Little Steps Big Result

Little Steps Big Result My personal journey to change. Plastic free, organic, self sustainability. The lessons, the mistak
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Amalfi you didn't disappoint
24/05/2023

Amalfi you didn't disappoint

He looks thrilled!! I think Paddington was happier to see him lol
25/04/2023

He looks thrilled!! I think Paddington was happier to see him lol

My little bunny
19/12/2022

My little bunny

Birthday girl ! 3
03/12/2022

Birthday girl ! 3

Beautiful Dahlias! Love the different types of flowers
26/11/2022

Beautiful Dahlias! Love the different types of flowers

18/10/2022

I made the decision to close down my Little Steps Page for now. I am trying to focus on simplifying my life and improving the quality of my day with less pressure. It's been awesome and I hope everyone enjoyed the last few years with me. Keep working towards growing your own food, being more aware of what you leave behind you every day and what we can do for the future of our children and generations to come. ❤️

So pretty. Coming to the end of the season
07/10/2022

So pretty. Coming to the end of the season

04/10/2022
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30/09/2022

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I never will
13/09/2022

I never will

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My fave bulbs starting to flower! 🌷
20/08/2022

My fave bulbs starting to flower! 🌷

Uncle Robbie playing dolls! He’s a natural.
09/08/2022

Uncle Robbie playing dolls! He’s a natural.

A sneaky wine a cheese on the porch looking out at the sea. Bliss!
07/08/2022

A sneaky wine a cheese on the porch looking out at the sea. Bliss!

Little road trip with my love. First stop Napier at this gorgeous spot for the night.
07/08/2022

Little road trip with my love. First stop Napier at this gorgeous spot for the night.

Beautiful cactus colors
06/08/2022

Beautiful cactus colors

Morning joy comes in every day and fills my heart with her  love and kisses!!!
02/08/2022

Morning joy comes in every day and fills my heart with her love and kisses!!!

RIP our toffee droopy eyed little man. We will miss you terribly. Hope you running with full zoom now you with your mad ...
17/07/2022

RIP our toffee droopy eyed little man. We will miss you terribly. Hope you running with full zoom now you with your mad mate Marley. ❤️

Stunning old school charm ! Art Centre In Christchurch. Had such a fab time in here. Last brekkie before we fly home
11/06/2022

Stunning old school charm ! Art Centre In Christchurch. Had such a fab time in here. Last brekkie before we fly home

02/05/2022
21/01/2022

Awesome

Got our tank painted!! So in love with end result
05/01/2022

Got our tank painted!! So in love with end result

Just so pretty
08/12/2021

Just so pretty

Piggy couple goals! These two are so in love. They cuddle they argue but they really do love each other. It’s pretty cut...
28/11/2021

Piggy couple goals! These two are so in love. They cuddle they argue but they really do love each other. It’s pretty cute ❤️♥️

Treats from the garden
28/11/2021

Treats from the garden

Eating the lettuce !! Nom nom nom
25/11/2021

Eating the lettuce !! Nom nom nom

My Danny Boy rose has opened today. It’s a reminder of the perfect love I felt when my son Daniel was born.
21/11/2021

My Danny Boy rose has opened today. It’s a reminder of the perfect love I felt when my son Daniel was born.

Picked fresh flowers for my beautiful cousin Chantal Tarr from my garden
20/11/2021

Picked fresh flowers for my beautiful cousin Chantal Tarr from my garden

Beautiful roses. First flush. Kissed by rain
13/11/2021

Beautiful roses. First flush. Kissed by rain

Planted this beautiful rose on my cage trellis.. called Danny Boy. Chosen to honour my son with the same name.
12/11/2021

Planted this beautiful rose on my cage trellis.. called Danny Boy. Chosen to honour my son with the same name.

My beautiful Kereru popped in
12/11/2021

My beautiful Kereru popped in

Love love the new growth on fruit trees and in veggie garden
05/11/2021

Love love the new growth on fruit trees and in veggie garden

Loving the buds the blooms the bees
29/10/2021

Loving the buds the blooms the bees

Nyumnyumnyum… piggy feeding time for our two paddock pals. Love them.
28/10/2021

Nyumnyumnyum… piggy feeding time for our two paddock pals. Love them.

Who knew sage was so beautiful in flower
26/10/2021

Who knew sage was so beautiful in flower

My heart is full
25/10/2021

My heart is full

Veggie Garden beds ready for beans peas and cucumbers!!! I have a rabbit problem so everything is covered for now!
23/10/2021

Veggie Garden beds ready for beans peas and cucumbers!!! I have a rabbit problem so everything is covered for now!

2 years ago today.... this was the last time you participated in the garden with me. How much I miss you. You were alway...
22/10/2021

2 years ago today.... this was the last time you participated in the garden with me. How much I miss you. You were always always ready to help me. I have so many memories to hold onto. I love you and I know your up there watching my every move. My friend, my Dad and my biggest supporter.

The best assistant! Watering the garden while I work 😄

Setting up snail traps!!  Pesky buggers they are!! 🐌 🐌🐌😡😡
21/10/2021

Setting up snail traps!! Pesky buggers they are!! 🐌 🐌🐌😡😡

Absolutely love my snapdragons…. Continually giving me joy. So beautiful.
10/10/2021

Absolutely love my snapdragons…. Continually giving me joy. So beautiful.

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Authentically Me

Hello everyone and welcome to my journey! My name is Michelle, I am 53 and married to an amazing man called Rob. I have four amazing adult kids, their partners, my “inherited” children and grandchildren from my ex husband and his wonderful new wife, and I am a grandmother to 8 (soon to be 11) beautiful grand babies. We have a big (and ever growing), beautiful, crazy, blended and loving family which are the heart of our life and this farm.

South African by birth and now Kiwi by choice. I was raised in South Africa and my childhood was a mixed bag of lifestyles both Suburban and Rural. I married young and had my children young before moving to NZ 19 years ago. I have loved this land and all its beauty as it has given us so much to be grateful for. I divorced and remarried an amazing kiwi bloke, 8 years younger than me but also my perfect guy! We have been together for 15 very happy years.

A year ago we decided to give up our suburban lifestyle and moved to the countryside in Ararimu, South of Auckland. Our lifestyle block, which we named Fantails Flight, includes 1.5 hectares of land and is just gorgeous. Our farm has given so much already and we are only just at the starting line! My parents live with us along with 9 sheep, 25 chickens (and seven new chicks) and our dog called Max. I love to garden and grow my own food, I love to cook and bake and the highlights of my life are my grandchildren who love this place as much as we do.

So thats us in a nutshell... This blog is a my personal journey. It is about the changes that taking little steps has made for me, my family and hopefully the planet. Moving into this lifestyle has opened our eyes to so much. There is so much that needs to be done in order to bring about the change so that our future generations can survive and enjoy everything that our beautiful planet has to offer. Until we make necessary changes, we will be doing everything but that. Will our legacy will be failure? Failure to teach, failure to share, failure to enjoy the basic, every day, God given rights to a naturally green and healthy life. This is the time. Our animals are going extinct, our planet is crying and dying with each plastic bag and pesticide we throw onto it. It has to change!