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    In The End, It Was The Odd Socks That Finished Her Off
    jdettmann
    • Jul 20, 2016
    • 4 min

    In The End, It Was The Odd Socks That Finished Her Off

    Garnet searching for his socks. We’ve been on a holiday. A driving holiday, and while I’ll try to write about that soon, and tell you all...
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    Roll With It
    jdettmann
    • Sep 2, 2015
    • 3 min

    Roll With It

    When we stayed in Perth last Christmas, housesitting for friends,  I noticed a box in the laundry that had ‘Who Gives A Crap’ printed on...
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    File It Under ‘F’.
    jdettmann
    • May 5, 2015
    • 3 min

    File It Under ‘F’.

    Of course when I made the booking I didn’t write down the time or date anywhere, so a few days ago I remembered about it, in a panic, and...
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    Probably For The Best
    jdettmann
    • Nov 18, 2012
    • 1 min

    Probably For The Best

    Must dust cat. To our dear friends whose hen’s and buck’s nights we failed to attend last night, the following conversation is what we...
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    Blog It Out
    jdettmann
    • Nov 12, 2012
    • 2 min

    Blog It Out

    May Blossom playing ‘Caesarean Sections’ with her play-doh. Earlier this evening I was in the bath, eating a piece of toast with peanut...
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    How To Feel Better
    jdettmann
    • May 28, 2012
    • 2 min

    How To Feel Better

    1. When she walks down steps, May Blossom has taken to sometimes refusing the proffered hand of her father or me and instead holds her...
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    Out Of Control
    jdettmann
    • May 22, 2012
    • 1 min

    Out Of Control

    So instead of writing you a proper blog entry, I am going to try to tackle one of the house-sorting items on my to-do list, which is so...
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    Lunch Of The Week: Mushroom Barley Soup With Grilled Feta Toast
    jdettmann
    • May 14, 2012
    • 3 min

    Lunch Of The Week: Mushroom Barley Soup With Grilled Feta Toast

    Better a terrible photo than none at all, that’s what I always say. I couldn’t put my spoon down long enough to take a photo with two...
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    Smells Like Too Many Spirits
    jdettmann
    • Mar 14, 2012
    • 2 min

    Smells Like Too Many Spirits

    This week I moved all our wine from the hall cupboard into wine racks on top of the spare room wardrobe, relocating the spirits to the...
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    Cabin Fever
    jdettmann
    • Feb 2, 2012
    • 2 min

    Cabin Fever

    Have you seen this website, all about cabins, and this one, about woodsy hipster life? I am a bit obsessed with both right now. It’s...
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    I’ll Tumble For You
    jdettmann
    • Jan 19, 2012
    • 3 min

    I’ll Tumble For You

    Warning to the pregnant: Contents of bump gives not one shit how, or even if, you fold their clothes. Also, your thighs will not stay...
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    Cider Road
    jdettmann
    • Jan 9, 2012
    • 4 min

    Cider Road

    I am a hoarder. I come from hoarders, I married a hoarder and together we have bred a tiny hoarder. Over the years, H and I have...
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    Sweet Potatoes of Horror
    jdettmann
    • Nov 10, 2011
    • 2 min

    Sweet Potatoes of Horror

    This young orang-utan could rustle up a tastier dinner that the recipe that follows. Sometimes when the supplies of food in our house get...
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    Down With Diversity
    jdettmann
    • Oct 26, 2011
    • 1 min

    Down With Diversity

    Where are your friends? If this is some sort of sock conspiracy to make me lose my tiny mind and turn to the cooking sherry before nine...
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    Re-reading Matters
    jdettmann
    • Oct 25, 2011
    • 1 min

    Re-reading Matters

    How funny, that's exactly the outfit I am wearing as I write this blog post, right down to the lipstick and earrings. Mem Fox says in her...
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    I Broke the Mould
    jdettmann
    • Oct 20, 2011
    • 2 min

    I Broke the Mould

    Just asking. You know, for a friend. I have this friend who is very very good at ignoring housework. Other people’s filth she regards as...
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