Predator Free 2050. It’s about being a good ancestor
There’s a Maori word “taonga” which means treasured or prized – especially culturally. And that applies hugely to our land and the flora and fauna in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This post is about doing our bit to preserve our precious taonga for future generations. About being a good ancestor by helping us become predator-free by 2050.…
We Quit Sugar
Day one – 3/12/2018 (Adrian) Hi, my name is Adrian and I’m a sugar addict. No really – I am, and today is day one of an eight-week program to quit sugar. I’m really motivated, but I’ll admit to large amounts of trepidation at the thought of it. But it’s here and I’ve started. Breakfast…
Cycling the St James Trail
When we started this blog we thought it’d be mainly about adventures big and small. But it’s funny how the content has turned out to be mainly about sustainability. Who knew that would happen!? Certainly not us. But at last here’s one about a big ol’ adventure that we had that’s doable by most, if…
The Night Before Christmas!!?!?!
We have a Christmas Grinch in our house. Well, that’s not fair really, because she loves Christmas, but she’s very grinchy about one aspect in particular; If she had it her way the decorations wouldn’t go up until just a few days before Christmas (OK it’s not the night before – but you get my…
I’m the reason landfills are toxic!
It must sound profoundly weird to the current generation but going to the tip used to be an adventure. People of my age might remember this with fondness. Dad would announce that he was taking a run to the tip (for all the waste that hadn’t been burned in the 40-gallon drum in the backyard)…
Simplicity Itself…
A Christmas Tale Who remembers getting their first bike? For me, it’s a family story that’s been told countless times. Christmas circa 1973 and I awake to a bright, shiny red bike. It wasn’t shop new; it was an old bike that Dad had painted and done up. Nevertheless, I was excited and happy. That…
Training smarter as we get older
A change in the way we approach our fitness training has made a massive positive difference. We’re trying to train smarter as we get older, not just for performance but for enjoyment and our general health. Hopefully, it’s a change that’ll maximise our life expectancy too. We’re not twenty anymore. The problem with aging is…
Our Version of Mindfulness
It’s funny, I’ve been trying to come up with a post about budgeting, being frugal, making do with what you have and indeed, having less, but I’ve been having a hard time coming up with the right angle. It’s getting late, so I bring the computer to bed, because I have to get something started. I…
Foraging on the expressway
This post carries on from where I left off in “Foraging on my driveway (and the beach)” and details final steps in making a Native Salt and Pepper Mix from scratch. Where we left things was that I had made Kawakawa and Nasturtium powder from leaves I’d foraged on my property. It was a fairly…
Foraging on my driveway (and the beach)
A while back Glynis bought me a book named ‘Find it, Eat it’. As is often the way with information books, it sat in a drawer for a while, brimming with potential. But, in a nice bit of serendipity, it was hanging out with the cookery books and my daughter, Annie, had a hankering for…
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