When is a park not a park?
Three years of fenced off park . . . Promises three years old of “Park Renewal” When is a park not a park? When it’s Peace Park, Chippendale. For over three years we’ve watched in growing wonder at the succession of failed attempts to manage the park, in particular to grow traditional grass there. The latest grass growing effort has seen the park fenced off for some nine months. If a park... Read More
Using underground water
A reader has sent me this question: ‘Dear Michael I may have a spring (h2o) or some form of h2o course running through my front yard under the middle of my house & than exiting from the northern corner of the rear of the house. This has been confirmed by a builder who has taken the ‘levels’ to level the house where the house has ‘sank’ in these areas. The house is a 1950′s weatherboard constructed on piers whereby... Read More
Tree veneration art show opens at Chippo Child Care Centre
Canopy Invite On 24 November, 6 – 8 pm, the art show, Canopy, opens at the Chippendale Child Care Centre, Pine Street. Artists have been celebrating trees at the Centre by venerating them. The idea is explained by Louise Fowler-Smith in a flier for the show: “Louise has been researching the Sacred Tree for the past decade and has found that the practice of venerating the Tree through decoration protects the Tree in countries such... Read More
A magic puddin’ pump
Glockeman pump in creek On Thursday I went to Melbourne and got a gift. I saw the most wonderful, inspiring, “I can’t believe that’ pump. (Yes, I know, I love water and sometimes my passion gets the better of me, but wait.) This pump uses no electricity. It was pumping water up over 60 metres. It pumps day and night. During the day one household on one side of the creek gets the water. During the night the household on the... Read More
Kids make doco at the house
Well. What a Saturday afternoon. Kids have just been here making a documentary. Of the hundreds of times the house has been given the once-over by different media this is the first time kids have given it a go. I’ll let you know when it’s on the Web. In the meantime you must, must, must check out the youtube, No such thing as waste, by the supervising photographer, here: www.youtube.com… I. Love. It. For the last... Read More
