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10 April 2017
Garden maintenance - pruning
I am not an expert pruner by any means but I do know a few of the basics and they're enough to keep our garden in good shape most of th...
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1 November 2016
Reducing the cost of living with a new baby
I was contacted by "Jenna" last week asking for help with a major life change. Jenna is a nurse, five months pregnant with her fi...
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25 October 2016
Signs of life
This time of year is about gardening for us, even with our smaller garden. We start our gardening year in March and all through the cold m...
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18 October 2016
Looking after my mental health
We've had so many visitors lately my head is spinning. Add to that my adorable grandkids and a new puppy and I'm starting to feel a...
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31 August 2016
Growing oranges
We've had quite a history of fruit trees in our backyard. When we bought this place, there was a 30 year old avocado living quite happi...
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10 August 2016
Our vegetable garden
Before I start today's post I want to thank so many of you for your kind and generous comments. It really does make blogging a great j...
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27 June 2016
Being self-reliant in a connected community
I've been wanting to review our financial situation for a while now and when the Brexit referendum came up with a surprise "leave&...
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26 April 2016
Symbioses at its best in the backyard
It's exhilarating and exciting settling in new chickens and setting up a vegetable garden for another year. Of course the chickens requ...
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