Bayside Homestead

May 2021 Update

I started this blog / site with the aim of it being all about my adventures trying to be a bit more self sufficient but I quickly realised it’s going to be a “Bitza Blog” – bits of this and bits of that – because I don’t seem to be able to maintain focus onContinue reading “May 2021 Update”

Accepting myself as I am

I haven’t had much time lately for gardening with one thing or another. Actually that’s not true – it’s not a lack of time, it’s how I’ve been choosing to spend that time. One thing I struggle with is that when I decide to do something (like crochet a blanket) that’s all I want toContinue reading “Accepting myself as I am”

Actually Autistic

I’ll start off by saying that this is obviously my experience, thoughts and feelings, and may not be relevant to any other autistic person. I do not speak for anyone else other than myself. Also it’s not an “official” diagnosis as I’m the wrong age/it’s not visible to others through my behaviour (good old masking),Continue reading “Actually Autistic”

My ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder I have recently been diagnosed as having ADHD so I’m going to write about my experience with this. Please note, I can only talk about my experience of ADHD and how I am learning to deal with it. This may not apply to others with ADHD at all, especially as inContinue reading “My ADHD”

Establishing the Garden Beds

It didn’t take Mr T long to start the earthworks and put in some garden beds Photos from April 2014, about a month after we moved in. The narrower garden bed in the last of the above photos ended up being redone to make it wider and so that we could walk behind it. AndContinue reading “Establishing the Garden Beds”

Pond Construction

Several years ago we lived in a rental that had a pond and it became a favourite place to sit and be still, or watch the fishies. We stocked it with guppies and it was like a rainbow dancing in the water. When we moved into our forever home we decided we’d like a pondContinue reading “Pond Construction”

And So It Begins….

2014 saw us move into our new forever home with a nice courtyard and a spacious, but pretty bare, backyard. The above photos show the courtyard and garden how it was in 2014. Below are photos showing how it is now, in 2021. We removed the Calistemon because it looked untidy and was taking allContinue reading “And So It Begins….”

About

I’m Rach, UK born living with husband (Mr T) and 4 children in Brisbane’s bayside suburb of Wynnum. I have wanted to try and live a more sustainable, slower, greener life for a while now. I remember as a child growing up having a big strawberry patch, eating peas straight off the vine, wandering around munchingContinue reading “About”