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For my 2 the constant favs are cheese and sausages, if Joel refuses to eat anything I usually offer cheese, at least I know he has something in his tummy.

Big hugs to you and your family at this tough time. A friend of mine had a wee bubby 4 weeks ago with Down Syndrome. Shes a first time mum and only 24. But her baby is perfect to her and shes besotted with him. He's exactly as he was ment to be. All I'd say is find as much information as you can, at...

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Hahaha -too true. We don't actually own any trees. All our ones are scavenged from an over hanging tree in an ajoining paddock (also not ours )

Frozenthunderbolt You're a gem! I was wondering about adding the skins or not. Luckily I've got a pair of willing little hands to help with the tedious task of scooping out the flesh! I'll prob have a load more questions, but I'll get onto the first stage in the next day or so.

In the end I took her to the vet who had a look under the microscope and said there was no trace of the mite, so the doses must have taken care of it. She said that it can take ages for the scales to regenerate themselves and flatten down again, and that in some cases they might not look normal again.

I was reading about Frozenthunderbolts feijoa wine, and what with the glut that we have around here right now I was thinking I might have my first ever attempt at wine making.
Does anyone have a basic recipe, I thought I might adapt a pear recipe - would that work?

The Jan Andrea site is wonderful for all things baby wearing. I've made several ring slings using her pattern.
http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/sling.html

Well done, awesome job! Most of our toys around here are cloth nappy wearing too.

I found this on our NZ site: You can use all food waste - drained foods are best, including Fresh fruit and vegetables Prepared foods Cooked and uncooked meats, and fish Other foods: cheese and eggs, bread, coffee grinds, tea bags Wilted flowers Do not use Liquids such as milk and orange juice and o...

Sounds delish! Must give it a go this week.

Are the shaped ones you mentioned like and All In One (waterproof outer, absorbent middle, then flannel or fleece next to babys skin)? Firstly I'd look to see if the legs are fitting securely when done up. Generally All In Ones (AIO's) aren't really suitable for night time, because they simply aren'...

I'm doing the same thing this year, but I've decided that I can do swaps with other people, to make the most of their crafty talents as well. So far I've swapped for: Excellent condition second hand childrens book (for nephew and niece) a beaded bookmarK (for my sister) Knitted socks x2 (for my mum ...

How long does it take for the scales to return to normal once they've been treated? We've used epronex (on the advice of the vet).

Do you hang the meat for any length of time or can you eat it straight away if you wanted to?

Hi and welcome. My husband and I lived in Taunton for a few years before returning home to NZ.