The patch…
The patch, as I call it, is a wonderful place to be. It provides me with the space to reflect and pray. When I am there I capture something of the rhythms of God’s grace and in a way similar to the...
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Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. We drove to a friends home today to celebrate their daughter’s first birthday. While I was there I somehow managed to swap my 1100L rain-water tank for my friends 2200L...
View ArticlePeterson on Creation Care
Christianity Today has a great interview with Eugene Peterson and Peter Harris on creation care. I love this quote from Harris as it sums up what I have felt for a long time is true of creation care:...
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Will this make Dave Black “green” with envy? I think not. Dave’s patch sorry, Becky’s patch is very impressive and when he isn’t looking I covet it! Actually while we are on the topic of Dave do you...
View ArticleAbout the Parson’s Patch: Part 1
The Parson in the Patch! Average white Australian male seeks sustainable way of life without hugging trees, giving up deodorant or growing dreadlocks! Or, How I came to love gardening and appreciate it...
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Well, that almost completes the planting for summer. As it stands we have 15 tomato plants (a nice mixture of cherry, Roma and Big red varieties), Potatoes are coming along very nicely (About 3...
View ArticleThe Parson’s Patch
Dave Black lamented last week the end of his summer growing season. Well, one person’s lament is another’s joy because yesterday we planted the last of our summer crop! How do I know summer is upon us?...
View ArticleSummer Lovin’
The first of the summer harvest has begun to fruit. This week we picked our first tomato (This the first year we haven’t lost it to a rat – The Cat has been a good investment!). We have a number of...
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