… and another win in the fight against plastic 😀 We have a few things thriving in the aquaponics system, despite the heat. One noteworthy plant is a member of the gourd family—variously spelled loofah or luffa, this vine is producing the most delightful bright yellow flowers and most impressive ‘fruit’. A little Googling tells me … Continue reading
…in a good way…for preserving our fish! Life just seems to ebb and flow around me, and so since the last entry there has been a lot that has happened. I shall reserve these goings on for another couple of posts, so this one doesn’t get too cluttered and I stay on track with this … Continue reading
…or drink your vinegar—you know it is good for you! Morning all and many, many apologies for the abandonment of this blog. I hope to get back on track any day soon! I see my last post was in August last year and I can only imagine that it has been my involvement with environment and … Continue reading
… and other ‘super’ foods! Winter is not such a busy time in the garden. It is,however, great for planning and reflecting and possibly getting on top of maintenance stuff—although I think we have not been so good at the latter. But of course, in Winter we have the treats of the Winter harvest, and so, … Continue reading
a smaller version of paddock to plate 🙂 So tonight we feast! We feast on our own home grown Jade Perch and broccoli and carrots 🙂 It’s been another amazing day. I love winter (I guess because it is the antithesis of summer which I am finding hard to handle—especially with last year’s humidity and temps … … Continue reading
The chickens are on lay! OK. I know that is not great English, but I have the 1967 Herman’s Hermits’ hit ‘No milk today’ in my head and it all just worked (… in my head!) 😛 But in contrast to the mood of the song, there is nothing forlorn about the back yard, the chickens, … Continue reading
even chickens reject 😦 Last night was not what we would call a culinary success. Since becoming vegetarian I am trying out new and interesting dishes that can sit alongside the non-vego fare preferred by my partner. To be honest, he does most of the cooking and most of the time I am happy for … Continue reading
… our very own ‘Julia Gillard’ chicken! It’s been a while since the last post. I guess life gets busy at times and I lose track of keeping up with the blog. I should really adopt a strict publishing regime a la newsstand magazines—it’s something I did a lifetime ago—run a magazine albeit a small one, but … Continue reading
… or pigeon be gone! We continue to have an issue with pigeons. Thankfully they are no longer roosting on our roof (right over my head as I work in my office). We had to get a company to come and put up meshing in and around the solar panels, which kind of worked, but … Continue reading
… the cheap, the clever and the crafty! I have been having a bit of fun with stuff lately and I often forget to blog as I go, so today is a bit of a double-up. THE CHEAP I have been following a most amazing blog for a few months now—written by a woman called Rhonda … Continue reading
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