Aw, yes he is - he's definitely my carer currently haha. Gosh isn't it always the way - you injure yourself doing the most insignificant things! You're lucky you didn't do more damage on that fall!

If there's one thing I hate it's paying for wood! We call it 'wooding' - as in an active verb where we scout for fallen wood.

Oh are you thinking of moving to Arizona?

Oh yes, we would use 'desert' to describe wasteland too - but if you know a 'desert' it's a bit of a misnomer in a way, or what a desert actually is is far more fertile than the name suggests. I guess

Oh Arnica I use, and have slathered it on my arm. I just don't get on with the pills - I've never found they work for me, but appreciate they may for others. Comfrey and arnica are my go to in these cases.

Yup. Little fires hey!!

Thankyou! Yes it feels a little like independence and we can cook on it if we need to! Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Those behemoths were certainly functional - I know some people still rely on them

Chicken tinola looks amazing. I might have to try it when I grow chayote!

We are right down south, about an hour from Melbourne. Town called Anglesea. So it gets cold in winter, but not snowy and icy!

You're unstoppable!

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Oh man, what a day. Some days you just chase your tail putting out fires as you say! Good score on the kindling. We've been raiding skips from building sites and hunting for pine cones. When that gets

I always forget to check - must get myself a tester! If things die, I just move them elsewhere - such a bad habit. I'm going to order a ph tester right now!

Isn't it crazy that something that grows as wild and abundant as chayote can be so expensive to buy?? Same with lettuce - it's such an easy crop for us and self seeds, but because commerically it's grown

Good luck! A month seems soon, but who knows!

An interesting choice of words, as even a desert has more biodiversity than a lawn! I definitely am pro meadow style, weeds and all - but people do love their monoculture lawns don't they? I think there's

oh wow the root growth looks amazing. I'm definitely going to try this method come spring.

It definitely seems like things are in full swing. Be great to see all those flowers go in the next few months - that'll attract some insects I'm sure! I've been gettimng into succulents a lot more as

Once, Jamie got in a magazine on the same page as Ozzy Osborne. He was rather chuffed.