The Billy Goat Yard
Also known as The Cattle Yard. I’m all for anything that fulfills more than one important function. It’s one of the cornerstones of the permaculture* approach to agriculture, horticulture and gardening. We are not...
Modern-day homesteading at Little Owl Gully Blog
The Cattle Yard
Dad liked building sturdy structures out of wood. He got as much satisfaction making in-built bookcases to house his many books as he did reading them. He’d make bookcases that went from the ceiling...
Getting all bookish
The time has come to not only blog about our way of life but also to write a book about it. I’ve come up with the working title: Little Owl Gully – Four Seasons...
Our carbon footprint
When talking about climate change, footprint is a metaphor for the total impact that something has. And carbon is a shorthand for all the different greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. The term...
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Many people think of herbs as a collection of about five plants in the kitchen garden, occasionally used in a sauce or stuffing – mint, thyme, parsley, chives and sage. The first sentence of...
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