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12 August 2013
Decluttering challenge - week 2 + lemon cordial
I'm continuing the decluttering challenge many of us started last Monday. The declutterers at the forum are posting about what they...
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10 August 2013
Ecoyarns mini sale
Vivian is back from her family holiday and she's having a mini sale at EcoYarns this weekend. Most of the yarns with wool content ...
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9 August 2013
Weekend reading
The master's apprentice. This is where Jamie leaves his spade. I'll be busy with my writing most of the weekend. I'm hopi...
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8 August 2013
How to make bread in a bread machine
Homemade garlic and herb bread. Bread is part of our daily lives here. I make it most days and sometimes we buy a good rye loaf fro...
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7 August 2013
Perfection
I think a lot of people let the idea of perfection get in the way of living. When you expect perfection you raise the bar so high, most of ...
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6 August 2013
Apple and cinnamon milk risotto
Now that we are eating our main meal at noon, it can be a bit of a free for all later in the day when we're hungry again. The idea is t...
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5 August 2013
August decluttering challenge
Decluttering is a difficult task for most of us. If you've gone through your life with little money, then it is a real challenge giving...
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2 August 2013
Weekend reading
During the week, Dawn, a very generous reader, sent me a copy of a New Zealand magazine called Good. The undeniable fact that I ha...
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31 July 2013
Patterns of a simple life
One thing I really love about the simple life is that it encourages me to slow down and be mindful. I've stopped working on automatic p...
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30 July 2013
Support local food, both fresh and tinned
Sometimes plans just don't work out. Yesterday I wrote a post on Irish soda bread and fresh pea and herb soup. A couple of hours later ...
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29 July 2013
SPC Ardmona petition at change.org - UPDATED
Tessa posted a very interesting article over at the forum this morning about SPC Ardmona petitioning the Australian Productivity Commi...
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Pea and herb soup with soda bread
The Irish folk who read here, and maybe those from the UK too, will know of Maura Laverty, but I have just discovered her. Sadly Maura died...
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27 July 2013
Country mouse visits the Brisbane Writers Festival
I'm really happy to tell you that I'll be at the Brisbane Writers Festival this year. It's on at several venues, mainly at the...
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26 July 2013
Weekend reading
It's been busy here all week with Hanno's health issues, two talks out in the community and starting work on my new writing project...
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25 July 2013
Cleaning the silver
I spent some time sorting out my silver cutlery recently. It was all over the place. When we're here alone, Hanno and I use few knives ...
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