Dog Control………Where you need it most

So I recently spent $99 on registering our guard dog Louie with our new local council.  This is the type of burn-your-money expenditure that comes with dog ownership and that is a fact of life.  However, we received in the mail today a Dog Owners Welcome pack, sent out by the council.  How nice!  It explained the dog bylaws, had …

Weekly Wrap Up

Loving I bought a sweet pair of medium sized Stirling silver hoops this week and I LOVE them, they make me feel like my outfit is finished with a little bit ‘o sass! HERE COMES YOUR BAND!!!! Seriously, am I going to spend ALL of our money on concert tickets this year? Unmissable show of 2010 has to be The …

Pancake Recipe

Cook Eat | The Best Pancake Recipe

On the Target product check on TV3 tonight, they road-tested store bought pancake mixes.  The host pointed out that the most basic pancake recipes only have 4 ingredients, so it’s a little disturbing when the ingredients listed on a pre-mix constitute an entire paragraph! So in an endeavour to save you from the supermarket shelves, and maybe encourage you to …

This was my childhood

The following describes EXACTLY what being a kid in New Zealand was like for me, it was amazing.  I intend to print this out to remind me of all the things that Ethan needs to learn to grow up a proper kiwi; I’m talking about hide and seek/spotlight in the park. The corner dairy, hopscotch, four square, go carts, cricket …