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Much water and a little sunshine

13/09/2017by thelongview Leave a comment

I’m sure everyone on earth is sick of rain right now. But where I come from it’s still a matter to cheer about, so I’m going to go ahead and […]

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Farming, Insect repellent, Insects, Organic living, Termites, Village life, Water

DIY mosquito repellent

21/07/2017by thelongview 7 Comments

Whiiiiiine! Swat! Grrrrr! This is a sound sequence you hear often in our house these days. No, we’re not ill-treating our dog. It’s those pesky mosquitoes, which have taken over […]

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Herbs, Insects, Mosquito repellent, Plastic-free, Recipe

Who’s this?

04/05/2017by thelongview 1 Comment

‘Tis the season of insects. Ants, cockroaches, beetles, creepy crawlies everywhere. In an earlier avatar, I would be shouting, dalek-like,  ‘Exterminate!’. But the now ahimsa me tries to stay out […]

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