I’m at the point where I really need to hurry up and write about all the things. Spring is only a few weeks away! This spring is different. It marks The Little Fulla’s 5th birthday and his heading off to school. I have a lot of mixed feelings about that. We’re gearing up for that … More We’re Hurtling Towards Something
I got a bit of a shock when I realised it was winter. Most of autumn disappeared in a puff of lockdown. I think the problem is that I’m a little behind in the gardening. In terms of vegetable crops I’m in a good place, a happy place, but I still haven’t finished cleaning up … More My Mind is a Tangled Web of Projects
The Front Plot is now a legit growing space. Last season we dug up a rectangle out of most of the front lawn, leveled the ground somewhat, put a very small amount of compost on and grew pumpkins, squashes and corn in there. Now it was time to get more serious about growing more food … More Boom! We Got More Food Security
Today’s blog is brought to you by the colour brown. Pale brown. As summer wears on the great dry continues here. Paddocks all around the district are brown and some of our plants, even the tough natives, are struggling to cope with severe dryness and our tight water management. This year we have had less … More We’re Fenced in! And Dry as a Bone
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