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Fri, Jul 11, 14
More work need to save pigs.
I don’t know about you but I just couldn’t watch all of the Farmwatch hidden camera footage shown on Sunday. What a disgrace that this treatment of pigs is still...
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Recipe - Rub-on Coconut Deodorant
Rub-on Coconut Deodorant 1/4 cup of baking soda 1/4 cup of arrowroot 4 Tb coconut oil softened 1/4 tsp essential oil of your choice or none if you want it...
Read MoreSat, Feb 08, 14
15 simple life hacks to help organise your home
15 simple lifehacks to organise your home I loved this article which gives some wonderfully easy ideas for organising your home. I particularly liked the curtain rod cleaning bottle organiser...
Read MoreNadia Lim's Avocado Chocolate Mousse
Avocados are such a great health food even though many people believe they are bad for you because they have high fat levels. Over half of the total fat in...
Read MoreSat, Sep 28, 13
Recycle your old fridge
Our fridge stopped working this week, just a month after our washing machine broke down which possibly says something about the life of appliances these days as I bought both...
Read MoreTue, Sep 24, 13
How to clean your leather jacket
It’s been a while since I wore a leather jacket but I came across a couple downstairs when I was having a sort out. They’re not in great shape so...
Read MoreSwedish Seed Crackers
This is one of our favourite recipes, these traditional Swedish crackers, otherwise known as Knäckebrot crackers, are mostly made of seeds which makes them very nutritious and super tasty too,...
Read MoreFri, Sep 13, 13
Home-made baby food still best
I’m not about to put more pressure on mums than they already have but a new study has come out looking at commercial baby food versus home-made and found that...
Read MorePreservative-Free Sausage Recipe
Sausages have always been a traditional way to use up leftover bits of meat. In the old days, the butcher would make them fresh at the end of each week...
Read MoreBaby Bootie Pattern
This bootie pattern was sent into me by one of my newsletter readers, Vivienne. It's for prem babies and I'm sure Middlemore Hospital would love to receive these from you....
Read MoreNewborn Beanie Pattern
Use 5mm needles and double knit or 8 ply wool . Cast on 48 stitches. Work in knit 1, purl 1 (rib) for 6 rows. Knit in stocking stitch (knit...
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