Posted by Off To Switzerland, We Go! Part 2 Five Countries In One Day Because we were flying around in the seat of our pants, we were out on the road by 6 am, I said to Hubby, let’s do five countries in one day. He looked at me like I was mad, and said we couldn’t…Read more »
Posted by TO SWITZERLAND, WE GO! Pack a Bag and Get In The Car It was a couple of years back when we were doing work at our apartment in Spain. The heat was unbearable, and we started niggling at each other. The aircon had kicked the bucket, the kitchen was not finished and was getting on…Read more »
Posted by This is a lovely gluten-free cake that I have started making this year. I have always wanted to make one; however, two things made me hum and ha about it. One was would it be very overbearing with the peel taste, and two, was it too complicated and fiddly? I am not a marmalade person…Read more »
Posted by Many years ago now, 2004, I was security personnel for a Central Queensland airport. I was on afternoon shift this day that had a late flight. It wouldn’t be taking off until 1am, as there were no engineers available for the plane leaving that had issues. So an engineer had to fly up…Read more »
Posted by This is a story my daughter told us when she was 4, at the breakfast table. That’s twenty + years ago. I have five children and the house we lived in at the time was an old weatherboard post office with 3/4 veranda around it. We had a large slab table and slab benches in…Read more »
Posted by Today is bread making day and I am chuffed at my loaves so far. It may seem tedious for some with the whole outlook of making your own bread, but for us, our nearest bread shop is 45km away. And the taste of making your own outweighs the loaves wrapped in plastic bags.…Read more »
Posted by In 2009, we purchased an apartment in a tiny village, forty minutes drive south of Valencia. It is in a working town as they grow as far as the eye can see oranges and other fruit and vegetables. Why Spain? We chose Spain for the weather and the allurement of its history, plus being in…Read more »
Posted by My morning surprise. I froze and Derrick froze. I took a photo and he moved slightly. Put the phone down slowly and then I did it. I reached in and grabbed the little bugger. I near lost him the first grab as he was slippery, but I got him in a better grip and held…Read more »
Posted by Living in the country, you have to live with a few things, particularly the ever-growing number of green frogs around our home in the last seven months. In my veggie patch, I have them hiding out in the silverbeet and the artichokes. They even have been in the house, where I have almost squashed standing…Read more »
Posted by Manifesting Madness I clicked the “ON” button and now things are beginning to change for the better every day! Christmas of 2015, I returned home from Spain in November to be with my daughter for the birth of her first baby and my first Grandson. All went well and we now have this beautiful boy in our…Read more »
