The centre-piece for 'Burns Night' dinner?
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
A 2012 Christmas Snapshot. Or two.
Early morning visitors.
The cake. Complete with a Christmas pig.
Glasses primed with grenadine, for a festive drink.
MasterChef apron - I argued the MC stood for Merry Christmas.
Or manic chemist.
Strange lava flow from the roasting pork.
Watermelon, fetta and mint starter.
The table.
The mob. Shu took the photo.
Last minute texts to Santa?
...
Monday, 24 December 2012
Wet words
A book I had ordered from Amazon arrived looking like it had fallen in the Amazon.
Happily they are sending a replacement.
There was a sticker on the bag saying that it had arrived in Australia wet.
No idea what happened.
Non-Virgin Chocolate Cake
From our 'Mayan Apocalypse' dinner - the non virgin (de-floured) chocolate cake.
The tubing was to a small bladder under the heart that made it 'beat'. Bu-bump, bu-bump...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Mayan End of the Year Knees-up
No, I don't believe the nonsense about the end of the world.
Yes, I do recognise a good dinner opportunity when I see one.
Tried to keep as close to the Mayan pantry as possible.
"Non-Virgin?", I hear you ask. Well it is flour-less you see...
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Santa's Little Helper (& notes)
Why does the end of the year always sneak up on me? It happens every year, you’d think I would
learn. So, what did we do, see or even
learn in 2012?
Margaret
Margaret continues to work part-time. She has enjoyed volunteering for ‘Clean up
Australia Day’, ‘Tree Day’ and ‘Open House Melbourne’ with the family. Thoroughly enjoyed the amazing Napoleon
Exhibition when it was in town. Is
enjoying our blackberry crop and all is well with the world when little George
(see below) is around. Loves the delight
she sees in ‘Uncle Simon’ and ‘Uncle Richard’ and wishes that she could bottle
it.
Martin & Roni
Martin & Roni became parents. Margaret became a grandparent. Lee is in
denial and, at best, will concede that he is married to a grandmother .
Martin has been
accepted into Insead Business School (Singapore & Paris) to do an MBA,
starting in September 2013.
Richard & Shu
Richard continues to work at a philately auction house but
is study editing at Melbourne
University. Shu continues to progress at
the ANZ Bank. They are buying an
apartment, working on Sundays at Shu’s dad’s bottle shop and planning a trip to
Shanghai in the New Year. They are both
enthusiastic members of Toastmasters.
Simon
Simon is studying
urban design at RMIT and also working as a barista at Gloria Jean’s
Coffees. Enjoying being an uncle. Earlier in the year he won tickets to six
concerts at the Recital Centre and has enjoyed taking different people along to
see them. Also went to see Coldplay
perform earlier in the year.
Lee
Lee continued his battle with the possums, continued with
his new job with the company that bought the company that bought his company
and his alter-ego terrorised the internet with various writings, some of them
rhyming. He delighted one and all with
his culinary exploits, on Halloween especially, and he is currently planning
the appropriate meal for the end of the world, Dec 22nd, according to the
Mayans. The garden is an oasis, thanks
to his TLC.
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
It's a tough life...
Young George had a little jaundice after he was born so got a session under the sun lamps.
Took it lying down.
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Sunday, 30 September 2012
Garden shots
The front yard, near the gazebo.
A gift from a neighbour, moving to a flat; Ceres, maybe.
The wisteria on the back trellis, after one year.
The vegetable garden - nursery section.
Broad beans, garlic, leeks, shallots.
Baby Shower - 29/9/2012
Margaret, Lee, Simon, Shu, Roni, David, Martin, Romilla, Sachin (peeking) & Russell.
David learns that not all interesting toys are electronic.
Martin & Roni
The fine art of fairy bread manufacture.
Mum, Roni & Martin.
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