Tag: suburban resilience
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A tribute to Soursobs
As summer rapidly approaches, I am reminded that it is time to harvest one of my favorite plants. To most it’s a weed, and a problem one at that. Me, I’ve found a way to make my peace (and dinner) with it. We call them ‘Soursobs’ here in Australia. Oxalis pes-capre to the technically minded. Their…
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New look.
I added an avatar to the blog page. The pic is of my son, Marlon when he was about 7. In this pic, he is holding the day’s harvest from our 2 meter by 2 meter intensive garden bed.
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Whirlybird.
I had a ‘whirlybird’ roof ventilator installed. They make a big difference to ventilation and heat build up in the roof in summer. They also help ventilate the house in winter and prevent build up of dampness and mold. We’ve put them in our last 2 houses and swear by them. They work passively and…
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The entrance to the garden.
Finished the carport and driveway. I went with gravel so we don’t contribute as much to the urban runoff that is poisoning our rivers. The concrete at the front of bottom of the pic is the council’s handiwork.
