Burning Questions

Q and A – A Day in My Life.

March 3, 2012

A while back I offered myself up on the rack for you all. I told you to ‘ask me anything‘ and you did! Quite a few of you asked questions along the lines of ‘How do you find the time?‘ or ‘How did you fit in blogging with everything else you have to do?‘ So [...]

Burning Question – Do You Pay Your Child for Chores?

April 7, 2011

Our girls are seven and a half and they LOVE money. They are so incredibly motivated by the idea of getting money and spending money. They spend hours pouring over junk mail, discussing what they would spend their money on. They spend hours counting their cash and dreaming up ways to earn more. They argue [...]

Burning Question – What would you buy?

January 21, 2011

I have a little bit of birthday money to spend on myself. Not a lot, not enough for a lap top or a new car, but a little bit, to spend on me, just me. But the burning question is – what do I spend it on?? Something I need? Something I’d get lots of [...]

Bad Ass Me?

July 14, 2010

Brenda from Mummy Time asked me a question…. “What’s the most *ahem* badass thing you’ve ever done in your life?” Well now lets see… I once wagged double biology and nicked off home to watch Days of Our Lives. Um… er…. I accidentally ‘shop lifted’ two tiny pink baby shirts because I’d hung them on [...]

Germaphobic?

March 31, 2010

Due to pregnancy induced tiredness I am going to bed a lot earlier these days, going to bed and watching TV, that is. I never used to watch much TV, I’d spend most of my evenings here in front of the computer screen. That was probably a good thing. If nothing else it saved me [...]

Burning Question – What’s For Dinner?

November 19, 2009

What do you make for dinner when it is a hot day…. and I mean a really HOT day? Related Posts:Cherry Choc-Chip Cookie Bar Failure!Rhubarb Tea Cake Recipe.What Do You Wish You Were Better At?

Burning Question – What to do with Broad Beans?

October 22, 2009

Our first harvest of broad beans with plenty more to come… but what do I do with them?? Child friendly, no nut, easy recipe suggestions anyone?? Related Posts:Burning Questions – Sowing SeedsSustainable Living Links and PinsA Busy Mum’s Guide to Growing Veggies – In Winter.

Burning Questions – Sowing Seeds

September 17, 2009

We sowed our first round of spring seeds a few weeks back. They are mostly flowers and herbs, and one or two veggies. The lupins began sprouting within a week, followed by the borage and dill, the parsley and, just recently the leeks. There is still nothing from the cone flowers, the bergamont or the [...]

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Printable Love or Lunch Box Notes.
February 3, 2012

I am back making school lunches and next week my big boy will need lunch for kinder (preschool) too, thankfully only once a week, but all of them want to know when I will start leaving notes in their lunch boxes! So I think it’s time for some new lunch box notes. I am not [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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