Did anyone see this tonight in the night sky over Australia.....How awesome is this. its a smiley face..

For more info on this event go to the Perth Observatory

Have been hearing alot lately about Blackstrap Molasses, its been around for a long long time maybe in our grandmothers era not so much now..

What is Blackstrap Molasses:


Its the dark liquid byproduct of the process of refining sugar cane into table sugar. It is made from the third boiling of the sugar syrup and is therefore the concentrated byproduct left over after the sugar's sucrose has been crystallized.

Health Benefits

Blackstrap molasses is a sweetener that is actually good for you. Unlike refined white sugar and corn syrup, which are stripped of virtually all nutrients except simple carbohydrates. blackstrap molasses is a healthful sweetener that contains significant amounts of a variety of minerals that promote your health.

Molasses is also an excellent source of copper and manganese and a very good source of potassium, and magnesium, iron, calcium.

To find some recipes using Molasses or to find out more try this SITE


Some people also greating great results from taking molasses in a glass of water and it is slowing down their flare ups of excema.


In your Garden


Its also supposedly very good for your plants not so much as a fertilizer for your plants but as a soil builder but getting all those micro organisms back into your soil, i have actually just done this for my vegies so i will let you know how the plants go..

1 or 2 tablespoons of molasses to 9 litres of water, place molasses in your watering can add the water and stir water your soil with this mix..

It also can be used as a deterrant for the dreaded White cabbage moth as long as you spray before they have layed their eggs..

Mix a tablespoon of molasses in 1 litre of warm water and let cool..
spray every week or every 2 weeks as required for white cabbage moth.

                                                      



Aw look at this poor little love ! This kitten was born in Western Australia.

To read the full story go here

picture courtesy of News.com.au

Can you believe how much food us Australians waste each year !! Australians are throwing out three million tonnes of food every year – the equivalent of 145 kilograms for each and every one of us...That is a heck of a lot isn't it..

Well Notebook Magazine has been running this campaign for a few months now, click on the link to find out more about the campaign..


Do you waste food ? How do you reduce your food waste. ? I'm guilty of this and i'm going to find ways of reducing my food wastage.

1. By Menu Planning

2. By Sticking to my shopping list

3. By Blanching and freezing vegetables

4. By Freezing leftovers

5. By not throwing it away, thinking of ways to use it up by being creative

Kyahs journey was first written about on Simple Savings Forum, its a Story about a little girl called Kyah and her family and their journey thru her sickness....Its a sad journey but one i know the parents had to write about......
Please go read about it all here


KYAH'S Journey


You can also go and light a candle for Kyah Here

Your at peace now little angel..
To her parents sending all our love and prayers at this most difficult time

Have still been madly knitting up dishcloths, most i have been giving away as presents, have hardly kept any for myself ( its always the way huh lol).
I love doing them they are so quick and easy to knit up..I have had a bit of a problem sourcing the cotton, couldnt find much at Spotlight buit i did manage to find an online store that sold Lily's Sugar and Cream but sadly its no longer going *Sniff Sniff *...A fellow online buddy sent me a link to a place called

Bendigo Woollen Mills

They are having a sale on at the moment and you can get some really beautiful coloured cotton in 200g balls for $9.50.. Go check them out if your after anymore for your stash, if your like me you cant help yourself lol..

Have been finding lots of great knitted dishcloth patterns on the internet and here are some of my favs with links of course

Grandma's Favourite

Ballband Dishcloth

Diagonal Ripple Dishcloth

Waffle Knit Dishcloth

Optical Illusion Cloth Knitting Pattern


There are heaps of free patterns online, go check these one's above out, i think you will like them..
Sorry i havent got any pictures to show of mine but of course the batteries in my camera are flat
Are you knitting or crocheting any dishcloths at the moment if you are let me know and let me know which one is your favourites

Visit Homegrowers Exchange




Have been doing a bit of web surfing today and came across this site which i had never heard of before. Click on the link below the picture to go visit this site.

This is a little bit of info on it, what an awesome idea..


Trade and exchange your surplus fruit, vegetables and other homegrown produce with other members in your area.

There is even a group for us West Australians woo hoo !!