bring you a family fun day of wild foods, cultural entertainment and kids activities.
Free entry includes: Renowned singer Adam James & Australia's Got Talent Chris Tamwoy, among many other artists, bush tucker food stalls, live cultural demonstrations by Australia's No. 1 Aboriginal Dance Troupe and Queensland's No.1 Must Do Experience - Spirits of the Red Sand. There'll be art and food workshops, tourism information tents, bush tucker walks and tons of free activities for the kids including arts and crafts, games and face & boomerang painting & more."

Entry: Gold coin donation
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 10:00 to 16:00

Free community event and the first ever annual 'deadly' Wild Foods & Cultural festival right in your own neighborhood. Celebrate NAIDOC week and Aboriginal culture with us as we bring you a family fun day of wild foods, cultural entertainment and kids activities. Free entry includes: Renowned singer...

29/10/2020

There is a magpie lark who visits daily, only to accost himself in the reflection of the glass. His obsession draws him back several times a day. He stares himself down in the window before darting forth, never able to catch his reflection by surprise.
“Little friend!” I say to him. “Go and find yourself some food.”
I wave my hands and he flirts away.
Then later the children say, “Mum, your little friend is back.”

27/10/2020

A Christmas stocking DIY - all you need is some scrap fabric, baking paper, pins and a sewing machine.

I finished mine off with some lovely Homelea Lass pompoms - of course!

https://homelealass.com/boutique/pompom-bauble-kit-makes-3/

https://www.christinalowryphotography.com/newblog/2020/10/19/christmas-stocking-diy

27/10/2020

23/10/2020

When I'm not pottering around the garden or making jam, I'm working with small businesses to create gorgeous images of their lovely products.

Pop over to the blog for a peek at some of my favs from the latest shoot I did for Homelea Lass, The Natural Thread Co, and Pip Keane jewellery. You can find links to all these ladies on the post.

Buy handmade this Christmas!!

https://www.christinalowryphotography.com/newblog

20/10/2020

Pompoms! The perfect way to cheer up an old throw. Or cushion. DIY on the Homestead Journal today. xx

20/10/2020

Pompoms on blankets make me happy!

It's all about pompoms around here at the moment as I prepare for a photoshoot for pompom kits, so I couldn't help but make a few extra for myself...

20/10/2020