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December , 2011 my world was changed forever. My youngest son living in WA was diagnosed with cancer and it was the...
4 CommentsGetting fat
Why am I getting fat .. Well I shop on line so I,m not walking around the shop .. Why you might ask...
6 CommentsOne day it will happen
The pile grows bigger and bigger. The intention is always there to sort and order then enjoy but somehow other things get in...
9 CommentsDifferent states, different words
Since moving from Queensland to South Australia, I have discovered that in different states, items can be called different things. Examples: Togs –...
10 CommentsTidy cook!
I had to laugh at my boastful partner the other night. He decided that he was going to cook dinner but would like...
5 CommentsHard waste collection
Once a year, our council would hold a hard waste collection. I’ve just found out this is to be no more. While I...
4 CommentsEntertainment Book
I’ve been buying the Entertainment Book for years and a portion goes to my sons school as a fundraiser. At a cost of...
8 CommentsPhotos photos and more photos
My camera has photos, my phone has photos, my iPad has photos. I’m finding it very hard to be organised and getting photos...
9 CommentsUpstairs downstairs
Do you live in a house with stairs? I used to live in a house that I dubbed “the shoebox”. It was lovely...
4 CommentsA fishy story
My grandsons birthday is soon and his mother put an aquarium on layby. We went out for a drive and looked at...
12 CommentsAnzac Biscuits
As another Anzac Day passes, as always, I start to sift through the collection of Anzac biscuit recipes I have collected over the...
4 CommentsTidying Study
I am in the process of typing up my study. It has been used as a dumping ground for the last 5...
6 CommentsElectric blanket placement!
It’s that time of year, winter is here! And it’s about this time hubby and I always argue about where the electric blanket...
5 CommentsWho's there…
I’d stayed back at work one night to catch up on some paperwork. As I walked down the corridor from the kitchen back...
11 CommentsCooking for life
I love cooking with my kids! It’s something that I’ve always done since they could hold a wooden spoon. Some mums I know...
4 CommentsClean floors no more!
I had a rare morning where I was able to catch up on some housework. Since it had been so long I decided...
6 CommentsAnzac Day 2015.
Today The alarm went off in the bedroom at 6.30am. We were to attend the Anzac ceremony at Lancefield at 8.30 AM. My...
8 CommentsGlitter and sprinkles!
Poor hubby, he has to live in a household of girls! He’s pretty good at dealing with most of our girlie passions but...
7 CommentsLest We Forget
Each Anzac day we go to visit my grandfather’s plaque (we was a WW2 veteran) to say hello and lay some flowers and...
3 CommentsThe blissful days!
Ahhh today is a blissful day. Why do you say? Blissful days are when the house has some quiet times which allows me...
5 CommentsCoupon Codes
Here is a money saving tip particularly when shopping online. I always check online for any coupon codes that are in date that...
21 CommentsIt's important to talk. It's important t...
I’ve never written in Real Stories before (Real Recipes is more my thing) but tonight I was moved...
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