Category: “Other” HSF Moments

Annual Mother’s Day Remembrance Dinner, 2023

Annual Mother’s Day Remembrance Dinner, 2023

Sunday, 14th May, 2023. Every year we have a special dinner on Mother’s Day to honour, remember and reflect on our wonderful Mum’s who have both now passed. This year, 2023 was no different… Here’s a special Happy Soul Food post to share what we…

Anzac Day 2023 – Extra Long Weekend – Part III

Anzac Day 2023 – Extra Long Weekend – Part III

TUESDAY 25th, 2023, A beautiful Anzac Day to reflect and remember. Kicked off the day with Dawn Service at Ocean Grove, where a huge crowd gathered. It was really moving to see the support. This was followed by a stroll with the doggoes on the beach,…

Anzac Day 2023 – Extra Long Weekend – Part I

  MONDAY 24th, 2023, Love where you live 😍 Well, gotta love a long weekend – 1 day’s leave to gain 4 days off!!! And what perfect autumn weather we have been treated to. This post is a combination of happy soul food moments across…

Dogs just because…

12-May-20: Being self-indulgent here – pure furry Happy Soul Food moment… love the girls – sprung playing!!!! They are very cute😍  

Mother’s Day Weekend 2020

Mother’s Day Weekend 2020

May 8-10-2020: This weekend was Mother’s Day weekend in lockdown. Unfortunately we have both lost our Mum’s and so every year on this weekend, we do a “tribute” dinner in honour and remember them. The weekend kicked off on Friday, as I took myself out…

Anzac Day under Lockdown

Anzac Day under Lockdown

25-April-20: Today we celebrated Anzac Day in a very different way. I got up early along with many, many others and stood at the end of our driveway, candles alight. It was truly remarkable how the observance of Dawn Service at the end of your…

Frittata revisited “right” to fuel a walk on the beach

21-April-20: Today I revisited my “Quick and easy Frittata on the fly” for lunch but had been to the supermarket and so this time had the ricotta. Basically I made it the same way as the first one back on the 31st March but added…

What a weekend PART I – The Garden…

What a weekend PART I – The Garden…

19-April-20: To prove Happy Soul Food moments come from many different sources, this weekend we not only enjoyed some fabulous food and wine but “tarted” up our garden a treat… In our current house, we have a very small garden and are planning to move…

Soothing the Holiday Soul

9-April, Easter Eve: Easter is upon us and for everyone it’s a very, very different Easter. There’s quite a bit of tension in our local community as the lockdown hits. Given we live in a very popular holiday area, with many holiday homes, there’s a…

Dad’s Gladdis

Dad’s Gladdis

  These are bulbs are from the original stock my father, who loved his garden and which rubbed off on all his children, had planted for my wedding – many, many years ago now… The funny thing was, the Ballarat weather intervened and the gladi’s…