…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
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When aphids attack…
…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
Grow my pretties, grow
Documenting the early days OK…so it is an obsession, and I admit it. But in the words of my lovely man and co-creator of our backyard experiment: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. And so measure we do…and photograph…and document…and…well…you get the picture! (At this juncture I may as well admit to running a … Continue reading
Something fishy
A full complement of fish It’s been only three weeks since the IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers) arrived—all eight of them on the back of a truck. These metal crated plastic cube-like structures have a carrying capacity of around 1,000 litres each. We have put four to water collection from our lovely big tin roof, and … Continue reading
The Good Life in the 21st Century?
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