{"id":997,"date":"2026-09-26T13:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mixmargaret.com\/blog\/?p=997"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:04:43","slug":"blog-resuming-for-bushcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mixmargaret.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/blog-resuming-for-bushcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog resuming for BUSHCARE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restarting my blog which was lying idle for five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to share so much about many things but especially bushcare in the Perth Hills. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great many enthusiastic locals are incredibly active in efforts to preserve the forest and the good bush we live in. We find it deeply satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lots about plants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 how to identify local natives and weeds, with my own pics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 what to do about the weeds (methods, tactics &amp; strategies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 restoration and revegetation of degraded bush<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 volunteering in bushcare Friends groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 other organisations you can join<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many useful documents can be found at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixmargaret.com\/bushcare\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.mixmargaret.com\/bushcare\">www.mixmargaret.com\/bushcare<\/a>, including <strong>CONTACTS<\/strong> for Friends groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Combination of bushcare and music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 <strong>Bushcare Info, Chat &amp; Music<\/strong>, the BICM series of events&nbsp;(\u201cbick-em\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My more-or-less classical music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 major re-workings of traditional songs such as <em>Amazing Grace, Greensleeves<\/em> etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 original songs such as <em>Androgyne Prophecy with Akhenaten<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 original professional piano solos such as <em>Rainbows Over Hovea<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 live performances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will I ever make a proper CD??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can dip in here to see if I\u2019ve posted recently but it\u2019s even better to subscribe so you get an email notification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please comment and\/or share my posts on your social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My own Facebook has been inaccessible to me for a year and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be able to get past the login problem any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restarting my blog which was lying idle for five years. 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