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Pickled Garlic

• 8-10 garlic bulbs
• 500mls white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 90g sugar
• 1 teaspoon plain salt
• 1 teaspoon per jar of either mustard seed or fennel seeds (optional)
• 2 x 250-300ml jars with good lids

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Happy Friday Friends! Today is the start of something new! A fortnightly series showcasing some of the awesome Mum’s who are not just raising fab families but who are also in business for themselves. Every fortnight I’ll share a cuppa (so to speak) with an awesome Mum and learn a bit more about the face behind the business. Personally I […]

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Inspiration vs imitation. Most people would probably agree that it is unlikely any of us will reinvent the blogger wheel. We are all surrounded by other creatives and their work, and they will influence our own creative process. I myself have been inspired by others writing style and it’s encouraged me to, at times experimentRead more

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For the past 12 months Sue Spargo has been running a free mystery quilt along on Instagram. She called it #instastitchwithsue and released a pattern each month.  Here’s my version:I love Sue Spargo’s designs – I have her calendar on my office wall… Continue reading →

The beach out at Birdlings Flat, New Zealand. Photography by me.Hi, March!  I love the way you’re here, but I don’t love that only two days ago it was February.  Maybe it’s you, February.  You’re the one that ends abruptly.  It’s Ma… Continue reading →

© Maria Foy | Happy Mum Happy Child Friday Favourites: The One About Emily This week was particularly rough. Second week without my husband, and I got a wicked stomach bug. The two saving graces were my kids, and the fact that I got to go and see Emily Writes speak at her book launch. It always […]

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It was the eve of my tenth birthday, I had hopped into bed excited for the morning to come when something started to happen. In such a small amount of time I was crying in pain, begging for help when my parents threw me into the car with an hours drive… Continue reading →

A picture taken on Jan 13 of a log jam at Sungai Paran, a tributary of Balui River where communication is almost impossible. — Photo by Chimon Upon

It would take millions of ringgit to try to remove the floating debris of over 30km long on the  river surface,”
In 2010, this occured in the same Rejang River, and I wrote, “Look what they have done to my river.”

something to seriously think and act.
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Written by: Angie Noll I think most people understand the need for meditation, and many actually feel drawn to the practise, but they don’t know how to meditate and so it falls into that vague group of things that they will get to “one day”. The two most common reasons for not meditating Lack of … More 7 Common Myths About Meditation Continue reading →

I say 100, but its really dependent on the size you make yours, mine are about the size of a tablespoon when baked and we have gotten about 100 already, and I still have one roll of the batch in the freezer.

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Every aspect of playing with play dough is enjoyable for children. It is a tactile experience where children can explore the sensory qualities… They can squish, mold, roll it flat, create shapes, press objects inside it, smell it and create different colour combinations.Working play dough with their hands develops the child’s large and small muscles.Play dough can be an effective stress release – we all know that children canbecome stressed and frustrated and playing with play dough is a calming Continue reading →

Every aspect of playing with play dough is enjoyable for children. It is a tactile experience where children can explore the sensory qualities… They can squish, mold, roll it flat, create shapes, press objects inside it, smell it and create different colour combinations.Working play dough with their hands develops the child’s large and small muscles.Play dough can be an effective stress release – we all know that children canbecome stressed and frustrated and playing with play dough is a calming Continue reading →

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Easy adult and kid friendly lip balm made with beetroot and items from the supermarket.The blog I wrote a while back titled “Cochineal, E120, carmine… “The little red food colouring bug and allergies”  was written after my daughter had a reaction to my lip gloss when I kissed her. Unknowingly it contained cochineal beetle (that she is allergic to), so I decided I would try and make my own so there would be no more buggy kisses from mummy :)Mmmmwwwwaaaaahh!I made this with Scarlett last week so Continue reading →