Vicarious Thoughts

The internet is abuzz with chatter over the US Election and Obama winning. I thoroughly enjoyed both presidential candidates post-election speeches, and think supporters of both parties should be proud of their respective candidates. Many people said they were in tears over Obama winning or over his speech, but for me the tear-jerking moment was […]

Definitely need to start these blogposts earlier in the day! The good news is I’m on the mend! :) Today has flown past for the most part – I suspect this has a lot to do with the ‘flu. I don’t remember being so hungry when I’ve had the ‘flu before! I’ve resolved not to […]

I have the ‘flu. Fun! Especially when you spend most of the day not realising you have stuff you can take to ease the symptoms! Double Fun! Speaking of fun, check this out – Speeding Ticket

Hi all, Due to the late hour, the up and down day I’ve had, grumpy daughter, charming bout of hayfever (my nose feels like it could explode) and the distinct possibility I’m getting whatever illness my daughter has, welcome to the cliffnotes for today: I’ve lost my pen 3 times today – which is really […]

This is a post that has been on the To Do List since 2003 – not long after we got married in fact. So here we are 5 years later and I’ve finally got around to taking some photos. Going sequentially through the wedding process is probably the best way to tackle this so firstly: […]

Second night doing the cooking thing and tonight I tried another Food in a Minute recipe – Creamy Mushroom Risotto. Though it says “serves 4-6” – I was surprised at how much there actually was. Judging by the portion size shown in the recipe’s photo, I spent the first half hour cooking trying to think […]

Normally, husband makes all the meals but the new plan is for me to contribute in the kitchen more. Tonight was my first attempt and I have some mixed feelings about it. I tried a Food in a Minute recipe since I figured it’d be easy and the ingredients wouldn’t be a challenge. Pumpkin & […]

Being Summer the garden is a-buzz with insect activity and this year we’ve seen a lot more Monarch Butterflies – this may be due to a recent drive to increase their numbers in our town – it’s certainly nice to see when campaigns pay off. They’re remarkably difficult to capture though as we see them […]

Things you don’t hear too often (luckily) …. Police siren approaching then just after it goes past – the siren stops at the same time an almighty crunching sound is heard. Ran to the front gate expecting to see a mangled car against one of the gum trees – but it was only groinch of […]