Finch and Willow

05/11/2025

It’s the end of the day, and I’m sitting in our orchard at The Little Regenerative Farm. As I sip my wine and listen to the song of the birds 🐦, I realise I’m finally starting to heal.

Tomorrow marks one year since the accident in the garden that changed me forever. One year since I truly understood that family is chosen, not just blood. That I really am with the love of my life. That I am as strong as I thought—just with a lot more to learn about giving myself grace and time to grieve.

I still have the gorgeous old property you all know.
But now, Finch and Willow will become more than a place — it’s a philosophy, a way of being:
🌿 Neurospicy AF
🌸 Regenerative Farming & Gardening
🌻 Permaculture & Organics
🌼 Flowers, Crafts, Menopause, and Positivity — everything that makes me me.

It doesn’t stand for meanness, consumerism, selfishness, plastics, poisons, hectic lifestyles… or negativity.
I don’t have the time or spare energy for that s**t anymore. 💁‍♀️

Finch and Willow will often share little “postcards” — messages I film for my gorgeous friend Sharron, who can no longer speak freely after a stroke. It’ll vibe with the stories of Mike and me, our adventures on both the farm and at Windy Hollow Homestead, all wrapped up in a menopausal ADHD bow. 🎀

Thank you to those who kept in touch… and to those I’ve yet to befriend — I’m so glad you’re here.

Lots of love,
Déa 🌸

04/08/2025

Peonies peeking thru.

It's a cold winter here in Kangaroo Gully, in the ...
What a moment of joy to see my peonies poking through the soil.

Oopsie though as i accidentally broke a bud... still have quite a few on the tuber. Year two... so excited to see what my 3 bushes produce this year. 🧚‍♀️😍

Can't wait to share my journey.

Déa 🌸

17/05/2025

Miss Rose enjoying the autumn sun.

Just to let my lovely guests know. I am taking a break from airbnb for a while. Since breaking my back late last year I haven't recovered enough to reopen. I just can't do all the cleaning and preparation work that I want to, to ensure guests feel cared for. I need time to heal and rece202e from the trauma (s) of the past couple of years.

I will still have workshops and events in the future (hoping to have a NeurospicyAF Festival in 2026.) My spark hasn't gone out, and my creativity is bursting to be unleashed again. Just at a more gentle pace.

Speaking of which, I had better help my partner Mike paint the scullery... we are doing the flooding effect in a beautiful deep green 🤞

Better let Miss Rose sleep.

Love Déa ❤️

11/03/2025

Started

31/01/2025

Found an injured microbat near our back door. Time to drop this little one off to the vet. Fingers and toes crossed that he/she will be ok. 🩷🦇








sustainability

02/01/2025

We have a heat wave at the moment... it is HOT....

As I am in a back and neck brace I cannot go out in the heat as i can't take it off and it doesn't breath....

So I prepared this garden bed with Alpaca wool 🦙. Whilst it doesn't have the lanolin content that my soil loves, it does have excellent thermal qualities.

The Dahlias 🌸are poking through, the lavender and little sea daisy plants are hanging in there... and the soil microbes and 🪱's are being protected from the scorching sun.

I will put in the Ollas when I have some extra energy and the days aren't in the high 30's low 40's (over 100°F).

Note the bird bath... this is for the Finches, Wrens, Willie Wag Tails... all the small birds, as drinking at the dams edge can be hazardous for them.🐦

I also have shallow dishes of water for the insects, reptiles, and bees. 🐝🐞🦎

Stay cool .
Déa 🦋

02/09/2024

27/08/2024

Hello my friend,

I'm bursting with joy every time I see these gorgeous Rununculi.

I have never grown them before. However, I have always loved them from afar.

What do you think? Aren't they just gorgeous?!

Spring is here in a week. I will keep you up to date with the garden here at Finch and Willow x

14/08/2024

It's cold here today. I'm rugged up in my study. yet the view is still amazing 🦆🦆🦆🐥🐥🐥 1st ducklings of the year.

22/07/2024

I looked up from my desk and saw this... it was spectacular 🌈

13/07/2024

Winter Escape