Category Archives: food

In which we go to the markets

Getting fruit and vegetables from Paddys Markets in Flemington is such a great idea. I recommend it to everyone. If only you just didn’t have to go there. It’s tough to drive into, the parking is always psycho, and the … Continue reading

Posted in australia, family, food | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Wonderful day

Really great day at home today. Was feeling a bit ill from last night, so was able to get up fairly late (9am, ha!), quiet morning, getting back into it. Actually got a good amount of writing done today, which … Continue reading

Posted in family, food, television, writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The little things

When you get to sleep in and your kids wake you by jumping on the bed… that sounds like it would be annoying but really it’s wonderfully funny. When Will decides that he should tell us how to eat by … Continue reading

Posted in family, food | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Remy likes vegemite!

That is just one of the things I learned from Will today… he’s just full of conversation It’s so good to see him engaging with food like this, possibly for the first time ever — Ratatouille is just another Pixar … Continue reading

Posted in family, food, movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Friday ups and downs

Friday is good when you have a work lunch for nearly two hours. Friday isn’t so good when the trains home are all late, all miss-scheduled and the actual ride home takes well over an hour. But it looks like … Continue reading

Posted in australia, dayjob, food | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Moving on

The Olympics finished tonight… watched a little of the closing ceremony but missed some other parts. Watched Dexter instead, which of course I could have watched at any time via several methods, but it still seemed like the best choice … Continue reading

Posted in family, food, writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Too much sport is about usual right now

The Olympics started last night … and I watched the opening ceremony, of course. And then today, I watched a few things, the Men’s Cycling Road Race mainly, but also a little swimming and whatever else was on. We were … Continue reading

Posted in family, food, health | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The weekend… really?

When your weekdays look a lot like your weekends, it’s hard to do a lot really. And I’ve been going out of my way to not do anything in the state I’m in. It was nice today, for a few … Continue reading

Posted in family, food | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Smart new living in an old way

The whole family went to Flemington today, for I think the third time, to the Paddy’s Food Markets. Until recently, it was something I’d never done before, but already it seems like such a smart thing, that is easy, new, … Continue reading

Posted in astronomy, family, food, goals, rant | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sundays …

For some reason we didn’t go to bed until 3am this morning … Sallie’s been on a real productivity bender with her new Pressure Canner, though I have a feeling it’s not quite as easy as she’d hoped it would … Continue reading

Posted in australia, family, food, television, writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment