1. Strawberries, 2. Boysenberries, 3. Raspberry harvest – close- up, 4. Blueberries This has to be the best time of year for fruits – berry time! The following fruits and vegetables listed …
Preparing For Labour
Mr Infrastructure goes back to work tomorrow and I am happy to say that with his help I am feeling very well rested. I love Christmas and visiting my family in Mildura, …
Family Budget For The New Year
The New Year is a great time to revise the family budget and set new goals for the family finances. We have been running a family budget since we went to one …
10 Children’s Activities In Melbourne For January
EDIT: School Holiday Activities for JANUARY 2010 can be found here. The post below lists activities from 2009. Melbourne is just bursting with children’s activities during January, it was difficult to narrow …
Menu Plan Monday – The New Year
Image by motleypixel I hope every one had a festive and fun filled Christmas. We have had a wonderful week with family and will be sadly leaving tomorrow. Posting routine will return …
Christmas Week Menu Plan
The plan is very simple for me this week as we are leaving tomorrow for Mildura and I will be just the helper and not the organiser of the food. Weekly Menu …
Christmas Planning – Christmas Menu Plan
NB. I have posted some new menu plans for 2009, including a children’s menu plan which can be found here. Image by sebrenner Firstly thank you so much for the lovely comments …
Feeling Lucky
There is not the usual 10 things post today. Yesterday, whilst driving the family Tarago I had someone do you a u-turn right in front of me. I applied hard on the …
Chicken Sandwich Recipe
I have a couple of favourite Christmas recipes that I use pretty much every year and these chicken sandwiches are scrumptious and easy to make. They are a hit with both kids …
Reindeer Biscuits
It is getting very exciting now, only two weeks to Christmas! This week according to the Christmas Preparation Plan, I was working on the actual plan for Christmas Day and our other …
Aussie Blogger’s Secret Santa
I am a member (and moderator) and the great Aussie Blogger’s Forum. It is a very friendly and helpful place, which I would encourage you to visit if you haven’t already done …
10 Favourite Christmas Recipes
I am starting to put together recipes for what I will be cooking this Christmas and thought I would share some of my favourite recipes. (1). Chocolate Christmas Tree This is the …
Menu Plan Monday – Here At Last!
Quite a bit later than usual for MPM today. The plan has been done (I am doing them in monthly lots now!), but we had a small birthday party for Possum this …
Stopping The Thumbsucking
Image by Byron and Tamara Next Wednesday our beautiful Possum turns five. This year her birthday means something other than just a celebration – it is also the day that she needs …
Christmas Planning – Collecting Toys For Giving
Image by sfllaw Only 3 weeks to go now! This week’s step in the Christmas Preparation Plan is an easy task. I have found that in the lead up to Christmas, the …
Christmas Planning – Children’s Christmas Paper Chains
In my post last week on Christmas Decorations, I had said that I would post about some Christmas Decorations that the children were going to make on the weekend. Well our weekend …
10 Top Posts For November
Firstly apologies if you have had trouble accessing my site. It has not been functioning properly for over 24 hours. My host company’s response has been less than satisfactory. There is always …
Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables For December
1. Dai frutteti di Carassai, 2. Cherries, 3. Cucumbers, 4. DSC_0032.JPG We are really enjoying the in season fruit and veg at our house at the moment. Stone fruits like apricots and …