Author: Derek
Weekly update, 24/3
This week I put in a lot of work extending the food plants in the mini food forest. We had our eye on a spot…
Weekly update, 17/3
Busy week, but unfortunately not in the garden. I did get around to planting some Pandan and a Tamarillo which was a gift from a…
New growth
The recent combination of very warm weather and regular rain has given the garden a new lease on life. Some plants that had fruited earlier…
Air quality
There’s been a lot of noise coming out of Brisbane and Sydney regarding how their air quality is suffering due to the increased fire activity…
Fires 2019
This years fire season is has the dubious honour of being worse than last years, and it’s only just begun. More hectares of land have…
Roger Waters, The Wall – live in Berlin
Almost everyone I knew in the 80’s had a copy of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. I don’t think anyone, including myself, knew what the hell…
Tattoo You
This week’s album of the week is for me, the last decent thing the Rolling Stones came out with. Hey that’s just my opinion, but…
Sea the change
It wasn’t long ago that I thought “Sea Changers” were a bit of a joke. Privileged, middle class professionals who needed to escape the rat…
There’s hills in Canberra
Last Friday I finally got to make use of my day off and hit the tar on my treadly. With the MS Gong ride coming…