This morning we ventured out early to get to Little Beach. Little Beach is very much an iconic local beach about 35 kms (or just over 20 miles) east of Albany. We arrived around 5:30 to make sandcastles and enjoy the water. Despite the early conditions it was a bit more choppy than expected in … Continue reading Plastic in Paradise
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Trashed
Mrs PP has created something of a Christmas tradition in the household. It's like an Advent Calendar of sorts, only it's a collection of 25 books with Christmas themes and stories. They are wrapped - with recycled paper from last year if its still good - and put under the Christmas Tree. The Little Fellas … Continue reading Trashed
Petit Paradis in Collage
The Eighth instalment of our annual bit of artwork tracking the Two Little Fellas. This year, on a whim, our youngest Little Fella takes the stage given that he's played smaller roles in previous pictures and I loved how he embraced his nature playground in the garden - quite literally. Over the years friends and … Continue reading Petit Paradis in Collage
The Salvation of Less
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
Generation Waste
We are not our stuff. We are more than our possessions. Our memories are within us, not our things. Our stuff weighs on us emotionally and mentally. Old photographs can be scanned. You can take pictures of items you want to remember. Items sentimental to us can be useful to others. Letting go is … Continue reading Generation Waste