Barrenjoey trip
Socks get a great view from Barrenjoey On Sunday I went to Barrenjoey for the night. It’s an hour’s drive from Chippendale to Palm Beach. On Monday I climbed Barrenjoey to the lighthouse and found a rock with a view to the south over Palm Beach and Pittwater. My socks, as seen in the photo above, obtained a fine view. All this within an hour of the city. What a great city Sydney is. M Read More
What we’ll do in the road gardens this Friday
Gardeners Now is our time. Spring has sprung, warmth is in the air, green shoots are on the wing . . . hyperbole is all about. See you at 58 Myrtle this Friday at 9 am or at the bins in Peace Park, and we’ll be in the road gardens in Myrtle, Shepherd and Rose streets ’til 12. We will: - Fight them on the beaches, we will never surrender; I’m talking cockroaches in our compost bins in the park and the streets. We’ll... Read More
Wood sorrel turns up in our road garden
Wood sorrel, Myrtle road garden Luke, the chef who lives in Cleveland Street, joined us briefly for gardening on Friday and showed Karlie and I some wood sorrel growing in the road garden on the corner of Myrtle and Pine. Luke says when he’s looking at what plants he might eat from the road gardens (and anywhere) he relies on what his tongue tells him. If something tastes like grass then he’s doesn’t pick it. He uses wood sorrel... Read More
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My web manager has managed to teach me how to enable comments on this blog. A step at a time, here. Anyway, it would be beaut to hear from you with your questions, suggestions, doubts, differing views, other projects and so make this a richer place to find information. Your comments of all kinds are welcome. Go to, please. M Read More
New leaky drain in Pine Street
John and Helen ready to make a leaky drain Today we dug up and made a leaky drain outside Helen’s house in Pine Street. Now, all or most of the rain from the two roofs draining to the street will stay where it falls and the road garden will be self-irrigating. About 1200 litres a year falls in each square metre of this part of Sydney. As each roof is about 30 square metres, this leaky drain will keep about 60,000 litres of rainwater to feed... Read More
