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As fiery or mild as you like it, a basic hot sauce recipe you can modify to your heart's (heats!) content. Ingredients: 500g any kind of chilies, from mild to super-hot, to suit your tastes. Can include capsicums in the amount, to reduce the heat 1 cup white sugar 2cups apple cider vinegar (I...

Stone Curlews Hard to see the chicks because they blend in so well with the background! Our neighbors, the Stone Curlews (aka Bush Thick Knees), have new chicks this week. Watched them share nesting duties for 4 weeks.

I make these so often and they never last long, but you can freeze them -apparently! Ingredients: 6 to 8 dates 2 medium sized carrots, grated 1 tbsp crushed walnuts (omit if it's an issue; measure after crushing) 1 tbsp diced raisins (measure after dicing) 1 cup desiccated coconut - divided...

Cat This is our Siamese cat, Ariettie Lucie MonTresor (Ari). She is going on 14 now and, almost2 years ago, alerted us to the sinking of our sailboat (our only home) and we saved some of our possessions solely because of her. She was front page on Cairns Post when it happened. Gives us air...

Multi Layered Works I have been working in Photoshop and other similar formats to created digital artworks for about 20 years now. This is one of my works, 96 separate layers involved, that won an award in an art show. It also was voted "people's choice" in the same show, and was used as the...

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Not Funny Sign on Telstra tower near densely populated area....

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Stone Curlews Our neighbours, the stone curlew couple, making a nest behind our car. The eggs are due to hatch any day now. If we get too close, Father Bird throws a hissy fit! The pair alternate sitting on the eggs, and the female seems to mostly be in charge of night duty, when Father is out...

We are always trying to find ways to scrounge a few more dollars (was going to say cents but who knows what a red cent is anymore!!!), and this recipe is not only good for your heart and brain but also the ole hip pocket. Who wants to eat margarine when butter is better, and now even better...

Wow, having been asked many times for our go-to Christmas lunch recipes, I am going to paste them here to share...if I can get it to work! Seems like it attached: see the pdf

Sorry no photos! Lost my DSLR camera and my external hard drive owing to a leak last wet season (we live aboard a yacht in Cooktown). MENU: Shio Koji Chicken served with chilled prawns and sliced double-smoked ham; My Mum's Potato Salad; Garden Salad, and Fermented Coleslaw. Fermented Coleslaw...

Sailors in the Mist? Cooktown, far north QLD.

Sea Rescue Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story, right? Yes, we rescued a guy, and some of the yarn is true. But at one stage, ABC in Brisbane was broadcasting that we were the ones being rescued. Scared my Mother half to death.

Easy to make and use - simply rub some into the affected part/s of the body. Don't ingest the balm though, it can cause stomach upset. 1 cup olive oil (or other oil of your choice) 30g dried calendula leaves/roots/combo of both or same amount fresh leaves and stems a piece of beeswax about the...

Good Days and Scary Days Below: A Good Day in Our Backyard - yep, we live on a yacht. Left: One of the Scary Days

Investing "Spare" Change We have been investing some "spare" change with a company called Spaceship for a couple of years now. One can invest "change" from shopping, in which case your purchases on a nominated card will be rounded up to the nearest dollar amount, and that change invested. Or...

Loans for Pensioners Hi Folks, have you heard of NILS Loans (No Interest Loan Scheme)? Anglicare started this program, offering up to $2,000 interest free loans, to be repaid via pension deductions over 18 months. You can get the forms online or talk to your local community centre. Application...

Hearing Australia My husband and I recently underwent free hearing tests via our local over 60's club. My husband now needs to be fitted for a hearing aid, which he will get for free from Hearing Australia, and he will pay a small annual fee to cover batteries and repairs. We've known other...

Great Wrap A couple of months ago, we discovered a product called Great Wrap. It looks like and works like traditional plastic wrap, except that it's made from Potato! This Aussie product is truly amazing. In Cooktown, we need to purchase ours online from www.greatwrap.com.au, and don't forget...