Kitchen garden
Mr Blue has been teasing again, with dark clouds promising rain twice today, and then not delivering. I am trying not to look too closely at the withered parts of the garden and focusing instead on the healthier sections, which are nicely bedded in sugar cane mulch and watered sparingly by hand once or twice a […]
Some Quiet Time
I am house-sitting for mum and dad while they are away for a couple of days. Not a demanding job, it is just looking after the dogs and entertaining Jo. It is only a couple of days, yet I brought my Sony tablet and four books! All this, and still my impulse last evening was to switch […]
Thermomix cook-off
A good workout in the kitchen this weekend which is unusual for me, normally such a lazy cook.. It’s all thanks to my new Thermomix, the incredible kitchen appliance which makes all types of cooking such a breeze – it measures, chops, cooks and stirs with a built-in timer so nothing gets burnt or boils over. All I […]
Bye Lily
After a lot of running around yesterday, hubby organised for the car changeover to happen today. I felt a little sad to be saying goodbye to Lily, she had been so reliable and a joy to drive for the three years I’d had her. The new car is a silver Mazda3 diesel, that I’ve nicknamed […]
Job Share
It’s Monday and I’m not at work – for the first time in over four years (not counting holidays). It is day five for Ritha, my new job share partner who is on her own for the first time today. Hope everything goes ok for her.
Happy birthday
Hubby had to work the night before my birthday.. and discovered you shouldn’t get between a fence and your run-away work vehicle! So lucky he was not more badly injured. Hope to do without the special birthday surprise next year 😉