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Sunday morning at 9.00am in Bundoora Park ready for Dog Obedience Classes.......man it was cold. Glad to have my coat, scarf and beanie on. Felt sorry for Lily, although she has grown her own beautiful thick winter coat. Being a miniature poodle her coat constantly grows, so I haven't clipped her except for her feet and face for a while so she is nice and warm.  Still asking her to "sit" on frosty grass seemed a bit mean, but she was a good girl and obliged. Jack Frost had been busy painting everything white, even the railings, and any puddles in the park were iced over. Very cold start, but the sun was shining, and as the morning went on we all warmed up and enjoyed it. Frosty rails and grass Sunshine and frost. Lily sitting on the frost! Icy puddles in the park.

If you have a Thermomix you will already have this recipe. It's CADA. I've just modified it slightly to suit me. For those who don't have a Thermomix a food processor will do nicely. I LOVE this tasty meal/snack, and use it a lot as a pick-me-up, come feel good treat. I eat it as a breakfast food and also as a snack between meals to stop me eating sweet biscuits or anything else I shouldn't eat. It tastes sweet and delicious and I really enjoy the texture of it to chew on. Here it is. CADA Plus. (Coconut,Apple,Date,Almond Ingredients. 1 x apple of your choice. ( I use either Fuji or Pink Lady) 2 x heaped tablespoons of wholegrain rolled oats. 1/2 cup shredded coconut. 6 dates. (fresh if you can, seed removed). 1/4 cup almonds. Plus: Juice of 1/2 lemon. 1 small tub of your favourite yoghurt. ( or 2 heaped tablespoons out of a big tub) 1 x teaspoon honey. Seasonal fruit to decorate. (Optional) (Strawberries and Kiwi fruit are great together) . Method: ...

I found this on the internet. It's a cheap and easy way to clean your jewellery. Jewellery Cleaner. 1 x Tablespoon salt.     1 x  Tablespoon Baking Powder. (Bi-carb Soda). 1 x Tablespoon Dish Detergent.    1 x  Cup Water.     1 piece Aluminium Foil. Place water in a small bowl and heat in microwave about 2 mins. Cut foil to roughly fit the bottom of the bowl. Place salt, soda & detergent into bowl, mix gently. Add foil to bottom of bowl. Place jewellery on top of foil, leave 5 - 10 minutes. Rinse in cool water & dry. Discard solution. Make a new batch each time.

I had the pleasure of doing an unusual photo shoot (for me anyway) on the weekend. I was asked to photograph the underneath of a car. Yes, that's right "underneath" the car. I was thinking about dripping oil, greasy, dirty messy, etc, but was told it was clean as it was being "done up" for a show later in the year and the owner needed me to take some pics of the work done before they "put the covers on". Don't ask me what all this means all I know is that it's cleaner and shiner under this car than most cars are on the top!!! He needs the pics to show the "show mob" what is "hidden" beneath the bright red panels that he is going to put on! WOW!! I could get hooked. This car is beautiful!!! And it's not even finished yet! Anyway I got a big surprise when I crawled underneath with a light to take a look. VERY IMPRESSIVE I thought. The duco under the car is so highly polished that my reflection can be seen in one of the...

Just had the best 2 days of learning and fun at Clipper World in Cranbourne. I have a miniature poodle that I wanted to learn to clip myself so enrolled in this 2 day course for home grooming. Clipper World Instructor Kylie kindly brought in her Standard White Poodle for the class to practice on during day one and to watch and learn from. He was such a gentleman!! All these strangers pulling at his ears, and attempting to clip his feet etc and he never turned a hair! In fact at times I reckon he was laughing at our fumbling attempts at clipping him. We all learnt so much and really enjoyed the course. Our instructors Kylie and Michelle from Clipper World were great at showing us the techniques required to hold the dog so it was comfortable and so we would be able to clip it confidently. Also learnt about bathing poodles and other breeds, blow drying and combing, clipping nails, cleaning ears and tails, getting out tangles and scissor techniques. Such fun. On the second day we bro...