Since I’ve returned to Adelaide I’ve had opportunity to host a few guests as part of CouchSurfing, the program that introduced me to Sid, Ninnu, Ronja and a whole bunch of other lovely people. Regularly, conversation with my international visitors…
I had a feeling today that it would be snowing in Helsinki, and it turns out my intuition is right!
Hopefully the reflections off the snow help keep my friends happier through the scary dark month of November. And the fact…
Slice up fruit. It has the familiarity of a lover on Saturday mornings.
Add the muesli that you made by hand, roasted, toasted, made the most of: oats, triticale, pepita, sunflower, sesame, coconut, almond and cinnamon (call it kaneli, Suomi style).…
Possibly the most fantastic and unexpected thing that happened at Aliese’s yesterday was that I discovered that her backyard is full of stinging nettles. Most people would balk at the idea of picking nettles for fun, but what I saw…
Back in the day my father was working on the extension to his house in the hills, Mum would usually make a batch of scones as morning tea for anyone helping out with the building. And so, when Dad and…
Some days can just become awesome with a little foresight. After recent discussions about garden plans and manure, Joel, Sophie and I organised a gardening play date which became glorious reality today.
We met up at the Farmers’ Market, bought coffee,…
Whilst searching for the bike swapmeet on Sunday, my good friend Ianto* and I discussed our changing attitudes to socialising and generally being awesome. We decided that the changes we were experiencing were SHOCK! HORROR! to do with getting older. Well,…
zine fair preview by Fighting Tiger.
If you happen to be DIYing or Zineing* for the Adelaide Fringe / Ministry of Zines Zine Fair this Saturday there’s going to be a last minute Collation Collation at my house this Friday evening from 6.30pm.
Not…
I’m restricting my kitchen stock-up as I have a tendency to hoard and forget about foods in my cupboard or fridge. So I’m pushing the ingredients I do have to the max rather than running out to spend money I…