-
Christ is Risen
He is risen indeed! Happy Easter to you and your loved ones.
-
Good Things Friday – Good Friday Edition
Easter Weekend We are back down at my parent’s place for the Easter weekend with various extended family members. The weather is stunning, and I’m looking forward to running (I hurt my foot on Tuesday, but I’m going to test it tomorrow; hopefully, my 26K will be a go on Sunday), walking, eating and lots of sitting outside chatting. I wish we could do both this and celebrate Easter at our church. I was thinking maybe next year we come down after the Good Friday service, but my nephew just arrived and said the traffic was horrendous, and it took him three hours to get here. Our Anniversary We had…
-
Tasmania 2024 Day 3 – Devils, Spectacular Coastline, Back to Hobart
G and I woke up reasonably early on Sunday to pack up and head out to the Tasmanian Devil Unzoo while our friends had a more leisurely morning. I can’t remember seeing a Tasmanian Devil before, so we wanted to take this opportunity to see one. The Devils are endangered due to roadkill and a contagious facial tumour. The Devils on the peninsula are tumour-free and protected by a devil-proof bridge on one of the crossings from the population in the rest of Tasmania. We saw these two brothers get fed, which was wild. They fought for the piece of meat, and then one ran off it with the other…
-
Tenderheart Cook #18 and #19
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Soy-butter Bok Choy Pasta The Quick Lowdown: Longtime Broccoli Ignore the look of this—it tastes good. It’s a little like a confit, with the broccoli cooked slowly in an oil bath. The Quick Lowdown: How to: In a large saucepan over medium heat, put 1 head of broccoli cut into florets with the stalk trimmed and cut into slices, 250 ml extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tbs capers, 1/2 tsp chilli flakes, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper and heat for 5-7 minutes Once the oil is bubbling slightly, cover and cook at the lowest heat for 1/1/2 hours. Serve smeared on bread or stirred…
-
Good Things Friday
Studley Parkrun Saturday, I did another Parkrun. The Studley Parkrun is not the quickest Parkrun (it has a bottleneck near the start, then you cross this bridge which swings and sways with all the runners; all paths are uneven gravel, with tree roots and a switchback section but on a perfect, still, sunny, morning the setting is stunning. Although I really do hate that bridge it tends to set off my motion sickness! Afterwards, we walked across the bridge, which is when I took this photo, to meet the rest of the running club for our pre-season breakfast. A Store-Bought Relish That’s Good My dad usually makes tomato relish for…
-
Tasmania 2024 Day 2 – Tesselated Pavement and Port Arthur
Today G and N went off for a long run about 10 mins drive away in Murdunna while S and I had a bit of sleep-in before heading to the Tesselated Pavement. These rock formations are formed by movement along fault lines fractured the siltstone and erosion has deepened the pattern. Pan formations (more weathering within the formation) form closer to the high tide mark where they dry out more and salt crystals have more chance to form. loaf formations form further out where sea water channelling through the cracks weathers them more quickly. It was a highish tide that was rising when we went which meant coming back we…
-
February 2024 Books
Breath – Tim Winton The title of this novel is very clever, with the idea of breath popping up in various ways throughout the book. It begins with Bruce (a paramedic) on a callout then flashes back to his childhood in a small, West Australian coastal mill town. He falls into a friendship with Loonie, bonding over various adventure-seeking activities. As they range further afield they are befriended by a local surfing legend, who takes them under his wing as they seek out increasingly risky challenges. This is beautifully written, I often found myself circling back to enjoy certain paragraphs again. This coming-of-age tale takes a bit of a shocking…
-
Good Things Friday
Weekend @ Pt Lonsdale It was a long weekend last weekend and we spent it down at my parents’ place with a selection of my siblings and their kids. It’s good just to hang out and spend quantity of time together. My dad’s ankle is healing well, he has another ten days with the lighter plaster cast on and then he should be right for a moonboot. A Beach Day The long weekend was hot. 40C on Saturday and 39C on Sunday. Saturday afternoon I had a nap and then it was too close to dinner to head off, but Sunday my daughter and I got down to the beach…
