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second hand all the way and happy holidays
Firstly Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all who celebrate. Here in Australia we had our Christmas pie (steak and cheese) and our pavlova four hours later (lots of leftovers) – plus TWO walks – yesterday. The date line and time make no sense to me. But there you are! We got there first. We…
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rabbits, roses and lemon roasted potatoes
So far it has been quite the most peaceful holiday season ever, here in Australia. Not particularly warm which is good for gardening. But the heat is coming they tell me. My cuttings collection is growing as I add Dill and Lavender ( I like English lavender which I cannot find anywhere so I will…
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Archives – July 27 2011
Daisy, Hairy McLairy, Mama, Flerds and summer grass. This really is a delightful read from the past. And so hot. We almost never get this hot now. I was new to writing blogs here and wrote much more in those days too! In the blog world there are no days. Time has lost meaning as…
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a person is coming today to install something
I know, I know, I know – we should be able to live a life without the internet but I just can’t. We can’t – You and I together – our relationship cannot exist without internet. Mercy there I go – starting my day with a complaint! Anyway the person is coming today to install…
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The Compact Kitchen’s Garden
Tuesday here! Still no internet so I am publishing this bouncing off my daughter’s hot spot. I suspected I might be short of time so I recorded and loaded Alice in Illinois. I did not imagine i could have no internet at all and we would have to wait this long for a technician to…
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archives day – daisy, bees, and barns
Dairy = Daisy and the Bees are Swimming. July 22 2012. This is not my barn. It is an empty barn down the road. It is waiting for a cow. It has been waiting for a long time. A sleeping beauty. We have many abandoned barns around here. This is a great piece I wrote…
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