These are photos were taken a few years ago when my husband and I visited Yosemite in winter - it was so peaceful, we barely saw anyone else and the weather was spectacular. All taken with my Canon Kiss

This is my first attempt at a 3D stop motion animation, and it was easier than I thought. I was inspired by Guldies' YouTube channel - spectacular claymation, really worth checking out. How I made The

My husband and I have been keeping bees for about four years, and we worked as professional beekeepers for a year. We adore bees and have a huge appreciation for the effort they put into making honey;

In a little rural town, tucked away in the northeast corner of Victoria, Australia, the local police station’s lawn has been transformed into a thriving vegetable garden. A few years ago, a community group

Last night we made two trellises for climbing vegetables. Then, we planted out the last garden with broad beans, salad greens, sugar snap peas, snow peas, and sweet peas - the sweet peas aren't edible,

I made my first stop-motion animation last week and had an absolute ball – it was such a fun process! I’m officially hooked, and my goal is to be able to make a good quality five-minute claymation for

In between rain showers this weekend, we got two more beds prepped and one planted out. Now we've got a new crop of carrots on the go (which means more lacto-fermented carrots in a few months!), English

We picked most of our carrot crop last week and, rather than letting them go limp in the fridge or trying to eat them all in one hit, we fermented them (and made a stop motion animation with one). What

Since last weekend, we have prepped and planted two garden beds. One thing we’ve learned over the last five years is that consistent, small efforts go a long way in the garden. Soil Prep After levelling

Earlier this week, I was lamenting how children’s television has changed. I know, I’m officially an old fart now I’m saying “when I was a kid…”.     Anyway, I was thinking about shows I

These photos were all taken with my Canon Kiss X4 with el-cheapo extension tubes (read: disable automatic functions) and the standard 18-55mm Canon lens that came with the camera.  No editing except

I began this blog three days ago to share the process of transforming our backyard into a food garden. In that short time, we've made decent progress. One section of lawn has been dug up and the topsoil

Spring is on the way (in Australia), and it’s time to get serious about growing more food. Make way, lawn, the veggies are coming! Our little family (me, husband, and our son) moved into this house at

I’m impatient and sleep-deprived – I’ve discovered that’s a bad combo on a site where you can’t edit posts after a certain period. I signed up to Steemit a week ago and published a quick introduction,

This photo was taken a few years ago. My husband and I lived here in a caravan for over two years. During winter, the fog would often settle for the entire day - this photo was taken late afternoon when

This photo by @nords tipped me off to the photo challenge, which I'll have a crack at next time, and reminded me of this photo I took a few years ago in the fog (we get all day fogs here during winter).

If you’re going to live in a tent, try to get one you can stand up in. After six weeks of crouching you’ll likely resemble Quasimodo and getting pants on is hard when you can’t stand up. ‘Bigger is better’

I'm here for my life better for my kid. So, I've got high hopes. A little over a year ago, my son was born. Leading up to his birth my husband and I had started having financial troubles. At one point