ciao tutti…. bit of a South-Easterly here on the Hill this morning.
Are you fortunate enough to have a resident Golden Orb in your garden? We are and what a magnificent member of the Arachnid family (that’s right, spiders are not insects but Arachnids – 8 legs, eight letters) with his yellow joints and shimmering web, especially when Apollo the Sun smiles on it!

CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY WED 17TH JUNE 10AM – 4PM for Take-aways. The Little Cellar Rat could be anywhere between winery and cellar door so give a cll if you can’t raise anyone – 4126 3470 0408 875 305
è una bella giornata!! alla prossima tutti!

ciao tutti…. the Basil on the deck is in flower and attracts butterflies and insects.  The Little Cellar Rat was delighted to have a little blue-banded bee visit yesterday.  You have to look closely but you will see him.  He is welcome to be a breakfast guest again.

Cellar door open today TUESDAY 16TH JUNE 10AM -4PM FOR TAKE-AWAYS.

The Little Cellar Rat could be working anywhere between the winery and cellar door today.  If you can’t raise anyone please give her a call:

4126 3470   4126 1311  0408 875 305

ciao tutti!   what a great recipe to put a smile the dial – rain on the roof at night + buttery sunshine the following morning.

CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY M0n 15TH JUNE for take aways 10am -4pm.

the Little Cellar rat is working between winery and cellar door today so if you can’t locate anyone, please phone:  winery 4126 3470  cellar door 4126 1311  m 0408 875 305

alla prossima!

We’ve had a little  light rain overnight and the Calliandras are in flower.  A lovely sight to wake up to here on the Hill.  Better still, the blue wrens are back in the garden after too long an absence.  You hear them before you see them.

Cellar Door open today for take-aways… 10am -2pm

forse ci vediamo oggi!

ciao tutti!  How has your week been?  Settling into the easing of restrictions we hope.

The Little Cellar Rat has some very healthy rosemary bushes in the Winery Herb Patch.  Don’t for get to pick up some pieces  when you call in.

Not limited to just roast lamb, rosemary adds another layer of flavour to that tray of mixed roasted vegetables (sweet potato, eggplant, capsicum, swede) buona cucina….. alla prossima!

ciao tutti… It’s Friday and don’t you like the sound of that.

The Little Cellar Rat hasn’t grown pumpkins before and she’s thrilled at the bounty from the Winery Herb patch.

What do you think of these Four Fine Fellows?

Pumpin soup, roast pumpkin, pumpkin fruitcake and maybe even pumpkin risotto?  You knows!

buona cucina!

ciao tutti! Some cloud cover and a chance of rain?
Ever hopeful here on the Hill!

A bit of excitement over the past 3 nights with the arrival of a Fearsome Owl. First one sighted and he seems to like the Jagera tree & the clothes line. He stayed for over an hour and didn’t seem to mind the human company.  Maybe the name ‘the Little Cellar Rat ‘ had him intrigued!
mi dispiace….😢 no photos, didn’t want the flash to scare him/her away. The Little Cellar Rat hopes he is a regular.

ciao tutti!   Cellar Door Closed Today Tuesday 9th June, Open again tomorrow Wed 10th June for Take-Aways.

6th June 1859 – Queen Victoria, reigning Queen of England, signs the  Letters Patent that formally declare the colony of Moreton Bay as a separate entity from New South Wales with the name honouring the monarch – QUEENSLAND!

If you are looking to bake anything this weekend, try your hand at LAMINGTONS!! Yes, it’s a genuine Queenslander owing its invention to the quick thinking chef to Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen, first governor of the newly separated  colony.  With guests turning up unexpectedly and nothing but some state plain cake on hand, this enterprising chef cut it into small pieces, coated each with chocolate icing and tossed each  in coconut.  Better still he named the tasty rat after his boss who was none other that the Lord Lamington!! Nothing wrong with purchasing some from you local baker and toasting this decidedly  quick thinking lad.  buon appetito…. buona cucina!