As lots of you know, I have two more kids in the UK, a daughter and a son. While I often refer to my daughters here in Australia as ‘eldest’ or youngest, both of my kids in the UK are a lot older than them. Of course distance is a killer when you want to … More Charmed I'm sure.
The wife is into spring cleaning mode. Her few days at home coupled with *her* diet have resulted in her getting quite manic so to use up her energy, the place is being given the once-over. We cleared most of the downstairs and odd spots through the upper floor and today we are starting the … More Spring cleaning time again
Because we’re likely to be inundated with visitors over Xmas, if my eldest daughter in the UK can get her act together in time, we’ve made a start of cleaning up the old ‘computer room… currently the kids play lounge. It’s a pretty big room with space for double bed, 3 piece suite, largish media … More Just searching.
On and off for years I’ve tried to find a supplier of this lovely little tree. It’s a flowering cherry… a Prunus Ama-no-gawa… which has a distinctly odd columnar shape. I think my father had one in his garden at one time though I can’t be sure just where I first saw them. Either way … More I need a cherry.
The eldest daughter is a bright little spark with everything she does, except perhaps her maths which is just about average, so when there is something special going on she is one of the first to be called up. The latest thing is a ‘Gifted and Talented’ camp the school is running for the ‘best … More A camping she will go!
Happy Fathers Day to all and sundry. I had a lie in… got up late… had breakfast in bed a couple of prezzies and a cuddle.Pretty good start to the day I think. Edit 1: So after we finally get going, it was outside to do some overdue gardening. Trees to hack… sorry prune… weeds … More Fathers Day
We were out last night listening the the eldest daughter performing as part of a group of about 300 music students known collectively as the HICES. It’s an annual event and places are hotly contested amongst students of the schools involved.The group, all drawn from years 5 – 8 of Independent Co-Ed schools across New … More HICES Music Festival 2007
I thought I’d share with you a simple recipe for pea and ham soup that I’ve been using lately. For preference I’d make it with what are known in Australia as ‘Blue Boilers’ referring to whole dried peas, but since they are both hard to come by lately for some reason, and need soaking overnight, … More Pea and Ham soup (2)
Ok, before you start… I apologise for the length of this post. I got a bit carried away 🙂 Even so, there’s really nothing quite like a big bowl full of pea and ham soup to warm the cockles of your heart of a cold winters day. As a matter of fact, I was virtually … More Pea and Ham Soup
Strange day yesterday The wife stayed home to work to get work stuff done ‘without interruption’. For the last few weeks she’s been under pressure to get a major report out because this is the time of year when bonuses and salary increases take precedence. I can see the point. With constant interruptions it’s easy … More Yesterday
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