A Certificate II in Horticulture is a beautiful thing. Especially if you’re studying in the lovely seaside town of Ulladulla under the excellent tutelage of Malcolm, Graeme and Wendy. Add in a rambunctious group of classmates exuding endless enthusiasm, and you have yourself a tremendous combination. There’s Merino from Venezuela, Ross the van-dweller, Em the…
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I’m continually astounded by life. Sometimes, I feel like my entire existence is founded on a string of happy coincidences. Family. Friends. University. Travel. Returning home after a year of European wandering without a clear game-plan for 2014, wondrous coincidences continue to happen: I’m living simply at home in a small space, my very own…
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It’s that time of year when summer is still weaving its peculiar magic. The holiday rush has abated and the kids have been packed off to school again. Somehow, things slowly begin slotting into place as the world passes by in a dozey, in-between daze, and summer manages to bedazzle us with…
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Life at the Smith house keeps bumbling along in traditional Smith fashion. You never know what each day will bring, to be truly honest. Jacob is back from his surfing road-trip with a cold and tales of peanut-butter sandwiches by the sunset. Sara and Harlen can reliably be found whipping up red velvet cupcakes and…
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The Smith family have lived in Milton for over a decade, and for most of that time the vegetable garden has been a flurry of productivity. In the summer, most meals involve running down to grab a lettuce, a bunch of tomatoes, or a sprig of herbs. Unfortunately, over the last few years, the veg…
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Scotland – the land of kilts, oats, whisky and a ridiculous repertoire of words for describing the weather. Take dreich for example, for when at least four of the following apply: dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather. What more could one possibly need? A proper Scottish estate on which to experience it all,…
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Home for the month of June has been Mur Crusto Organic Farm, Llangybi, near the town of Pwllheli in northern Wales. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying doing some gardening, exploring the local area, dabbling in the kitchen and befriending the ducks. With the variable Welsh weather, I’ve also had plenty of time to catch up on…
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