Author: Lizzy

emergency preparedness by design

October 25, 2023 By Lizzy

We recently updated our emergency plan for our share home realising there would only be 3 people not 4 to prepare and possibly wrangle our valued stuff, 6 chickens, and 2 cats into a car; and go to move a horse potentially all at the same time. We will not ‘stay and defend’ (beyond once […]

solarpunktober

October 7, 2023 By Lizzy

Charge #biketaxi #sanctuary #sanctuary2 (indoor cats are good for birds ) #permaculture #rebuild (soil, compost beast) #tree house – koalas need homes too #picnic – mushroom logs on the co-operative farm #soilcityfarmscooperative #Moshpit #Tomorrow #Punk – the anarchy of analog – pen to paper #solarpunktober  

smart work design

October 5, 2023 By Lizzy

WorkSMART Each job I have I do the SMART assessment of the role.  Each job has it’s own profile and may or may not suit me over a longer term as I bring my range of strengths forward to the context and demands of the role.  S – Stimulating M – Mastery A – Agency […]

Adventures in estuarine

September 9, 2023 By Lizzy

Estuarine complexity “start by understanding where you are,  You build some boundaries, create some novel linkages, put somethings into the shade or eradicate them while giving energy to others.”^ ^Dave Snowden Cynefin Company Exploring… Estuarine mapping first edition Cynefin St David’s 2023 2 of 2   Updated Estuarine typologies https://tomkerwin.substack.com/p/a-trip-into-the-estuary   Constraints Alicia Juarrero, Professor […]

Balcony on a Budget

August 27, 2023 By Lizzy

URBAN DESIGN 11 Tropical climate Climate zone 1 – High humidity summer, warm winter South east facing balcony ~2.5 x6m rectangle- one corner (SW) is shaded in the afternoon from building shadows, 2 aircon outlets facing onto balcony (Balcony facing aircon outlet not used in summer) Rental No budget to allocate, no transport – relies […]

holiday silence

August 1, 2023 By Lizzy

I have been filling my head up with noise. Mainly to avoid thoughts. Podcasts, netflix, work worries, family worries, end of earth worries. I have been filling my life with a virtual existence outweighing the real physical sense of place. Now I have stopped. mostly except for a few meetings and tech issues to fix […]

Is ‘scale’ a dirty word?

May 6, 2023 By Lizzy

What is meant by the word – scale? Scale is a provocative word. If you are a citrus grower, you don’t want scale. To some, scale (as in ‘increasing the scale of a project, idea or activity’) means commodifying it for capitalism, selling out. Scale has been co-opted as word in entrepreneur and innovation circles […]

Reflect/training

April 25, 2023 By Lizzy

Permaculture educator training 2023 Each day had its own challenge and surprise for how I interact with others. How we affect, prompt and provoke each other towards a new greatness. I felt drained at times. I was equally energised and educated. I admired those who do this teaching gig for a job and I also […]

What’s happening?

April 10, 2023 By Lizzy

A post to map out what I am up to in 2023. The things I do when I am not doing paid work, with my family, horse or gardening, painting or having a quiet moment in the sunroom…     Active Now redesigning my orchard areas for spring abundance reading speculative futures Johanna Hoffman and […]