"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

  • July 2024 Books

    July 2024 Books

    In August I posted about some of my renewal adjacent reading in July. It’s now almost the end of September, and I’m just now getting round to posting about the…

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  • List # 10: Five Simple Household Items That Make Life Better

    List # 10: Five Simple Household Items That Make Life Better

    I’m not a person who is into things, but sometimes you find something that is so much better than the crappy thing you’ve been using for years, that you have…

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  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    Finishing this post this morning, I realised I have no photos for it; in fact, I didn’t take any photos for the whole week. Fri 6.9.2024 SAT 7.9.2024 Sun 8.9.2024…

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  • Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

    Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

    This recipe is inspired by the Creamy Chai Cauliflower Smoothie Bowl in Rise &Run by Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky. The book has a heap of great ideas for healthy…

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  • List #9: Some more Pet Peeves

    List #9: Some more Pet Peeves

    Over to you. The comment section is open for complaints!

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  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    My parents arrived home from overseas this week to get stuck straight into packing up their apartment which will settle in October. Before listing all the good things I will…

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  • Tenderheart Cook #36, #37 and #38

    Tenderheart Cook #36, #37 and #38

    I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Sesame-infused kale salad This is a quick and tasty kale side dish—no cooking required. The kale leaves are massaged with oil, lemon…

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  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    We had another week of warm winter weather here. In fact Australia collectively had its warmest winter day on record this week which probably isn’t a good thing. The Kimberley’s…

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  • A Bayside Walk

    A Bayside Walk

    To get my walking back up to a reasonable distance after my stress fracture, I’ve been taking some time on the weekends to go for longer walks. On Saturday, I…

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  • Tenderheart Cook #33, #34 and #35

    Tenderheart Cook #33, #34 and #35

    Fennel and lentil avgolemono soup I’m sure I’ve mentioned here that I love fennel so this soup was one I was keen to try. It is thickened by adding beaten…

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