baking and making with my family of 9
Well I don’t do many events but when I got an invite to Quirky Cooking’s book launch I was pretty excited………….until I realised it was the first day of school and preschool. And the first day at a new preschool involved tears (from the little one and me the big person) so it was a […]
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The weather is getting chilly (well it is here) and you’ve decided this year you are going to learn how to knit…..or you’re going to pull out the needles and that scarf that you never finished or that wool that has been sitting there and you’re going to start. Thanks to a lovely reader Susan […]
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Well we’re still chugging along here with the boxes…………….and a baby on board. I’m running out of clothes to wear but surprised myself by getting into this non maternity dress today for church. We also tested out how safe our new neighbourhood is by leaving our front door wide open while we were out. I […]
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I often get asked to do a post on lunchboxes but I think my lunchboxes are a bit boring so why not get someone who is an expert on this subject………..The Organised Housewife! Thank you Corrie for having me guest post today. Hi I’m Katrina from The Organised Housewife. Over at The Organised Housewife I […]
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This post is brought to you by Marquise I have a confession to make…I actually thought Marquise only did clothes for newborns. I love picking out a little marquise jumpsuit from DJs when someone has a baby as I just love to give something handmade with a jumpsuit. So I was surprised when I got to […]
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I made my first ever roast lamb yesterday and it was a huge success. Some of you were very surprised that I had never roasted lamb before but being vegetarian for so long meant that there were more roasted vegetables and vegie lasagnes going into my oven over the years than roasted meats. And then […]
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I know the weekend is under way but yesterday went by so fast. Stations of the cross at 10am and for the first time I had my 3 big kids come with me. They were so eager and participated so beautifully, following all of the words and kneeling when necessary. I was so proud of […]
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Second cookbook in a fortnight that has come home with me. Uh oh. But I’d been hanging out for this one and there is a bit of background. When my mum was in the last few days of her life we were at the little private hospital and we’d come out of the room to […]
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But if you’re on my facebook or instagram then you probably already knew that. Here is the very first picture I took once we had settled and we were killing time waiting for the keys. It is quite a change from our little suburban block where the play area was cement and gated in…..and I’m […]
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