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Easiest Pav Ever
Nothing says dessert at Christmas-time like a Pavolva. Loaded with fresh berries or passionfruit, kiwifruit and cream its the perfect full stop to a meal in Summer. The Homestead Pantrybox’s, Sal McManus shares her recipe here.
One Designer’s Dream
In 2020, Emily Burton was teaching at Kinross Wolaroi School in Orange NSW while making jewellery as her creative pastime. She now owns a thriving pearl jewellery business, Peggy & Twig, which has been featured in the likes of Vogue Australia, Graziher and Country Style.
The Comically Absurd Tales of a Country Gift Shop at Christmas Time
Lucinda Cater has an eye for putting a room together. She just knows what people want to buy. Her store is thoughtfully planned with the most lovely selection of gifts, homewares and trinkets. It's this talent for gift selection which means that Christmas retail season is comically busy for Lucinda.
An Entrepreneurial Spirit, a Good Eye and Wifi
The day Lottie lost her admin job in 2018 she was having a commiseratory drink at her local pub. She was staring across the street to an almost condemned commercial building. In that moment, she saw an opportunity that would change her life.