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    Caramelised Mushroom and Onion Frittata perfect for Mothers Day

    Excellent Suzanne rose, love all your recipes
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    Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Victoria, but you may not be able to access it

    I have metastatic cancer with no cure. I'm being kept alive with various trial treatments. So far life is still fairly liveable but when the time comes that it's not, I will make the choice of how I leave this planet. Since there are no doctors in our region that participate in voluntary...
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    ‘I’m not going to be cured’. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease

    I was diagnosed with metastatic pheochromocytoma (research it, it takes too long to explain) in 2004. For twenty yrs they have been treating me with trial treatments , mostly different forms of radiation. I was told it's terminal, gave me 5 yrs, but they keep calling me back to try something...
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    The move to a cashless society isn’t just a possibility, it’s well underway

    We just watched a documentary about solar storms and the scientists following these storms all warn how these storms will disrupt all electronics on the planet as well as the satellites circling us. Every one of these scientists recommend having a large amount of cash on hand as technology...
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    How did your holidays go?

    Well it was certainly a Xmas we're not keen on repeating. We got a direct hit from cyclone jasper. We've been through 5 cyclones and besides Tracey which we were lucky enough to fly out before it hit, jasper was bad. I can't find the adjective to describe how scared we were. No power, water...
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    Bureau of Meteorology issues urgent warning of 'life-threatening' flash flooding due to tropical cyclone Jasper

    Thanks for the kind thoughts. We've been without power and internet since Thursday, internet just came back now, power still off. We're cut off at Wonga, trees over roads, bridges under water but the rain should ease by sun/mon . There are many who are much worse off , our thoughts are with...
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    Bureau of Meteorology issues urgent warning of 'life-threatening' flash flooding due to tropical cyclone Jasper

    Well we survived the night but we did get 130 km winds, 😨. Only casualty was an acacia in the back yard, never mind it needed pruning anyways. Lots of flooding around us but we're dry. I can hear chainsaws working. Ergon has a big job ahead of them. Roads closed everywhere and power out ...
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    Bureau of Meteorology issues urgent warning of 'life-threatening' flash flooding due to tropical cyclone Jasper

    We're in the heart of it at Wonga Beach, very strong winds, power gone trees down, another day in the tropics eh
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    Discover the ingenious $1.75 Kmart kitchen tool this Aussie driver cannot live without…in her car!

    Great idea, simple yet I've never thought of using tongs for that. Thanks for that!
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    Storm Watch: The Latest Updates on Cyclone Jasper

    Thanks for your kind thoughts. We've battened down the hatches here. Plenty of food, water , generator, fuel, etc, etc. This will be our fifth cyclone we've been through, buts it's still always a worry. Stay safe any of you who are also in Jasper's. path
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    Coles, Woolworths and ALDI misleading customers with 'responsibly sourced' salmon label, groups say

    After watching the documentary on tassie salmon farming a number of years ago we have never purchased Aussie salmon again. We buy Alaska's Pacific salmon occasionally, far too expensive as a weekly purchase and smoked from Denmark. Plenty of other fish which is sustainably sourced.
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    THIS SHIRT

    Thanks a million!! You're the best.
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    THIS SHIRT

    I absolutely love it!!! Where do I get one!
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    Hoisin Beef Stirfry with Garlic Rice

    Thank you Suzanne rose for the recipes, you're a real sweetheart
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    Who remembers these old timers

    I was schooled in Canada and never heard of the months poem, perhaps in the UK ?
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    Crack chicken so tasty

    I think if one is going to put a recipe on here, it would only be natural and courteous to change the various lingo to Aussie lingo. Just saying 😌
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    Stir-Fried Chicken and Bok Choy

    American unfortunately, cilantro is coriander.
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    Are your favourite snacks and treats now considered luxuries? Here's why many Australians are dramatically cutting back!

    It was no better when the other party was in unless of course you're one of the 1% that have the majority of wealth. No matter which party is in control they'll never please us all.
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