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 Power of Story
We underestimate the power of story. Stories tend to be seen as false tales, or cheap light entertainment, rather than valid or real. I think stories can be healing, connecting […]
A Year in a Suburban Backyard
I’ve been in my suburban property for over a year now. Sometimes I wish I could clone myself so I could work on many things at the same time, but […]
Giant Pumpkins in Strawbale Beds
It’s time to plant your pumpkins in temperate Australia. Last year we grew giant pumpkins for the local Pumpkin Festival (then I attended the Australasian Permaculture Convergence instead and there […]
Shopping Trolleys and Other Raised Beds
I found these at the tip shop, with slightly busted handles but strong intact cages, and took them home to make garden beds that the guinea pigs can’t reach. They […]
How To Audit Your Bin
I’m a seasoned bin sifter by now. I wonder what my Couchsurfers thought last week, when their host emptied a month’s worth of recycles and soft plastics onto the kitchen […]
What’s In Your Bin?
Edit: I wrote this post last year and didn’t publish it quickly enough to be relevant. Now I need it for reference for this year’s Plastic Free July landfill tally; […]
Building An Earthbag Dome House
How do you build social capital at the same time as building your dwelling? Last week I took my son to a free workshop just around the corner in Kendenup […]
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 […]
