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Perfect Timing
This year is whipping by at an extraordinary rate of knots. It has been so eventful and busy that in some ways it feels like it has been going forever but the fact that we are two months into 2013 and...
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Chocolate Raspberry Trifle
Often I look at something I have made and think "I should take a photo of that so I can blog about it". Sometimes I do and then it tastes really ordinary so I don't write about it. Sometimes I don't...
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A surprise from the garden
This my friends is what happens when you have a weekend of rain followed by a week of sunshine and don't check the garden. Yes that is a 30cm ruler. I guess we are having some zucchini dishes this...
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Trifle the step by step guide
Well clearly that chocolate trifle was great because S requested it again to take to a BBQ this weekend which allowed me to actually get a proper photo of it, rather than of the massacred remains in a...
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Like Canberra - actually I love it!
Today Canberra is officially 100 years old! There are many, many activities happening to celebrate this milestone all through the year, but one that I liked was that late last year everyone was asked...
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A perfect day for a stroll
Argh, sorry about the break in transmission, getting the whole work/life/blogging balance sorted is taking some time. My new job is great but full on and my brain has been very focused on it. Add to...
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Kamel
I have been lucky enough to have a couple of fantastic meals recently. The first was expected, a restaurant with a fantastic reputation, quality company and the best possible view of Canberra's...
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Easter Time
Easter time is a time for eggs and a time for eggs is Easter time.Did you sing it? Do you know it? It is one of those songs from my childhood that at certain times of the year is bound to be doing...
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And then it was autumn...
Our gorgeous old dog Bella used to make us laugh in how she would suddenly lie down. Most dogs sniff out their spot, turn a few times, etc, etc, and yes she often did just that. But other times she...
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I've never understood the concept behind "relaxation" massages. Those gentle swishy massages that my sister gets. When I have a massage I want someone pummeling me. There is nothing I love more than...
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Afternoon Tea
There is something truly special and indulgent about meals that have been made up simply for enjoyment. By that I mean meals like brunch, afternoon tea and supper. They are not about sustenance,...
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Hi All. I've had to add captchas to the comments as I'm being slammed by spam. I know it is a pain, personally I find them really annoying but the spam is killing me! So apologies in advance for...
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Moving on ... a clock radio story
When I started high school I was given a clock radio. From then on I was responsible for getting myself up at the correct time (with only the occasional parental nudge) and out the door in time to...
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Quince
With each season comes specific tastes. For me, one of the defining tastes of autumn is quince. That amazing fruit that with many, many hours of cooking transforms from a hard, bitter white inedible...
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One of the many funny Canberraisims is that you don't turn your heater on till ANZAC day. The gorgeous mild autumn we have been having has made this fairly easy this year, however in the last week the...
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Singing
If there is one talent I could have, it would be the ability to sing. At best I could be described as having a limited range. More honestly I would probably be described as one of those people who...
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ANZAC Pancakes with caramel pears
Today is ANZAC day. A day that we pause to remember those who sacrificed their lives during the wars that have given us the freedoms we enjoy today.There are many traditions associated with ANZAC day....
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Last night we had friends over for dinner and a few board games. It was a lovely evening with too much food, lots of laughter and good natured threats of "death to you all" as people lost games.Prior...
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Vegemite Toast
Vegemite, love it, hate it, it is undoubtedly one of the tastes of Australia.I am firmly in love it camp. Vegemite for me is true comfort food. If I'm feeling sad, sick or hungover a piece of toast...
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A walk in the country
S and I like to walk up the hill to visit my parents. It is great exercise plus we tend to get tea and coffee and fed when we arrive (a yummy apple strudel today).This afternoon we walked up, quite...
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