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Happy Easter!
The traditions of Easter are pretty much lost on me. I spent a large part of Good Friday cleaning out my kitchen followed by a roast lamb dinner on a bed of risotto which had been in the slow cooker … Continue reading
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It's that time of the year…
I don’t know why they call it spring cleaning because for some reason, I never get around to doing it in spring. I guess because spring is such a transient season of a week or two that I never get … Continue reading
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Stuff Valentine's Day, bring on Claudius Day
I’m a new convert to Claudius Day….don’t know who Claudius is? He’s the guy who sentenced Valentine to death….it’s just more a pity that he didn’t do it sooner. I don’t like Valentine’s Day. I hate that there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Fail Cooking, Special occasions
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Gotta love Borders
I think if for some reason that I had to be sequestered away for an unknown period of time on jury duty, I’d want to do it in a Borders book store. Preferably the three storey one in the city … Continue reading
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Back to school time
I spent most of the summer waiting for the last week in January to rock around so all the kids can go back to school. Of course, I don’t have any myself but I have the distinct misfortunate of being … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Lifestyle
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Famous last words
I’d like to know exactly why it is that as soon as there is anything that comes with the instructions “some assembly required”, I always tend to think it can’t be too difficult. After all, if it was too difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Home & Lifestyle
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Hitler the dietitian
So I decided to get a little bit more serious about the whole weight loss thing and I said casually to my doctor that I might want to see a dietitian. I imagined that I would go there, sit down … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Fitness
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Anzac fail cookies
Well I’ve finished my 52 Blessings challenge from last year but I’ve kind of gotten used to blogging on a Sunday, or at least having a regular weekly reason to blog. I was thinking of continuing on with the 52 … Continue reading
Posted in Fail Cooking, Home & Lifestyle
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My “miracle a week”
At work, we often talk about getting our “miracle a week”, or at least that’s our aim. Being the last week of the year, I was dubious that I would be able to take a photo of this particular miracle … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Lifestyle, Photography
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The Twelve Leftovers of Christmas
There’s something about Christmas lunches and dinners that inspires everyone to over cater for whatever group of people they have coming around. Personally, I tend to cater for a full serve of everything for half the people that are coming. … Continue reading
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