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Max and Possum, my parents’ cats. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/3/25/facing-the-monster-domestic-and-child-abuse-during-lockdown monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1585165983161-Z45GY44IRN4ET115KQ50/DSCF1633.JPG Green Hat - Facing the monster: domestic and child abuse during lockdown Pic (taken by me in the eastern Free State) provided entirely for its tranquillising qualities. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/3/24/preparing-for-lockdown-a-few-more-things-to-consider monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1585046626665-F7C2SGCWEB07ALWXWGIN/IMG_7619.jpg Green Hat - Preparing for lockdown: a few more things to consider Blissed-out Boychik. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/3/23/our-1939-moment monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1584993286897-XA0M5YKAC4E1L64LL350/DSCF1700.JPG Green Hat - Our 1939 moment Pic (taken in the eastern Free State) provided entirely for purposes of morale-boosting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1584993564345-QWW06IAX4MP0Z49FBMS9/DSCF9452.JPG Green Hat - Our 1939 moment https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/3/11/keeping-calm-and-carrying-on-when-panic-goes-viral monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1583933466382-FQALM2KO1DL8INF4TZUL/IMG_0773.JPG Green Hat - Pulling together when panic goes viral NOT a well-timed ad campaign. Spotted in the liquor store window in my local mall yesterday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1583958814162-1GD0STGBP8GR8G7I503V/IMG_7500.JPG Green Hat - Pulling together when panic goes viral https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/1/31/especially-for-loadshedding-west-african-peanut-stew-wisegreenwitch monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1580493360943-0CYXXNVTTZ2M41W5OHM9/IMG_7394.JPG Green Hat - Especially For Loadshedding: West African Peanut Stew #wisegreenwitch Cheap and cheerful. Haute cuisine it is not, but who cares? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1580494598727-I5VHLCO38ACPS2NZKKK2/IMG_7393.JPG Green Hat - Especially For Loadshedding: West African Peanut Stew #wisegreenwitch If using pre-cooked beans, make sure they’re soft and tender. Partially cooked beans lead to anti-social scenarios. Tinned beans need to be drained, but no need to rinse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1580494812617-4TXJ4AGG693UZRWKQATV/IMG_7395.JPG Green Hat - Especially For Loadshedding: West African Peanut Stew #wisegreenwitch All tucked up. This is a foolproof way to cook almost anything. I haven’t burned rice once since I got this bag. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/1/28/the-unbearable-unrepeatability-of-certain-recipes-wisegreenwitch monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1580246135205-4U948R2SH7LO7KJTM4TE/IMG_7320.JPG Green Hat - The Unbearable Unrepeatableness* of Certain Recipes #wisegreenwitch Roast Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup. Garnished with black pepper, yoghurt and rocket pesto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1580245490897-6Y25XTUWU844AD6HLB7J/IMG_6564.JPG Green Hat - The Unbearable Unrepeatableness* of Certain Recipes #wisegreenwitch The fabled tamarind paste from Antigua. Tropical garden in a jar. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2020/1/24/januworry-pasta-wisegreenwitch monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1579899020567-9I7CCG9GRA2UHF3W3FMB/IMG_7215.JPG Green Hat - Januworry pasta #wisegreenwitch Rocket harvest from the garden. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/12/10/how-to-survive-loadshedding-aka-eishkom-woes-aka-eishkom-se-ma-se monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1575991579372-ODVHZVJCILWECVZB4T2O/IMG_7237.JPG Green Hat - How to survive "loadshedding" (aka Eishkom woes aka Eishkom se ma se) Loadshedding survival kit that won’t break the bank: cooler bag, solar lantern, thermoses, hot bag, fire extinguisher, small torch, candles, matches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1575992214496-18Z1N3ZWWATD5JM80P0W/IMG_7234.JPG Green Hat - How to survive "loadshedding" (aka Eishkom woes aka Eishkom se ma se) https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/12/2/asparagus-and-amaranth-soup monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1575399042010-ME871J15H598F9LVESB1/IMG_0061.JPG Green Hat - Asparagus and amaranth soup #wisegreenwitch Soup in progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1575400452163-Q5XCXBOPTHPHU71G03V4/IMG_0065.JPG Green Hat - Asparagus and amaranth soup #wisegreenwitch You can serve this soup hot or cold. I had a bowl the next day, cold, with double-cream yoghurt swirled in and a grinding of multi-coloured peppercorns. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/11/18/the-blog-in-search-of-a-name monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1574111346145-E6SGL6B8B2RHQUDJZ0ZI/IMG_6675.JPG Green Hat - The blog in search of a name (or do I mean a hashtag?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1574269484636-Y4G1WFOAPFSKKS2FSF0S/Waste+book+at+Love+Books.jpg Green Hat - The blog in search of a name (or do I mean a hashtag?) Wise About Waste in the wild at Love Books. You can (and should) also get a copy of South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change, by Sipho Kings and Sarah Wild. Sarah interviewed me, did a great circus ringmaster job, and answered all the difficult questions. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/8/8/another-letter-to-louise monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1565282398082-L906B5ZKOOD9VT1DA754/IMG_6448.JPG Green Hat - (Another) Letter to Louise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1565281268432-JLFODC72Y4XKHFF5M1XH/bees+-+when+we+go.jpg Green Hat - (Another) Letter to Louise This art is by Louis Masai, of the #SaveOurBees campaign. 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Because this blog needs to start with something hopeful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1559309045368-TZP83ZD6M6YAWT4DC5I1/IMG_6213.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and-waste-wise ways: Different city, same plastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1559309165601-0JXFI2KR0F4BB0BURDYE/IMG_6215.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and-waste-wise ways: Different city, same plastic In five months, two bags of unrecyclable waste (irony: spot the recycling sign on the polystyrene tray that held raw meat…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1559309326400-5D2QM0ZZGD3FVG4BB8MZ/IMG_6216.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and-waste-wise ways: Different city, same plastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1559318964708-25MNCO69TRQW5QRMB1RN/pads+3.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water-and-waste-wise ways: Different city, same plastic Thirty packs of pads for new mothers at Mowbray Maternity Home: keeping disposable pads out of landfill. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/4/30/the-silver-lining-of-the-apocalypse monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1556654380755-J5SMVKZDYUZYY71C2PPL/IMG_6020.JPG Green Hat - The silver lining of the apocalypse Recycling fabric into reusable maternity pads. *All pics taken and posted with permission* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1556654854197-NMAMF9HPV3TJKDO2CZQ2/IMG_6009.JPG Green Hat - The silver lining of the apocalypse Many hands making light work, but also lighter hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1556654570033-IOU064ZOCR5P2UPCT2UK/IMG_6015.JPG Green Hat - The silver lining of the apocalypse Not one scrap of fabric is wasted: the offcuts are all shovelled into these huge bean bags, which are then donated for use as furnishing. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/3/6/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-giving-up-plastic-for-lent-and-maybe-for-life monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1551884880079-ZSR5YYEBIGOLC6S3GYPX/titanic-sinking.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What to do with deckchairs on the Titanic Pic found on the interwebz, presumably a still from the film. No photographer attributed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1551882215848-FAD831PF5ZHXU3QB9UEQ/IMG_5890.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What to do with deckchairs on the Titanic My big blind spot. Apart from the vinegar and bicarb, I don’t need most of this stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1551886173114-5EXJGE251D8KGXRTRKQP/IMG_5536.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What to do with deckchairs on the Titanic Reality Brown makes the best toasted sandwiches in the Peninsula (her picture taken and posted with permission). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1551886267721-N7QTOH032LF86GJQ7EWG/IMG_5539.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What to do with deckchairs on the Titanic Locals, let’s get those storage jars filled. Write to info@lowimpactliving.co.za to sign up as a member. (This photo, with all other LIL pics, taken and posted with permission.) https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/2/13/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-have-yourself-a-green-valentines-day monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1550086169676-5G479NJB2YPMFM22RXAW/cactus-404362_960_720.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Have yourself a green Valentine's Day Replace the cut flowers with a living plant. Prickles are not obligatory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1550086644179-1GI0PUHQR4CDCFFFI1P5/Love4.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Have yourself a green Valentine's Day https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/2/11/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-another-lipstick-blog monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549897091362-E61PQF6U0VEZDOB79FRG/Kate%27s+cosmetics.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: another lipstick blog Squeezing out every last drop: Kate Sidley’s bathroom shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549897796261-WRHD09EZ7JC7JTDF2EL2/Sarah%27s+Red+Bull.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: another lipstick blog Red Bull, by Sarah Britten, lipstick artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549896807197-25CTX8DDRCLVJFZXRHB0/IMG_0845.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: another lipstick blog After three weeks of modest motels in Western Canada, I had already amassed these… https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2019/2/7/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-are-you-still-doing-this monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549544934069-BTXFZ9HUDYEI4Z3ZEYE3/IMG_5765.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and Waste-wise Ways: "Are you still doing this?" Yes, I’m still doing this. That’s water collected from wells, springs and rain sources, not bottled water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549546601053-4GKP83NTHNLE08EDSGRM/IMG_5600.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and Waste-wise Ways: "Are you still doing this?" Water-lily in what was once an expensive, electricity- and chemical-consuming pool. Now a beautiful eco-pool filled with rainwater, and the family swim in it every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549546712274-12GZKI01BI13XQ09T2T2/Miriam%27s+tomatoes+and+chillies.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water-and Waste-wise Ways: "Are you still doing this?" Four different kinds of tomato and chillies. From pouring washing-up water into pot-plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1549545991478-6OUQX50CC5L4Y5BNUULQ/IMG_5727.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and Waste-wise Ways: "Are you still doing this?" And here’s one of my rogue butternuts. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/12/22/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-the-great-christmas-conundrum monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1545470093260-LZHAS2ZNY4IQ1URK7F4J/cats+and+books.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Christmas Conundrum Here is a nice soothing picture (some of my favourite things) before I start my annual Christmas grump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1545471377370-FP7KDAJS7XPORM92MJR9/Peeping+Spots.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Christmas Conundrum This is me, after venturing out to a mall yesterday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1545471597406-B5RO9NTGAOZZ2VTJDMDJ/rosemary+Christmas+tree.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Christmas Conundrum My idea of the perfect Christmas tree. You can EAT it. (It’s a rosemary plant, trimmed.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1545469795584-E76UFC0J5UPAJH96YFKU/Book+Dash.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Christmas Conundrum One of my favourite projects. Pic copyright Book Dash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1545470377160-95G6B0ZBP9SQPKV78K97/Colin+Firth+and+cats.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Christmas Conundrum https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/12/12/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-food-respect monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1544648779312-04SQDDV1BZ1HKBXG2G7P/Miriam%27s+tomatoes.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Respecting food Photo by Miriam Mannak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1544736360070-YNPUSSB971PK5TQVTDER/IMG_4580.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Respecting food It’s surprisingly easy to turn ageing cabbage, turnips and radishes into pickles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1544736712412-BMZ7M2IWW43H217R5LZE/DSC_1154.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Respecting food Every now and again, I make “everything but the kitchen sink” soup, aka Worthy Minestrone. I round up the contents of the fridge, and add tomatoes, beans and pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1544737013500-2K7J5CL41OLH19U4R3LB/DSC_1004.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Respecting food Baby tomatoes: snacks AND sauces. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/12/7/9iphm31msd4gvu388t12ky14xnjbkm monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1544196607613-ARTSKVX8X0IMSNEZJL1T/IMG_4431.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and waste-wise ways: A bit of a rant about food waste Salad leaves from the veggie patch. Fed by my compost, so a cycle… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1544197289570-8JJQY9699IGMD7EQR49F/DSC_1152.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-and waste-wise ways: A bit of a rant about food waste Home-made tomato and basil soup. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/11/23/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-the-great-consumer-frenzy monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1542960727022-TN9S9ZG17ZJCP0CANRYJ/IMG_3628.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Consumer Frenzy Picture chosen for its soothing qualities: taken on a Thanksgiving weekend I spent in a tiny New England village three years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1542961357380-NWL4CB0J4YSLMMBJHUZ3/IMG_3697.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: The Great Consumer Frenzy Another soothing pic from a Maine Thanksgiving. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/11/4/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-whats-in-your-backyard monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1541359131765-2NU1VG1P7FCBP6UBMR57/IMG_4824.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What's in your backyard? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1541360349110-JXQLUESGQP4H7JD6QYH6/IMG_4826.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What's in your backyard? Look, Ma, no polystyrene, no clingwrap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1541357620279-S6OHPNIKB4FFJA617R83/IMG_4828.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What's in your backyard? Poster on the wall at the Neighbourhood Farms shop at Fish Hoek hospital. Would love to credit whoever wrote this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1541360118827-P4VAJMCOQB4M3H03CLPY/IMG_4829.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: What's in your backyard? https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/10/28/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-its-complicated monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1540740429897-4G73C9DZJR71PT2DLAES/IMG_4839.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: It's complicated Saving the planet, saving water: can we do it solo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1540736624147-7IBRI66J5CNRRAOF0IH5/plasticspoonposter+image+by+Max+Temkin.png Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: It's complicated This poster sums things up rather nicely. It appears the artist is Max Temkin. No copyright infringement intended. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/10/3/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-of-ripples-and-rabbit-holes monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1538599991698-4UGTTZNOSXW0J8QBIE5A/DSC_1199.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Of ripples and rabbit-holes Green. Bath. Bliss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1538597833748-XGYZBWFAFOIBTBMMR7ZR/IMG_0113.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Of ripples and rabbit-holes That’s supposed to be a lake in the background, where the rather disconsolate blacksmith plovers are wandering around. (You can see them if you peer.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1538597949955-F6VT2EKIGO4RX183AABA/IMG_0315.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Of ripples and rabbit-holes A close-up of the “island”, now part of the main. Spot the non-resident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1538598061896-I3XXLOHX8SSOGJB7334D/DSC_1698.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Of ripples and rabbit-holes I don’t think Mr Ginger Cat will be visiting this island again any time soon. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/9/11/1001-water-and-waste-wise-ways-make-do-and-mend monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1536698438978-FYUONE7HN16QAXBTJXIB/IMG_2585.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Make do and mend Upton Hall, where the gardens were dug up for vegetables during the war. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1536696189604-0H1G0121AK10TM9I2KNJ/IMG_2577.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Make do and mend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1536697162640-2G37QPTMOJLFQPBF4ENP/IMG_2581.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Make do and mend OK, maybe this is going too far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1536699096787-FL4HK5NWF0ZUWANI1O69/IMG_2578.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water- and waste-wise ways: Make do and mend Squares into blankets: better than “Made in sweatshop” any day. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/8/19/1001-water-wise-ways-ode-to-the-woman-with-a-blue-stripey-hat monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1534701646540-220TYHD5GO9LW0BRZXSH/DSC_1444.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-wise ways: Ode to the woman with a blue stripey hat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1534703709467-O0VQGO8EJHWEGTGVY98N/DSC_1445.JPG Green Hat - 1001 Water-wise ways: Ode to the woman with a blue stripey hat https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/8/12/1001-water-wise-ways-living-in-the-danger-zone monthly 0.5 2018-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1534100203893-5IQAUZE9VA3B6M4SVUY6/Ken+Barris+sea+pic.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water-wise ways: Living in the danger zone Photograph by Ken Barris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1534101275606-YO9Q21VRZVPWURCB2I7W/Tom+Brown+water+map.jpg Green Hat - 1001 Water-wise ways: Living in the danger zone Taken from https://showme.co.za/paarl/lifestyle/nature-outdoors/cape-water-and-dams-report-116/ https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/7/19/1001-water-wise-ways-ditch-the-plastic monthly 0.5 2018-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1532028900417-XKW7BTOLBOSTC8SZNHKB/DSC_1219.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Plastic ain't fantastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1532030388463-Y2U6F0539VLNSEAG7LZK/IMG_9394.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Plastic ain't fantastic Practical and cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1532030440005-8ASWIO3CFWWPH56THW5M/IMG_9396.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Plastic ain't fantastic And look what emerges! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1532030472307-97EVQ5P10R8RC5WDEZ4E/IMG_9395.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Plastic ain't fantastic Contact details: that e-address is karabos@mweb.co.za https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/6/29/1001-water-wise-ways-enough-with-the-magical-thinking monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1530291464533-9MSOST8R48LF0J5951B9/Ken+Barris+pic+water+in+Kirstenbosch.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Enough with the magical thinking Another of Ken Barris's extraordinary shots of water -- taken in Kirstenbosch after the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1530291896461-JHHNTSU0CPEJDIT4HUSJ/Ken+Barris+pic+puddle.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Enough with the magical thinking https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/6/20/1001-water-wise-ways-a-bag-of-assorted-chocolates monthly 0.5 2018-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1529528329415-PM4Z5UVP1RX6GLM0LENG/Miriam+pincushion+2.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A mixed bag I swear this pincushion is enjoying the rain. This beautiful pic is courtesy of journalist Miriam Mannak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1529528613906-X4S0Z7JC1X7VW1O8ZCSQ/DSC_1054.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A mixed bag Applause, applause! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1529529043952-4S5XJ933FBAWSN0HYR65/water+blog+pic+by+Helen+Martin.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A mixed bag Thanks to Helen Martin for taking and sharing the pic. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/6/10/1001-water-wise-ways-getting-to-know-and-love-your-raintank monthly 0.5 2018-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1528657137058-ZIYVEO76PVZ81HP2EXTK/DSC_0971.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Getting to know and love your raintank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1528660461652-QTTTGYD94B5AY6RHC06R/robin+water+2.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Getting to know and love your raintank A familiar sight in Cape Town suburbs these days: raintank and repurposed wheelie garbage bin for overflow. Extra points for netting and creepers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1528660767436-V4DT2RD2SO05JXE3KZOR/Robin+water+1.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Getting to know and love your raintank The pic in orange explains all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1528660968316-WCGM4DWF0O3PRX51OOTL/robin+water+3.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Getting to know and love your raintank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1528661138695-UTS3EBJFDTX1NAMVS1E0/robin+water+4.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Getting to know and love your raintank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1528661767279-12OK05AANQGR5VIO43YJ/Miriam+waterfall+4.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Getting to know and love your raintank https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/5/31/1001-waterwise-ways-cape-town-take-a-bow monthly 0.5 2018-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1527777402581-3AP4JLM0T51VO6BMZKF7/Water+book+banner.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Cape Town, take a bow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1527775990823-GUX2QJUCTOUNIQD42YWM/oscars-gifs-meryl-streep-jlo_0.gif Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Cape Town, take a bow https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/5/24/1001-waterwise-ways-everything-and-the-kitchen-sink monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1527194280015-13KZ5N7RLOXNNW7NR2NE/mbashe+lagoon+53+X+65.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Everything AND the kitchen sink This beautiful watery painting, "Mbashe Lagoon", is by Cape Town artist Angela Briggs. Posted here with permission -- thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1527198236962-R8T5SBGZXZLB03IPNYPF/Water+book+banner.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Everything AND the kitchen sink https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/5/9/1001-waterwise-ways-some-snippets-and-a-poem monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525880804866-AWFDWV79OJK0VEX8QIGV/002.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: some snippets and a poem Oasis in the heart of the city: Green Point Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525881216271-Z7P8PE3CF88BQTEDP37M/IMG_2441.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: some snippets and a poem Wildflower meadows and trees: medicine for the planet. Stourhead, UK, in summer. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/4/29/1001-waterwise-ways-celebrating-rain monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525035042184-GGLLJRSY1IZY9MDBQ020/IMG_0247.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: celebrating rain Water = peace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525034780610-YLCEFVZV2SB0YRNSITCX/Simon+water+blue.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: celebrating rain "Echo Stream 2" by Simon Sephton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525035229950-T61RBVZMQ1APS8A9M1DR/Simon+water+reeds.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: celebrating rain "Beyond Blue" by Simon Sephton. Taken right here in Silvermine Nature Reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525035829140-N2P9L6D5NKR9C1T0LQ5Z/Simon+my+own+pic.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: celebrating rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1525036026729-CSL75YW037ERLYZNR13I/Simon+waterfall.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: celebrating rain "Otter gold" by Simon Sephton. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/4/22/1001-water-wise-ways-whats-next monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1524424108233-GMRLQ8XQB0J7IY10JK34/IMG_0226.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: what's next? We can't quite see around the next bend... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1524427606549-4S74GZSYDA3S5A5H5GR9/DSC_0926.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: what's next? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1524429074891-CH0FM48IOY6UI0XXT7QT/IMG_0220.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: what's next? https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/4/12/1001-water-wise-ways-spring-stories monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1523567206265-YSI1CT9SB1ESFUE6X7O2/DSC_0913.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Spring stories I love that my water book -- seen here at the Book Lounge -- is surrounded by poetry and art. And am still delighted at the simple loveliness of the cover. So thrilled with Bookstorm's high-quality production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1523607720187-MWRGNV0AE2VNEQGEISW8/Ken+Barris+pic+St+James.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Spring stories Photo credit: Ken Barris, used with permission. This wasn't the exact view I was enjoying at the spring, but close enough. And that's certainly what the clouds looked like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1523567528994-ST5ECRMIYHVA95VEHFGB/DSC_0921.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Spring stories Water-collectors at the St James spring. Long waits, but much patience and courtesy. Pic taken with permission (active encouragement, in fact). https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/4/4/1001-water-wise-ways-all-quiet-on-the-water-front monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522874503890-FNH86U0SLUUH0LTI8FMC/IMG_9380.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: All quiet on the water front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522875396678-TCB0MH0GQHWBKVF2BW4R/DSC_0901.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: All quiet on the water front Lien with her water-transporting skateboard. Top marks for improvisation. Photo taken and posted with permission; she gave me her full name and permission to use her first name in this blog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522875551030-SJYRSU9FOOE9YX51RUCU/DSC_0905.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: All quiet on the water front Visitors to the spring are encouraged, if they can, to make donations to this public children's hospital, the only specialist orthopaedic paediatric hospital in Africa. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/3/27/1001-water-wise-ways-green-fingers-green-pools-and-a-spring-for-luck monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522178554643-P1Z9ZVXAZZ7J3517LLKJ/DSC_0897.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Green fingers and green pools River in spate, only steps from the parental front gate. It felt like a pilgrimage site, a place to stop in awe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522178993273-QD3VPBEMD09ZJZHZ0GU0/IMG_0011.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Green fingers and green pools My mama is starting a garden afresh. So much of green and softness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522181674317-X0619O0UCZC5JU208Y3B/water+blog+pic+ecopool.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Green fingers and green pools I feel cooler just looking at this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1522181933623-6ZQQVANA8LMIN9UTYWOB/Water+blog+pic+ecopool+frog.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Green fingers and green pools Frogs and spiders: often associated with witches in fairytales. You know what witches DON'T have a problem with? Flies and mozzies. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/3/23/1001-water-wise-ways-world-water-day monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1521812420655-FTP1ODW4JFOVPEEWTK2X/Free+State+skies+with+cloud.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: World Water Day Big skies, big mountains, big veld, big rain. Photo credit: Rodney Moffett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1521813162066-1YE4QBHU7S3VQ151HONO/IMG_4799.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: World Water Day https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/3/17/1001-water-wise-ways-ahem-i-wrote-a-book monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1521397283348-URMNE5WDJIRF5E28FEXD/Screenshot+%2815%29.png Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Ahem, I wrote a book Cover (and book) design by the super talented Marius Roux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1521399264255-31XINWU0ZHRV3OCV9Y0N/DSCF8385.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Ahem, I wrote a book This is what my cat Lily looks like when a cold, wet winter is on its way. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/3/11/1001-waterwise-ways-not-a-round-up-but-a-bit-of-a-rant monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1520782528170-1YBHG729LK1D5TUF8LL3/IMG_5743.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Not a round-up, but a bit of a rant Water everywhere. And wrecks. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/3/4/1001-water-wise-ways-this-one-is-for-small-businesses monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1520175198137-ZH3GVMRL6HDTZ3BC4J0T/DSCF1984.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: This one is for small businesses Simonstown: water, water everywhere, but... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1520174898268-QDFAMKLD5ZSZX8G0C3BA/DSC_0892.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: This one is for small businesses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1520174311641-YK9DX1MEMTVCB0Z5AFB0/Catpal%27s+pool.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: This one is for small businesses Picture credit: Helen Laurenson https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/3/1/1001-water-wise-ways-tips-for-older-folk monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519910831282-81FZV5Q5RF64BAE0KKYO/IMG_7700.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Tips for older folk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519912377410-U0M8DQEJE1QCFB08N3ZZ/IMG_7711.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Tips for older folk https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/25/1001-water-wise-ways-a-cautionary-tale-of-two-cauliflowers monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519576573418-R7PUY0NHMSEXUUYYE6QT/IMG_6326.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: a cautionary tale of two cauliflowers The white one came from the supermarket. The purple one I grew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519578823213-JBT6M22J04EVLNJQ7KZ7/IMG_5863.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: a cautionary tale of two cauliflowers Indigenous gardening will make you fall in love with spring all over again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519579331854-FBBQK5V11RUPN7IQAX58/IMG_7412.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: a cautionary tale of two cauliflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519579561004-5Q6GJOC1OBKGSKTNTW6C/IMG_7881.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: a cautionary tale of two cauliflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519579815735-33BPS3PWRCXC2EP814B0/IMG_7646.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: a cautionary tale of two cauliflowers https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/22/1001-water-wise-ways-rewiring-our-heads monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519379081173-XI5RNHQROJ43ZT0VAIHY/DSCF0825.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: rewiring our heads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1519397758875-H8XU6OA6SR7FGMPLFBET/DSCF0654.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: rewiring our heads https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/18/1001-water-wise-ways-a-licorice-allsorts-blog monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518962099360-CAHRH83YMXZHYHK6LDNV/licorice+allsorts.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A licorice allsorts round-up (#4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518965001838-Y4OLJ3XT4VQP8NDL4C8G/DSC_0861.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A licorice allsorts round-up (#4) My nearest chain pharmacy, with a vast display of water-wise goods outside its doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518965115429-I02DB8OFV24EWHKEX624/DSC_0858.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A licorice allsorts round-up (#4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518965299144-5CGGRX0MXY5G84JT6TQU/DSC_0863.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: A licorice allsorts round-up (#4) https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/15/1001-water-wise-ways-how-one-cape-town-restaurant-is-responding monthly 0.5 2018-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518725319023-NX0Z6MXOKTPQ0FGSU8Y1/IMG_6448.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: How one Cape Town restaurant is responding One of the famous pies from a beloved local deli. The roast tomato and rocket salad is my handiwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518725894266-V88AU9PJSBOL390R9LCC/IMG_9118.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: How one Cape Town restaurant is responding Restaurant survival kit. (I leave the herbs and teapot behind.) The bottle of non-potable water is for use in the restaurant toilet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518725694142-DDHR63GUR52MOUNDENNS/IMG_6437.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: How one Cape Town restaurant is responding https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/11/1001-water-wise-ways-roundup-3-heads-for-the-kitchen monthly 0.5 2018-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518370998796-7MBCLK74PKE3W05XVWBZ/IMG_9167.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Round-up #3 heads for the kitchen Roast tomato salsa with yellow pepper, lime and coriander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518371533889-NDHYTDPOB5TOW3C67O2C/IMG_9164.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Round-up #3 heads for the kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518372361677-TXM3R76QNCKGCHL0VX7W/IMG_7422.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Round-up #3 heads for the kitchen There wasn't enough water in Cape Town to clean up this mess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518372251306-L8XXF0BBVZQ4VYKMOY3V/IMG_7646.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Round-up #3 heads for the kitchen One dish meal: stir-fried onions, garlic, celery, leeks, mushrooms, fennel, wild spinach, chard, basil and a purple cauli I grew myself. For vegans, add toasted seeds and nuts. For vegetarians, feta cheese. For carnivores, chicken strips added after the onion and garlic stage. Or just eat as is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518371840774-V7HHXF1OA6H9Q3TBC6PI/IMG_6315.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Round-up #3 heads for the kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518372494674-SDBSY9Q6PIJ6CAB74E1P/IMG_9126.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: Round-up #3 heads for the kitchen I got these banana boats (on the right), compostable coffee cups (and a few compostable soup bowls for good measure) from Merrypak in Ndabeni. If this looks like advertising, I should say that while they have some EXCELLENT green and waterwise stock, I was also shaken to discover just how many single-use items abound in the catering industry. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/10/1001-water-wise-ways-the-soap-opera monthly 0.5 2018-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518298305829-UVDKKUM3CF1YDXZ66BSA/Ophelia+800px-John_Everett_Millais_-_Ophelia_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: The soap opera Trouble-making baths in history: Elizabeth Siddal famously modelled in a tin bath for this Preraphaelite painting by John Millais. She got pneumonia; her father sued Millais for fifty pounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518298924942-83ZINDECHY73CDDK4EW4/IMG_9201.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: The soap opera Last night's rainwater harvest bath. That's the colour it came out the gutters: same shade as champagne. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/7/1001-water-wise-ways-the-big-thank-you monthly 0.5 2018-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518035960310-UZNWAOTZ6H4AH0LYZCXV/DSC04355.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: The BIG thank-you Pic notes: My papa grew these beautiful spuds. And that emerald lawn? The eastern Free State in high summer, with magnificent storms every afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518036407066-A88BR4F1N1DU6Z1S3NIZ/Side-eye+cat.jpeg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: The BIG thank-you I don't see any downpipes going into that tank... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1518038454436-I1H097S2ZU7KIHQZ08WI/IMG_9161.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: The BIG thank-you https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/4/1001-ways-to-stave-off-day-zorro-roundup-2-and-neighbourliness monthly 0.5 2018-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517776973996-IJSF5NNQEXJ673QTK7VU/IMG_8386.JPG Green Hat - 1001 ways to stave off Day Zorro*: Roundup #2 and neighbourliness We can build bridges across the water (crisis). Truly we can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517777155798-Z22LM06PGJ3T5ZA6QWFE/human+chain.jpg Green Hat - 1001 ways to stave off Day Zorro*: Roundup #2 and neighbourliness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517785755645-501KURM7PWELAAP1XPLE/DSC_0322.JPG Green Hat - 1001 ways to stave off Day Zorro*: Roundup #2 and neighbourliness Bee meets butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517778952931-WMOTCQSA3U0FUJFWMBLA/IMG_7903.JPG Green Hat - 1001 ways to stave off Day Zorro*: Roundup #2 and neighbourliness Looking after each other. Because the alternative is unthinkable. https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/2/1/1001-water-wise-ways-the-lipstick-factor-and-the-very-cute-tip monthly 0.5 2018-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517521724436-2PTV4SS5BLQXGDYRTZVL/Victory+Red.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: the lipstick factor and the very cute tip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517522325788-JEDNUB5H2H2D085O61VT/Rosie+the+Riveter.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: the lipstick factor and the very cute tip https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/1/30/1001-water-wise-ways-testing-testing monthly 0.5 2018-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517323900952-4RCI03HMM6SSM67IJV3Q/IMG_9107.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: testing, testing Hot pink cooler-box washing machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517323959379-MVC2W6OR1HI4WI003YU1/DSC_0851.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: testing, testing Laundry powder in recycled jar from Zero Waste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517324017711-9ZIFMHNVBRX442SVUSPV/IMG_9112.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: testing, testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517323738498-A4XHTY1Q1GA6WUBZ5BXY/IMG_9114.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: testing, testing The white towel was already on the line, airing. Otherwise, this is what I managed in one load, which didn't even come close to filling the cooler box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517324184366-A780UR0IGCMNBZNDPPUX/IMG_9122.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-wise ways: testing, testing https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/1/27/1001-water-saving-ways-round-up-1 monthly 0.5 2018-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517142230486-G6PMAZXXFWA8606EYIFG/IMG_9090.JPG Green Hat - 1001 water-saving ways: Round-up #1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1517142107160-WAEG0QB98QEXTBG2VNG8/water-saving+shower.jpg Green Hat - 1001 water-saving ways: Round-up #1 https://www.helenmoffett.com/green-hat/2018/1/25/being-a-water-wise-guest monthly 0.5 2018-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1516902509825-OMTI5UMZOHA6SZXPVCI7/IMG_9115.JPG Green Hat - Being a water-wise guest The reason I sleep in a cocoon of cat hair. #NoMoreLaundry #TheseSheetsAreGoodForAnotherMonth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1516902211687-YP85YC1VL4XRNFZJ0XN8/IMG_9117.JPG Green Hat - Being a water-wise guest The spare bed. You're truly welcome to it, but be advised: this linen ain't getting changed any time this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fef1d0414fb5f5d4dcb57b/1516902314278-2LF63FKFO6VSPFKET4AF/IMG_9118.JPG Green Hat - Being a water-wise guest Have own water, will travel. 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