Back on track.

It was a lovely cool morning here today - a promise of things to come. I couldn't see the hills behind us at all as the fog hung so heavily over the tree line. A little breeze got up and the fog moved through the trees just down the back and up close to the house. It was so quiet and misty - beautiful. It doesn't fill me with dismay, this cooler weather, I'm a huge fan of autumn after the usual stifling heat of February.

Now the house is empty of tradesmen (AT LAST!!!) I can get more organised in the yard. The gardens, although an absolute priority when we first moved here have sadly taken a back seat to getting other things organised. There are only so many hours in a day and I often felt I'd run out. At least we sleep well. :) It will be great to sit down and look at our plans and ideas again and see what needs tweaking. I'm looking at putting in an experimental garden in using the wicking technique; I think its worth looking at.

The idea has never been to be fully self-sufficient  - killing a chicken or anything else just isn't going to happen here. Instead I prefer the term "self-sufficient-ish". To that end I make most things from scratch and try to find ways to make our footprint as light as possible. Solar is the next thing we'll look at. We have a long way to go but we're learning all the time.
There are so many books, blogs, courses etc that can give us the tools to do what we've chosen to do. You don't need an acreage to grow veges or fruit trees - its just a matter of doing what you can where you are. Its interesting just how many people are fed up with mindless consumerism and are opting for a simpler life - to our grandparents it was just everyday living. (whats that song - Everything old is new again.) Its not easy and don't think its not time - consuming or hard work. It definitely can be both but at the end of the day there is, for us, a sense of "rightness". That's a nice feeling. 

 ***  I named this blog - back on track. I don't know that we were ever off track but I find when my house is in an uproar and every day seems to be a frustrating chase after tradies my sense of peace slips a little. (that could just be a massive understatement!)  It is a means to an end and I want my home to be warm and inviting for Mark and I, family and friends so "ya gotta do what ya gotta do!" lol.