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Chasing the Light
One of my surprising small pleasures is watching forensic investigative shows on TV. When they get to the ‘look away now’ parts, I suddenly pursue an urgent task in the kitchen to break the tension. But, until recently I couldn’t figure out my fascination with these types of programs. And then, a story line brought it…
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the gift I choose…
When the sun sets today it will have been a wonderful day. How do I know? Because that is what I choose as the gift of my 61st birthday. I choose to take photos from beginning to end, to my heart’s content, and to write and read and bask in the affirmation that is my…
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In My Kitchen – May
It’s a good thing I take food photos as I go along, because so much happens in a month I completely forget what all we ate! And looking back over the photos there was a lot of red going on too! This was a transitional month In My Kitchen. We moved from summer foods and salads to more…
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No sting, no cry.
Here’s a bit of irony… Australia has some of the deadliest spiders and snakes in the world, but our native bee? Stingless. They are so non-threatening and docile there are even a couple of schools with hives of native bees (Tetragonula Carbonaria) for the students to study. To be honest, there are a variety of native…
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Autumn in Alice
Most people assume we don’t really have seasons here in Central Australia. They would be wrong. It is Autumn here now, and for the last few weeks I have been inspired… giddy… okay, obsessed, with the changes in the light as it skims the mountains, is filtered by cloud, washes the kitchen bench, highlights the garden. My…
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In My Kitchen – April 2014
Look at how this last day of March began before my walk, and before writing this post… For the last few weeks the activities at our house have focused around the laundry, not the kitchen. The laundry was the very last area to receive the makeover treatment, in the 15 years (almost to the day)…
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Always look up
My general philosophy is not to blog if I have nothing to say. However… my fingers seem to be itching to tell you something and I’m curious to see what it is, so here we go… The real pleasure-seeking is the combination of luxury and austerity in such a way that the luxury can really…
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In My Kitchen – March 2014
The passed month in my kitchen has been interesting… in a good way. Our weather cooled and dried out to glorious, for about two weeks, and so my energy for cooking returned with gusto. My husband is a dab hand at the barbecue, so that leaves me to do things in the kitchen. It is…
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What I did when the internet was out
If you are reading this, you will know my internet is back on. You know how it is, the everyday struggle. We come to an obstacle and meet it with force. We want things to be another way. I spent two hours on the telephone last Friday, trying to sort a problem with our stereo…
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The week that was.
Since I last spoke to you, the clouds have surrounded the mountain, obscured it, washed it all clean and given it back to us. Though the light show was mesmerising and the rain welcome, the heat and humidity that followed was a heavy blanket that drained energy just trying to move in it. The native…
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