by blythe_tait@bigpond.com | Aug 17, 2016 | Eco-living
The other night, as we were sitting around watching a scary movie, I paused the movie and asked my family in a low, serious voice: “Does anyone else feel like we’re being watched?” My family looked puzzled and, to be honest, a bit freaked out. I looked pointedly at...
by blythe_tait@bigpond.com | Jun 27, 2016 | Eco-living
noun: life hack a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way. Life Hack – Building an Awesome Wood Fire Every Time For some people, the only time they build a fire may be for a...
by blythe_tait@bigpond.com | Jun 9, 2016 | Eco-living
Recently, we took a couple of weeks’ break from our life in The House That Worked Out and visited Japan for a holiday. There is nothing quite like visiting another culture to get some perspective on one’s life, and Japan was a great choice for this. In many ways, life...
by blythe_tait@bigpond.com | Mar 31, 2016 | Eco-living
We are big fans of deep pipe irrigation (irrigation method #1). Another system we have been experimenting with in our ongoing pursuit of water efficient gardening is wicking beds. A wicking bed is a garden bed with a waterproof lining that holds a reservoir of water...
by blythe_tait@bigpond.com | Feb 29, 2016 | Eco-living
Living in a 2 storey house without stairs…and a broken ankle When I posted about living in a house with no stairs, a lot of folk (quite sensibly) raised concerns about how we would cope in this house if injury struck, or in our old age. Always ready to go the...
by blythe_tait@bigpond.com | Feb 16, 2016 | Eco-living
Irrigation Method #1- Deep Pipe Irrigation Even though our property borders a creek, the ram pump and piston pump projects are still in the pipeline (ha ha), so we rely solely on rainfall for both household and garden water requirements. Our first fruit trees...
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