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Camino de Santiago: Portomarin to Palas de Reis
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Date: Tues Oct 15th 2024 It was very misty in the morning. The countryside was similar to the previous day and would remain that way as we made our way…
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Labour Day Weekend
We had our Labour Day public holiday yesterday, so I went with the girls down to my parents’ house at Point Lonsdale for the weekend. My sisters also went down,…
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List #20: Good Things Friday February 2025
This month my good things Friday is overlapping with Elisabeth’s FIG Collective. I picked a little JOY(s) every day in February. And a couple of good reads: Do you lick…
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Tenderheart Cook #59 and #60
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Zucchini, dill and tahini soup It’s zucchini season here, and just after I made this soup, our neighbour dropped in some zucchini and cucumbers from her garden, so I may…
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List #19: US National Parks (AND Historical Parks) we Visited
In 2009, we took the kids on a road trip from San Francisco to Utah and Arizona and back to LA via San Diego. The kids were 10, 8 and…
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Spotted Photo: Pairs
I’m joining Hannah again this month for her Spotted Photo Theme. This month, the theme is pairs. Here are some photos I found: I found this a much harder theme…
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Melbourne Weather and Other Things
Melbourne has been living up to its reputation for unpredictable weather. Last Thursday, we had a top of 35C and a low of 23C, which made my morning run hot…
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Camino de Santiago: Sarria to Portomarin
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G and I had no intention of stumbling through the countryside in the dark, so we waited until full light and left at 8:40 am. As we stepped out of…
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January 2025 Books
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The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen From Goodreads: We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did this simple invention come from? How did they…
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Tenderheart Cook #57 and #58
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Charred gai larn and farro with soy tahini I’d made the soy tahini sauce before to serve with broccolini, but this is the first time I’ve made the whole dish.…
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