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North West News.
What were you doing on the day poor North West’s birth certificate was made public? I was at Bondi Beach absorbing its mid winter glory with my eyes, ears and pores. The waves pounded against bas of the lap pool as the wintry sunlight dappled the ocean and turned it all sorts of…
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Just A Bit Carried Away By My Oblong Decors.
The times, they are a changing, for you, 1.65 L Decor Tell Fresh oblong microwave containers. Way back, when time began, you were constructed entirely of clear plastic except for your distinctive red vent hole cover. Over time, you’d buckle with the heat of a hundred portions of dinner reheated for the next day’s…
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Meet My Swallow Scarf Ring. Sick Bed Blogging.
It looks like we’re officially in the middle of the inaugural SSG Manor family flu. I’m chain sucking butter menthols and finding creative ways of upping my citrus intake whilst tag teaming with Mr SSG as we give Baby SSG non stop cuddles and hugs (he’s been so miserable that my usual cabaret…
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Home. A Celebratory Moscato Giveaway.
Well, hello! I think it’s about time this blog hosted another giveaway. Bimbadgen Winery in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales have just released a fabulous new moscato and they’re giving one lucky reader the chance to win 3 bottles. More details about how to enter will be at the end of this…
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The Winter Of Fruit Purée.
I could get used to wintry Sundays like today. Sure it gets a bit crisp in the mornings but that’s nothing a super hot shower can’t fix. I’m loving my new rosemary and patchouli scented shower gel right now. It’s got an appropriately warming, earthy scent for this time of the year.…
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Much More Than A Holiday.
All good things must come to an end. The sun is setting on our time as Perth Shop Girl and Baby. We’ve been in Perth for nearly two months and it has been so much more than a holiday to me. It’s been a chance to reconnect on a deep level with…
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A Return to Core Values, From the Feet Up.
I think it’s about time that I took this blog back to its core values. I was looking back at the ssgblogger Instagram feed (which is a de facto index to my blog) the other night and the most recent 20 images were all food or baby based. Nothing wrong with that…
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When Life Gives You Lemons. Burial Rights by Hannah Kent.
When life gives you lemons on a Friday, there’s only one thing you could possibly do with them…. And that would be to make a lemon cheesecake. Using a quick and easy recipe like this one I found on David the One Pot Chef’s YouTube channel. His video for…
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Out and About.
This is a sight that never fails to get my pulse racing and a thin sheen of sweat to mist itself over my face. No, not my haphazard parking (my neighbour in the parents with prams area parked across their space so I had to follow suit so we could both safely de pram…
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A Little Bit Of Bosch Inspired Carven. More Avocado Baking.
We start today’s post with a brief reprieve from my baked goods and dessert making frenzy. I was reading / scrolling though images this morning over at The Mail Online when I happened upon their latest Victoria and Harper Beckham photo essay. Aren’t they an adorable pair? I’ve got fashion envy of them both.…