I am constantly looking at how time is spent. Particularly mine, occasionally the families. A fair chunk of my time is taken up with preparing meals and washing dishes. This frequently has me checking in on what others are doing in similar circumstances to see if there are short cuts I can take. The biggest … Continue reading Food Packaging, Gran & The Taste Monster
We are planning to use rainwater throughout the house wherever possible, so utilising our greywater (wastewater from showers, bath, laundry and hand basins) means that the water captured from our rooftop goes further. Generally, the permaculture approach to water is to capture it, slow it and disperse it through the designed system (in this case … Continue reading Tillellan – Greywater System
In many respects, life at our current Petit Paradis started with Compost Worms. We started our garden by initially burying food scraps directly into the sand and introducing some compost worms which we brought over from our previous residence. The worms quickly digested this organic matter into soil humus. This in turn introduced more of … Continue reading Petit Paradis – Compost Worms
Our initial idea around our house renovation was to build a smaller dwelling at the top of the block for my in-laws to live in. It was going to be all on one level, easy access and set up for aged-care. This house would have incorporated large, holding tanks under the dwelling to hold the … Continue reading Rainwater Harvesting
On which day will that "One day..." finally arrive? I will admit this, there is a seemingly thin line between storing useful salvaged materials for use in garden and house projects and hoarding piles of absolute shite that will never get used. We are currently the stewards of some of this Stuff presently, and I … Continue reading Hoarding has Knobs on It
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