… 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
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
… 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
… and soapy tales to tell! Wow! It’s been almost two months since my last post. How can that be? I did start a rather convoluted post about chickens which I hope to revisit, but in the meantime, long story short, we had one of our originals, Georgie, die. And then Blanche presented as being … Continue reading
and a new recipe to share… I know I have waxed lyrical before about the sheer bliss of eating from the garden, but here I go again… My life seems to be a bountiful list of strategies—how to get fitter, how to lose some ‘excess-to-requirements’ kilos, how to be better organised for study etc etc … Continue reading
AKA a small random collection of unrelated things We are now into October so Spring is certainly here. It’s lovely to see fresh growth on the Jacaranda which we planted two years ago in memory of my brother. In the last two years I think it has doubled in height but in that time we have not seen any … Continue reading
…we have had a small disaster Well Dear Reader…it has been a while since my last post, as well…things were going along swimmingly. The plants in the system were thriving, we had tried out different growing arrangements, tried new vegetables and herbs in the grow beds (and NFT) and continued to marvel at the rate of … Continue reading
…we’re hunting knowledge (with apologies to Bugs Bunny) It was my intention from the outset to post every day when I started this blog…all wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, and hey, I did do 19 posts without faltering. I don’t care to go and check the date of my last post as it will remind me of … Continue reading
…and lessons shared Blogging has been a bit of a learning curve. It is easy, in the throes of enthusiasm, to just post pictures and text and not worry too much about stuff…until a good friend contacts you with some sound advice. So a big THANK YOU to Justin, web guy extraordinaire, for telling me … Continue reading
plus a fabo cake (for those who LOVE cake) I am very blessed to have friendships that have stood the test of time, and last night we shared a special ‘significant’ birthday with a gorgeous man named Frank, his amazing wife, and their family…brothers, sisters, niece and nephew, son and in-laws, many of whom had … Continue reading
