I feel like a lot of people are in that “winter is coming…” mode. By that I mean, we are all sitting around just waiting for Game of Thrones to return, am I right?! Well, half of us maybe. Seriously, I’ve been slogging through the novels since last CHRISTMAS. I’m not even joking. Obviously, I […]
I’ve struggled with dairy since I was about 20 years old. After years of tolerating it (or so I thought), I suddenly became bloated and uncomfortable every time I ate any kind of dairy product (mainly low fat varieties of low quality dairy). I tried Lactaid for a while but gave up as it is extremely expensive
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Have you ever seen someone out on the streets in your neighbourhood and wondered what their lives were like? Maybe you’ve seen them a few times before, each additional time you see them you feel like you are getting to know them. But you don’t know them, you are merely observing them in public. Sometimes
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We have two pear trees in our backyard. And two apple trees. This makes for a lot of fruit that is either falling on the ground ready to be eaten immediately or fruit that hangs precariously at eye level, teasing us with it’s ridiculously long ripening times. The pears are everywhere, I can’t keep up. The
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Lately there’s been a slew of sickness, depression, frustration, stress and endless work around our usually even tempered house. It’s been very hard. This move (though only one of nine times in the past 8 years) proved to be the hardest yet. With two kids, a dog, a hamster and four chickens to move plus
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Fall. Autumn. Time for leaves to be thrown, jumped in, raked and pressed between the pages of an overly heavy book. Time to relax and let it all go. Accept that winter is on it’s way and not spend too much time grumbling about the fact that it’s dark at 2pm. Okay, I’m exaggerating a
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October. Pumpkins, witches, hay bales, tractor rides, harvest, autumn leaves, smoky wafts on the breeze, crisp cool air, scarves….comfort food. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know how much I love autumn. I know I’m not the only one who revels in this most colourful of seasons, as I hear most people say
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Sometimes people ask me what it’s like living so far away from the city. I’m not sure quite how to respond really. The first things that generally come to mind are that I can’t walk anywhere. There is nothing within five miles of my house besides the odd smattering of small cul-de-sacs filled with empty summer homes.
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I’m still not much for words right now, so I will leave you with a dish that I consider “ultimate” comfort food. To me, comfort food fits into two main categories, pub food like wings, burgers and fries and one dish meals, easily made at home. This is an at home variety. It can be
Mexican food? On Guilty Kitchen? No way! I know what you’re thinking. “Seriously, this woman has a problem, an obsession that needs to be dealt with immediately!” Well, calm down, will ya? I am not the only one in this house who loves a good Mexican feast! In fact, this wasn’t my idea at all,