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Daffodil´s One Month of Little Changes...

The end came yesterday. One month of walking one hour a day (sometimes counted as the miles that I walk at work) one month without alcohol (apart from 2 glasses of savvie blanc) and no bread. For one...

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All Quiet on the Posting Front.

I have been a slave to work.Cash and I had a riding lesson on Thursday.The garden is overgrown with weeds and things that are self seeding.It is raining.I am scared to turn my mobile phone on in case...

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My Little Camera at the ¨Dome¨

Of course, not in my hands, but the hands of one of HH´s workmates.Not bad for a point and shoot.HH is a diehard Western Bulldogs fan. He has held the same seats through three name changes of the venue...

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WoW

Yes, I am back in the saddle on my pony and loving it simply because I have a new saddle that both of us love. I have a beautiful KN Symphonie Dressage Saddle that I adore...so comfy, the leather is...

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A Little Op Shop Haul

Having been over to Saving For Travel and reading about her charity shop hauls, I figured it was about time that a) I post something and b) share some of my little second hand finds. The first is my...

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Saddling Up on a Gorgeous Winter Day

Today was such a lovely day that I simply could not resist saddling up the pony and tootling around the paddocks.Which of course, gave me the perfect opportunity to photograph Cash in all of his...

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a list of simples.....

The almost springing sun streaming through the leadlight of a door that once lived in a Californian bungalow but now furnishes the entrance to our strawbale house.Three hairy fat ponies staring...

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Poor Paisley.

There was a trip to the vet, some general anaesthetic, a scalpel wielded, and a sore little boxer girl. Paisley has had her womanly bits removed. YAY!!She was so excited to go to the vets this morning....

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With a Spring in my Step.....

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Guilty!!!! My Carbon Footprint Has Exploded!

I have been blogging absent due to working maniacal hours, travelling overseas, ditching my horrendous job and finding new employment, and mostly because my trusty old computer was retired and HH went...

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A Little Bit of Sad.

While we were overseas, our two ducks, Dr Drake Ramoray and Charlize Theron were killed by foxes or dogs. Our housesitter is unsure. The two naughty ducks refused to go to bed one night, despite her...

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Our Little Straw Bale House - a Reintroduction.....

I have once again been AWOL and cannot believe how time has flown since my last very sad post. To rekick start my blogging, which I do really enjoy, here is a post I wrote a LOOONG time ago but never...

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Will Someone PLEASE Step up to the Plate?!

Way back in January, I wrote of the retirement of Duncan my top rooster. It was a sad day having to forcibly retire him into the oldies run with one of our more mature ladies for company. Well, the top...

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A Pantry in a Strawbale House

I do love my little pantry in my strawbale house. One side of the pantry houses a purely utilitarian Bunnings bought light industrial shelving unit. Nothing fancy about it at all. It houses alot and it...

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A Little Memento

Every time I travel overseas...or anywhere for that matter, I am always on the lookout for a little something that will remind me of my travels. It is usually something for my house. I can look at the...

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Olive and Rosemary Bread.

Last year HH and I purchased a Thermomix, essentially a food processor that also cooks. It is devilishly easy to use and clean and the damn thing does a better job of cooking risotto than I do.....and...

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An eBay Bed in a Straw Bale House

I have a penchant for things of beauty. I am not a trendsetter, nor am I trend follower. I like what I like because something about it sings to my soul. My house is not a standard 4 bed 2 bath brick...

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Little Birdies in the Windows

Having a straw bale house automatically means we have deep set windows. Had I put more thought into and not been blown away by look of curved walls, I would have made every window into a window...

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Daffodils Buns.....

of steel!!!! NOT!!!!!I have noticed that bread has been rather painful for me over the last few months. So I am now on a spelt flour kick to get my bread fix.This is my latest baking effort. Spelt...

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Khorasan Bread

Being a little sensitive to gluten (abdominal bloating, cramping and excessive gas production  that blows my carbon footprint out of the water) I am interested in baking breads that are more Daffodil...

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