Broad beans aka Fava beans are tasty when you cook them right
Someone mentioned to Laurie that their broad beans were coming in. We knew that some were planted in our garden by the folks that we are house sitting for, but didn’t think we had any growing yet. When we looked however, we were surprised to find dozens ready to...
Camouflaged Tree Frog in Albany, Western Australia
Laurie and I were in Albany, the only city within hundreds of miles of where we are staying that has major grocery stores, a K-Mart, Target and some restaurants. We are driving there about 3 times a month to do our shopping and that is also where the beaches are. On...
Plenty of lemons means lots of lemonade
The property where we are staying in Western Australia has a 12 acre orchard. Besides the orchard which has apple, pear, plum trees, there is a lemon tree, a lime tree and a grapefruit tree. The lemon tree is full of lemons and we have been busy trying to use as much...
Sheds Are Ubiquitous In Rural Australia
We are staying in an agricultural area. So many folks here have what Americans would call barns. But in Australia, they use sheds and they are quite large. This is the shed on the property where we are staying. Plenty of room for all manner of yard maintenance...
Laurie and Neil gave away or sold 99.9% of their possessions for a new life as international travelers. They share the secrets of how they turn limited resources into a life of unlimited fun and adventure. Read more
