Happy 10th Birthday to Us!
Drumroll! It is 10 years to the day since I set up Terra Infirma to bring sustainability to life. Ten years. A whole decade. ("I...
Wild(ish) in Wooler
Jun 1, 2016
I wasn't planning on blogging today – in fact I had intended to be waking up for my fourth morning under canvas (well, nylon) at...
Raising Cash for Solar Aid
Dec 7, 2015
I'm exhausted this morning after doing the grunt work for my sons' yard sale yesterday. Every year the boys raise cash for Solar Aid, but...
One photo beats a million statistics
Sep 7, 2015
Last Thursday morning, with a lump in my throat, I finished the newspaper and folded it carefully. I didn't want the kids to see the pictures of...
Getting off the grid
Aug 10, 2015
Anyone noticing/blessing my absence on social media action for the last 6 days need fear no longer, I'm back on-line after 6 days camping at Lost...
Greetings from sunny, sustainable Portland, Oregon
Jul 23, 2015
So, I'm in sunny Portland with the family, recently declared the most sustainable city in the US by the Mother Nature Network and the second...
The holidays start here…
Jul 20, 2015
As of today, I'm on my usual summer mixture of holiday, work and childcare - blogs will be less frequent, less regular and more informal....
The Wonders of Nature
Jun 15, 2015
We've had a very educational Spring chez Kane with our camera-rigged bird box hosting its first blue tit family. The video clip above shows the...
Going Wild in Northumberland
May 26, 2015
I've just spent a wonderful long weekend doing exactly the same thing I've done on the spring half-term the last 2 years – camping in Wooler...
Five go mad in London
Apr 14, 2015
I'm down in our capital city with the family for a short break. The two bigger boys were very keen to come because of various...