Bob through the window
Bob looking through my window Bob and Bert, the chooks in the run outside the kitchen window, love to see what’s happening inside the house. Who knows, some cooking may be underway and some tucker may be about to be thrown through the kitchen window to peck? Lottie, who has the blog, A place a day, took this lovely photo through one of the windows (it’s got raindrops on it, so you’re looking through a glass sparkly). It’s... Read More
Terrific photos of the house
Lottie’s put some terrific photos of the house, chooks, bees and things up on her blog, here: aplaceaday.blogspot.com… Thanks, Lottie, may the photos be with you, Michael Read More
Coogee community garden on the way
Coogee community gardeners, the design team and Mayor Matson Last Sunday we held a design workshop on the proposed community garden site along Dolphin Street, Coogee, about 400 metres from Coogee Beach. Beth Kalin, an architect in my office, had drawn up some concepts and Nathan Kelly, who is studying the sociology of food, met the Coogee locals on site where some gardening and conversations were had. The Mayor of Randwick Council, Murray Matson,... Read More
Nuts n tough things in compost . . . do they go?
Elizabeth, who uses the road garden compost bins, emailed me, asking: Can I put these things in the composting bins? avocado seeds pistachio shells (and other nut shells) coffee grounds mango pips olive pips And, I answered, “Yes, all those can go in.” They take a while longer but they decay. And Council’s Helen Bradley, Senior Project Coordinator , Waste Services, who works with us on the bins every second Friday , said: “Yes... Read More
Waste doco that includes Chippo in Flickerfest
The new short film documentary, Waste Not, will have it’s world premier at the Flickerfest in Sydney in January and the programme guide on the festival web page says: ‘Waste Not Australia Directed By Ruth Hessey What keeps a 21st Century metropolis like Sydney clean and sparkling? Even as we hover on the brink of a monumental eco-catastrophe, an army of truck drivers, scientists, environmentalists, gardeners and even a famous chef are... Read More
