After the horror of last night’s news, I took to the one place I find the most solace - the garden. Our gardens are a reminder of the beauty in our world, despite the failure of humans to demonstrate it. We were created to love one another so it is disturbing to see imported warfare on our country soil. Sanity is found in the sounds of the birds, displays of beautiful flowers, the generosity of produce, and happy bees going about life, oblivious to the chaos of man. This is my oasis but also an example of order. We were created to be fruitful and an expression of love. How can we not garden, if only to witnesses how to live more harmoniously.

Next year, there is also the recycle and repurpose monthly challenge. Where each month, members who want to join in on this repurpose challenge. From what I see, we have two members, @Alisha Hobart and @Kayleen West, and I am sure many more who would like to take part. @Lorna Abrahams I believe likes to recycle too, yes? I will be running the vlogging creators, so it will be up to you, the members, to get this rolling. I think it's an awesome idea, thanks, Alisha. Those who sign up for the monthly repurpose and recycle will receive this card as a way of saying thank you for your contribution. By creating mini events, challenges and vlogs, we can keep making this space a productive, educational, and fun community for all. Please let us all know if you would like to take part in this starting in 2026?

The girls are giving us lots of eggs in our garden at Mullumbimby, happy days!