Month: February 2025
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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 the bowl/paddle/spoon when you bake? Is there a favourite recipe you haven’t made for a while?
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Tenderheart Cook #59 and #60
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 try a few more of the zucchini recipes from Tenderheart this week. The soup has walnuts in it, which was a new concept for me,…
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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 6 and visiting the National Parks was one of the highlights. I was so impressed with their Junior Ranger program, which allowed the kids to…
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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 to find photos for, I guess I just don’t have a lot of photos of pairs.
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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 and sweaty. On Sunday, we had a top of 19C, yep, it didn’t even make Thursday’s lowest temperature. Sunday also happened to be the day…
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Camino de Santiago: Sarria to Portomarin
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 our door and turned up the hill, we found ourselves behind a mass of people. Fortunately, a large portion of that mass was a school…
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January 2025 Books
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 revolutionise our lives, and why are they such powerful tools for creativity? And how can using a notebook help you change the way you think?…
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Tenderheart Cook #57 and #58
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. The Quick Lowdown: Recipe here. Carrot and Cannellini Bean Tray Bake With Yuzu Lemon Vinaigrette I had a lot of baby carrots in my veggie…
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List #19: What I Did on A Mid-Week Day For Myself
Last year, I started booking my next hair appointment after I got my haircut. There were too many times when I was overdue because I forgot/ put off / procrastinated over ringing for an appointment. When I was planning for this week and saw my haircut appointment for yesterday, I decided to shuffle my week…
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Camino de Santiago: Leon to Sarria
The transport options between Leon and Sarria on a Sunday were not great so we organised a private transfer with a stop at Ponferrada, a little town on the Camino just over 100km from Leon. The main attraction in Ponferrada is Castillo de Los Templarios, the Templars Castle. The castle was commissioned in 1178 to…