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16 February 2015
Surround yourself with good people
After we changed how we lived, going from crass consumerism to a more mindful way of living, I looked around and thought that Hanno and I m...
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13 February 2015
Weekend reading
Sage flowers. It's Friday again. What a week it's been here. Hanno is not feeling well but is taking Jamie to kindy every day...
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11 February 2015
Blogging and the internet
A few readers have asked me to do a post about blogging, which I'm happy to do. I think the internet is one of the most powerful change...
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9 February 2015
Family, hard work and sharing
Having a blog like this is like having a top notch psychologist on standby, 24/7. When I blow a gasket about something and mention it on th...
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6 February 2015
Weekend reading
Homegrown hot chillies and garlic. To the person who emailed, telling me in no uncertain terms, to categorise my links, I hope you are...
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4 February 2015
Our twenty-third move
We've lived here for 18 years, longer than we've lived in any other home. Before we arrived here, we'd moved 22 times. We'r...
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3 February 2015
Repairing - no job is too small
I used to wear my hair longer when I was younger. I think I was in my late fifties when I had it cut short. Through all my young years I bo...
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2 February 2015
House work
… it has become too easy in our time to assume that childrearing, housekeeping, and caregiving, along with all the varieties of manual work...
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30 January 2015
Weekend reading
This is one of our local lizards, climbing out of the chicken coop after looking for eggs. This old boy is about 6 feet long from nose to...
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29 January 2015
Buying meat in bulk
If you have a large freezer, a fairly easy way of saving money when buying meat for the family is to buy your meat in bulk from a family bu...
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28 January 2015
Financial recovery after the holidays
We didn't go over budget during the holidays but there have been many years when we did. If this has happened to you and you're now...
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