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- ....Lisa
- Hi, welcome to Gumnut Cottage. We are a 'blended' family living in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. With many skills between us, and a desire to live 'the good life' we continue to learn new skills, work hard, and hopefully inspire others to do the same. Enjoy the blog and our website - backyardabundance.com.au, sign up for the newsletter, and have a go at a project or two!
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Thought For the Day
Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall: A mother's secret love outlives them all. (O W Holmes)
Favourite Sites
- A Gift of Inspiration
- Aussie Soap Supplies
- Aussies Living Simply
- Colonial Herbs
- Daleys Fruit Trees
- Earth Garden Magazine
- Eden Organic Seeds
- Free Craft Articles
- Freerangeliving Blogspot
- Gardening Australia
- Good Life Bookclub
- Gourdfather
- Green Living Australia
- Greenharvest Garden Supplies
- Greenpatch Seeds
- Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre
- Heligan Gardens, Cornwall UK
- Home Grown Organics
- Homeopathy Plus
- Jackie French
- Mogs Design
- Natural Soap
- New Directions Raw product supplier
- Norman Lindsay Gallery
- Northey Street City Farm
- Oxfam Shop
- Pure Earth Products
- Reverse Garbage Sydney
- Rose Supplier
- Simple Savings Australia
- Sun Valley Primitives
- The Diggers Club
- The Interview with God
- World Vision
Spring in the Mountains
Favourite Books
- Novels:- Di Morrissey's books. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Robin Hood by Carola Oman (1939). The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Ransom by Julie Garwood. Maeve Binchy. Inspiring;- Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. Life is So Good by G Dawson. Affluenza by C Hamilton & R Denniss. Gardening;- The Lost Gardens of Heligan by Tim Smit. Easy Organic Gardening by Lyn Bagnall. Garden Feast by M King. All Jackie French books especially Seasons of Content and Backyard Self-Sufficiency. Home-made Beauty Treats;- Bodyworks by Murdoch Books. Ultimate Natural Beauty Book by J Fairley. Aromatherapy by J Harding. Soap Naturally by P Garzena & M Tadiello. Cookery;- Marie Claire Comfort. Survival for the Fittest Series (Aust Institute of Sport). Ainsley Harriott's books. Jams & Preserves by Murdoch Books. Bread Machine Kitchen Handbook by J Shapter.
Favourite Movies
- The Castle. Danny Deckchair. Phantom of the Opera. Shipping News. K-Pax (anything with Kevin Spacey!) Worlds Fastest Indian. Van Helsing.
Favourite Music
- The Kelly Family
- Crowded House. U2. Sinead O'Connor. Wendy Matthews. Chris Isaak. Blue Mountains Gypsies - The Paganini Duo. Secret Garden - Earthsongs. Il Divo (while cooking!)
Lady Diana, Princess of Wales Rose
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"It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord"... Psalms 92:1
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