Live life like someone left the gate open!
No matter who thinks it’s trendy to emblazon the saying, ‘Live life like someone left the gate open’, on T-shirts, wall hangings, mugs and various other merchandise, (I even came across a self-help book...
Category: Self-reliance
The Offal Pit
I’ve got my son Joseph to thank for the offal pit. With a shovel, a wheelbarrow, and a few hours help from a mate, he dug, over several days, a 2 metre deep by...
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...
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...
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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