Elizabeth Stone quote

Making the decision to have a child – its momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.  (Elizabeth Stone)

Marmalade in the microwave

Marmalade takes a long time to cook in the conventional way on the stove top.  In the microwave oven it is much quicker.  This recipe has a carrot as well as citrus fruit that makes a less acid product. …Read more

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Email addresses for children

Melissa has asked how old a child should be before s/he gets his/her own email address.  The responses relate more to safety of the children and parental supervision rather than any particular age. …Read more

Aunt Daisy’s beetroot chutney recipe

Aunt Daisy was a radio icon in the 1950s in New Zealand.  She always started her radio broadcasts with a very cheery, “Good Morning everybody,  Good Morning, everybody” and often went on to discuss the weather that day.

You can hear one of her sessions in 1950 here giving her recipe for beetroot chutney  …Read more

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