August 7, 2025
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Finishing up the winter jobs
Sitting here on my verandah with the warmth of the sun streaming through the trees I realise it’s only another few weeks and spring will have sprung. Realising this I also have been reminded that there’s still a few winter jobs I need to do before spring arrives.
Pauline’s Spinach and Fetta Pie
On leave One of our Cooks Corner team is on carers’ leave, so I hunted through her past contributions and thought you might feel like making her very yummy Spinach and Fetta Pie. Pauline’s Spinach and Fetta Pie Ingredients 3 leeks, peeled and sliced 2 bunches spinach (silverbeet or
Spring is in the air
As each day passes subtle hints of spring bring promise of longer days and new life to come. Welcome warmth from the late winter sun begins to melt away the icy nights more quickly and the fresh mornings inspire urgency to be busy, to prepare for the season to come.
Of mice and men
Many years ago, I was visiting a friend who lived in the Environmental Living Zone near Kangaroo Ground. I went into the kitchen and disturbed a large mouse on the counter which promptly scurried off. I called out to my friend that she had a mouse in her kitchen. She