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9 October 2017
Housework and how it changes
Like you, I put a fair bit of time into my home. Doing the housework here allows us to live in relative comfort and to invite our family an...
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6 October 2017
Weekend reading
This is my one and only vase of sweet peas this year. I had to pull them out to make way for the cucumbers over the garden arch. They are...
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3 October 2017
Housekeeping routines and avoiding the pressure
I sometimes have a quiet laugh at myself for something I've said or written. Yesterday I was reading through an old list of chores I...
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29 September 2017
Weekend reading
The temperature rose to 38C here yesterday which isn't a good start to the season, especially as we have very little water. Still, I di...
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28 September 2017
Thank you! and cakes
It's a constant battle here at the moment keeping the water up to our tube stock in the front garden and the vegetables and fruit out t...
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27 September 2017
A new shop
I have a lot to be thankful for, most notably the family I'm a part of. My sons have grown into fine men and they're now both raisi...
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25 September 2017
A week of ordinary days
The past week has been lovely here. On Tuesday we celebrated Hanno's 77th birthday with the family over for dinner. Sunny and Jamie are...
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18 September 2017
You wouldn't be dead for quids
I bought our first mobile phone in 1990, three years after mobile calls started in Australia. The phone was Hanno's 50th birthday prese...
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15 September 2017
Weekend reading
I had my eyes tested on Monday and was told I have cataracts on both eyes. They're not bad enough to be operated on yet but he said the...
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14 September 2017
Taking time for tea
I was pleased to read a post about teabags on nannachel's blog yesterday as a follow up to my link to how tea bags are made. Chel wrot...
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11 September 2017
Simple life isn't a product
It can be a struggle adjusting to a simpler life. Some people think that the way I live is THE way and that is just not true. I live as I d...
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