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For years I bought Orgran No Egg, egg replacer but with shipping delays associated with lockdowns I could not find it for months. We looked up a few recipes to make some and drawing from these I made up my own recipe. The biggest problem with the ones which I found was that they made enormous amounts. I prefer to …

I think a quote from Sorcery, our current Terry Pratchett audio book is a good start. “The truth isn’t easily pinned to a page. In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap and much more difficult to find.” Acacia went for a hair trim and loved having her hair straightened I tried out another …

Spring wants to arrive but winter is slow to relinquish it’s grasp. I’ll stick to the picture summary of our highlights. In the C19 diary, I think this is now the 3rd week of not hearing of any new cases, which is great! J is still in hospital and I keep hoping for her to turn the corner. I chatted …

Already 2 days past the end of the week but it’s been quiet. Fjord turned 14 last week, he had a good day. We gave him a harmonica which he is already getting the hang of. My eldest son Heath visited Jo’burg and it was lovely to spend yesterday and part of Saturday with him. We also gave Fjord a …

First off, I am not an ‘influencer’ this site attracts an average of 50 views a day primarily my product reviews (which aside from a handful years ago, have been unsolicited and not paid for), travel posts and recipes . Paid influencers are a reality, and the fact that they exist must factor into our critical thinking around events taking …

New decision is to try to record at least 1 thing that made me happy on each day of the week. Acacia got the first 2 Wizards of Once books for her birthday but she gobbled them up in a day or 3 On Monday the children went back to school. One thing that we missed was listening to our …

Oh joy, at last after what feels like an eternity the children are back at school today. They have fallen behind on learning again and really miss the school environment. Relief all round. It felt so good to get through the housework quickly while listening to a Dark Horse podcast on Spotify. I find their content interesting and thought provoking, …

Pulled chicken rolls or wraps make a great Friday night supper When I got my slow cooker I discovered an awesome page Just Slow Cooker recipes, with really good recipes, I think I’ve already made about half of the recipes on her site. The children had friends over for National sleepover day on 9 May and I knew that the …

I don’t know where to start, what a terrifying, awful, sickening and wonderful week. I believe that the madness and looting could have been nipped in the bud if the police had taken decisive action against the small gathering outside Nkandla before Zuma went to jail. Those people were breaking the rules against gathering and got away with it. The …

Some good and some bad this week. I felt joyful to hear that restaurants can open again, the relief of owners and staff must be immense. Cyril’s speech was unclear regarding whether Gauteng is still shut down, now of course Zuma supporters are engaging in anarchy and the roads may be too dangerous anyway, will have to see how things …

I have been urging some people to listen to this podcast and others but it’s not always easy to find the time to listen to 2.5 hours no matter how relevant and interesting. I play them in the background when I get on with other tasks. I have listened to this podcast twice, the 2nd time making notes for those …

I started Monday in tears after seeing this picture by Kaylee Bush which just encapsulates the despair which lockdowns generate. This was taken at the moment when it was announced that restaurants would close yet again. I could do my usual pictures and summary of the highlights of my week, but I’ll just be honest today. I’m tired, tired of …

We recently listened to Wintersmith as an audio book. The Nac Mac Feegles are among my favourite litary characters ever. Their word for leg warmers is Skuggers Acacia wanted leg Warmers for ballet and this presented an opportunity to learn how to knit in the round. At first I was all thumbs and certain that I was messing it up …

I don’t know where June went to but it’s almost done and dusted. The highlight was our short trip to the Kruger Park, now I have a sinister feeling that Cyril is under pressure to lock us up, down and sideways again. A lady in our community gave Fjord seeds for Lecoto peppers which are very unusual, the fleshy fruit …

The swimming pool at Pretoriuskop camp is part rock, pity it was more than a little bit chilly After 2 nights at Berg en Dal camp we spent our last night in the Kruger Park at Pretoriuskop camp with Dad. This time there wasn’t a single unit for us to stay together, we were split between rondavels 20, 21 and …