The annual migration of ants from outside our little paradise to inside our homely chaos, has begun. When I bought my first house the kind, elderly woman I bought it off also left me with some of her ant bait and the little recipe. Scrawled on the bottle of liquid was her recipe potion. 1 … Continue reading Home Made Ant Poison
“The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words … Continue reading Farmer Wants A Life
[ You may notice that Tasmania is not covered in this map. Within Tasmania there are several smaller climate regions which are covered in the link Daily Mail news article ] Recently I came across this map of climate comparisons across Australia with other regions of the world. I am not surprised to see Perth … Continue reading Aussie Climate Zone Comparisons
A big week is planned. This week should see the installation of the kitchen, laundry, garage door and possibly the final stages of electrical work and the solar pv system. At some point the final window treatments will go in also. Cupboard doors still need fitting and the two sets of stair cases - so … Continue reading “So, when are you moving in?”
In life there are objects. And there is space. I am currently rediscovering a fascination and attraction to the space between objects. Periodically, as time permits, we return to a space of creating space. The selling continues as we reduce the items surrounding us. Gradually we whittle down the list of possessions and still there … Continue reading The Salvation of Less
Petit Paradis 