I haven't had much time for online reading lately but here are a few scratchings from the past couple of weeks.  I hope everything ...

Our garden changes are almost complete and I'm looking forward to working in this smaller but still productive garden. The major ch...

Wandering around our backyard, sitting under the elder tree, watching the birds fly and admiring the vegetables in the straight rigid lines...

I love hand sewing much more than machine sewing. Next month, I'm taking a trip to the Blue Mountains to visit my sister. I have no d...

Image from here. I couldn't let this pass without commenting on it. One of my political heroes (I only have two), Gough Whitlam, ...

I'm pleased to tell you that I won the Green Lifestyle Magazine's Local Green Hero Award yesterday. Other winners in the People ca...

I'm busy here at the moment so there'll be fewer posts in the coming weeks. Be patient with me, I'll be back to a more regu...

During the week I had a question from a young woman, Ms J, asking: As with all of us life tends to increase its demands at different times,...

It's very easy to spend a lot of money in the garden. Raised beds, top soil from the garden supplier, blocks, sleepers, fertiliser, too...

There is no doubt you can save money if you have the space, time and energy to produce organic vegetables and fruit in your backyard. Ha...