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9 August 2011
An email from Sophie
Last week I received a sad email from Sophie in New Zealand, she wrote: "I just wanted to write you a wee note to tell you of my expe...
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8 August 2011
A typical weekend
Another weekend - another mix of work and sitting back with our feet up. I did some knitting and reading, presented a blogging workshop at ...
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5 August 2011
On my mind ...
This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives through these photos, gives us al...
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4 August 2011
I will stop now
I've been making jam lately. Lots of it. I started off when strawberry season started and they were only $1.50 a punnet. I asked Hanno t...
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3 August 2011
Salmon rissoles and salad
The way food is prepared now is changing. It's more styled and has to look great whereas when I was growing up, food was judged more on...
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2 August 2011
How to make cold processed soap - V 2
I have tried to make this process and the explanation of it as simple as I can, but you must be aware that soap making is not cooking, it ...
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1 August 2011
No more soap
You may have noticed that I stopped taking orders for my soap last Friday. I will honour the orders I have, but take no more. This may seem ...
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29 July 2011
On my mind ...
This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives through these photos and gives us...
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27 July 2011
Simple soap - four ingredients
I have been very busy lately making soap, while Hanno has been wrapping it and packaging it up to post all over Australia, the US and UK. T...
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26 July 2011
RIP Margaret
I am really sad to relay this news - our beloved artist Margaret Olley died today. She was 88 years old. Margaret was my favourite artist an...
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The gardening books I live by
I'm really pleased that vegetable gardening has become popular again because my optimism for the future grows when I think of it. I ofte...
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25 July 2011
The balance of work and rest
We had quite a few things to do on the weekend, but our work was balanced with relaxation and slow times. We got things done, we worked stea...
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22 July 2011
On my mind ...
This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives through these photos and gives us...
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21 July 2011
How low can you go?
I really enjoy living where we live. The climate is wonderful, we can grow food all year and unless we have a bad year, it's neither t...
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