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22 September 2007
Emails and the napkin swap
I've been very busy all week and haven't had a chance to reply to the many emails that have come in. I love getting emails, and lov...
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21 September 2007
Peak Oil and living the simple life
I try to be non-political in my blog. I don't really see the point of talking about what should be done when everyone has such widely di...
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20 September 2007
Happy birthday Lenny!
I hope you see this today. Everyone, Lenny is one of my adopted online daughters. I have several, some volunteered, some I claimed. : ) ...
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Our daily bread
This bread is incredibly easy to make. Today, instead of a loaf, I've made bread rolls. I'm having one soon with some tomato and...
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Living well on a pension
Michelle posed an interesting question over at aussieslivingsimply this morning. She asked "Is it possible to live well on the age pen...
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19 September 2007
Housework routines
Monday is washing day Tuesday is ironing day Wednesday is mending day Thursday is market day Friday is cleaning day Saturday is baking day S...
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18 September 2007
Tips for a perfect wash
I usually use cold water in my washing machine, I will do a hot water wash only on whites. I use homemade laundry powder (recipe here) and ...
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17 September 2007
A busy week
It will be a busy week this one. I'm off to my volunteer job today and tomorrow with, no doubt, a million things happening there. Tomorr...
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15 September 2007
Rising prices, what can we do?
I've heard some disturbing reports in the last couple of days from farmers and meteorologists stating that unless we get good rain in Au...
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The living is easy
This is the nightie I'm taking the sleeves from. The weekend is here again and I'm enjoying this fine Spring day. I have a l...
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Decluttering
A simple home can be many things. It could be a flat, house, caravan, shed, a room, a retirement village or a module in a sustainable commun...
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14 September 2007
Honourable work
Look what I found yesterday! An old photo of my boys - H, Shane and Kerry. H would have been in his early 40s here. Although I love working ...
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13 September 2007
Swap addresses
Could the following ladies please contact me at rhondahetzel at gmail dot com and let me know your email and your postal address. Thank you....
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Habits of a lifetime
We are taking most of our evening meal from the garden today. I've picked cabbage, carrots, capsicum, daikon radish and red onions for c...
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Checking the water meter
I received an email from a reader the other day asking about water saving strategies so I thought now is a good time to be checking our wate...
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12 September 2007
ATTENTION Swap partners update updated
I will be working on contacting the new swap partners today. Sharon, if you read this, can you email and let me know what still needs to be ...
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What will you do?
The tools of a revolutionary. There comes a point when everyone needs to make a conscious decision to make changes that need to be made. How...
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Not so simple
I am having the most incredibly busy week. Monday and Tuesday were spent at my wonderful job at the Neighbourhood Centre. I have been trying...
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