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Taken to Pieces isn't behaving at the moment so it might be best if you change your links to Inelegant Superabundance. Taken to Pieces isn't going anywhere, but for the moment I'll be updating at Inelegant Superabundance rather than here.

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The RRL Book Club end of year party at Inelegant Superabundance.

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A High Tea at Inelegant Superabundance.

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I'm talking shop over at Inelegant Superabundance.

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A new recipe at Inelegant Superabundance.

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Two out of the five of us have a new look. Check it out at Inelegant Superabundance.

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Christmas party in Estella over at Inelegant Superabundance.

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We're building a digitally literate family. You can never have too many computers.

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Hmmmm, I may have done something funny to Taken to Pieces, it is publishing with errors..... Thankfully, I have another blog at Inelegant Superabundance where you can see photos of my trip to Sydney.

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There is a Christmas cake recipe, the best ever, over at Inelegant Superabundance. I cannot wait to eat it.

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I'm not a summer person. I usually spend the hotter months pointing out what a great penal colony Australia made, moaning and wishing to move to Scotland. Complaining isn't very nice so I'm going to be positive. I really like that I can do the washing at night, hang it out in the dark and get it off in the morning. Drying washing is no trouble. I like getting out of bed and not needing to rug up.

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Women can have such a difficult relationship with food which makes celebrating a bit tricky. There is a truly beautiful, very slim woman at work who is very often detoxing and dieting. I suppose women are just like that. Still, for her birthday last week I did want a little celebration we could all join in on so I made her a chocolate cake....but lighter.I found the original recipe here.Lighter

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After a concentrated effort I have finished my uni marking two days early. I have grown up! No longer ruled by procrastination, able to choose delayed gratification and now I can relax over the weekend. Actually, I'm working tomorrow but at least it is super cool at the library.I have a recipe to share but it is late and I need to walk Milo. This photo should calm the fears of any family members

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But I have photos.... I'll keep marking in a minute. On Friday I went to lunch with my friend Sara. She teaches at TAFE so we went to the TAFE restaurant. I was so hungry that I forgot to take photos of our mains - Sara had pork with an apple and fennel salad and I had chicken on a pumpkin and baby spinach salad. The food is cooked by students and the waiters and drinks staff are all students.

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The way to my heart is through chocolate and Andrew knows it. He was in Sydney for work and went to Haigh's for me.A beautiful present.Getting better.Where to start?With the one who lost his insides during the trip. He was mint. I also had to eat the one who was covered in his insides - she was a mandarin cream. I just licked clean the foil wrapped one :)If I only have two a day, they will last

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As some of you will know, I'm not eating cake at the moment. It is hard to believe and even harder to do, but not as hard as moderation which I just cannot seem to master. Despite the fact that I am not partaking, I still really enjoy baking and there are so many things I want to make. Thankfully, Andrew's workmates are more than happy to receive baked goods so I have an outlet. I really wanted

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Oh, it has been SO hot in Wagga.....and it's only the beginning of November! The kids have been frolicking under the sprinklers.Proper air-conditioning has enabled me to have the oven on and not perish. I made roast veggies and halloumi (I'm such a phase girl) to take to work for lunch. Kristy brought hats in and we flew the festive flag all day.Others just joined in during the race.I love the

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I am of the opinion that everyone loves bacon. I think even vegetarians secretly love bacon, how could they not? I am thrilled, however, that there is a something that non-pig-eaters can enjoy and not feel as though they are missing out on salty goodness. Nigella calls haloumi vegetarian bacon and that is such an apt description. It also has the advantage of being quicker to cook, and less messy.

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Every year the kids' school holds a disco for all the children in the Junior School (K-4). The theme this year was Razzle Dazzle. Jossie was up for it.And very keen to pose.This is the first year that Bethany has gone as an almost student. She, too, was razzle dazzley.Side pony tails were the order of the day. Long live the 80s!Bethany found two more girls who are starting school next year and

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I'm not sure yet if I am going to use Inelegant Superabundance as my only blog, or just use it for some things. I'll keep you posted, for the moment I am using both.I am a member of the women's ministry team at church. We put on a conference every two years for women around the region, have events for the women in each congregation to get to know each other and also that we can bring friends to.

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I have created a new blog. This one isn't hosted at Blogger and I just don't have the required skills to play around with it to make it look nice. So, I just created a new one and have called it Inelegant Superabundance. I used to say that I had had an elegant sufficiency when I was finished eating and my friend Heather liked to say that she had had an inelegant superabundance and I liked it a

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I really would like to eat more fish but we are at a slight disadvantage living so far from the sea. I also don't have terribly many fish recipes that thrill me, but this is one that more than does the job. It is so quick and so very delicious.Mirin-glazed salmon from Nigella Express60 ml mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)50g light brown sugar60 ml soy sauce4 x 125g pieces of salmon, cut from the

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These were taken all in one day. Cleaning her sunglasses with her dress on the way to church. After church, having helped herself to some lipstick from my handbag. I wonder if a mirror would have helped....Dressing up after lunch.A cowboy with a sword and shield.A smiling, angry cowboy because sometimes smiles can be angry.And ballet to round it out. This was all by 2.30 in the afternoon. What a

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972857863193398796amyheap@exemail.com.au0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225590.post-40844996175065036412009-10-24T17:23:00.002+11:002009-10-24T18:18:41.975+11:00

If you have children you may be familiar with the feeling I have quite often that I have turned into my parents. Not just that phrases come out of my mouth that I remember being said to me and that I thought I would never say, but also that what my children are putting me through, is exactly what I did to my parents. I can imagine my mother having a quiet chuckle over this....payback.Growing up

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When Jossie and Toby were little I didn't work so they only went to pre-school for one or two days a week. This was not good news for dress-up week because I always forgot. On Monday morning Bethany went to daycare as Bethany (she wasn't the only one not dressed up) but at least she had three more opportunities to join in the fun. Basically, all the girls go as fairies/princesses. The boys have a

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