Things have been pretty busy. Nothing new there. Just more of it. Busyness that is. So I'm handing over this post to Mrs PP. I love a good solid breakfast. I realise not everyone does, but the petit paradis family agrees with me. What I find hard some mornings is the thought of actually preparing … Continue reading Non-Cereal Breakfasts @ Petit Paradis
Category: Self-Regulation & Feedback
Applying Self-Regulation & Accepting Feedback.
The sins of the father are visited on the children unto the seventh generation.
The Re-Invention of Real Food
My generation - Gen-X - and subsequent generations have been raised eating food from a can, a glass jar, a packet of powder mixed up and microwaved. Or from various fast food outlets and some that pretend not to be fast food outlets. When you see this stuff as a kid it becomes a part … Continue reading The Re-Invention of Real Food
Zoning Out from The House – Permaculture Zones : Part One
Part One - Zero to Abundance I find it pays to refresh the mind of concepts from time to time. Each time I take a look at zones there is a different mind-set of learning and experience that views the zones and my approach to them differently. Mostly due to a different piece of land … Continue reading Zoning Out from The House – Permaculture Zones : Part One
A Picnic with Creation & Destruction
I do enjoy a good picnic. Less desirable are the large gaps of time between picnics. So taking a break from working in the garden and sitting on a grassy knoll overlooking views of both beauty and destruction (as above) whilst eating a banana and sipping water is my new picnic. From this place, anything … Continue reading A Picnic with Creation & Destruction
Changes to Lifestyle
"... we have found that basic personal habits and behaviours are some of the most difficult and sensitive to deal with, and yet they are at the heart of the ecologically dysfunctional nature of modern society." David Holmgren This post will probably be more … Continue reading Changes to Lifestyle




