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'This is my sister. She is nice'. Six words that melt my heart, a message from the late 1970's. We are at my Granddad's retirement party. In the background of the crackling tape, I can hear their cockatoo,

I love my big north facing deck. Okay so don't say that with a kiwi accent. But seriously, it's pretty special - it's a sun trap, so even if it's cold and windy elsewhere, it's a sun trap, so you can catch

Have I told you how much I love to stand on my balcony, elbows on the railing, looking over my garden? I've never had a birds eye view of a garden before, and it's just delightful. One can see the shape

This morning, I recieved a text from a woman I know from the beach. I've known her for years - she's the partner of an old kiteboarding mate of my Dads, that we in turn lived with, and I was taught to

I'm a massive fan of seasonal cooking, starting with the produce you have rather than a recipe that requires you to go to the supermarket. With an abudance of beetroot and swede, I had to go past the usual

Hey cyclists! I only pop in this community from time to time because I'm not really a cyclist, unless you count going up the shops on my e-bike and the very occasional longer ride through the bush. I get

Well that's a stupid question for us gardeners, isn't it? Whilst we love the harvest, and might enjoy the quiet winter time when there's not much to do (unless you're somewhere where you can plant all

I'm a sucker for a botanical garden in any town, so when I drove an hour and a half to drop Jamie off to do a bikepacking trip, I stopped past the Colac Botanical Gardens - being Spring, it was an ideal

For those who've been following along, we've finally got around to doing the tiling of the splashback in the kitchen. I've had the tiles for ages as I got them in sales, saving a few hundred dollars, but

Declutter Or Downsize? Right now, as I type this, I’m listening to podcasts. The podcasts are providing some much needed dopamine distraction while I go through my cupboards and drawers looking for old

No, there is no rest for wicked husbands. Evenly the wickedly good ones. Sorry, Hive men. I know you empathise with men forced to DIY for their wives. Rest assured, he wanted the window. First step was

What do humans need? Ask Becky Chambers in this beautiful little hope punk book, where we meet a non binary tea monk who meets a robot in the wilderness and muses upon what gives our lives meaning. I'm

Seeing that my husband was relaxing the other day, I found a job for him to do - create a breakfast bar overlooking the garden. I usually have a cuppa or my muesli standing up against the balcony rail,

Dads ashes finally went to the ocean 🌊 yesterday - swirling round in the big blue. Felt like he was already out there but it felt right for them to be released where he wanted them to go, on the coast

Who gained a dog during COVID? Six years on, and I'm wondering if people will get another one when their fur baby reaches its inevitable demise (because dogs, like men and gods, also must die) or whether

Perhaps it's just a coincidence - my good mood this past week seems to have lined up with dogsitting the neighbour's wire haired pointer, Amy. Yes I know, who calls a dog Amy? I have yet to ask. The fact

Having a dog makes you get out more - we're dog sitting at the moment (more on that in another post) and so we have to get out twice a day to keep her happy and stop the back yard becoming full of excrement.

I love Sundays. Yesterday we spent the arvo in my Mum's garden mowing, weeding, fertilising the fruit trees and filling up one of her raised garden beds. Still lots to do, but it feels more manageable

Just when I was thinking chronic hip pain was going to be my fucking life, a Bowen therapist handed me a book, suggesting that there were a few things about how my pain was presenting that suggested it

This week @deirdyweirdy said that she'll never get over the miracle of growing things that she can eat. Fuck yeah. If you've got to that point in your gardening journey you're never going back. And even