The vegetable seedlings are all go at the moment. The dining table is full of little plants pushing up from the soil in various colours, sizes and forms. They are very interesting to watch. I have been doing a lot of watching; stuck with my compost-turning-induced back injury, with two different joints damaged. What was … More Stuck
So, it was time for us to have a holiday. A South Island holiday complete with catching up with friends and family in Christchurch and a wedding in snowy Twizel. If you know how things go around here you know that us + holiday = extra nuttiness. This time was no exception, indeed, this pre-holiday … More Chicken Coop Craziness
There has been a bit of hunting and gathering going on lately. The first excursion began when I was driving to work one day, on a lovely country road. I noticed that people had left all kinds of items out by their letterboxes, evidently for a waste collection day. As I whizzed past at 100km/h, I got … More Finders, Keepers
A few years ago I began a journey. Or I realised I was on a journey. It is a journey of living my life a different way. At the moment I still feel like I have a long way to go in this journey, so I’ve been reluctant to put a name on it, but … More The Journey Towards a Different Way of Living
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