Category: Miscellaneous
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One for the dogs!
This one definitely doesn’t have anything to do with Oscar, but I thought it would be fun to share anyway. Believe it or not, our dog Dermie also has allergies. He is allergic to things in the environment such as mould and some plants, fleas and food. He gets very itchy feet which he licks until… Read more
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A Big Blogoversary Thank You
Today is my Blogoversary! One year ago I started this blog with no idea what I was doing, just the hope that someone would find it valuable. I’ve had a ball writing the blog and I’ve learnt so much about the blogging in the last 12 months. This post is to say a big thank… Read more
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Japanese Food fun
Last month I read a post on Hear Mum Roar about Japanese sandwich cutters and immediately went to j-listto buy one for myself (for Oscar of course!). While I was there I found some other great food cutters and shapers – boiled egg shapers, a rice shaper (called a ONIGIRI Shaper) and vegetable cutters. They were all… Read more
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Choko No More
Well my last choko has died. It was about 6 weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to write an update on it. It was doing well until something started eating it. I covered it with a plastic drink bottle for a while but as soon as I removed it, it was gone. Something ate the… Read more
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I have an award!
Yay, I have an award! What a surprise. Thank you to Monnie at Diary of a Dieting Diva for awarding me a Versatile Blogger award. Thank you sooo much Monnie. This award comes with some rules though and here they are… 1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in… Read more
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Choko Update
With all the crazy weather we’ve been having lately our vegie garden seems to be a bit confused. Some things are taking off like wild fire, others think winter is coming early and have gone to seed! Of the three chokos I planted, one is still surviving. The first died off within a week of planting… Read more
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Merry Christmas
This is my last post before Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my followers! I hope to see you all in the new year. I’ve had a lot of fun with this blog; and its been good therapy as well. I’m glad that I’ve been able to share our experiences with others… Read more
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Growing Chokos – attempt number 2
Chokos left to sprout Last weekend we made another attempt to plant chokos. This time I had great success at getting them to sprout without starting to go rotten or mouldy. I placed 1 choko in the back of the cupboard where we keep the potatoes and left 2 in the fuit bowl on the… Read more
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The Great Choko Experiment
Today we planted a choko. We put a whole fruit straight into the garden, with the top sticking out. If it takes I will need to come up with a lot of choko recipes. They grow on a vine and are apparently quite prolific. The planted choko Chokos Update: after 4 weeks my chokos had… Read more