You can’t work on an empty stomach.
I have been dreaming of compost. I'm not sure why. After the recent winds came the rain. Slowly. But it really hit this afternoon and then settled in. I heard the tank pump working this morning and I'm sure it would have pumped more water up to the header tanks by this afternoon. The neighbours … Continue reading The Rain, the Muse & the Start of Winter
How fantastic it is to be able to finally shower with filtered rainwater. To know that the water we have been using has been sitting in the tanks waiting for us over the months prior to us moving in. It was early January when the plumber and I met on a sunny afternoon to make … Continue reading Rainwater
As we await the completion of our larger, raised garden beds, I cannot let it stand as an excuse not to grow our own food. So in the meantime we have a couple of plants started to supplement that which we purchase from the local farmers market. I have sprinkled lettuce seeds, parsley seeds and … Continue reading Mini-Crops for your Little Paradise
This was one of those "Mate - you're different." moments. There was no friend present when I first lay my eyes on the above scene, but I'm sure that would have been the response to my reaction of "Awesome!" and my spontaneous enthusiasm to immediately begin gathering as many handfuls of leaves I could, … Continue reading The Professionally Engineered Leaf Trap
Mrs PP writes: The Sauna is the best thing I have ever bought with money, ever. I love how it smells. I like the warm embrace. I love how it feels - the smooth, silky cedar wood. I love the dry heat that reminds me of hot summer childhoods in the WA wheat belt. I … Continue reading Sauna
Petit Paradis 