This is not a recent photo just a beloved one from a trip a few years ago to #nyc . I just love that color pop of red on a cold and wintry December day in #centralpark
Family
08/21/2018
07/30/2018
How my Mum Keeps Busy
The sewing machine is out most of the time in my mums kitchen and most days she can be found snipping and stitching. She does lots of patchwork, some freestyle, some from patterns.
01/28/2018
More Home Cooking
And further to the last supper of last night....I came home today just after lunch to pack and get organised to head for airport only to find my mother painstakingly stuffing zucchini flowers with marinated feta !! So now I have eaten a last snack that will stand me in good stead for the many hours of airline food ahead of me !
Home Cooking
Last Supper...last Melbourne dinner for this trip, meat and four veg cooked for me by my 93 year old mother. How beautiful does it look ! She says her secret to longevity and great health is eating good straightforward food, in all colours .
A Dinner Setting Saga
I first saw this...now dated ...dinner setting when I lived in Scotland. It was in Frasers and with our NHS salary I could not afford it. Finally after some good Scottish style scrimping I bought ten settings and all the extra bits . Eventually it got packed up and sent back to Australia with all our other belongings. It arrived intact and survived the 80s and 90s dinner party era. Not long after unpacking it, I was in the Reject Shop....remember that ....and saw it on a shelf at a rock bottom price. My heart sank...but I pulled myself together and went on to use it lovingly for at least a decade. And now .... this week, January 2018, I found it in a thrift shop at $1.00 a piece !! I so hope it finds a loving home as it clearly is a durable type of porcelain even if we have all moved on from flowers and buds entwined with ribbon !
12/05/2017
Love
Our gene pool....big teeth, big mouths and we all laugh and smile a lot even if we are on the other side of the world to each other....I love my girls so much !
10/31/2017
Exciting Times
I am headed off to meet the pilgrim !! Can’t wait to see my oldest child who is right now, as I type in Marrakech airport, trudging to the end of walking the entire Camino, close to 1000 kms. I have John Bunyan’s words going round and round in my head !
10/16/2017
Views from a Mule
To be frank, sitting astride your mule taking photos is no easy task. There never seems to be a stationary moment and today’s track was circuitous and full of gullies and boulders to be negotiated. So, lots of deletions ! My photos were as wobbly my legs after an hour of Atlas Mountain mule trekking.
05/13/2017
Two Birds One Stone
On a recent trip back to Melbourne I visited a fabulous little cafe called Two Birds One Stone, in fact I went twice. The trendy, buzzy atmosphere is further enhanced by the fact that the barista/manager is a family member. It was cold and wintry outside but happy and snug inside with a delicious menu. Presentation, as you can see in the muesli photo, is of the highest calibre. And talking of calibre, coffee is taken very seriously and you can expect perfection in your cup.
02/26/2017
A Superior Seaview
My daughter is in Morocco, taking a tour of the country but prior to this we had a beach weekend together. When I started to look at accommodation she made one request. She wanted a sea view. I managed to provide her with the crashing Atlantic waves right outside our window. I had been recommended Jacks Apartments more than once and the view and the price did not disappoint. We could open the shutters and casement window and almost feel the sea spray .
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