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12 December 2007
A bit of aquaponics gardening
I had some good news when I came home from work yesterday. My oldest son Shane phoned to say he's not working on Christmas day and he...
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11 December 2007
Apron Swap Reminder
I know we are all hoping things get back to normal at Rhonda's, that the chooks are not too traumatized by their troubles, and that M...
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Trouble in the hen house
As if to illustrate the point I made yesterday about life not always being easy, just after I finished my post I heard a ruckus in the hen h...
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10 December 2007
I’m not perfect, people!
I get the impression sometimes that some readers think I’m a perfect angel who works away without a word of complaint, making no mistakes an...
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9 December 2007
Mothers
I'm feeling pretty sad today. I found out this morning that Kathleen's mother died late last night. Kathleen and I are very close, s...
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Saturday's work
After the big upheaval of replacing two cupboards under the kitchen sink, but having to rip out the entire kitchen and floor to do it, we...
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8 December 2007
Support
I love you people! I love the support you've given me and my blog, it truly astounds me that it's become so popular. A few weeks ag...
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Stockpiling groceries 101 - part 2
This is a continuation of the previous post. Before you rush off to stock your stockpile cupboard, do a bit of research and find out which i...
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Stockpiling groceries 101 - part 1
It seems the price of food and fuel is creeping up every week. Now that many are buying Christmas food and gifts as well, it's a good...
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7 December 2007
New blog on the block
I came across a new blog that you might be interested in. Belinda's Simple Life is fairly new but she has some good ideas and she is a ...
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Growing food in containers
Many vegetables can be grown successfully in pots or containers. I am currently growing a couple of heirloom tomatoes in large pots and I...
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6 December 2007
Improvements in the kitchen
The kitchen is slowly coming to life again and I'm really enjoying working there. I'm still getting used to baking in an electric o...
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5 December 2007
The summer garden
Every gardener needs an assistant, and I have Alice. She follows us around the garden and loves to eat fresh tomatoes and carrots, just p...
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4 December 2007
Organising the linen cupboard
When the seasons change from cool to warm, I take the doonas (quilts/duvets) from our beds and take time out to organise our linen cupboard....
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3 December 2007
The comforts of home
There was a time when I would have been extremely bored waking up in the morning and knowing every single thing that would happen to me that...
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2 December 2007
A simple day at home
They arrived just as promised - twelve beautiful bantam eggs. Helen sent them from Perth on Friday, they travelled overnight and arrived in ...
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APRON SWAP NEWS
Hello all. I just wanted to post a request for all the apron swappers. We hope all of you have had a lot of fun with this swap and we want t...
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1 December 2007
Christmas spending
I would like to give everyone a gentle reminder and, hopefully, a little strength to not go overboard with Christmas spending. I've rece...
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