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In the Garden February 2023
There’s been a few changes in the garden since last month. I finished the planting in the main beds with mainly a mix of indigenous and native Australian plants, with…
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Friday Thoughts #8
It’s been a week since I posted here … oops. I’ve been wondering if the email for replies to comments is working. If you’ve received a email when I’ve replied…
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Friday Thoughts #7
This summer has been cooler than usual. We haven’t had any days over 40C, and when the temperature finally reaches 30C, the heat is followed quickly by a cool change.…
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Tenderheart Cook #2, #3 and #4
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This is the next update on my challenge to cook through the Tenderheart Cookbook. The cookbook is divided up into chapters for each vegetable which came in handy this week…
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January’s Books in 25 Words
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Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari The beginning section…
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Spinach and Black Bean Enchilada Bake – Tenderheart Cook #1
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I bought Tenderheart: A Book About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty Lui McKinnon before Christmas and hadn’t had a chance to cook anything out of it … and…
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Looking Backward, Looking Forward – January 2023
Reviewing my progress in January, setting my intentions for February: I spent a couple of weeks with my parents at their house in Point Lonsdale. The girls also stayed down…
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Taking Stock January 2023
Cooking: From the Tenderheart cookbook. I got it before Christmas and have decided to cook my way through it.Sipping: Gin and tonic. The perfect easy summer drink.Reading: The Call of…
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Scraped Knees
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This is why it’s a miracle I didn’t come a cropper during the Two Bays Trail Run I fell over running easy on the Elwood Beach Boardwalk. Scraped knees are…
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Friday Thoughts #6
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From the Red Hand Files: If we do not attend to the work of projecting delight upon the world, what are we actually doing? If we do not look for…
"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver