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Why I grow my own food

Garden-fresh food Freshness has always been a key element of how I like to cook.  I like to start with food that is as close to its natural state as possible, and then use garlic, onions, tomatoes, herbs, grating, roasting, sautee and steam to bring out the flavours.  Mmmmmm!  Nothing [...]

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Clean silver the safe way

Last year, my dear friend Karen bought me a beautiful, hand-made silver chain and pendant from a well-known jewellery designer in the UK.   I wore it day in and day out and then decided to clean it using the branded “silver cleaner for jewellery” product that I had bought [...]

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How does my garden grow?

Well … no silver bells, or cockle shells, no little maids all in a row … but green is starting to appear on the brown background! Yes, kale is growing, as is pepper cress. No sign yet of potatoes or asparagus, but it has been rather cold. Garlic is doing [...]

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Busy Gardening!

To those dear friends and family members who stay in touch with my life through this blog, I apologize for the long gap in writing. I have been so busy the last while that there has not been enough time to sit and write for fun. Now that I have [...]

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Chemical-free household product

I have become increasingly concerned about the chemicals that surround us in our day-to-day lives and when I hear that 50% of cancers are preventable, this makes me determined to minimize the risks from those preventables in our lives. My friends know that I am an ardent watchdog, always seeking [...]

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