Handy celery tip from Gordon
I’ve got lots of ideas for posts, but the truth is, I’m feeling pressed for time. If you asked me what I’m doing, I’d say: looking after my family, teaching and housework. On top of that, I’m trying to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, which has me writing for a bit each day to try […]
Chicken casserole
Chicken casserole. I had 90 minutes to make dinner. I was in a hurry and this worked out really well. A simple on-the-spot recipe. Elora was whingeing. Monte was absorbed in his work. I’d accidentally allowed Georgia and Matthew to eat leftover lollies from Elora’s party (another post). Things were a bit hectic but I […]
Baked fish
I love eating fish. We usually buy Atlantic salmon or Basa fillets. We usually grill our fish, or sometimes pan fry in butter. I wanted to try something different with some Basa. Usually we would spray our grill with cooking oil, shake some seasoning onto the fish and grill for a few minutes. I just […]
Vegetable patties
In our fridge, there was nearly a cup each of leftover mashed potato and mixed veg: broccoli, carrots and peas. I was looking at it, thinking I could reheat it in the microwave and dollop it onto my kids’ plates. Boring. I mashed up the aforementioned vegetables. Then I added an egg. More interesting cooks […]
Sewing a garter
Okay. So, our Ella-belle is getting baptised in a few weeks. I want to sew her something. I bought her a dress; she needs headgear. So I did some research on sewing headbands for babies, and didn’t really find what I wanted. This may or may not come as a surprise to you. I rummaged […]
More pillow case sewing…
Excuse me whilst I clothe my children in old pillow cases (and t-shirts). They’re not even snazzy vintage ones. They are just honest, old pillow cases, bought at the op shop, or found at the bottom of a pile of stuff in the cupboard. This time, it was pants. I found this stripy pillow case […]
Fence!
Recently, Monte finished building the wallaby – proof fence around our house. The fence is mostly star pickets and wallaby mesh, but nearer to our house it is post and rail, like this. One day we will limewash it: Facing north. You can also almost see the wallaby proof fence at the top of the […]
Night out
Sometimes we venture out to dinner. There are a few nice local pubs/restaurants around here and we like them all. This afternoon, we took our old girl, d’Artagnan, to be microchipped. Last time we had her scanned, they couldn’t find the chip; they said it had fallen out (how? Where?). Today, our vet nurse found […]
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