Being prepared.
Firstly let me just say that life is good and it's a great point in time to be alive. Lots of positive things are happening in the world...
Making the most of our produce
February already - the last month of summer and the garden is booming and blooming. We've had a lot of meals based around zucchini and...
Spring has well and truly sprung.
It's been a while since our last blog post and a lot has been happening in the garden. We've been planting seeds, saved from last year,...
Rainwater collection...finally
It's been a long time between blog posts, but then again during the winter there's not a lot happening in the garden. Spring, however is...
Nourishment for the mind and soul....as well as the body.
If you've been following our blog posts you know that the aim of my wife Lizzie and me is to "live the good life". This is not just about...
Pickles, chutney and tea
As mentioned in an earlier post, we have been making pickles and relish/chutney from our glut of lemon cucumbers (many thanks to our...
We reap what we sow....sometimes....gardening update.
It's been a while since my last blog post. My apologies for that. We are now almost at the end of the month of April, in the latter part...
You barter believe it....
"Barter is the act of trading goods or services between two or more parties without the use of money. Bartering can benefit individuals,...
Why - "Living the Good Life"?
Back in the mid 1970's in the UK there used to be a TV series called The Good Life. It starred Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers as...
Our unproductive back lawn transformed into veggie gardens.
This is just a brief post to show in photos how our back lawn has changed from unproductive grass play area to productive veggie gardens...
