Christmas is coming. Where has the time gone? Seriously. We’re into December now. How did that happen? The days are filling up with activities, invitations and commmitments. The days that aren’t planned for fetes, markets, cake sales, pre-Christmas meetups or work trips have been allocated, by default, to planning, shopping and organising so that something… Continue reading 14 Down, 26 To Go
This week’s German Holidays post takes us to the former East German city of Dresden. A year ago a family reunion on The Bavarian’s side of the family meant that we got to spend three days in the impressive capital city of the German state of Saxony (Sachsen). This was my first trip to Dresden… Continue reading Germany Holidays – The City Of Dresden
My family is, to put it mildly, big into food. As well as caterers, chefs and recipe developers in the family, there are plenty of us whose day job has nothing to do with food, but we still love to cook, eat, talk about food and entertain. At pretty much every family gathering, there will… Continue reading How to Make A Pavlova (and save a fail)
Its done. We’ve finally finished! It took us a while but we have completed our chicken coop and the girls have moved in. If you’ve read my post on preparing for chicken-keeping, you’ll know that I was on Pinterest looking for housing ideas. I know that prettiness is not the main consideration when planning a chicken… Continue reading Building A Chicken Coop – A Family Project
One thing people always say about me is that I am very organised. (Hopefully that won’t be what they write on my headstone). “Where do you find the time?” is a question I am often asked by colleagues and friends. My standard answer to date has been “Eh, I dunno”. Lately I started to take… Continue reading How to Be Lazy and Still Be Organised
