Welcome to the blog!
I’m mother to an endlessly curious and energetic nine year old boy. We live on a suburban block in town in WA’s South West. I’ve been renting in different situations […]
The Week It All Fell Apart
Who wants to live in community? Not my housemates. I feel like there’s been a mutiny aboard my ship. Two months ago, I was all starry-eyed with possibility as the […]
Wee Backyard Farm
Five fluffy little silkie chicks and a couple of guinea pigs started off our backyard menagerie. I had 3 big Australorps waiting back at the farm, but no secure chookhouse […]
RetroSuburbia and the Household Landlord
The next permaculture classic has hit the shelves. David Holgrem’s ‘Retrosuburbia‘, a big colourful book with plenty of diagrams and pictures. It’s hefty and beautiful. I’m working my way through […]
Gift Economy Garage Sale
Last month, instead of holding a normal garage sale I gave my things away for free. I have been involved in various gifting or alternative economy schemes, including #foodisfree stands, […]
7 Plastic Free Aussie Christmas Trees
A long time ago, I had a little plastic Christmas tree and lots of cheap plastic ornaments. When I reduced the plastic in my house, eventually I gave them away. […]
My Global Family
Over the last four years, my son and I have hosted about eighty travellers in our home through the Couchsurfing website. I found out about this website from a […]
Creating a Permaculture Base Map
Permaculture is a design system for human settlement. You can apply permaculture principles not only to your garden but your kitchen, your business, your children or your whole life. It’s […]
The Fifty Cent Washing Machine
Neither of us owned a washing machine when we moved into our new house. I considered a twin tub, because they’re easier to manage greywater for reuse and they also […]
Our First Food Forest
I’ve got a big grassy backyard to play with! I’m plotting all the fruit trees I can fit into it… and also trying to wait for a year before I […]
Meet Mother Maybelle
This is Maybelle. It’s high time I introduce her. She bubbles away in the fridge all week, until I take her out to feed her. Then I leave her on […]
