Ready, Steady… Eat!
Which ready meals make the most sense? Not all ready meals are created equal. The convenience and “obvious” health benefits of ready-made meals cannot be denied. Quick, easy and at least marginally better for you than the dodgy garage pie you shamefully scarf down between traffic lights on your drive home. What constitutes a “ready meal”? For the purposes of this...Read More
Love your leftovers
Got too much chocolate this Valentine’s day? Have you been lucky in love and received more chocolate than any one person can (or should) eat this year? Don’t worry! Here are some recipe inspirations to use up your leftover choccies. Wasting chocolate is, in our opinion, a capital crime and should be punishable by, if not exactly hard labour, then a life lived...Read More
Smash that garden gnome!
Celebrate your “Owniversary” by dealing with your peeves. Dear homeowner, It’s been a year since you took the plunge and bought your own place. It’s not too late to “smash the garden gnome”! Let me tell you a story: Upon hearing that I had bought my own home, my granny (a sassy lady born in the 1920’s) looked me straight in the eye and said: “Don’t forget to...Read More
Manage your menagerie
How understanding the Chinese lunar zodiac can help you achieve peace in your interpersonal relationships. What is the Chinese Zodiac? “The Chinese zodiac, or Sheng Xiao (生肖), is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their ascribed attributes, based on the lunar calendar. In order, the zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat,...Read More
Don’t give up on your pup! Teach an old dog new tricks
It’s not too late! Have you fallen out of love with your fur baby? Has the journey of dog ownership not gone as planned and now your puppy is all grown up and you haven’t trained him like you would have wanted to? Don’t worry – You CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Its not too late to turn that wild thing in your backyard into the dream companion you had hoped for....Read More
The new nostalgia is naughty AND nice
Decorate like your granny and join the embroidery and ceramic art revolution A stitch in time… The art of embroidery has a long history reaching back to some of the very first creations of ancient humans. Bone needles and threads have been used for thousands of years to adorn all manner of fabrics. Our ancestors used it to express their creativity, give an item...Read More
Festive Crafts With Kids
Spend some time with your kids that won’t cost you your sanity or your weight in gold. No reruns of coco melon, no annoying Blippi, no Minecraft or TikTok or whiny kids, or bored teenagers or expensive trips to shopping centres. Just pure festive bliss for you and the kids. Sounds too good to be true? Well – maybe. (A household with zero fighting kiddo’s DOES sound...Read More
Don’t abandon your (plant) babies!
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Fed up with feeding the family?
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