by Mara | Mar 25, 2015 | Baking
During December, and over the heat, my bread making energy had died in a heap. But after a few months of eating just air: bread at the supermarket just made me stare. I regained my focus, I reset my compass, I jiggled the kitchen and fired the sour, and in a tiny...
by Mara | Mar 22, 2015 | Urban Greening
When I see the cultural trend towards massive concrete drive ways, I wonder why oh why, there exists this lustful relationship with grey. While the trend is not entirely pervasive it is a worrying trend none the less. As there is plenty of grey concrete to share among...
by Mara | Mar 22, 2015 | Harvests, Urban Greening
On a recent bike ride I was overjoyed to see the efforts people were making in an attempt to protect their fruit harvest. With possums, white cockatoos and Rosella’s all competing for food in the neighbourhood people of all ages were going to extreme lengths to...
by Mara | Mar 17, 2015 | Design, In the Garden, In the kitchen
At the Lost Trades fair in Kyneton, Victoria, artisans and craftswomen and men are once again celebrated. And you could see from the hundreds and hundreds of people there how much communities crave the slow, the heartfelt, personal, intimate and highly skilled world...
by Mara | Mar 17, 2015 | Our home building journey
With long service leave in place Ralf has more time for building. We are hoping that before winter sets in, the walls will be rendered with a final coat. So far we are able to enjoy our small disasters by calling them “grand design moments!”. The frame...
