Dip in the briney
To keep up with the delish of summer that’s upon us I threw myself into the Bronte pool about half an hour after sunrise today. Yum. What's around the corner? Here comes the sun Bronte pool at 620 am today And so it goes . . . , enjoy this beautiful day, Michael Read More
Of bees, gurus and lost opportunities
In her autobiography, Images and Shadows, Iris Origo the American who married an Italian and lived in Italy but, more importantly, overcame great wealth to live and write and to love with disciplined, accessible passion and learning, describes her brief time with a wonderful teacher when she was 15. In the chapter, Reading and learning, she describes learning Greek and Latin poetry. Like all wonderful stories hers are layered, with life in front... Read More
Some eyesong for the heart
Compost bin with heart n soul A bin to make you smile Some things sing to the heart through our eyes and, after a topsy turvy day as this has been so far, I’ve come to this computer to find something which through my eyes brings a little song to my little heart, that thing which bebops away somewhere. Graham Chalcroft’s work painting our old compost bin is full of life and promise, don’t you think? Good luck to it, and thanks Graham... Read More
Gas drilling and fracking
Amidst the gas drilling frenzy across Australia and the limp coverage of it by our media I’ve found this recent blog by one of my favourite energy writers, James Kunstler, and some of it is here: “• The fracking fluid is a secret proprietary cocktail formula amounting to 5 percent of the liquid injected into the earth. It’s composed of: sand; a jelling agent to suspend the sand because water is not “thick” enough; biocides... Read More
Mulch bin mulched
Mulcher and mulch bin Empty mulch bin Fresh mulch on road garden Yesterday a private mulching business came and mulched our road mulch free of charge. John from Treescapes (tel 9519 4790) donated his machinery, labour and his time to turn our bin of garden waste into mulch. In about 20 minutes we had the whole bin mulched and put around the road garden plants. John has said he’ll come back anytime to mulch our garden waste because he loves... Read More
