Picnic (and a quiche recipe)
I made a quiche with the eggs our hens laid. Delicious! My recipe is at the end of this post. We headed down to Catamaran, which is near Cockle Creek, which is near ‘The End of the World.’ We went to a very pretty, secluded bay. The area is a popular camping ground but the […]
Botanic Gardens
Last weekend we had a beautiful day out. We went to the royal Tasmanian botanic gardens. What a day! My favourite part of the gardens is the conservatory, where the most beautiful flowers are grown. This time, gorgeous orchids were blooming all around the place. It was so pretty – I could’ve stayed in there […]
18/1/12
A lovely sunny day to head to Hobart and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). I highly recommend a visit to this gallery. Whilst some aspects are confronting, it is a marvellous experience that encourages you to look at things with a fresh perspective. I found that I spent a while gazing at […]
Vanuatu
We have recently returned from a wonderful holiday in Vanuatu! My whole family went to celebrate my mum’s 60th birthday. Mum and dad flew their kids and in-laws over and we had a brilliant time. I met my American brother-in-law and niece for the first time. I saw my sister for the first time in […]
Bushwalking
We are lucky where we are living because we are surrounded by bush and forest, all containing tracks for walking. We live right near the Tasmanian Trail, which runs from Devonport to Dover. The trail consists of linked-up forestry roads. On Anzac Day we decided to spend the afternoon going on a bushwalk. We […]
Matthew starts kinder
I remember the moment my son was born. After a bit of heaving and pushing, he slid out. When the midwives caught him, they said “What a big baby!” to which I replied, “Is it?” before flopping onto the bed and letting Monte mop my forehead whilst this enormous* baby was put onto my chest […]
White Christmas
Happy New Year! On December 27th we went to the snow at Hartz Mountain. Everybody in town was raving about how it was snowing, and we thought that we would go have a look. Afterall, it was our last chance to visit the snow in 2010! Once at the mountain, Elora stayed cosy and warm […]
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