In the good old days, life was better.  Men worked and women stayed home, kept the house, looked after the kids and wore frilly aprons over pretty dresses. Everyone knew their place and life was simple and modern issues of career vs career and whose turn it is to race from work early to pick [...]

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Last night I had the great pleasure of attending the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven 8: Euphoric.  It was a masterful performance: warm, exuberant yet precise and beautiful.  Richard Tognetti was brilliant as always and there was a truly wonderful cello solo by Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve.  I was not alone in my enjoyment, [...]

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At 81 years of age, my grandmother still cleans her kitchen floor every day with a rag, on her hands and knees.  She tells me that by scrubbing it by hand she gets a better clean than she would get with a mop. I don’t deny this is a fact.  My grandmother has a sparkling [...]

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The gift of taking joy in eating and cooking is one of the best things you can give a child.  Encouraging the natural curiosity and urge to touch, smell and take pleasure in food is a gift that will be lifelong.  The power and beauty in a healthy understanding of where food comes from and [...]

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No, I haven’t run away to a lovely deserted island with no internet access.  Although, who hasn’t, when looking at a massive pile of ironing still to do, imagined running away to a place where it doesn’t matter if your shirts are wrinkled and your collars aren’t starched?
I’m still here but I have been ill [...]

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So my birthday is coming up (very very soon) and I’m going to be .. um..older. My lovely husband has offered to take me out to dinner.
This is where you come in. No criteria at all. Where in Perth would you recommend? Bear in mind that there isn’t much time [...]

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I’m a (26 year old) P plater. I have never had a driving infringement, no speeding tickets, have never even been pulled over. Nor have I ever had a driving accident. I also drive a turbo car.
My car is a twin turbo. It has 18 inch rims and sports suspension.
It also has more [...]

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I wrote this in response to Sunili’s comment on my risotto recipe.
It might be time-consuming but I really believe that writing meal plans and shopping lists can help you to eat better more balanced meals and save money too. However, a lot of meal plans are set up so that while you eat [...]

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