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24 January 2011
Growing elder flowers for drinks
In his books, the late John Seymour tells us that in addition to the many foods found in fields and pastures, like rabbits, berries, nuts an...
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21 January 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 with these photos and gives us al...
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20 January 2011
Get the full measure of your money - using leftovers
Thank you all for contributing your ideas on how to save money. I have to confess, we already do most of the things suggested and seeing th...
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19 January 2011
Cutting back and looking for savings
We have to tighten our belts. Like many of you, Hanno and I live on a limited and usually fixed amount and with prices rising and new babie...
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18 January 2011
Roaming around the neighbourhood
We had a busy day yesterday with Hanno harvesting lawn clippings for the compost (mowing) and me working on the book. The grass has grown f...
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17 January 2011
Preparing for the unexpected
This time last Monday everything was wet, it had been raining for days, but no one could have foreseen the events that were about to unfold ...
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14 January 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 with these photos and gives us al...
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12 January 2011
House and yard maintenance
Before I write today's post I want to let everyone know Hanno and I, and our family, are all fine. I received an avalanche of emails ov...
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11 January 2011
Empty nest, or is it just another change?
All this talk of being a grandma has brought in a couple of emails from ladies who want me to write about empty nests. I think this might b...
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10 January 2011
This grandmothering business is a fine thing
The rain fell all day and the longer it poured and the louder the thunder sounded, the safer and cosier I felt. I was doing grandma things ...
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