I want to start today by thanking everyone who bought a paperback copy of Down to Earth. The hardback was published in 2012 and became a best-seller, remaining in the book shops for over eight years. I thought the book would help a lot of people cope with the COVID crisis by showing them how to create a safe haven at home, Penguin agreed and so a cheaper version of Down to Earth was printed. If you did buy a copy, I'd love you to tell me if you enjoyed the book and to review it on Instagram, your blog or Goodreads. Look in the link list below for a link to an extract of the book on Penguin's website.
There is another book I'd like to recommend to you - the Kindness Community's Vegan Cookbook. All royalties from the sale of this book go to Edgar's Mission, a not-for-profit sanctuary that provides a safe haven for over 450 rescued farm animals. That is certainly a good cause. It contains a lot of interesting and delicious looking recipes shared with Edgar's Mission by people who are cooking and eating these meals as part of their daily diet. We have a vegan in our family and the book will eventually go to Shane but I'm cooking a few meals from the book and every one I've made so far has been something I'd cook again. You can buy it here.
- The Down to Earth paperback was published during the week - here is an extract from Penguin's website.
- Stocking a Two Week Pantry of Food and Water for Emergencies
- If you're pinning your hopes on a Covid vaccine, here's a dose of realism
- Why the hidden world of fungi is essential to life on Earth
- COVID brings farm closer to customers
- Weaving away the hours with Merino wool
- How the west was swum: a water-lover's guide to western Sydney's best swimming spots
- Dried apricot jam and elderberry cordial
- Teddy Bear from an Old Mask (Free Pattern)
- Just peachy recipes It's peach season here so I've been looking at peach recipes. Often you can buy a cheap box of peaches and make jam or chutney that will keep those peaches going through the year.
- Peach recipes and Peach food - I think this SBS webite is one of the best food sites on the web.
I've been tied up with Down to Earth and its publicity this week but I also cleaned out my workroom. I sew and write in here and the room really needed a clean, so when I was interviewed on Zoom and the light wasn't right, I turned my computer desk towards the window. After the interview, that led to the whole room being rearranged and cleaned. Now I'm going into summer in a clean and tidy space. So what have you been doing this week?
