We like one-bowl recipes!  And this cake is particularly good, the stewed fruit makes it beautifully moist.  Today's version is really ripe banana, nectarine from the preserving cupboard and fresh mango, but you can use whatever fruit you've got on hand... 

Tis the season for birds big and small to get themselves busy, and Leelu has been keeping a close watch on her feathered 'friends'.  Being quite the philosopher, she has some advice for all the young pups out there...

Leanne's mum has just written to say she's started planting some herbs and vegies...

There can be only one... but be sure that Frank will pen something about it nonetheless, being the proud father of two baby asparagus plants...

Leelu is quite jubilant after her favourite footy team's win last weekend, we haven't been able to stop her from warbling with the magpies in the front yard all week.  And yes, it seems she has something to say about that...

And we're not talking about Leelu...  Frank recently put himself through the agony of a Grade 1 AMEB Music Theory exam, and received the mark of...

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood...