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My pickled garlic has turned blue!
Imagine my surprise when I went to the fridge to get my jar of pickled garlic, only to discover many of the cloves had turned a very interesting shade of blue/green. I admit my first thought was ‘botulism’, so I had a quick look on the interwebzone to see if this stuff was still edible…
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‘Juicing’ Diary
Warning for the gentlemen readers: you might find this post contains a little too much information of the female type – read at your own risk! For a few years now, I’ve followed the Britsh guru of juicing, Jason Vale (The book). Every year just after New Year, he encourages as many people as possible…
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How has your week been?
I’m not sure how I would describe this week, it’s been a real mixed bag of highs and lows. I have had to try extra hard to find the silver lining, the brighter side of life, which is something I always try to do these days. The home-schooling is going along nicely and we are…
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Changes Within
There are changes I’ve noticed in my body; My arteries are now highways for hormones, my joints are community centres for pain, fat cells find new homes – daily and always bring their friends. I have someone elses face, I’m not even sure all those thoughts are mine. I’m sure I’ve tasted motivation, but can…
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10 Steps to help you look after you!
Can you think of other things to add – what helps you to look after you every day?
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Calling All Kombucha Makers!
I need your help. I am new to making this stuff and I recently bottled some of my latest batch and am a little worried about the look of it. I don’t second ferment as I am too afraid of my kitchen exploding and I’m not worried about how fizzy it gets as I prefer…
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(Herbal) Lotions and Potions
I am a happy novice when it comes to making my own creams, balms, lotions and salves but I do like to give it a go. I have made a few in the past and they turned out ok albeit with some room for improvement! Many lessons have already been learned such as comfrey might…
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S2 Ep2 Are you prepared for health hiccups?!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yynhv-14a97a4 Continuing with this seasons theme of putting the joy back into being prepared – this week I’m asking if you are prepared for any health hiccups that might come your way, especially as we head into cold/flu season. Join me to find out some simple steps you can take now so you are ready…
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Normal Life Challenges?
The past week has felt more challenging than normal. Maybe its because the summer holidays are drawing to a close and the start of a new homeschool year looms ever closer. Maybe its because I’m a bit under the weather, despite my best efforts to stay healthy – including starting to make kombucha which I’ve…
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For ‘Those Days’ of Struggle
There are times when we all feel overwhelmed. There are days we don’t look forward to, or look back on with regret, sadness, anger or even despair. We can make plans but as Burns himself said, ” The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley”, i.e things don’t always to to plan.…
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Stress – Ways to recognise and deal with it – Part 1
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-m3uwf-1474751) When you hear (or see) the word stress, what do you think of? Do you immediately tense and see it as the enemy or give a shrug and think: “I’m doing ok”? Stress means different things to different people. Does any of the following…
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