and this time we were a bit out Sigh of relief! We finally received some good, soaking, at some points, torrential rain over the last 48 hours. Our tanks are now at peak capacity (so 4,000 litres all up) and we even had to bail out the sump (the grow beds and the sump are open to the … Continue reading
…the heat is still on (and even Georgie is concerned)! It’s hard not to notice how warm it is, and also how little it has rained. In the last two to three weeks we did have one downpour that saw the level in our 4 x 1000 litre tanks rise to the 600 litre level … Continue reading
and overachieving! We have four hens and of late, their laying patterns have been a bit erratic. In the early days of keeping chickens we were amazed that they produced so prolifically: once laying (at about 3 months old) they produced a perfect ball of protein each and every day. This was well beyond spec: … Continue reading
lay a little egg for me We have been keeping chickens for just over two years now. Our first set of girls came from Heritage Poultry and Produce in Richlands (a south-western Brisbane suburb). Of course I wanted the pretty ones…but there were no guarantees with the special breeds that they would be girls (and … Continue reading
What is it to live a good life? It seemed both quirky and comical back in 1975 when the British sitcom The Good Life aired on TV, and Chris and I watched (from opposite sides of the globe) as Tom and Barbara Good attempted an escape from the daily grind by converting their little suburban block into a … Continue reading
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