Okay friends, this is a quickie as we are in Melbourne for my aunt's 90th. We have not been down south since Covid began, so it has been marvellous to catch up with friends and family. I really, really hate flying (and we usually drive everywhere when possible), so this has been a bit scary for me. But I managed :=)
I hope your year is going well. It seems to be flying past, doesn't it? We've had an interesting time lately - the mains water pipe for the street is at the front of our house ... And it has been leaking a lot! So we called the water people to come fix it, which they did eventually - 2 trucks and 5 people, most of whom stood around 'supervising'. The next day it started leaking again, and after another 3 weeks, they finally turned up to fix it - again. Fingers crossed, it's currently dry out there. But I did notice that the hydrant across the road was leaking badly, so we called them again. I think it has been fixed!
In the meantime: In my kitchen:
In My Kitchen:
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I bought some more Japanese goodies (online) |
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and I bought this cookbook (the tea towels came with it, gratis) |
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and I bought some vanilla pods - so cheap!! Only $2.45 per pod! |
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and I made toasted muesli (a Donna Hay recipe, from the new cookbook) |
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and brewed up some apple butter (took hours!, but delish!) |
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received some goodies in a gifted Christmas hamper |
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more Christmas gifts (thanks cuz) |
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the curveball - a Brancusi-esque sculpture from a friend (ignore the little house in the middle) |
That's it for this month. Looking forward to your posts, my friends!
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I like Donna Hay. The meusli looks marvelous!
ReplyDeletethanks Jeanie. Donna Hay is an Aussie icon!
DeleteOh the bronze of that granola makes me want to eat a bowl immediately! $2.45 vanilla pods are a super good price, I'm still mourning the lack of cheap groceries in France but one day I'll stop complaining.. enjoy Melbourne and have a great month!
ReplyDeleteit is good stuff that muesli:=) Yes i was stunned getting the pods for that price! We had a fab time in Melbourne, thanks!
DeleteA trip to visit family sounds great! All your new things look neat. You are always a gracious host for IMK.
ReplyDeletebest… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
yes we had a fab time! Now home and totally pooped!:) Thanks so much; I do enjoy hosting IMK!
DeleteSome cool stuff this month, Sherry. I need to make a batch of muesli too as it looks so good. Have a good time in Melbourne, and happy birthday to your aunt!
ReplyDeletethanks Angie. Yes i must make another batch soon! We had a great time, thanks. And thanks for the birthday wishes!
DeleteThe muesli and apple butter look great! My husband would love the muesli and I would love the apple butter.
ReplyDeletethank you Marie. The muesli was good, as was the apple butter, i have to say - modestly.
DeleteEnjoy your stay in Melbourne! I hate flying too. Going to check out Donna Hay too.
ReplyDeletethanks Astrid. We had a great time there. Yep give Donna Hay a check over :=)
DeletePS — looks like the pirates who want to hijack this month’s IMK are at it again. I hope you have time to delete them.
ReplyDeleteoh yes they are so annoying... thanks for the heads up!
DeleteApple butter is good!
ReplyDeletethanks Barbara. yes it is.
Delete'Have a wonderful time in Melbourne' says another hating flying! Would love to 'pinch' quite a few of your goodies but the Japanese ones attract the most at the moment . . . was going to look at Amazon?
ReplyDeletethank you Eha. We did indeed have a great time down there. I still hate flying tho :) I buy the japanese stuff online from Jimoto Foods. I am ideologically opposed to Amazon, so I def. do not buy from them.
DeleteSafe travels! I love flying but have a friend who hates it, even though she could fly business class! I've offered to take her place. We too have a leaking water mains but it's been a year and still not fixed. It's caused loads of damage to our house. Love the Christmas tongs.
ReplyDeleteTandy (Lavender and Lime) https://tandysinclair.com
yes flying is not my friend! I have ear probs as well, so that doesn't help. A year?! Oh my word! We thought 3 weeks was abominable. It can do damage to the underpinnings of your house! as you say and know... Good luck with that.
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