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Home late after a full Sunday out

House is dark.

Key turned in lock

Greeted by Coldness

Lights on

Easy flick of switch for heater’s warm glow
For others a more time consuming fire to be stoked

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Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup, skeleton leaves, abundant rain, Autumn leaves, winter apple tree, orange trumpet flower, blessings of warmth in winter, fire wood

We are so blessed with manifold creature comforts

Home
It embraces us and whispers welcome
A much loved Haven

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time

What’s to eat

Know my fridge

Find cooked chopped vegetables and dry fried mince with onion

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook

Into microwave bowl to heat
Add boiled water with stock powder and little gravy powder
Continue heating and boil a little
Blend partially with stick blender carefully due to hot liquid

Serve.
Savour and enjoy.
Comfort food.
Replete.

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup

Quick soup not from a tin.

Being prepared is a ….

Winner
Time saver
Sanity saver
Dollar saver

Boring for some
A necessity for others

A small thing for one
A momentous find for others
Practical for me

PROVERBS 31

Perfect ending to a Winter day

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup, skeleton leaves

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup, skeleton leaves, abundant rain

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup, skeleton leaves, abundant rain, Autumn leaves

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup, skeleton leaves, abundant rain, Autumn leaves, winter apple tree

Proverbs, Proverbs 31, soup without the tin, Virtuous woman, grandparent time, quick soup mix, bulk cook, winter soup, skeleton leaves, abundant rain, Autumn leaves, winter apple tree, orange trumpet flower

Till later
Alexa-asimplelife

Easy Soup for a windy day

Soup for a windy day, beef soup, homemade soup, bargain priced foods, whole food, easy soup, crockpot soup, beef soup bones, bone broth, roux for soup, lavender bush, lavender cutting, grow lavender from cuttings , healthy snacks, healthy soup, thrifty , frugal, pot of soup Far too windy today to do any gardening as can be seen by my grown from a cutting Lavender bush. It is sailing to the left. The plan had been to spray the Roses again for scale to really kill those suckers before all the new leaves appear on my for now Winter hibernating bushes. […] Continue reading →

Fresh Dill as a herb and memories

Fresh dill as a herb and memories, salmon rillettes, salmon dip, homemade salad, herb garden, make your own dip, make your own gourmet mixed salad, memories , fresh , dill, grow dill Having just arrived home from a lovely driving visit interstate with family and friends I came across a refreshing recipe. It would be wonderful as an entree or for a gathering of friends and supper. Light, but I would say very moorish. I would add a delicate sprig of fresh Dill as well for its […] Continue reading →

Fathers, Family and Friends

Fathers, family and Friends, Father's Day, family time, consumerism, commercialised, family catch up time, home made afternoon tea, family time at home, children's games, no fuss party, grandparents and family time, grandparent, grandparents, how to enjoy family time at home, journey of life , life is a journey, life is an unfinished map, life is an unfinished road map Fathers, Family, Friends Father’s Day was celebrated on Sunday gone here in Australia. It always happens on the first Sunday of September, the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a time when I truly would prefer not to visit the shops as there are such a number of people about, with car […] Continue reading →

Time for soup

the soul, soup for the soul. Chicken soup for the soul, easy chicken soup , how to extend left overs Why soup is good for the soul… On being absent for some time…others needed me Just lurking in Blogdom Being inspired and occasionally commenting Being refreshed So back to my original comment on soup. But why soup? Here in the Southern Hemisphere we have our winter. Colder in some parts of Australia than others. Well […] Continue reading →

# World Environment Day …at home

#world environment day...at home, grow your own cuttings, mushroom compost, grow mushrooms at home, grow mushrooms from mushroom compost, garden with children, show children how to grow plants, simple living like grandma , rhubarb plant, grow rhubarb, how to cook rhubarb, rhubarb with yoghurt and LSA, teach children how to garden, joy of gardening World environment day which was some days ago… …well Life and Caring happened in between, but Hi, I’m back How am I doing world environment day … every day How do I see it … every day In simple language, in a grandma, mum and dad and family way Grow plants from cuttings to spread […] Continue reading →

Sustainable Living….for me?

Sustainability ... What does it mean to you Sustainability …what does it mean for you and me. What about …How to live a joyful and abundant life by observation, example and Attitude…or changing our Attitude! So many different things to different people and depending on your circumstance. Sustainability in suburbia, sustainable living in suburbs, sustainable living in the city, sustainable living in the […] Continue reading →

Easy Yoghurt

Easy yoghurt, EasiYo yoghurt EasiYo yoghurt made the cheats way. Instead of using the whole pack use the method below and store the rest of packet in sealed container in fridge ready for the next batches. You are able to do this because approx 99% of packet is dried milk powder anyway and you only need a bit of […] Continue reading →