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Life
Articles all about our country, your favourites like food, wine, family, your home, gardening, retirement living and yes, something about pets also.
Family carers
Families take care of each other. As we all get older, there is often a time ...
Video: Alan Watts’ story of a farmer
This video tells the story of a Chinese farmer and his outlook on life. Do you ...
Remarrying later in life – a peek behind the statistics!
There’s an amusing (if perhaps mildly unkind) joke doing the rounds at present and it goes ...
Scone based pizza
This is super easy and not to mention quick to create, as we don’t use yeast in ...
Sowing the seeds of happiness
Community gardening is for all ages. When we were kids, my brothers and I were initiated ...
Boomerang hugs
A hug is like a boomerang – you get it back right away. No matter how big, ...
Could this be the world’s largest pancake?
Every culture has its own take on breakfast – whether it’s porridge in Scotland, fermented rice ...
A spring in your step – oily rag tips
The first day of September is a red letter day for the DIY oily rag community. But ...
Chocolate mug cake
I love this cake, it literally takes seconds to whip up and cook. The end result ...