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They grow up so fast!
And I thought kids grew up too fast… yet it was only a few months ago that we had these gorgeous little babies chirping the night away in our dining room… and now…
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Possum Proofing
They come each night… I say ‘they’ because surely only one could not create such a raucous noise! As they crash their way across our tin roof I’m not alarmed, almost comforted, it’s…
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Communal Garlic
Isn’t it incredible the way food brings people together. It seems to be the glue of our social fabric…. food is always there. Sometimes it lurks in the wings and you hardly notice…
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Gardening with Little People!
I’ve had a number of projects on the boil of late… who am I kidding, my life is a long list of projects that I conjure up! One very enjoyable project was helping…
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Green Tomato Relish
I may be spilling a family secret here… sorry Pop… but seriously, this recipe should be shared far and wide, it’s DELICIOUS!!!!Technically my lovely late Pop’s recipe is for ripe tomatoes, but due…
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Jardin
Jardin (Garden in Spanish). I love my jardin. I love escaping into it, getting to know the existing residents, introducing new ones. I wonder what path this love affair will take me down?
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Lavender Lemonade
Inspired by a yummy gift from a girlfriend, homemade lemon cordial, and a garden bursting with one of my favourite plants…. I tried my hand at LAVENDER LEMONADE. I picked about 20 flower…
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DIY herb tags
A little craftiness of the “three R” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) variety. This project is a cheap/free way of beautifying your veggie patch or herb pots, and also saves some plastic from the recycling…
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Picking Pumpkins
I went on a treasure hunt with my sister this morning…. we were harvesting our pumpkins! Aren’t they gorgeous. What amazing colours, patterns and textures. Ahhhh, the taste of winter…. homemade pumpkin soup…
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Chicken farmers?
Ummm…. at what point does one officially become a chicken farmer? And does it count if you didn’t really mean to do it? Somehow we’ve gone from two fluffy chooks scratching about the…
