Dear Reader, If you are a practitioner of the gentle and subtle art of 'reading between the lines' you may be interested to know - that perhaps you were right - this blog has become a collision. A mish mash of permaculture practices and personal, daily insights and reflections. At least for now. No apologies, … Continue reading Departure from Chaos
The new garden is bolting. Seeds are ripening and reaching for the sky. It is coming to a close, the initial burst of vigor. Underneath this cloak of leaves and seeding pods are pumpkins and melons. Growing, engorging themselves towards mature fruit. Mrs PP and the Littlest Fella took delight in scattering marigold seed around … Continue reading The Throwing of the Seed
Self-reliance. . . It has always been an economic foundation of every society in history, it's just that in the super-charged affluence of the past couple of decades we've managed to suck it dry and shift everything up, into the monetary economy. And when you get economic contraction it's just natural that people start doing … Continue reading Retrofitting the Suburbs *
This used to be real estate Now it's only fields and trees Where, where is the town? Now, it's nothing but flowers The highways and cars Were sacrificed for agriculture I thought that we'd start over But I guess I was wrong - Talking Heads (Nothing but) Flowers I've been looking at our greater … Continue reading Nothing but Flowers . . .
Blackberry has three remaining kits. All looking well fed and healthy so we are hoping she will nurture them through successfully. Mrs PP has been placing the smallest of the three on top of the other two at regular times throughout the day in the hope that this smaller one will be closer to a … Continue reading A Nest of Kits
Petit Paradis 