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 Topic: Cardboard Tubes |
aussie
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 Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Thu Jan 11, 07 9:00 am Subject: Cardboard Tubes |
| ..and not just a trumpert-they make great didgeridoos. |
| Topic: Soups |
aussie
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 8:43 pm Subject: Soups |
| Carrot soup with orange works well, although it may sound a strange combination- just chicken stock, salt and pepper, and the juice of one or two oranges. Top it with snipped chives. I add dried lima ... |
| Topic: Ginger |
aussie
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 8:33 pm Subject: Ginger |
| I hope it works for you, Treacodactyl, it has a remarkable scent. |
| Topic: Ginger |
aussie
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jan 08, 07 8:10 pm Subject: Ginger |
| Another plant to try is Galangal, the ginger-type reddish root which gives Thai curries their distinctive taste- it would be available from Asian greengrocers, I imagine, it's sold in supermarket frui ... |
| Topic: Ginger |
aussie
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jan 08, 07 1:26 pm Subject: Ginger |
| One little-known aspect of ginger is it's flower- it produces sprays of largish creamy white highly scented flowers. Very attractive, but as said earlier, it needs warm conditions. |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
aussie
Replies: 21
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Mon Jan 08, 07 5:22 am Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
Hubby is looking at Gippsland in Victoria. We have friends in Melbourne and I have relatives there too.
Ardlethan in NSW last Feb (2006 ) had not had rain for 4 years. It was surprisingly green ... |
| Topic: Govt call for Public to take up greener lifestyles |
aussie
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Sun Jan 07, 07 1:56 am Subject: Govt call for Public to take up greener lifestyles |
Indeed, Mrs Fiddlesticks, there is no shortage of La La Land material pumped out by those with a vested interest in promoting hysteria, and making a great deal of money in the process.
For every endo ... |
| Topic: Welcome aussie |
aussie
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jan 06, 07 12:06 pm Subject: Welcome aussie |
Thanks for that nice welcome. I tend to get OD"ed on sport down here, Penny and Blacksmith, but I'm sure we will find plenty to talk about 
Hi Bernie-Woman, what a great sunset for an icon.
Be ... |
| Topic: This whole 'crop rotation' lark |
aussie
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jan 06, 07 7:42 am Subject: This whole 'crop rotation' lark |
| I find you need a plot at least the size of a tennis court to do this successfully, but it sure works if you can get it going, with big increases in production. |
| Topic: Had enough of the Ashes? |
aussie
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sat Jan 06, 07 7:40 am Subject: Had enough of the Ashes? |
| ..I sure have. Without doubt the most coma-inducing use of the electronia media ever. The usual oaf-fest of Aussie knuckle-draggers hoisting their wedding tackle, and blowing their zinc-creamed noses ... |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
aussie
Replies: 21
Views: 55670
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Sat Jan 06, 07 7:26 am Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
| There are many factors to consider, I think, in considering a move to Australia. Perhaps the most important is choosing an area that will fit your lifestyle and offer some employment chances. Inland O ... |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
aussie
Replies: 21
Views: 55670
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 1:40 pm Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
| It's been raining here, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, for the last four days- things are lush, and green. The Media hype over the present drought, which by no means affects all the country and ... |
| Topic: Anyone in Austraila? |
aussie
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 7:29 am Subject: Anyone in Austraila? |
Crocs, sharks, melanoma...ask away  |
| Topic: Laptop running on solar? |
aussie
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 7:25 am Subject: Laptop running on solar? |
| Interesting reading. I run my home on four panels, with a small inverter to run a laptop (desktops draw too much power). Everything else, including the lights, stero, and even irrigation pumps for a l ... |
| Topic: Sunpipes |
aussie
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Jan 05, 07 7:19 am Subject: Sunpipes |
They are popular here in Australia, as mentioned earlier, and are called Solar Tubes. The one drawback with them in summer is that they generate a large amount of heat inside, like a skylight.
And, y ... |
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