…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
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
… 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
… an adventure into the unknown A few weeks back I shared my experiences with making soap. At that stage I thought there was only really one method. How wrong I was! While Polly Pender’s 1983 publication seduced me into believing that soap making was easy-peasey, what with measurements in cupfuls and spoonfuls, and mixing with … Continue reading
… and the house smells amazing! Today I again dipped into the instructional pages of Polly Pinder’s Home-made and at a fraction of the cost. Published in 1983, it is delightful publication which includes chapters on growing herbs in pots, home-baked breads, soft cheeses, chutneys, pickles and mustards, smoked foods, sweets, nature’s drinks, fruit preserves, scents and … Continue reading
… so much to relish! (and no, the puns just don’t stop) Hot on the heels of great success with ‘canning*’ dill pickles and beetroot and our two types of strawberry jam, Chris took to one of the three stands of sweet corn in the soil garden and returned a bounty of 8 lovely ears (OK … … Continue reading
AKA Stage 2 of the aquaponics system I think if I stood in one place long enough, I would be picked up, modified and made into a useful piece of the aquaponics system. It has been a mere four weeks and the changes in the backyard are extraordinary, and on a daily basis I am … 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
…try not to panic! It’s another hot and humid morning here, and, over a second cup of tea (which most mornings makes me feel almost human) we have tested the chemical levels in the fish tanks, fed the fish, ogled at the fish, commented on the fish, visited with the Salmon Brothers (also fish) and … Continue reading
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