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Thinking and Measuring. Drowned Cake. StriVectin Bargains.
It’s been a weekend of thinking caps and measuring tapes at SSG Manor this weekend. Armed with our trusty pocket measuring tape, Mr SSG and I braved the weekend crowds for a trip to our local Baby Bunting to workshop nursery furniture options. It’s always a concise shopping expedition when Mr SSG is involved. With…
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Incandescent Friday.
As I drove home in the wind gusts last night, I couldn’t help but grin smugly to myself. The day had gone to plan and I’d hit the road before peak hour. Best of all, the traffic was moving pretty freely for a Friday night. Sure there were a few accidents and police cars whizzing…
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A Half Birthday. The Day of the Phoenix.
Well, we’re officially over the half way mark, Baby SSG and I. Bump – 20 weeks, cardi – M Missoni, dress – Isabella Oliver Maternity, necklace – Red Phoenix Emporium. Here we are this evening after a big day out in this glorious late winter sun. For reasons I cannot fully explain, I can never…
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Simple Biscuits. More Dramality. Rescue Remedies.
You know what they say about the simple things in life often being the best? I think it’s especially true of home made biscuits. And no one knows a simple but delicious biscuit recipe like the Country Womens’ Association. Over the weekend, I tried a recipe from the CWA’s Biscuits and Slices Cookbook which was…
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Hamburger Heaven. Baby Wardrobes.
If you’ve read this blog since the early days, you might remember my 2010 confessions about my great love of Continental French Onion soup mix. It’s been a grand romance since my childhood, when mum made lamb casseroles and apricot chicken for dinner. The magic of seeing raw meat coated in dry soup mix come…
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Sausage Rolls and Steel Wool. Clothes on the Line.
Any Saturday that begins with a sausage roll or meat pie (or both) and sauce has just got to be a an especially good one. Why the need for such a hearty breakfast? It was the final day of competition at the pool in London and Mr SSG and I were up at dawn taking…
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Baby SSG Finally Gets Some Clothes From the Parentals. Pregnant In Heels.
Up until today, Baby SSG hasn’t exactly been showered with earthly possessions from the parental units. The first ever baby purchases of first time parents…. In fact, this was the sum total of everything in Baby SSG’s name. Mr SSG thought a yellow duckling would help make bath time more enjoyable but in order to…
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Crazy Hats. The Season of the Drape.
Hello, August!! The last month of winter has finally arrived and beyond it is the promise of spring and then those glorious summers Sydney is famour for. In honour of August, I’ve taken out my crazy woollen hats to wear on my morning brisk walks / very slow jogs. To get as much wear out of…
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Medal Winning Manis. Coooookkkkkiiiiieeeee – Part 2.
Hands up if you were up at 5.30 this morning to watch the first of the swimming finals at the London Olympics? www.couriermail.com.au And wasn’t it a proud moment for Australia when the team’s first gold medal was won in the pool by Alicia Coutts, Melanie Schlanger, Brittany Elmslie and Cate Campbell? They completed the…
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The Morning After Magic Mike. The Olympic Opening Ceremony, London 2012.
With so many of the events of the London Olympics starting in the early hours, local time, it’s just as well I had the foresight to stock up the SSG Manor tea shelf with enough British teabags to see me through the early starts of the next couple of weeks. Though technically, the Twinings I…