The Yukon has had a pretty cold winter this year with minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius for much of January and February. I can’t say that I miss the winter. My daughter Siana and her husband Marc have escaped the end of winter and are now sweltering in plus 30 degree weather. We...
About four to five years ago I stumbled upon some youtube videos by a crazy Australian called Geoff Lawton. He introduced me to a new way of looking at the world through the lens of permaculture. It was pre-retirement and we had just purchased 93 acres of rainforest in Fiji. I read all I...
This month 250 coconut seedlings were delivered by Copra Millers of Fiji as part of a government initiative to plant 30,000 coconut trees this year. This initiative is designed to repair damages to the coconut industry caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston. We had applied for 500 trees but the demand for trees was greater...
Tropical Cyclone Mona has finally passed through the Fiji group after almost a week of rain and wind. Today the sun is out, the sea is calm, the laundry is drying, and the solar system is charging. And we’re all feeling blessed to have come through this past week with no damage to the...
It may be a few years before I get my dream kitchen but in the mean time we’ve made a few improvements to the kitchen. The floor is now painted which makes it much easier to keep clean. We’ve added a few more shelves, which has allowed me to unpack a few more of...
Oh my goodness time has gotten away on me. Its already well into the new year and I missed sending my best wishes to everyone. I hope that everyone had a restful and joyful Christmas season and the best to everyone in 2018. We were fortunate to have several sets of visitors over the...
Travelling back and forth between Fiji and Canada not only takes a great deal of time due to the long international flight and layover times as well as challenges with travel within Fiji, but it also takes a lot of mental energy to adjust to the changes in culture, language, the speed of life,...
While I’ve been in Canada, I’ve taken the opportunity while on better internet to update my website with a new theme and content. You may have seen a post earlier this week with updated information about our farm and about Arthur and I. That was just the beginning. With the new look to my...
Arthur and I have dreamed of owing our our farm in Fiji for over 30 years. In 2014 we made it a reality when we purchased a 93 acre property very close to where Arthur grew up. Of course this property was 93 acres of tropical rainforest and in no shape or form a...
When we cleared the forest around our house site we levelled off about 5 feet of hill top and created a large area for the house and yard/compound. Although we still haven’t quite finished the house- that’s going to be an ongoing project for the next few years – we’ve started planning how we...