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Family Favourite Minestrone Soup
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Winter School Holiday Activity Ideas & Free School Holiday Planner
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Candy Sushi – A Fun Party Food Idea!
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Get your Cosplay ready! Oz Comic-Con is returning to Melbourne
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Super Easy Homemade Sausage Rolls
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Best Mother’s Day High Teas in Melbourne – Classic or with a Twist!
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Family Favourite Minestrone Soup
Brrr! It’s getting chilly down here in Melbourne, and I’m not sure about you, but I’m not a fan of the cold weather. But there are a few things I enjoy about Winter: being able to wear my Ugg boots all day, snuggling under blankets for a weekend movie marathon, and enjoying hearty winter comfort food. There is nothing better…
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Winter School Holiday Activity Ideas & Free School Holiday Planner
How are you surviving Melbourne’s wintry chill? We’ve been enjoying the unseasonably sunny weekends so far, and making the most of the clear weather to take some long walks along the beach. We usually do fine whilst school is in session, but as soon as the July school holidays hit, I find we get a little ‘stir-crazy’ if I haven’t…
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Candy Sushi – A Fun Party Food Idea!
It’s International Sushi Day, and what a better way to celebrate than with a delicious Candy Sushi treat! This Candy Sushi is super easy to make with a few simple ingredients, and is a fun nut-free and gluten-free treat to pop in a lunchbox or for a kids party. I’ve used an assortment of dried fruit, fruit leather and some…
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Get your Cosplay ready! Oz Comic-Con is returning to Melbourne
As the first Oz Comic-Con of the year approaches this coming long weekend in Melbourne (June 8th-9th), it’s just dawned on me that I have less than 10 days to get Emma’s cosplay ready for the big event. There’s been discussion and planning since her birthday in April about who she is going as, (I refuse to discuss the topic…
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Super Easy Homemade Sausage Rolls
Nothing tastes as good as a homemade sausage roll straight out of the oven. When the Mr suggested I pop over to the local bakery to pick up some sausage rolls for lunch, I whipped up a batch of my Super Easy Sausage Rolls instead, with just a few ingredients already sitting in my fridge. There’s hardly any prep worked…
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Best Mother’s Day High Teas in Melbourne – Classic or with a Twist!
I’ve never met a mum who doesn’t love a good High Tea, and why not, some traditions never get old. Sipping a delicately brewed cup of tea while sampling delicious sweet treats is the perfect Sunday afternoon pastime. This Mother’s Day, traditionalists can enjoy a classic high tea selection, while more adventurous mums might opt for a high tea with a…
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Top 10 Autumn School Holiday Activities in Melbourne
School holidays have already started here in Victoria, and Easter falls nicely within them this year. Term 1 has just flown by, and the Autumn school holidays are a well-earned breather before the hard work of term 2 sets in. Autumn is a fab time of year to enjoy the Autumn colour in Melbourne, as the mild weather is a…
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Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor – The Mobiles come to Melbourne
Known as the man who made sculpture move, Alexander Calder was one of the most in influential and pioneering figures of modern art in the 20th century. You may have seen his iconic mobiles hanging in galleries all over the world including at the NGV as part of last year’s Winter Masterpiece Exhibition MoMA at NGV. It’s incredible to think…
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Ladies! It’s time to get your boobs checked
During my last visit to the GP, my doctor mentioned that maybe it was time to book in a Breast Screen. She suggested that even though I wasn’t 50 yet, it was probably a good idea to get a mammogram just so we’d have something to compare my future scans to down the track. A ‘boob baseline’ if you will….
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11 Clever Succulent Planting Ideas – No Pots Required
In an effort to add some more life to my outdoor space recently, I’ve been trying my hand at growing some succulents in containers. I’m pretty lucky that I have a ready supply on hand from my parents’ garden. My dad is a pretty lazy gardener so years ago he replaced all his high maintenance plants with drought tolerant succulents…
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