Coastal Living

There’s not much time before the colder months are upon us. Fortunately, there is still some excellent autumn weather about and a great opportunity to get out and enjoy the last vestiges of warmth before the winter chill set in.

Adelaide and some regional centres are still offering plenty of outdoor events to entice people and families to enjoy themselves and to stay and play for a day…or even longer.

Mask-wearing has come to an end, QR check-ins are no longer, and South Australians can now, thankfully, breathe an unfiltered sigh of relief.

Top of the list is a priority to get back face to face with family and friends, especially those who are perhaps quite a distance away.

We hope you didn’t overdo it on the choccy over Easter because our Culture & Operations Manager Amanda Scali shows why she’s queen of the bake with a Mint Truffle Cake that is sure to be a winner with chocolate fans in your house.

With the Easter break only days away, it’s the perfect time to prepare your property for sale by doing some work around the home.

Although it might seem like a daunting task, the good news is that making your home saleable doesn’t take a lot of effort and can be reasonably inexpensive.

It can be hard sometimes to get a good night’s sleep. As simple as that sounds, there are so many things going on both in our little bubble and in the big wide world around us that keep our minds racing and make it hard to wind down at the end of the day and relax into a good night's sleep.

So, you've just landed your dream home in your dream suburb and absolutely cannot wait to move in!  Now your focus shifts from finding that perfect place, to the dreaded logistics of actually moving all your things from into your new dream home.
 
Not to fear, we have seen it all before and have some great tips to help you navigate the process and come out the other end in one piece.

To welcome the start of Autumn, we bring you this delicious and easy make Chicken curry.
 
It uses a regular mild curry powder, but we also uses a few additional spices and aromatics and creamy coconut milk for a totally moreish curry that the adults and kids will love.
 
Perfect for the cooling nights.

Many of us tend to spend our days taking for granted that tomorrow will provide us with all the same freedoms and opportunities as today or yesterday.
 
If living through the last two years has taught us anything, we need to find ways to be more present in our days and make sure we squeeze as much enjoyment as we can into our regular day-to-day lives.

It's common to hear people saying "there's never enough space" in their homes as families grow and more things are collected.
 
Usually, people consider needing to move to a larger home, but there are alternatives which, when done well, will give you a fantastic amount of new, usable space that you hardly knew existed!
 

 With Lunar New Year celebrations now just behind us, it’s got us feeling Asian-inspired in the kitchen.
 
What better way to keep on celebrating the amazing Asian food culture we get to enjoy than with this amazing Prawn Fried Rice dish. And we’ve even used Tiger prawns this year!

The start of a new year is always a time when people think about changing some of their old habits and starting to put some new ones in place that work better for them.
 
This is often much easier said than done, but we've got a few pointers below to get you on the right track to create new habits and, most importantly, to stick to them.

Many people out there think that the dream of owning their own home is only ever going to be just that, a dream. 
 
While it is true that the Adelaide property market is very active at the moment, there are things you can do that can get you into the homeowner club; it may just require a more creative way of looking at the situation.