Month: December 2022
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Friday Thoughts #4
Christmas was at our place this year. We had 16 people, and since it was a warm day, we had ten people sitting at our table inside and six outside with wide open doors. A sea breeze blowing through the courtyard and an umbrella kept things pleasant in the 30C heat. We were responsible for…
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Friday Thoughts #3
I finished my Christmas shopping this morning and cleared off all my work this afternoon. I now have a pot of soup on the stove. I threw all the veggies in the fridge into the pot with some water, and I think I’ll add some mung beans; I can freeze the extra soup for Hubby…
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Taking Stock December 2022
Making: Meyer Lemon Bars, but with ordinary lemons for a thank-you function for our Church’s op shop volunteers. This is a very yummy, lemony slice. Highly recommended and pretty easy. The base and the topping are both whizzed up in the food processor. I don’t toast the coconut.Getting: The defects on the apartment fixed. All…
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A Sunday Reminder
In a wild world like ours, your character, left untended, will become … a vacant lot filled with thorns, weeds, broken bottles, raggedy grocery bags and dog droppings. Brian McLaren, Finding our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices, pp 11-12 Tending to our character is our most important job, the task that impacts…
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Friday Thoughts #2
We’ve finished watching Wednesday. We loved this show. That look she has before she does or says something outrageous … made me laugh out loud every time. I think our middle daughter will love this. Wednesday will probably be her hero. Unfortunately, we couldn’t watch it with her because a) she moved out of home…
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November’s Books in 25 Words
Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. I Am Malala, Young Reader’s Edition: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World – Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick This young reader’s edition was a quick read for me. I loved reading the story in…
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Friday Thoughts #1
A post about my week. Random thoughts and things that are happening. I’m progressing through the unpacking; most of the boxes are unpacked. Today’s project is the laundry. I’m hoping to get everything off the bench and into the cupboards. After that, the pantry. Everything is in but not in any sensible order. This Sunday,…
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Time – Rone Exhibition
For my birthday last week Hubby and I went to Time the Rone Exhibition at Flinders Street Station. Rone is a street artist and creates the most amazing multi-sensory installations featuring his signature female muses. This is the third Rone exhibition we have been to, and we have loved all of them. Each has its…
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Eating my Veggies … and a NaBloPoMo Wrap-Up
With going away for the weekend, moving house and a few other functions, I was feeling sorely in need of some veggies. This Greens with Roasted Squash, Tahini, & Dukkah is hitting the spot for lunch … and I have a veggie box that should be arriving soon. Anyway, today is my last post for…