Wellbeing
How to Make The Best Ever Mango Chutney!
One of the all-time favourite fruits is the scrumptious mango! When it’s mango season, people line up to fill their baskets with these wonderful fruits. Nothing beats the taste, texture and total experience, of eating a mango – it’s almost a spiritual moment when you cut it open and sit down to enjoy the riches…
Read MoreWe’re All In This Together
Imagine this if you will – you are under the control of a dictator who oversees your every move. They tell you that you have to live within a tight range of numbers, measured in your blood. You will be tested on these numbers daily, often many times a day. You must not eat until…
Read MoreParts Of The Whole
I’ve been less present on social media and the blog lately, partly as a way of protecting myself, and, partly because I’ve been working hard across July on my YA novel, Sailing The Spaces In Between, which has been submitted to the Hardie Grant Ampersand Prize. Now, I await to see if I make the…
Read MoreWriter Wellbeing: Veronica Strachan
Veronica Strachan lives in Gisborne, at the foothills of the Macedon Ranges. She writes as Veronica Strachan, and as V.E. Patton, for her fantasy and scifi books. She began writing as a child, stopped in high school, and re-started at age 56. She is sharing her journey as a writer and some of her tips…
Read MoreKaleidoscopes and Rainbows
Sami says, ‘Good morning and Happy Monday😍 No matter what you’re facing today, remember to love someone, sniff them, sit on them, look them deeply in the eyes, always keep talking, tell them your fears, snuggle lots.’ Our beautiful rescue girl has had gut issues and high reactive anxiety on lead since we got her in…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Vintage?
There is so much stuff in the world. Many people feel the draw to declutter and remove items from their lives, and yet, we carry on consuming. Buying items that already exist, that have already had a life, is one of the best things you can do for the planet and your pocket. There is…
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