A collection of ideas

I don't have time at the moment to research these, but didn't want to lose them. So here is a random list of various things that have sparked my curiosity about trying when we finally get to Amherst:

For the garden...

• Growing our own hop vines
• Finding out more about growing irises - "they like to bake" sounds promising...
• Using hollowed out books as planters - bizarre but quirky 
• Indigenous plants for Murray Valley - but Tiff says some of them are same for ours.

Decorating the house...

• George Washington's paint colours - this might be an interesting reference
• Another painting idea - using photos to decorate the wall - tape on and then cover with plexiglass, ala Martha
• This Arts and Crafts shop looks brilliant
• Even better than blackboard paint is this new white paint that turns any wall into a dry-erase whiteboard
• It could be interesting to jerry-rig something like these magic windows using an old computer screen for an inside wall?  I think I'd skip the necklace bit though...
• Even better... just fit a slot for an iPad in a kitchen cupboard and then you can use it for recipes, listening to music, checking mail...  I *love* this concept