Whenever I have walked down the Avenue of Honour, honouring the fallen, I feel this incredible heaviness. I’m not sure if it’s because as a mother with a son, who is alive and well, I feel such sadness at the loss these families have had to endure, and continue to endure. I brought him to…
Quietness surrounds my peaceful abode. A chorus of birds; twitter, whistle, pipe and are shrill in their conversation. This symphony of bird calls accompanies my Sunday breakfast; bacon, egg and tomato, all carefully positioned on toasted ciabatta – garnished with fresh basil picked from the garden. The Sun From where I sit, a view more…
I dropped up to my nearest neighbour for a cuppa, which was about 1km up the road. I was greeted with a cup of ginger tea; sliced fresh from their homegrown ginger and let steep in hot water. It was such an amazing zingy flavour compared to the ginger tea bag. I smelt its gingery…
Bush Playground The children are running across the riverbed, kicking and flicking sand in their wake. Their squeals and screams echo down the corridor of the dry creek embankments. The sound of children playing in the Australian Bush overrides the chorus of birds and reptiles all flying, slithering or crawling away from their delightful innocent…
The driver was surrounded in darkness as he drove South along the Bruce Highway, just before Liverpool Creek, North Queensland. It was raining. A truck had his high beams on. He continued to steer the vehicle straight on the road. After the truck had passed, was when he hit the unseen water across the road,…
Fireplaces will cheer up any continually miserable rainy day. The flicker of the fire dancing in the fireplace is mesmerising and has a warming effect. If your part of the world boasts 100inches of rain, and you had to wear a drizabone to keep you dry and warm while working in wet weather – knowing…
I love easy recipes to convert into my convection oven! Saw this on a site on Instagram. Kimberley kindly allowed me to share. Looks like pizza making on the weekend. I love a hot piping pizza, but you can eat it cold. Ingredients Puff pastry 2 tble spns tomato puree or paste sundried tomatoes (in…
I love easy, throw altogether veggies and meat meals where you simply chop and pop into convection oven. I only recently learned how to use the convection oven, and now you can’t stop me. Also baking paper is the best as there is less mess. During Cooking Time Go and have a shower, a cuppa,…
This is from one of my friends from work, who proudly christened their new home with a cracking roast pork. Most impressive. 1. Score the pork rind and rub olive oil all over it. 2. Lightly smear salt on top – not a tonne of salt. 3. Cook pork for 1hr on 180C. 4. Turn…
As first time parents go, my friend is no exception. There has been much flurry and preparations aplenty being made for their first born. At our Thursday coffee ritual, she understandably wanted our advice about what type of easy meals she could make ahead of the baby’s arrival. We peppered her with suggestions. She stopped…
I have left the world behind and decided to be still and relax my mind so I can enjoy my favourite pastime – a visit to a coffee shop. Sitting here contemplating on a tranquil quiet morning in a little country town, my thoughts have traveled elsewhere. Look Around You – What do you see?…
To avoid foot and toe disorders such as: ingrowing toenails, deformities, calluses and fungus, you should consider regular pedicures with a qualified and experienced beauty therapist. The alternatives could result in costly, traumatic and unscheduled treatments with a podiatrist. I learned the expensive way. Ingrowing Toenail I experienced two of these problems. The first was…
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