Taking a break...Part 1

In Late January we abandoned the chooks and the garden to head North.

This was our destination  in Northern NSW - So gorgeous and unspoilt I am reluctant to name the location ! Let me think about that :)...We were away for a month and the next couple of posts will be about some truly beautiful places and inspiring people, trying to live sustainably, creatively, and connectedly.

Anonymous walkers on Mylestom Beach

Styrofoam box planter or low fat chook food?

If you are like me and have run out of plant-able garden space here is another "up-cycling" suggestion.
 

 

 

I found this styro-foam box  literally by the side of the road two streets away in a council hard rubbish collection. I liked the size of it – good depth – so I decided to see if I could re-cycle it for seedling planting.

UPcycling!

This great new phrase in my lexicon was given to me by an ex-work colleague and I just love it! (thanks Stacy F! :)

UP-cycling means that our landfills are being deprived of a few more "things" that our throw away society discards so easily. I don't know about you but I just feel uncomfortable throwing away items that are in perfectly good 'nick' but have simply become a little life-worn or unfashionable. So most of these types of items go to charity or fall into the category of "a Fiona Project".

Latest is a pair of, (well sort of - they don't exactly match!), bedside tables that were plain brown when purchased second hand at an auction we attended to support a friend, and transformed into glam gold and bronze items as part of a Moroccan moment after a holiday there in 2002. But now they are going "shabby chic/French Provincial with a hint of Art Deco" in 2014!