What sort of Green Grandma are you?

An outspoken environmental activist? A self-sufficient compulsive recycler? or simply someone who just loves to watch things grow in your garden?Whatever shade of green you are, our Green Grandma Robyn has down to earth no nonsense ideas, useful information and practical advice.

Green Ideas For Staying Cool This Summer.

Idea Number One: The New SodaStream

When I was little “fizzy drink” (what we called soft drink) was a real treat. Being a child of a large family we very rarely could afford to have soft drink in our house as a regular beverage... Read more >>
Whale Watching

On a cold wintry Sunday in 1977 we climbed a huge sand dune on Stockton Beach with our kids and were rewarded by the sighting of a whale, he was close to the shore and put on a magical display of breaching and tail slapping. (I made the mistake of comparing it to a religious experience and still get paid out about that every time we see a whale).... Read more >>
Backyard Community Garden

There was a time when I had the time to grow my own vegetables.

It was before the Groovy Grandmas phenomenon.

I love writing and being the editor for GGs - it is my passion.  However, the other activities associated with the magazine and those that are necessary to keep the GG train on track have left me little time to look after a vegie patch..... Read more >>
The Lost Art of Mending

My mother used to mend, I can clearly remember that it wasn’t a favourite pass time but it was a necessity. When the bed sheets were getting a bit thin they were cut down the middle and the outside edges sewn together to get another year or two out of them. Elbows and knees were patched (that’s the elbows and knees of our clothes not our bodies), socks were darned, crockery glued, shoes repaired and toys fixed..... Read more >>

Things to do with little kids – getting out of the house.

I have 4 beautiful grandchildren, 2 of them live 5 ½  hours south the other 2 are 5 ½  hours north so when they visit it isn’t just for an afternoon and in winter that can mean weather that’s not conducive to sitting on the back veranda with a cool drink watching them play. Ours are all preschoolers so their visits involve quite a bit of entertaining and supervision..... Read More >>