Overcome the High cost of feeding yourself and your family
Wow! what a week! Last Monday, I was taken out for a lovely birthday lunch by some special church friends. What a wonderful treat. Then I had a brain episode and from Tuesday till Friday, I was out doing something or other, all triggered, I am sure by my impulsive response to beautiful sunshine on a day … Read more
This morning a lovely new friendly acquaintance from church, called round with a bag of my favourite (with Cherries) fruit, after a short conversation after church yesterday. Feijoas. YUM. But, here I was working at the computer, sitll in my night clothes and without an essential, visible item. Grrr. Trouble is, I live alone so don’t … Read more
After a pretty wet day Saturday, the sun is shining Sunday fit to bust. The Road closure on State Highway One has been lifted for the Easter Weekend as so many drive North this weekend and the current detours add a minimum of half an hour to the journey, longer if you have to take … Read more
Until last week, the weather here was mostly sunny, mostly very humid and hot. Then at the weekend the heavens opened and, Hey Presto! we are in Autumn. Most of my veges are pretty much finished with just the Aubergine and Chives still going strong. I have a new Tomato seedling, but will grow … Read more
For those who, like me, are checking your new beds (garden or container) every day for progress or, frustratingly as we want huge progress every day, don’t we? 🙂 lack of it. I have never had so much produce to harvest. And all from the expenditure of a few dollars, watering by me, or rain … Read more
Planning beds for my veggies I remember a few years ago, watching a TV programme about the prospects for space tourism. Need to be pretty darn wealthy AND young to enjoy one of those trips, I thought. Then about half way through, what should pop up, but a segment on the need to eat while … Read more
Beginning again, starting with raised veggie beds while I work to acquire the hydroponic equipment Found my first notes on growing hydroponically this week and realised how much I have learned in the years since I wrote them and bought my first kit, – a large rectangular dish with a four hole cover, from a … Read more