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An idyllic life, or not

A kind reader recently commented on a post that my life looks rather idyllic.    Around the same time I had an exciting opportunity to write a story for…

  • January 14, 2018
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Mornings, Plans and the Moon

With temperatures heading over 40°C at our place this week the only thing to do is to get up early and tackle the day while there is still some…

  • January 7, 2018
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Tomatoes, Bread and a New Year

This week between Christmas and New Year is a quiet time at our place.  Our Christmas visitors have gone, the Christmas food has mostly been eaten and we are…

  • December 31, 2017
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Goats and Gingerbread

As some of you know, each Christmas I bake small gingerbread houses, three to be exact, one each for Annabelle and George to have fun with and one for…

  • December 22, 2017
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My Spirit of Christmas

 

How do you sum up the spirit of Christmas?  Is it the tinsel and the turkey or something more than that?

Earlier this week one of my lovely aunties contacted…

  • December 15, 2017
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The First Days of Summer

There are so many big things happening right now in our lives.

There is Christmas planning, end of year school activities, changes to schooling arrangements, changes to farming arrangements, school…

  • December 3, 2017
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Hi, I’m Jane

Welcome to The Shady Baker. You will mostly find me with my farming family, baking, growing vegetables and taking photos of my life in the outback.

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