Category Archive: everyday skills

23 Jan

145 – Food colouring

145 – Food colouring

Just look at these rainbow beets! The colour is so amazingly vibrant. These gems are from my father-in-law’s vegetable garden. I wouldn’t say they are …

 
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19 Jan

141 – Under the knife

141 – Under the knife

Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit – Life! – Emily Dickinson For 28 days my family has been counting …

 
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18 Jan

140 – My way

140 – My way

Being able to park in tight spaces is something you have to learn when you live in Wellington. Our city is very hilly, has very …

 
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18 Jan

140 – Looking up

140 – Looking up

Your life will be no better than the plans you make, and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own …

 
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16 Jan

138 – The best intentions…

138 – The best intentions…

I’m driving in the driveway, and from the gate I start to feel sick. I can see a new tap attached to the front of …

 
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14 Jan

136 – Cleanliness is next to Godliness

136 – Cleanliness is next to Godliness

I’m a desk-based worker these days. You don’t raise much of a sweat working at a desk. No drops of water forming on your forehead …

 
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11 Jan

133 – No longer perturbed

133 – No longer perturbed

There will be calmness, tranquility, when one is free from external objects and is not perturbed. — Bruce Lee Another crisis averted. After the beautifully constructed …

 
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10 Jan

132 – Focus, avoid distractions

132 – Focus, avoid distractions

I met this rather cool pup tied up outside the supermarket. I just loved the crisp red leash against the black and white (and grey …

 
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09 Jan

131 – The new resolution

131 – The new resolution

It’s that time of year to make new resolutions – make a push to make positive changes in our lives. I’m not that good at …

 
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08 Jan

130 – Stop, drop, and roll

130 – Stop, drop, and roll

You’re on the top floor of this building. There’s something of an emergency. You decide to make an evacuation, out the top windows, down the …

 
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