May 11 2015
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update,
winter
Technically no, its only Autumn, but in the last week our temperatures have plummeted (to use a TV weather report term) and we have started to take this cold season a bit more seriously. Now I know you Southerners and anyone from a country that gets snow, are all just laughing about the “cold” we experience here in Queensland, but when you consider that over the last few weeks our overnight...
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Aug 11 2014
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knitting,
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How to knit a pair of arm warmers with a thumb hole on four double-pointed needles.
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Aug 23 2013
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salad,
vegetables,
winter
Over winter we often find ourselves with a surplus of cabbage. One thing that I like to make is
coleslaw (or just slaw for short). The coleslaw I remember as a child was just shredded cabbage, grated carrot and grated cheese (sometimes also raisins, apple and/or walnuts), saturated in mayonnaise. Lately I have been experimenting with other ingredients.....
It has to contain shredded cabbage to...
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May 27 2013
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craft,
knitting,
winter
Over the past couple of winters I've been teaching myself to knit. Actually my grannie and mum taught be to knit when I was young, but I had to relearn some of the details and teach myself to do more than just knit back and forth. I made
a few simple items, I tried knitting "in the round", ribbing, stocking stitch and started a sock. So far though I had not managed to follow a pattern and I was...
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Apr 17 2013
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garden,
seeds,
winter
Its that tricky time of year again, in between seasons, where I try to guess the optimal time to give up on summer crops, and make room for winter veges that will survive the frosty mornings. At the moment, I still have a few green tomatoes which might ripen in time, a few eggplants, chillis, capsicums and lots of basil.
At the same time, there are brassica seedlings and parsley popping up all...
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Jul 09 2012
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craft,
knitting,
rope,
self sufficiency,
winter
Since my first knitting attempts last winter, I've been determined to learn more. I do have a history of giving up on things that I am not able to master immediately, so it takes a concerted effort for me to keep picking up the needles and having a go. I keep having to remind myself that the ladies who are knitting the lovely items that I admire in blog-land.
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