Greetings world…this is me

I am Australian, and proudly so.. I live in Arizona, with my American husband, and our beautiful dog, and we live in the middle of a Juniper forest, on 20acres of Off-grid Paradise… We would not have it any other way

You can take the girl out of Australia, tho’ you can’t take Australia out of the girl… ❤

I love to take and share photographs of our surroundings, of the incredible beauty of the natural world, of the beautiful birds i am learning to identify and the magical mystical creature known as the Antelope Jack Rabbit…anything and everything beautiful and natural.

I am here because my mind is filled with thought, questions, sheer wonder at the place I find myself, and I feel a need to share…to “learn something new everyday” has been an adage of mine since I first remember learning anything… It’s what keeps me young, and I love that there is so much to learn here ..

We have no running water, no electricity… I use an old wood stove to cook with and for heating…to wash dishes, iIhave to heat a kettle. I have an “off-grid”washing machine…put your laundry in, screw the lid shut tightly, and turn the handle…does not have a spin cycle,… luckily my “dryer” is quite efficient here ..combination of wind and solar…I hang it out wet and dripping, after a few hours it is dry…even in the winter time. Arizona is capable of drying my wash as the snow lies upon the ground.

We grow and preserve food using a pressure cooker and an outside fire…

Our “roads” are little more than rough, rocky dirt tracks, and frequently, we are snowbound/mudbound… I really dont mind… rather like it actually…

We do have a small generator, however, it requires petrol to run…ie…money…so we only use it to run tools for building or otherwise.

We have a small solar setup…we use this to run a light at night time …we do not have many batteries, so we do not run a refrigerator or freezer or any mod cons like that …

Our phones are charged from an old car battery that is in turn charged by the sun, as are our lap top computers…

The laptops and phones are our contact with the outside world… despite our desires, it is not pracical that we live entirely disconnected from the other world, after all, we have to buy fuel for the generator, or pay for our phone service, and so I run a small Etsy shop… I make and sell things sourced directly from our land… I make organic olive oil soap from scratch, and double mill it before utilizing Yucca as a special additive…truthfully, the best soap you will ever use…the combination of natural oils and the natural saponins create a soap that will remove even the worst of stains…like engine oil on hands, in Cold water …this soap is gentle enough to wash your entire body..even your face, and tough enough to wash your dishes and laundry ..I use it to do everything

I make Organic catnip toys, herbal soothers for dogs and cats…these are also good as focus and relaxation aids for children and adults alike…

I like to find the perfect stick fallen from a juniper tree and finish it with the salve I also make …beautiful to look at, to hold, to smell the forest …Juniper is ancient…they take many, many years to grow and they have a scent unlike any other tree…a natural incense, refreshing, soothing …I love the smell of this forest

I love the Yucca that grows here…not only is it fabulous for soap, it grows an incredibly strong fiber, which wound together creats a very strong cordage…

I am aiming to use this cordage as bindings for the heart rocks gifted to me on every walk, and the other beautiful rocks we find upon this property…I also find many fascinating pieces of petrified wood…truly, I am blown away by the bounty of this land…

The name the Ancient Ones’ called this land translates as “land of many uses” and it is!

If you are interested in my site, you will find it on Etsy under the name https://fisheyetreasures.etsy.com

…. there are so many more things… I am adding as much as I can as often as I can

Everyday brings something new, and everyday the sun sets out our front door. I am so blessed to call this land of many uses our Home, and every day I give thanks and praise for its’ beauty, and for my incredible luck at being able to call it “home”.