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

  • 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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  • Good Things Friday

    Good Things Friday

    This week was largely free of “extra” activities, which meant I could knuckle down and get things done. Although I love my holidays and peppering in fun activities when we…

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  • Renewal Adjacent Reading in July

    Renewal Adjacent Reading in July

    This post includes a lot of prayer and God talk. If that’s not your thing, you might want to skip this. I’m a fair way into my year of renewal…

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  • Tenderheart Cook #30, #31 and #32

    Tenderheart Cook #30, #31 and #32

    Torn lasagne with kale and kimchi Full recipe here. The Quick Lowdown: Cauliflower Manchurian G doesn’t like cauliflower, so I made this one lunchtime when my daughter was over. We…

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