… 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
…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
… 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
… and all things nice! We had leftover rice from dinner last night that we put out for a treat for the girls this morning. When we first got this brood they quite timid, but they seem to recognise us more and more each day as the purveyors of fine food 😀 The garden has gone … Continue reading
… a quick update. It is late March which in Oz means we are almost a whole month into Autumn (Fall) but you would not know it. I awoke this morning to another warm day: it is 26ºC now (9am) heading for 31ºC. It is far too warm and to be honest, I am over it. … Continue reading
… yes folks! It’s harvest day! It’s a balmy (?) 28 degrees in Woody Point but because of the 68% humidity it feels like at least 30 degrees. So today, after our regular Saturday morning date of bike ride, coffee and backgammon, we donned hats and sunscreen and insect repellant and headed for the patch! … Continue reading
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