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Green Living

  • Common Cold Remedies

    Not feeling so good? Yuck! So, while laying on the couch watching back to back episodes of Twin Peaks, here are a few little family remedies to help you fight the rotten common cold. Hot Toddy whiskey lemon honey cloves cinnamon and stir in some hot water and warm on the stove. Yeah get that […]

  • A Beautiful Garden Baby Shower

    Whether or not to have a baby shower can be polarizing for future mothers to be. Is it naff, self indulgent, old fashioned, or even necessary? Or simply a celebration of new life, family linage, an excuse for delicious food, champagne and for a girlie catch up? While I dashed between both yes and no, […]

  • A Little Mantra From The Vegie Patch / Planter Box

    It’s become a little secret mantra of mine to make sure I eat something home-grown everyday. Some herbs, vegetables, fruit, even edible flowers. By making this part of my everyday living I’m eating more healthy nutritious foods from the little morsels of my garden. So much positive energy and love has been poured into my […]

  • Home Made Orange Juice

    This morning I made a big glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. I know it’s a bit more of an effort to squeeze your own, but it tastes soooo much better! It’s not just more delicious, but it’s also much more natural and provides you with nutrients direct from the source, rather than from a […]

  • Speedy Seed Germination

    To speed up seed germination of your larger seeds such as peas, beans, broad beans etc, soak them overnight in warm water. They will swell and soften to help the seed germinate faster which means you’ll get your delicious vegetables faster too!!