Beans from my climbing beans shading my western wall. #FoodSecurity #EnergyEfficiency #belowtheline #BegaValley #FrugalHedonism

Nashi pears are ripe at the racecourse. Foraging abundance. Will be stewing and drying as much as possible. #foraging #foragingaustralia #freefood #frugalhedonism

Flowers from the garden, collected and arranged by S. #frugalHedonism

Here's the view from my front verandah. When we moved in, 10 years ago, this was lawn. We have an unremarkable block in the burbs, and I think this shows that Paradise can be made at home. I realise this is less accessible to the 1/3 of Australians who rent - if homeowners weren't always striving for more, the property market would be more accessible to everyone. That would be an extra benefit (in addition to Quality of Life improvements) for people who embrace #retrosuburbia and #frugalHedonism