I have a terrible sweet tooth. I blame my father. He's always liked anything sweet ranging from dessert to cakes and sweets. It would be much easier if I hadn't inherited this gene, but I try to control myself as much as possible. My father is a farmer. He's worked...
In New Zealand we have a five plus promotion that encourages us all to eat at least five servings of fruit or vegetables per day. It's surprising how many people don't eat much in the way of fruit or vegetables. I know at times cost can be a factor. At other times...
I love receiving mail, not that I receive much these days because email has taken over, but I troop out to our mailbox each day with great anticipation to discover what treasures we’ve received. I’m usually disappointed because most of my mail is nasty bills. It made...
We went to the Farmers' market last week. We haven't visited for a while and there were some new stallholders plying their trade. One of them was selling fresh mushrooms and small mushroom farms in buckets. I've always wanted to try my hand at growing mushrooms so I...
During our recent cruise, Edward our stateroom steward used to service our room in the morning and do a turn-down service at night, complete with chocolates on our pillows. As part of his visit to our room he’d make the tissues and the toilet paper pointy. Every time...
I'm back! The Pacific cruise was wonderful--relaxing, full of new experiences and fun times. Quite frankly, I don't think I'm ready to face the real world again. In the real world I have to cook, do dishes and make my own bed. Hubby had to drag me onto the plane to...
I've always wanted to make gingerbread men and finally got around to it this weekend. They were surprisingly easy to make and, once the dough is made, children of all ages would have fun rolling out the dough and cutting out the gingerbread men. The perfect activity...
I have a favorite pair of shorts. In fact, I’m wearing them as I write this post. They’re over five years old now and well worn. The fabric has faded. They’ve become thin and frayed at the hems. I love them because they’re comfortable. Yesterday, I was packing for our...
My regular blog readers will probably recall my earlier post about pumpkins. Mr. Munro and I purchased seeds at the Farmers' market and gave some to my father, some to my brother-in-law and we kept the remaining ones. Our first lot of seeds didn't germinate. The...
