The Simple Things in Life
I've just come through a really busy week - worked 6 days out of 7 and managed to keep most of my other responsibilities in check too - only forgot…
Four Letter Words
There are two four letter words which have dominated my life in the past week. In the media over the last few years I have noticed a new word emerging…
Busy
Why is it that sometimes life is so busy I don't have time to do anything I really want to do? It's just busy working and living! The last week…
Why “The North Glass”?
Trying to live a sustainable life means, in part, trying to utilise the renewable resources around us - often in place of the fossil fuels to which we have become…
Chooks
For many years I have wanted to own chooks, but for one reason or another I wasn’t able to. However for the last 3 or so years we have had…
Mexican Chicken
Inspired by my cos lettuce that I got at the food swap, I decided to cook Mexican chicken. I sliced some onions and chopped some red capsicum, tossing them through…
Food Swap
Our local permaculture group has started a food swap which is held twice a month at a cafe within our community. If you haven't been to one, or heard about…
The joys of selling up
We are currently selling our house. With the current market in Adelaide, I have very little expectation that this will be a quick process – recent reports suggested that the…
Death, taxes and change
They say there are only two things in life which are certain: death and taxes - and probably not in that order! In this millennium, and certainly within this decade,…
The First Post
This is my first post. Hopefully it is not the Last Post. (With all respect to those who honourably gave their lives for our freedom.) I've wanted to start a…