Despite the temperature pushing the point at which there was a good chance that one of our children may well have spontaneously burst into flames we still thought it would be worth heading into the Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival. In an ironic twist the train company had decided on this of all weeks to do…
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Box Frenzy
So the last two weeks have been pretty much dedicated to making boxes and constructing wicking beds. My mother (whilst helping me construct one of the beds) observed that I’m easily excited and I’ve gotta say that the concept, or the potential of these beds has been exciting. It’s also been kinda cool that word…
Read MoreRubbish Accounting.
One of our aims in the New Year was to keep better track of the impact of the changes we’ve made. The importance of this was highlighted when a friend remarked that they had the highest energy usage in their street. I was a bit taken aback that this seemed almost like a point of…
Read MoreEverything’s gone to poo !
So after what was more rant and less blog I figure I’d better write a slightly more practical entry. The back yard has become woodwork central with the completion of the first planter box thanks to a bit of help from an old friend and some random hammering from our children. We shall call her, Tank!…
Read MoreThank you Masters
In looking to finish my wicking beds I’ve needed to go and buy some stuff that has neccessitated me going to a larger hardware store than usual. This shopping task has taken me through two very different experiences. The first was at a medium-sized local hardware store where one of the staff asked straight away whether I…
Read MoreBoxing
Ever since reading about guerrilla gardening I’ve been thinking about boxes. Big boxes, little boxes, boxes full of flowers and boxes full of vegies but I’ve had this niggling thought in the back of my head. It’s that voice that says, “yeh cool, more garden space to add to the current amount you struggle to…
Read MoreMaking the Transition
Another weekend, another opportunity to join up with some cool people doing some great stuff! This weekend it was a combined session run by Urban Reforestation (http://www.urbanreforestation.com) and Transition Towns Darebin (www.transitiondarebin.org) . If you haven’t run into transition towns already I strongly recommend you do a little bit of searching in your area because there…
Read MoreTreading into the New Year
Despite having heard a radio interview which suggested that in fact New Years, with all the disruptions that it brings, is the worst time to make resolutions that are likely to be fulfilled I’m still gonna go ahead and do so. We are now ¼ of the way into our ‘year of treading lightly’ and…
Read MoreTramStop 22
It doesn’t happen often but Thursday I had a day all to myself. The children were at their crèche-day, my wife was earning the money that I was most joyously spending on coffee, ice-cream and beer and even the evening meal was ready since the thought of cooking on a 40 degree day just doesn’t…
Read MoreThneeds and Gardens
The last couple of posts seem to have gone all broad and big picture on me so back to the core purpose of this blog which is to document what we are actually doing. Christmas has come and gone and I’ve got to say that this one didn’t bug me as much as normal. I’ll…
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A Life of Treading Lightly 