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Christmas…hmm..parade

29 Dec 2010 in Homemade, Life with loved ones

Remember the magazines we gave the girls as a Christmas gift? They were not only very appreciated as such, they provided for our fun and games after the gift-giving was ...

And then it was Christmas morning

28 Dec 2010 in Homemade, Life with loved ones

The kids have known for awhile that this year the holidays will be even lower key than usual. I think there was some parental apprehension in regards to the few ...

The cookie workshop, late into the night

28 Dec 2010 in Food pleasures, Homemade

I promise you, you will get sick of cookies by the time I am done with Christmas. I know I am. But since I put so much effort into the ...

Packing homebaked cookie gifts

27 Dec 2010 in Food pleasures, Homemade

I went a bit bake crazy this year. For a person that doesnt really eat cookies or bake sweets very often, I sure got myself deep in trouble in the ...

Next season’s fashions

18 Dec 2010 in Homemade, Life with loved ones

I have not been up to writing lately, my fingers just dont want to do the typing. On the other hand, my brain is on a wild ride of mental ...

Chocolate Mousse Cake – an Epic

28 Nov 2010 in Food pleasures, Homemade

This post is going to be very…cakey. This means, lots of sugar, lots of butter, lots of all sorts of very unhealthy stuff. So be prepared.
I mentioned this cake in ...

Orange and green and something in between

9 Nov 2010 in Homemade, Life with loved ones

We are growing a few new things at the moment. Sugar snap peas, which were an overwhelming success, none of them made it to the house or even a few ...

Jackess of all trades

29 Aug 2010 in Green tinge, Homemade, Life with loved ones

With titles like that its no wonder I am not getting any traffic thanks to SEO (search engine optimization).
Its the truth though, I will attempt just about anything. You ...

From a scarf to a bag

16 Aug 2010 in Homemade

Here is another idea for you. Make a bag from a lovely woolen scarf. How? Follow these directions.
1. Go to the local op-shop and find a beautiful long woolen scarf.
2. ...

Garbage plus paint sample cards equals what?

1 Jul 2010 in Homemade

Furniture of course!
I have told you before of Mr.Blab’s eager curbside collecting lately (here there is tradition to put any junk you want to get rid of on the curb ...