January is a big month for lots of friends [apparently April was too…yep, a bit wicked, but funny in that shouldn’t laugh but can’t help letting out a chuckle kind of way]. So far we have had friends in Pennsylvania give birth to a baby girl, found out that an old friend just adopted a baby boy in Florida, have friends in NY and Sydney and Germany due to pop any day [with a boy and two girls respectively]… and the bub cooking at Christmas, the only one that was still a surprise on what it would … [Read more...]
But it’s all sparkly
I saw this card the other day: "One of the most difficult tasks in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money" I, for one, understand that concept completely and all I have to say about it is... ....but look at it, just look at it, isn’t it beautiful? And guess what, its ON SALE! And it would match the new rug just perfectly! Good thing that was on sale too, we could use what we saved on the rug to get the chair, great idea, huh?! Well, it's … [Read more...]
You’re doing WHAT?
…is the general reaction, usually followed by ‘not the best time of year is it?’. Well if you have had lunch, dinner or pretty much any social occasion with us in the past 8 weeks or so you have already heard about The Detox/New Diet [cue doom music]. It isn’t really that bad – no sugar, no white flour, no alcohol, no cow’s milk dairy, no chocolate [even the dark stuff], no saturated fried-style fats…all with a generous complement of supplements, herbal tonics and full [wallet draining] support … [Read more...]
Foozball
RJ while watching American Football during a break in the Cricket: “look at that quarterback, doesn’t want to get tackled so he just falls on the ground – ‘oh don’t tackle me, oh it might hurt’, wuss.” Me: "Hahahaha – the Football tragics addicts back home aren’t going to like this one very much." Yep, I'm in that kind of mood today. … [Read more...]
Space Invaders
20-something girl to guy behind the counter: "...and what are you doing this weekend?" Guy behind the counter: “Oh I’ll probably just spend time with the family and play some Atari” 20 something girl: "What’s Atari?" Me: "Really?... Really?!... Wow..." … [Read more...]
Out with a bang
It was a lovely end to 2010 and a great beginning to 2011. New Years Eve Day picnic on the beach with friends followed by unbelievable fireworks on Sydney Harbour. Off we go on another rotation around the sun.... Our view of the Harbour before the show began: I really do believe that there is little better than a good [or even average] fireworks show and Sydney puts on one of the best. With the New Year still making its way across the globe, here it is: … [Read more...]
Food, glorious food
So, cooking takes much longer when snapping photos along the way - and I was told by RJ on x-mas day that I was acting like a tourist - but you know what, it makes me drool looking back at the pics! You may want to have a snack nearby just in case... Stuffing and Candied Sweet Potatoes to start the feast. The Stuffing actually fell in the 'aligned with the detox' category. Def doesn't negate all the other dishes but hey, close enough for x-mas! [yes, detox over Christmas, slightly insane, … [Read more...]
