Canny Granny

I’m Queenie, aged pensioner, living in genteel poverty in Collingwood. That doesn't mean I've stopped thinking. And I don't go short of good things either. I eat well with plenty of wholesome meals made from fresh produce found in the Queen Vic market, I walk briskly up and down Smith Street daily, I chat with old neighbours and many new friends from exotic parts of the world and I listen, of course, to 3CR.

I like to cook the old-fashioned way. There's a whole generation of stressed young people who work too hard for low wages and they're subsisting on packaged pre-cooked dinners. Well I have a big bunch of simple nutritious recipes, perfect, frugal, and chosen for their scrumptiousness. Find them in Granny's Kitchen

You generally have to know how to clean things particularly after meals. Sigh. But here's some tips in cheap, safe cleaning.

One of Life's obscure joys is observing the religious manifestations of the Holy World Tour. I certainly enjoy it, more than common or garden Nostalgia

Queenie of Collingwood