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A friend offered me a starter from her Amish Friendship Bread mix. It is a zip-lock bag of batter to which you add milk, flour and sugar periodically over a 10 day cycle to feed the yeast and then divide the batter to give out to friends. The last bit of batter you keep and […]
Apologies to all dental hygienists and the like but this little anecdote begins at the dentist’s – and while I am a rational being and able to credit my dentist(s) over the years with many painless and successful procedures there is certainly still a shred or two of the terror I remember feeling as a […]
After reading an article in today’s paper about individual daily use of water I am interested in what people are really using. Not the average numbers on the water bill but of real individual’s family’s or household’s level of water use.
We are a family of 4, with two adults, a five year old and a […]
Is anyone happy to share their original and fantastic idea for a Mothers’ Day gift?
17 Answers Published 1 year, 6 months ago in My life.
What do you give your mum to reward constant service, late night dinners, emergency courier and transport work and regular and last minute baby-sitting? What to give the mums that are also now doing duty as grandmas and nanas.
And, on the side, as a mum of two small kids, what to expect?!?
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Well it’s been a while and quite a few pairs of winter shoes are desperately in need of attention. Not sure what names these shoe repair guys go under these days but if anyone knows a good one I would love to share.
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