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Month: April 2013

Recipe: Tasty Pumpkin Salad

Pumpkin Salad Ingredients · pumpkin, diced in bite-size cubes · cumin seeds · cooking oil · feta cheese · chopped red onion · olives, black or green · can of cooked chickpeas · green beans, sliced · vinaigrette dressing [balsamic is really good] Directions 1. Sprinkle...

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Thirteen Facts About Pigs

Since many of my discussions with my sister this week have centered on farming and animals I thought I’d do a TT on pigs. Thirteen Facts About Pigs 1. The domestic pig are descendants of the wild boars of Europe and Africa. 2. Male pigs are called boars. Female pigs...

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ANZAC Day

Tomorrow it’s ANZAC day (25 April) where New Zealand and Australia remember those who fell at Gallipoli during World War 1. A few years ago, Mr. Munro and I visited ANZAC Cove and Chunuk Bair in Turkey. We walked from ANZAC Cove up to Chunuk Bair. It was sweltering...

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When Author Promo Goes Over The Top

Author Cathy Yardley has an excellent post about Selling Books (without being an asshat). She says nobody wants to badger readers — but “if we want to sell books, what else can we do?”  Right? Read the rest of her article here. I have to say, from my own...

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Thirteen Favorite Animal Encounters

Regular visitors to my blog will know how much I enjoy travel. When the travel is combined with seeing animals in their natural habitat, I’m there because there is something very special about viewing animals on their home turf. Here are some of my favorite animal...

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Slow Cooker: Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

The other night I tried this new recipe for a chocolate pudding. It is from Allyson Gofton’s Slow, a book of recipes for a slow cooker or crockpot. I’ve adapted it slightly for my own purposes. Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding Ingredients: 3 cups of self-raising flour...

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Thirteen Facts about Terriers

Bella, our dog is a Jack Russell, and our first dog Scotty was a fox terrier. Both came from the Humane Society and were of mixed parentage i.e. they both have a mystery element in their background. Hubby and I like terriers because they’re small and intelligent with...

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Homemade Granola

I saw this recipe to make granola and thought I’d try it out. The end result was delicious, and I will definitely make it again. Homemade Granola 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened) 1/4 cup wheatgerm 1 cup of your favorite nuts, roughly chopped (I...

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Serials and Other Things with Susannah Sandlin

Today I’d like to welcome Susannah Sandlin. She’s in the process of writing a paranormal serial, so I was excited to chat with her about the process. Note – there’s a giveaway at the end of the post. Comment on this post to go into the draw. Over to Susannah! 1. Who...

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