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What to do when you can’t renovate yet…

June 9, 2009

Do you remember way back when I posted about how we were going to renovate our house… this year?? I confess that I’d all but given up hope on anything even remotely renovation like actually starting this year. Of course it all hinges on money, or lack there of… or actually the fact that most [...]

Triplets Anyone?

April 9, 2009

Every now and then I like to see what life would be like if that pesky fertilised egg of mine had split into three instead of two…. Today having triplets was filled with a lot of giggling, a LOT of stickers and glue, some crackers, some tears from the small boy being shut out in [...]

Autumn Shmautumn!

March 23, 2009

It was the equinox on the weekend… That really clinched it in these here parts… No matter how much I try to deny it, summer has gone, it really is Autumn. Just as all you bloggers on the other side of the earth are rejoicing in the return of the sun, I’ve begun to read [...]

Weekly Winners – The Party Edition.

March 22, 2009

This week’s Weekly Winners (bought to you by the fabulous Sarcastic Mom) is a little bit different to the usual… I had wanted to do another way cool Picklebum’s Dance video for my Ultimate Blog Party Post… but technology and my tiny brain got the better of me on the that front. So I settled [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Bad Day.

March 11, 2009

I play along with Wordless Wednesday at Five Minutes for Mom – I’ll also be Blog Partying with them at the end of next week, if anyone is keen to join me! Related Posts:

Weekly Winners – The Sun and Rain Edition.

March 8, 2009

So this past week it has finally rained here… and gotten cold… and then today the sun came back. So we’ve been stuck inside, ventured outside for a moment to investigate the wet stuff falling from the sky, gone back inside and then come out again to play and check out what the rain has [...]

Things I Love…

February 14, 2009

In honour of Valentines day, which we don’t really celebrate on the pickle farm but it seemed like a good reminder to remember all the wonderful things I am loving right now… Painting with cheap water colours Sunflowers Twitter This blog, this blog and this blog. Zucchini and Pineapple Muffins Watching the Twinadoes Tap Dance [...]

A Male in our Midst

October 16, 2008

It’s been a long time since we had a rooster. After Red the Randy Rooster met his fate with his second round bout with Foxy Loxy a couple of years back we just never replaced him. Late Sunday night Ma Pickle’s Home for Wayward Hens opened it’s door (well wire gate) to welcome a male [...]

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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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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Print and Fold Gift Boxes.
December 12, 2011

I think I am done with my Christmas shopping…. hopefully… maybe. We still have a few hand made gifts to finish off but I don’t think I need to go near another shopping centre (well except for food) till after Christmas. So now that the gift are all organised I need to wrap them. This [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.
December 5, 2011

Lots of rain + some sunshine = bucket loads of strawberries! Over the past few weeks we have had strawberries coming out of our ears. We have made muffins, and smoothies and cupcakes, and pie and we’ve eaten so many fresh strawberries I am actually kinda over them (I never thought that would happen), but [...]

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