Homemade Natural Glue
During their childhood, kids use a large amount of glue. Most of them are chemical mixtures with no ingredients listed on the packaging. You can only imagine what’s in there.
Preschoolers love pasting and collage, as well as tasting anything that…
Semolina Soup Dumplings
July 23, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
It’s the middle of the winter here down-under and what better way to warm up than with a hot soup. Our all time favourite is this veggie soup with semolina dumplings. Very popular throughout Europe, semolina dumplings (Griessnockerln, Griesskloesschen, griz…
World Environment Day 2010
June 4, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is tomorrow, June 5th. Every year I mark it with a symbolic activity or deed.
This year I’ve joined 1 Million Women – A campaign of daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers – Committed to protecting our climate, our…
Pumpkin and Fennel Salad
May 31, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
At the market last weekend, fennel bulbs and pumpkins were everywhere. That means cold weather is upon us. June 1st is the official start of winter in Melbourne, although the temperature is still in the pleasant range.
Pumpkins are so versatile:…
Mother’s Day 2010
May 7, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday, May the 9th. If you are looking for thoughtful and eco friendly present ideas, you might find some in my last year’s post. This post is about our recent loss.
On Easter Sunday my mother-in-law passed away…
How to Colour Easter Eggs Naturally
March 28, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Sustainable Living
Make your Easter a bit greener and more sustainable by colouring the eggs naturally. Brown Easter eggs are my favourite for two reasons:
- the colour is natural and so simple to make,
- brown is strong enough for our chickens’ brown eggs.
Here in…
Earth Hour 2010
March 20, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Energy, Sustainable Living
In a week time on Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, millions of people from around the world will join together for Earth Hour™.
Turning off the lights says we care about planet Earth and we want others to care too.
Earth Hour History
Earth…
Simple Easter Floral Centrepiece
March 15, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
Seeing all the chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs immediately after Christmas made me instinctively block anything to do with Easter till recently. Now that there are less than three weeks left, I can put my guard down.
My first post on Easter theme is this simple floral centrepiece.
How to Make Hay for Pets
March 11, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Recycling, Urban Garden
Seeing the photo above, some might ask: what on earth are we doing here? Making hay. But why? In an inner city backyard? There are no big meadows or cows close by!
Well, we are using it as the chicken coop…
Soft Butter Spread Recipe
February 25, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
In my previous post on butter, Butter vs. Margarine, I wrote about why butter is a better option. As I mentioned at the end, there is one thing about butter that isn’t so handy: it’s solid and hard to spread directly…
