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Baking our own goodies!
Our holiday week continues and we decided we would take some time to bake a little something. After a brief discussion with Dearest Son, who is the main baking taster in the house, we decided to make the sourdough snickerdoodles which I’ve done a couple of times in the past. I use the recipe from…
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Bargain Hunting Once Again!
If I’m honest, I’ve noticed I am struggling a bit more this year with the reduction of daylight hours – even though Autumn is my favourite season and I’ve written several blog posts about it. So, in an attempt to cheer myself up and keep motivated, I’m trying to do ‘nice’ creative things this week,…
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Happy #nodigday
In case you forgot or hadn’t seen my previous post – today is No Dig Day!! (see my previous post for more detail about no dig if you don’t already know what it is.).
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No Dig Gardening ~
Did you know November 3rd is No Dig day? To celebrate, I thought I would share with you my recent planting of garlic, onions and shallots – No Dig style. In case you don’t konw what I’m talking about, No Dig (or No Till), is all about a style of gardening wehre the soil is…
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Top 10 Movies For Halloween
In keeping with the Halloween theme, I thought I’d give you a list of 10 great movies you should be watching this Halloween. They range from brilliantly entertaining to downright terrifying. Enjoy if you dare…….. 1. Beetlejuice – yes it’s old but still enjoyable (even if it has a couple of actors in it I…
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Podcasts Perfect for Halloween
For a bit of fun, in the run up to Halloween, I thought I’d do a few posts aimed at the more spooky side of entertainment for this time of year. Today, I bring you my top 3 podcasts I listen to for all things weird, paranormal and unexplained. If you are in need of…
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Seed Saving Experiment
I usually try to save some of my own seeds from plants I’ve grown in the year. This year I’ve managed to get: Tomato Nasturtium Peas Coriander Poppy Fennel (or dill, not sure!) Broad beans Calendula Cosmos I left a couple of onion plants on the plot which had grown seed heads. I haven’t tried…
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S2 Ep 4 Are you prepared for a clean house?! Get your homemaking organised with these simple steps to make housework a joy!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wdnw2-14b84bc I get it – not the thing we look forward to the most, so we need to find ways to make it more enjoyable. One way is get prepared! What does that look like? Well join me as I take you through some simple but oh so effective steps to get prepared for a…
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S2 Ep 3 Are you prepared for meal times?
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-thjgz-14b84af Lets put the joy back into our kitchens! Join me as I help you get better prepared for meal times – no more grabbing any old thing, we are going to get prepared and make the most of our dens of deliciousness (that means kitchens!!). Everything from how to get inspired to cook to…
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I know its early – but if you want this for Christmas you need to start now!
It’s not my fault – it takes 3 months to get this baby ready for drinking! Another post about alcohol, I hear you cry? Absolutely! Not only is this a real treat, its adaptable. I’ve used gin but you can make this with vodka, rum – pretty much any clear version of the falling down…
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Making Mistakes
I’ve been hearing a lot lately in interviews and podcasts about the benefits of making mistakes. Its really made me think about the importance of making them and is something I discuss frequently with dearest son as part of the homeschool process. Recently we’ve been struggling through a specific maths area. Day one was very…
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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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