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fresh in the desert…
At this time of the year we are all a bit focused on food. Unfortunately I am always focused on it. I have a goal for every mouthful to be as enjoyable as it is wholesome. Unachievable, of course, but I do try! Of course I have a couple of guilty pleasures, but that, too, is…
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Lunch at Naracoorte
The start of our recent travels began and ended with the best… time with our daughter to celebrate the recent completion of her Master’s Degree studies. There was some good bubbly and food to aid in the celebration! As you would know, travelling with others, even friends, requires some negotiation and adjustment upon deciding when,…
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Euphoria Inversion – Remedy
Occasionally there is an energetic phenomenon that takes place called the Euphoria Inversion. It is difficult to identify in the early stages, before all the indicators are noted. The affected person feels like they are in their normal mode, but nothing quite works. There are gremlins in the wifi network, a hole in the coffee…
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Go for the Gado!
Phew! The house smells awful this morning. Our ‘house doctor’ is putting the sealer on the outside to protect the rammed earth. This has to be done usually around every 4 years. The product we use is called Rain Coat and it is a silicon based sealer that cleans up with turpentine. All the others…
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New pet anyone?
For those of you who aren’t bread makers or interested in any of the process, you may change the channel now. I know some of my friends and fellow bloggers are bread makers and I thought you might be interested in something I have tried. Five or so months ago when I was researching how…
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Re-blogging: The Man at the Gate
Dear Friends, I am doing something I have seldom done, I’m referring you to another blog that I regularly read. For those of you who are sick and tired of being sold things you didn’t ask for, you will enjoy it. For my part, I have to say, I pretty much follow Celi’s health plan,…
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Bits and bobs, odds and sods
We have left Ohio and are once again en route. (Wait until you see where we turn up next!) No visit to my childhood home is ever complete. There are always people we don’t see, things we don’t do. That is life. We always have a few laughs and see a few things, and eat…
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Bristol to Bridgend
The trip from Bristol to Bridgend in Wales took us about two hours. I knew our accommodation was on an estate that had formerly been a Large family house, but it certainly exceeded my expectations. The long driveway approach was tree-lined and majestic, especially in the misty rain. Once settled into the room we decided…
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Sydney to Bristol
It took us 23 hours for the flights from Sydney to London, including a 90 minute transit through Dubai for me to eat a piece of Banoffe pie! (I’m kidding about the reason for the transit in Dubai, but the Banoffe pie at 1am was memorable!) We each slept about 7 hours of the trip,…
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Moving to Australia-Darwin Poison
I am writing this in Darwin, where it all began for me — my life in Australia, that is. Thirty years ago Darwin was as close to frontier living as I was game for. It had some considerable challenges for this thirty year old Ohio transplant. When I first came here, at the end of…
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