Kathy

I live in the sunny south east corner of Queensland, Australia. I've been long time married with 2 boys that grew up in the '90's. As crafts come and go I've tried a few over the years. I've always liked to cook and it sometimes gets a little inventive. ... and as they say, always look on the bright side of life.

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Leftover peppermint candy canes?

Don’t get me wrong I love a good peppermint candy cane but 1 or 2 is my limit. Peppermint choc balls is how you can use up  a portion of them. 350 grams Condensed milk 250 gram Plain sweet biscuits (Marie etc, plain sweetened) 1/4 cup coconut 6-8 candy canes (size depending) 4 tablespoons Cocoa …

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Enjoy the season

No matter where you are in the world I wish you a very happy holiday season.                                                          Merry Christmas, be safe.                                   

Christmas/ Holiday catch ups.

Are there friends or family you only catch up with once a year and it happens in December? I have a couple of friends and an Aunty that I write copious amounts of words to but it only seems to happen when I write out their Christmas cards … the whole year condensed into 1 …

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What personal items do you keep in your car?

… and if you keep personal items in your car do you leave them in all year round? Over here in Australia we have 6 states and 2 territories, 3 of our states and 1 territory get snow but the rest of us are pretty hot states averaging  anywhere between 36°C to 50°C in Summer, …

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Decoration storage

Do you have proper storage for your decorations Christmas or otherwise, or do you just wing it like me and use what’s available? I have the one big click clack storage box that all my containers fit into. I sewed a sack a few years back to tie up and store my Christmas tree in. …

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