Going green

Picking our mushrooms

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Finally, our mushies grew and the kids had a ball finding them

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Decluttering and recycling at the same time

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How to declutter your home without contributing too much to landfill

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Our fruit garden is planted

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Our garden has changed so much since we’ve moved in, take a look.

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Our fruit trees are here!

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New fruit trees for our mini-orchard arrived today

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Drying mandarin peel

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What to do with those sweet-smelling mandarin skins.

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Kids growing mushrooms

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Teaching the children how to grow mushrooms.

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Home made air freshener

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This air freshener was made from flowers growing in my garden, and smells divine…

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An update on our backyard’s progress

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A week or so ago, I was feeling overwhelmed by all the work our yard needs to get it to a point where it’s not only safe for the kids to play, but also ready to grow fruit and veges, raise chooks, etc. Oh, and it’s gotta look better. We’ve implemented stage one of our [...]

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So much to do, and where to start

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As my regular readers would know, we moved house three months ago. Now that we’ve settled in and done most of our unpacking, I took the time to look at our yard, and gardens. It’s quite the jungle out there. This is really overwhelming for me, as I’m not the world’s best gardener. We are [...]

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How to unblock your sink without using poisons

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Using Draino to unblock your sink is bloody awful. It’s poisonous, and I hate the thought of something so dangerous being kept in my home with little kids around. If you’re interested in saving money and going green, then you might like to try this tip next time you have a blocked or even just [...]