A new start in the garden is a good idea on New Year’s Day, and since the chickens were killed a short time ago, it’s time to change the look of the garden.   It’s certainly been a lot tidier since their demise, although I’d rather have the mess. Since we no longer need to have [...]

Over the past ten to twelve years, the climate in Melbourne, where I live, has been slowly changing. During this time, it has become drier and we are considered to be in a drought. It is much hotter in Summer, our Winters are sometimes milder, but we don’t actually get much rainfall, especially in Spring, [...]