I've mainly read novels this month. We went away for the May Labour Day Long Weekend at the beginning of the month, so I was able to read a few books then. So here's what I read this month: Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam I actually read this in April but forgot to blog… Continue reading May 2018 Reading Log
Many posts online show beautifully cooked food but you don't always see how many fails may have happened along the way. Today I thought I'd share a few of my cooking failures to show that things don't always work out. There aren't many images of my cooking gone wrong as I don't tend to take… Continue reading Cooking Fails
The original recipe was in our Day to Day Cookery Cookbook. This was the cookbook we used for school Home Economics lessons at high school. My mother had a copy of this cookbook so I didn't get to have a newer edition. I remember visiting my friend (when I was in high school) one weekend… Continue reading GF Raspberry Coconut Slice
Here in Australia National Families week is held every year between 15 & 21 May. The enduring theme is "Stronger Families, Stronger Communities". This week coincides with the United Nations International Day of Families which is the 15 May. Just over 17 years ago I attended a Conference entitled "The Child in Our Hands". One of… Continue reading Pass it On
Have you ever thought of celebrating the last of something? The last day of school for the year is often celebrated and particularly finishing school is celebrated. New Year's Eve parties celebrate the old year finishing & the new year beginning. But what about celebrating some of the many other lasts that happen in life?… Continue reading Celebrate the Last
This month I read 8 books: The Celtic Stone by Nick Hawkes I attended a book fair in March. This is one of the books that I bought at the fair. I really enjoyed this story as it was set in both Australia & Scotland. Many of the places mentioned in the book I had been… Continue reading April 2018 Reading Log
I went to a Quirky Cooking Life Changing Food Seminar a couple of months ago & also got my copy of the Life Changing Food cookbook. At the seminar both Jo & Fouad shared some of their story around food & health. They also demonstrated some of the recipes from their Life Changing Food Cookbook. … Continue reading My Changing Diet
As the end of March coincided with the beginning of the Easter long weekend & us going away, I managed to read a couple of books right at the end of March. Added to the 2 I read earlier in the month, here's what I read during March: The Myth of Balance by Frank Bealer… Continue reading March 2018 Reading Log
A tradition that I started with my children when they were tiny is the making of resurrection cookies on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday. It is a family activity and as each ingredient is added a little bit of the Easter story is explained and there is a Bible passage to look up. Finally… Continue reading Resurrection Cookies
Today is the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, here in Australia. Part of the definition of bullying from the Bullying. No Way! website - "Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm." So it is not one off incidents… Continue reading Bullying!
