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archives: december 07 2011 – in which tonton stole the light
Good morning from Sunbury, Australia. Welcome to The Archives. Presently I am going through every single post of 2011 extracting recipes and stories to polish up and make into little ebooks. Next week I start on 2012. And will be back on the farm. There is a lot of snow coming through on the plains…
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in two minds and two hemispheres
And two or three continents. Living in Melbourne, Australia and writing for publication in the USA and Europe keeps me on my toes. How often I wish I could be in two places at one time!! Instead I am online working in two different hemispheres at the same time. It is Thursday here and Wednesday…
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bread for lunch at nicola’s
Because Nicola says you can never have too much bread. And we were going round to her place to have ham and bread and potatoes and salad and lots of wine. The in between times are such fun for lunch parties. I know we should be weighing the flour but; new kitchen – lost stuff…
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archives, october 05, 2011
In which Daisy’s escape is thwarted. That cow! Last night we were sitting outside eating our simple repast, the food supplied by our own wee farm, when we heard a worrying creaky noise coming from Pats Paddock. I could see part of the big paddock, and noticed the Murphys (lambs for dinner) and Mia (lamb…
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second hand all the way and happy holidays
Firstly Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all who celebrate. Here in Australia we had our Christmas pie (steak and cheese) and our pavlova four hours later (lots of leftovers) – plus TWO walks – yesterday. The date line and time make no sense to me. But there you are! We got there first. We…
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rabbits, roses and lemon roasted potatoes
So far it has been quite the most peaceful holiday season ever, here in Australia. Not particularly warm which is good for gardening. But the heat is coming they tell me. My cuttings collection is growing as I add Dill and Lavender ( I like English lavender which I cannot find anywhere so I will…
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