Adelaide’s spring is a fickle affair, one day 16 degrees (62F) and blowing a gale, the next 30 (90F) and clear blue skies. But one thing is for sure. After the winter rain, the weeds make an appearance along with the first buds and fruits. Andrew has pulled out the worst of the weeds and now the garden is looking grand!

We have a brand new fig tree planted about a year ago and it is already showing good-sized fruit. The apricot tree is full of small apricots this year and if the birds don’t get too many, it could be a bumper crop.  The first tomatoes and basil have been planted and the herbs are looking lush after all that rain and cool weather. Adelaide summers are long, hot and dry so this is probably the greenest our garden will be for a little while now.

The change of weather causes a craving for lighter meals and a few  Friday nights ago we dined at the very old school Ding Hao on Gouger Street by the Central Market where we enjoyed some sang choy bow and beer!

My Italian Language Meetup group gets together each fortnight on a Sunday morning for ‘un caffè e una chiacchierata’ – coffee and a chat – in italian. Where there’s caffè, there’s usually biscotti!

I welcome spring and riding my bike home from work in daylight, dining al fresco, watching the garden grow, breakfast on the verandah before work, long weekend breakfasts, planning BBQs and recipes we can make with the bounty from our garden and enjoying a cold beverage at the end of a long day while the sun goes down.

Felice primavera a tutti! Happy spring everyone.