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This morning’s smoothie is one of my favourites because of the slightly crunchy texture. I’m not a huge fan of tiny pips in the raspberries but the taste is so…

Last week I posted about the crochet Baby Uggs I made for my little boy last year. Those were a very fun, quick project to do when I was pregnant…

Hubby and I are deeply dippy about Japanese food. I’ve always wanted to try takoyaki but none of the Japanese restaurants we’ve visited in South Africa serve them. I finally…

For as long as I can remember almost every autumn I get the urge to unearth my crochet hooks, hit up some haberdashery and make some winter wooly items. Some…

I haven’t been able to update as often as I’d like to, but fear not, amazing things are on the way! The past three weeks or so have been particularly…

This week I transplanted my two Brigitta blueberry bushes into much larger pots, which will be their permanent homes. As I indicated in earlier posts on blueberries, these plants love…

The great pumpkin escape! Last week there were three Atlantic Giant pumpkins that had escaped the hugelkultur bed and started growing on one of the hedges. Remember these guys? Well,…

This is a variation on the South African crumpets/flapjacks with a little bit of a different flavour. Visit the link for the complete recipe. This time I added small chunks…

When most South African moms hear “cloth nappies” we think of those white squares of terry cloth, that our own mothers and grandmothers used, before disposable nappies became widely available.…

The Dill’s Atlantic Giants continue to do well. Our two main ones are about the size of soccerballs right now. We had to set up a protective barrier around one…