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I hope you enjoy my easy inspirational recipes and ideas for a healthy eco life based on nana’s advice. My aim is to help people return to a more old-fashioned style of living as I have done.  And so on this website I share all the discoveries I have made and the recipes I have created from my vast library of old recipe books and manuals.

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Turmeric Update

By adminSuperWendyl

Friday 17 May 2013

images-2Since mentioning turmeric as a great natural healer a few week’s ago I heard from Sharyn who told me she has successfully used it for skin conditions: “I discovered tumeric works really well for skin issues a while ago when our pre-schoolers got chicken pox. When they got really scratchy…

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Rose and Peppermint Paste – 2 for $20 save $5.58

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By Wendyl

Thursday 16 May 2013

photo_14_108fdbI know how much you all love my cleaning paste and over the years since we launched it I’ve had emails from you listing the other uses you have found for it. Not only will this clean up oven tops, basins, baths and sinks beautifully but you also use it…

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Love those germs.

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By Wendyl

Thursday 16 May 2013

mag-19microbiome-t_CA0-articleLargeI’ve never been big on cleaning everything until it sparkles or killing every germ in the house which is why I don’t use nasty supermarket cleaners. The fear of germs has been well cultivated by advertising to sell millions of cleaners which assure you that 98% of all germs will…

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Angelina Jolie and Cancer

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By Wendyl

Thursday 16 May 2013

0514OPEDcapelli-articleInlineMy respect for Angelina Jolie increased markedly when I read her piece in the New York Times about opting for a double mastectomy to reduce her chance of developing breast cancer. I like it when celebrities use their fame for the good of others and her actions will help thousands…

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Mother’s Day Flowers

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By Wendyl

Thursday 16 May 2013

images-1I hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day and were spoiled rotten by your kids. I managed to get all my kids organised to see their grandmother for morning tea, then we had lunch at the food hall and popped out to see my mother-in-law in the afternoon. And…

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Help me find my jewellery.

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By Wendyl

Thursday 16 May 2013

imagesIt’s been all about de-cluttering this week as I have pulled everything out of my wardrobe, chest of drawers, bookshelves, pantry, my cleaning cupboard and under my sink. But not because I’ve had a sudden burst of organisation, I’ve simply been trying to find my jewellery. At Christmas when we…

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