My love affair with the ukulele started a couple of years ago while living on a boat. It was an elegant solution for our need for a musical outlet, while spending so much time isolated on the boat. The problems that we needed to overcome were numerous, not least of which being the lack of … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any recipes but I have a very good reason – I’m pregnant! It’s all very exciting as I’m just about to reach the 12-week mark. However, this first trimester I’ve spent the majority of my time in bed or throwing up and trying to stay as far away … Continue reading
My good friend Judy put me on to this recipe for Homemade Laundry Detergent from diynatural.com. Despite Judy’s insistence that it worked just as well as commercially-made detergents, I was a little skeptical. We’re constantly washing white jeans with boot polish stains on them, along with very smelly gym clothes. Judy assured me that this … Continue reading
The balance between value and quality is one that can be difficult to reconcile, and sometimes, even harder to get right. When faced with choosing between an item costing $10 and it’s far superior counterpart that will set you back the princely sum of say $50 it can be hard to fork out that extra … Continue reading
Chef in a suitcase: My grandmother taught me to cook and compiled a handwritten book of her favourite recipes for my birthday one year. Since then, I’ve added over a hundred more recipes from my travels and I’m busy compiling them all into a book (cliche, I know, but the original book is about to … Continue reading
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