The genny is in; we had a brief bad moment upon being told that only really tiny stupid little stick welders would work with as few Amp hours as our genny outputs, but actually it looks like a different brand of welder will do the thing just fine. On our …
Greetings from the Hill, where wireless mobile broadband is now connected, hoorah! It’s not cheap, but it works – and, courtesy of an antenna, it even works inside! C and I have both been struck down by the lurgy (me a few days ago – am slowly recovering – and …
Much to report! The past few days feel like a weird whirl of meeting people, gathering information, and trying desperately to get various things sorted. It’s also been characterised by a really large amount of driving, which is still making us feel guilty as anything. One of the highlights of …
Super woosed-out of our first volunteering, at the Stephanie Alexander Garden in Cygnet. Why? Well, really, it’s because we are still complete townies and are uber cautious about the wet slippery road, with sheer falls on either side! A storm kept us up all night, as did useless panicking about …
Sunday, day three! This morning was a significant calendar event in Cygnet, the massive Scout garage sale, starting at 10 am. After meeting more lovely Toby’s Hill neighbours, Paulette (English) and John (American) on the mountainside, we finally got down to the Scout Hall at 10.59, just in time for …
Day 2 – sorting It was a cold, cold night, and of course the bedding we brought with us wasn’t up to the job – worst of all, the poor dog was absolutely freezing and crept into bed with one or other of us – more or less with our …
So, there was a flurry of entries about how screwed up the world was, and what we’d decided to do in order to help remedy that. And then there were a couple of updates, and a couple of fairly random things… And then all was silence. So, what happened to …
When we first started following your work, we assumed that you were in this line for the same reasons as everyone else – to build community, raise awareness of the urgency of getting back to locavorism and radical sustainability, to share skills, to lead by example, to show in living …