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7 June 2009
Swap News
Hello all- I am happy to report that so far we only have a handful of ladies who did not receive their parcels. It is the best we have ever...
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5 June 2009
Dump debt - own your own life
Simple life is usually about the little things - small steps, tracking small amounts of money spent during the day, taking time for yourself...
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4 June 2009
Swap Help
Charlene, could you e-mail me (Sharon) at cdetroyes at yahoo dot com so that I can get you connected to Suzen, your swap angel. I seem to h...
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3 June 2009
Hanno, Alice and Don Burke
Hanno comes home today and I begin my short break from work. I'm taking three weeks off to concentrate on writing. But the big news i...
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2 June 2009
Energy and water audits
The Energy Monitor a couple of days after installation. (Click on photos to enlarge.) We had an energy and water audit done a few weeks ago....
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1 June 2009
Recycled benches and pickles
I am sure I have the most generous readers here. Thanks to all the experienced gardeners who have offered to mentor our inexperienced garde...
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31 May 2009
Garden mentors
Good morning everyone! It's a cool sunny morning here. I've just finished tending the animals and chooks and before I start on two...
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29 May 2009
Keeping chickens and animals with your garden
I'm a solo homesteader at the moment. Hanno flew to Sydney yesterday to help my sister out with her house (a tree fell on it) so bloggi...
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27 May 2009
Your first vegetable garden
Welsh onions are planted in the top bed here. They're non-bulbing green onions, although there is a red variety of Welsh as well. ...
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26 May 2009
Maintaining your garden tools
The past few days have been incredibly busy for me. I had a 12 hours day at the Centre yesterday and go back again today. Hanno is going do...
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25 May 2009
Living off the land
Lettuce, bok choi and cabbages. One of my fantasies when I was younger was to wander off into the bush and live off the land. In the 197...
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22 May 2009
Good night and sweet dreams
Are you wanting to simplify and don't know where to start? Here is s small step everyone can do. It's easy, won't cost any mon...
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21 May 2009
Answering the questions
Alice says hello. ;- ) Good morning! We've had some wild weather these past couple of days with about 250 mm (nearly 10 inches) fallin...
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20 May 2009
Making cold pressed soap - focusing on the process
I made a batch of soap last weekend. For me, soap making is one of those defining tasks of a simple life. Like bread making, it is a powe...
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