Have a Happy and Sustainable Easter

April 7, 2012 by  
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Beeswax Easter Egg Web Have a Happy and Sustainable Easter

Easter is tomorrow morning and the eggs are just about finished. Traditionally, we colour real eggs rather than have loads of chocolate ones. Chocolate eggs do sneak in here and there: Easter bunnies are in just about every shop you …

Earth Hour 2012

March 28, 2012 by  
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Earth Hour is this Saturday!

Held each year at 8:30pm on the last Saturday in March, Earth Hour is a WWF initiative symbolising the collective power of individuals, businesses and governments to reduce our impact on this planet.

From its …

Soft Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

December 18, 2011 by  
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Christmas cookies decoration Soft Gingerbread Cookies RecipeIt’s one week till Christmas and I have just started to bake cookies. Mostly to give away as presents. Our family is in Europe and the US so it’s only four of us to cook and bake for at Christmas. …

Update on Our Pet Chickens

December 5, 2011 by  
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6430526215 261d024519 Update on Our Pet Chickens

I didn’t really write a lot about our pet chickens in the past three years. They’ve deserved more space on this blog, however.

There has been a major change, and thus the update.

We got three chickens in October 2008

Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe

November 16, 2011 by  
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The other day I spotted a jar of applesauce on the shop shelf. I can’t remember ever buying one, as it is so easy to make homemade applesauce. The first time I ate applesauce was in Germany (Apfelmus) where it’s …

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