Posted in ordinary joys, simple living, food on Jun 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
Weekend Meditation is one of the best kept secrets on the Apartment Therapy website. I forget how I stumbled across it, but the writing is delightful, warming, soul food. How can you ignore an article that starts: “Sometimes when life gets too full of stress and obligation and disappointments, I lock my door, bury my […]
Posted in food, god, faith & spirit on May 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Seeing as I was rostered on for supper at church tonight, I spent a nice afternoon baking a couple of savoury slices. They were quite simple to make - the most complicated part was grating some zucchini. I’d just put the second tray into the oven when I noticed an alarming detail. I had grated […]
Posted in food on Dec 5th, 2009 3 Comments »
If you like fish, can I recommend the following sauce - mayonnaise, wasabi paste, coriander, green onion (i.e. what most people call shallots but aren’t actually shallots) and lime juice. Mix together and spread on baked fish. Delicious! I had this for dinner last night, and loved every mouthful. Don’t overdo the wasabi though, especially […]
Posted in the weather, science & technology, food on Sep 7th, 2009 No Comments »
In what must be a record of sorts, I have spent the past two evenings attempting to put together a modular wine rack. Being fluent in IKEA and handy with an allen key, how hard could it be? How hard indeed. Yes, I followed the instructions, but in my defence they weren’t very clear and […]
Posted in the weather, food on Nov 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Snow peas are dead.
Tomato plant has the droops.
Rocket has gone to seed.
Marjoram is woody and the sage is bare.
Strawberry plant and thyme are green.
Basil is flourishing.
Seedlings are going gangbusters.
Posted in fauna & flora, health & wellbeing, simple living, food on Sep 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
Rich, dark, moist soil smells great. Planning and setting up a small vege pot plot on the balcony space and getting my hands dirty - literally - is very satisfying. Potting pots, assembling cane tripods, digging and scratching in the soil, planting and watering plants. Good, engaging, calming work. So far there are some herbs, […]
Posted in food, family & friends, work & study on Jun 8th, 2008 1 Comment »
Never again am I going to get involved in an intranet project. The actual work is interesting, but the politics is so dull and tiresome. The New Owners have decided that migrating the rest of the content isn’t a priority. They just don’t seem to understand that intranets are about supporting people. Anyway, a fracas […]