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13 January 2020
Looking forward, looking back
We don't go away on holidays anymore but always make sure that the time between Christmas and mid-January is like a holiday. We both d...
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8 January 2020
If you want to live a simpler life - identify your needs
"Why are those pots upside-down on sticks?" - that's the question I'm asked more than any other. The second most aske...
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7 January 2020
We need sewers who can sew straight
One of my nephews, Charles, is a volunteer wildlife rescuer and he spends a lot of his spare time in the Blue Mountains bush rescuing nativ...
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6 January 2020
The fires in Australia and what you can do to help
As the final hours of 2019 rolled along, I sat with increasing sadness watching our country burn. Each new day revealed red landscape and s...
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13 December 2019
Surviving summer in the garden
I've just come in from the garden on this humid morning and want to pass on a few tips for hot and dry summer gardening. I know there a...
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2 December 2019
Let's Begin
A couple of weeks ago I was asked on Instagram what my connection to Clare Bowditch was because she'd thanked me, as one of many, in he...
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23 November 2019
Our cottage garden
This is our new cottage garden. I started it in August and it's growing well but it's not quite finished. We've gone from tendi...
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19 November 2019
Reviews for induction stove, clothes dryer and dishwasher
Today, I've written about our Bosch induction stove top, Bosch heat pump clothes dryer and Miele dishwasher. Water and energy efficienc...
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9 November 2019
Sewing bee - recycling fabric
Hello sewers. I've started a sewing bee involving recycling old fabric. You can recycle unused old fabric from your stash, an old dress...
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7 November 2019
Tea with Clare Bowditch and friends
It's been a crazy week with many visitors, reading, gardening, rest and a lot of busyness snaking through my days. The highlight of the...
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