Every cultural group has a mixture of people in it: people who are well, people who are not, people who are thriving and those that are struggling. People whose mental health is good and those who wish it was. And in every group there are those who feel empowered and...
Gardens I really love you, you clean the air I breathe, you cool down summer heat, you provide a beautiful textural changing landscape through the seasons. Your colours, shapes and forms, stunning patterns and the birds you attract contribute a huge positive calming...
My book is out! A book? What book? Since October 2024 I have been working on a book called The Baker’s Percentage about how to make sourdough bread at home. A culmination of over 15 years of home baking led to this. But how it came about was also pure...
Our chook runs have become beautiful. In summer all the roses awaken as well as the grapevines, lime and avocado trees, and Hardenbergia violacea. Roses red, pink, bountiful and decadent in colour and texture. When their petals drop to the ground my hens feast...
I love teaching so very much and I love teaching soap making & essential oil distillation. Soap making is a fascinating alchemy. A simple one, with only three ingredients needed: water, caustic soda, oil/fat. Caustic soda sounds very frightening, but it once...
