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On relishing retirement and savouring summer holidays

7/1/2018

 
Ocean on sand by Engin Akyurt (used via CC)
A common thread in any discussion with fellow retirees is that life is somehow busier than ever before when one no longer "goes to work". Sure, the pace is a slower, but the days pass quickly and the diary is almost always packed with wonderful things to do.


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Introducing the newest member of the Good Things family

6/12/2017

 
Molly the Groodle puppy owner by Liz Posmyk and Peter Buckley - the Good Things team
Molly the miniature Groodle
“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished.” - Dean Koontz, author.


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There's something kinda wonderful about getting on with life...

26/11/2017

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Lavender bush and my strawberry patch - Liz Posmyk Good Things
Looking around the house and garden, I feel a great sense of satisfaction. The strawberry patch is flourishing once again and, having given away as much of the excess fruit as possible, I've been using the rest to make strawberry and vanilla bean jam.


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In my springtime kitchen 2017

3/9/2017

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Superb Fairy Wren plate in the kitchen of food writer Liz Posmyk
Spring has arrived in Canberra, but with frosty mornings and a bitter chill in the air, I'd say the season has changed in name only. We're back at home after a two-day getaway to Fitzroy Falls in the glorious Southern Highlands of New South Wales. With it's flourishing food and wine scene, lush scenery and picturesque villages, it's among our most favourite destinations in Australia.


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On cheese scones and the golden years of retirement

25/8/2017

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Cheese scones - photo Liz Posmyk Good Things
Christine's cheese scones and afternoon tea
"Come for afternoon tea and I'll show you my new dining room furniture," read the invitation messaged by a dear friend. "I'll make some cheese scones and we can sit and chat over a gin and tonic."


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Musings on travel, coming home, and life in retirement

26/7/2017

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The Good Things kitchen in Canberra, Australia - Liz Posmyk
Travel is grand, but it's such a delight to settle back in at home and spend time in my sunny kitchen. 


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A 'Good Things' update autumn 2017

5/5/2017

 
Vintage traveller photo - courtesy Pixabay CCO Licence
Just popping in momentarily to let you know that things might seem a little bit different around here for a short while, as Peter and I embark on another exciting adventure. 


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In my Kitchen - the blue edition

1/5/2017

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Blue measuring bowl with fluted edges - Liz Posmyk Good Things
Fluted measuring cup by Anna Gare, Australia
Call me quirky if you will, but the older I get, the more I love having mismatched blue crockery. 


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The quest for good pork sausages and a recipe for curried bangers

16/4/2017

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Butcher with striped apron and sausages
It was in the breakfast bistro of a hotel just off Kensington High Street in London two years ago that I first tasted the pork chipolatas that could well be classed as THE very best sausages I have eaten in my entire life.


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Taking in the forest atmosphere (Shinrin-yoku) suburban-style

6/4/2017

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Tree lined Well Station Track at Franklin in the ACT - Liz Posmyk Good Things
When was the last time you bathed in the forest? I'm not referring to the cooling shower you might take under a tropical waterfall, nor skinny-dipping in a billabong under the shade of a Coolabah tree.


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Good Things is written and published by Liz Posmyk © 2011-2020.   All rights reserved.
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