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Orb Wisdom

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Summer Solstice December 21st 2012

Cicadas held the soundscape, shadows danced and a summer breeze prevailed.  The light and calm invited me to rest. Patterns formed, inspirations emerged. I walked again, the open paddocks and gentle river beckoning. At home…

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Farm stay food garden finds its roots & glows & grows

I posted about our new farm stay garden here and now it has begun to take shape and come into its own. Our guests can now sit in the farm stay viewing this garden from…

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Waterwatch

“Waterwatch is a national community water quality-monitoring program that has been operating since 1993. The program brings together school and community groups, landowners, Councils and Water Authorities to test the quality of their local stream…

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Eclipse journey FNQ

We crept out under a waning crescent moon. The soon to be rising sun of Remembrance Day was on our way to us and there was much to remember, like on that day in 1999…

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Connecting to the foods we eat

My neighbour Pat who is in her eighties is a wonderful example of self-sufficiency. She was taught as a young girl to carry out tasks such as killing and dissecting poultry. Pat firmly believes that…

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Farewell Crypto; Spring Equinox 2012

At dawn of the spring Equinox I awoke with a list in my head of things to be done. I had about three hours to tick off my list and be ready for our opening…

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Pumpkin dreaming. Mezza Luna & the golden sun equalised

Initially this dish for our Spring Equinox celebration was going to be prepared using fresh beets, but the size of the beets in the garden saw us reassess our vegetable choice. Last summers pumpkin harvest…

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Step 1: Make a mess

A new food garden at our farm stay is taking shape. The bigger timber posts are all in and this photo offers you a sneak peek of your humble entrance facing to the west. I…