Monthly Archives: April 2012

Melting moments with chocolate cream cheese filling

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Is there a better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon than watching Gossip Girl and making melting moments? Melting moments (recipe from Day to Day Cookery, 4th edition by I.M. Downes and Elaine Grant) Ingredients: 125g of butter 2 … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – photoadayapril – days 20 to 27

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Time for the weekly round up of my photos from the fatmumslim photo-a-day challenge. Not all my own work. I think this topic was created for those people using that app ‘Draw Something’. I refuse to give in to it. … Continue reading →

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Reader appreciation award and other happy things

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

I would like to say a giant thank you to Heather at Tidbits and Dollops for nominating me for a Reader Appreciation Award. My head is now a thousand times bigger than normal because this comes just after Carla at … Continue reading →

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Cash for comment – or “I’ll have my $750 for endorsing Kangaroo Island now”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Kangaroo Island. Cool name for a place, eh? You can call it KI if you want to – that’s what the locals do. This week the ABC program Media Watch exposed that celebrities (I’m using that term in its loosest … Continue reading →

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Sunrise and sunset at the Story Bridge

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

A disclaimer: I’m not a photographer and I have no plans to be. Taking photos is just something I enjoy. Recently I bought myself a fancy-pants camera and have been having fun/temper tantrums learning how to use it. On Saturday … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – photoadayapril – days 14 – 19

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

I could start each one of these Photo Friday posts by rabbiting on about how fast the year is going and “wow, hasn’t another week flown by” etc but that gets boring, doesn’t it. (But seriously, hasn’t another week just … Continue reading →

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The five reasons I’ve used to convince myself it’s ok to buy a house

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I’m going to become a “homeowner”. Well, I’m thinking about it and planning for it. It probably won’t happen quickly – decisiveness is not one of my strengths. I’m equal parts excited and completely freaked out. The idea of that … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – photoadayapril – days 6 to 13

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Hello! Time for Photo Friday. Here’s a list refresher: Looks a bit boring but it was tasty. Roast beef sandwich on toasted multigrain bread with cream cheese. A whole bunch of crap, and on this occasion some money! I’m a … Continue reading →

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My top five favourite Vancouver things

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

This month marks two years since I returned home from my one year of living in Vancouver BC. There are many reasons I’m glad to be home (not having to experience the never-ending-crazy-inducing rain in Vancouver being one of them), … Continue reading →

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Versatile blogger shout outs

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

What I write on my blog is for me. I work in communications, which mostly involves having my work reviewed by 15 people and changed simply because someone wants to use the word “utilise” instead of “use”. That’s part of … Continue reading →

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