{"id":1200,"date":"2011-10-03T08:41:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T08:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2011-10-03T08:41:46","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T08:41:46","slug":"an-afternoon-at-st-erth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1200","title":{"rendered":"An Afternoon at St Erth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We ventured to St Erth in Blackwood the other day to pick up the girls from my mum who had the girls in Ballarat for a sleepover. \u00c2\u00a0It was a perfect spring day with gorgeous blue skies and the sun offered a little warmth, when not in the shade. \u00c2\u00a0We had a lovely picnic amongst the gumtrees and the daffodils.<br \/>\nAfter the picnic, the girls and I had a fun time in the shop picking out seeds for our veggie patch. \u00c2\u00a0They stock mostly heirloom varieties and organic where possible, which makes for a fun selection.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1207\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1207\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1207\" title=\"sterth3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The daffodils were blooming en masse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I stood back at one stage and commented to Greg that Scarlett and Tenneille were so excited about choosing which seeds they wanted, it was comparable to the excitement of choosing lollies in a lolly shop! \u00c2\u00a0I only wish I had taken video of it. \u00c2\u00a0They got to pick a couple of seed packs each which they will get to plant themselves and, well I chose, LOTS! \u00c2\u00a0When Tenneille took her seeds up to the counter to be paid for, she commented to the lady serving us, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to raise the seeds as my own child&#8221;. \u00c2\u00a0It was so funny. \u00c2\u00a0The things she comes out with!<\/p>\n<p>After our seed buying frenzy, the girls and I wondered around the beautiful gardens. Scarlett spent most of the time giving Tenneille pony rides and they had fun checking out where all the garden paths lead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1205\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1205\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1205\" title=\"sterth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Erth<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1206\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1206\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1206\" title=\"sterth2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth2.jpg 416w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth2-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking out the front door of St Erth<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1208\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1208\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1208\" title=\"sterth4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth4.jpg 451w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just one of the views from the many garden paths<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping we have a wonderful bounty to show you once summer and autumn arrive. \u00c2\u00a0I just need to have words with those rascally snails that seem to think anything I plant is food just for them!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1210\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1210\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1210\" title=\"sterth6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth6.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth6-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bounty!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So if you ever find yourself in Blackwood, make sure you check out St Erth. \u00c2\u00a0St Erth is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diggers.com.au\/\">The Digger&#8217;s Club<\/a> and I can promise you if you love gardening, you won&#8217;t be able to leave empty handed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1209\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1209\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1209\" title=\"sterth5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth5.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sterth5-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blossoms on one of the espalier fruit trees<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jacinta x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We ventured to St Erth in Blackwood the other day to pick up the girls from my mum who had the girls in Ballarat for a sleepover. \u00c2\u00a0It was a perfect spring day with gorgeous blue skies and the sun &hellip; 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