tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60767317761762811322024-03-04T23:52:08.035-08:00.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-38176186765874093552010-08-31T18:04:00.000-07:002010-08-31T18:14:20.073-07:00Taking a Break<div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thanks to all who popped into see what Treechangecallignee was up to. However, I am taking a break for a while but will be back with a new and exciting blog telling all about our new place down by the sea and the adventures we have had moving into the community and renovating our home.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Bye for a while</div><div>Maree</div><div> </div><div><em>Just one last tantallising dessert that made it's way into our home recently.</em></div><div><em>Chocolate and raspberry mousse.</em></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511746702594022914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRd2EU0BE7wmrdoVayL4L3X2-kj-Yfw-Jbv2hSGwgaoPz05_arveIX02IYfaZYWP1ZckmTetdl9IRUYAF7y8tZF76cqEUuG_78RpVIsMjieJgAz3uPPcLZ7somi4lMT_i6xXIaDiQ0Sg/s400/dessert.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-84775132295346970612010-08-03T17:37:00.000-07:002010-08-03T17:42:43.322-07:00Spring is Just Around the Corner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JsZ9JUEJxdCX-elkOEDGgVR8NLtZ4tL2clJ-97-whX-F_h0sQ4nCtm-7L8yI5WsV1gyTnPlfDsX-GzdbprDK3IB5K9RTClzJXx-pbPCuZdLLeavn_6_0EuxSxheTrwL5XK_SxbN_prA/s1600/posie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501348031202274194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JsZ9JUEJxdCX-elkOEDGgVR8NLtZ4tL2clJ-97-whX-F_h0sQ4nCtm-7L8yI5WsV1gyTnPlfDsX-GzdbprDK3IB5K9RTClzJXx-pbPCuZdLLeavn_6_0EuxSxheTrwL5XK_SxbN_prA/s400/posie.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyvb5MHZ_aDufcbsmn_n6Z7KhiDXVYRk2uq9dsg93213QPXZtMECxdXtgutY5uBL_l20gacLUsSv7szJLTzUreLO1X6G5f7h7ElDQNPHwBU08HwVcBLNhFHPghUn4o0LfcveU0UgZfIc/s1600/tulips.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501348030897284914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyvb5MHZ_aDufcbsmn_n6Z7KhiDXVYRk2uq9dsg93213QPXZtMECxdXtgutY5uBL_l20gacLUsSv7szJLTzUreLO1X6G5f7h7ElDQNPHwBU08HwVcBLNhFHPghUn4o0LfcveU0UgZfIc/s400/tulips.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPX4CofzZjOT5bpnExFGi9phrTmpb8_sw7eMBEOAHwDsNpAcrlKO2p4voIDTqSb_r59nQeGM6PhV-vqlCe8-vLSkFHah5FT2YMEBQ19KXkentwLxziuS9NKMHhGcS3sGV5AggPJPDm9k/s1600/hyacinths.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501348024860754930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPX4CofzZjOT5bpnExFGi9phrTmpb8_sw7eMBEOAHwDsNpAcrlKO2p4voIDTqSb_r59nQeGM6PhV-vqlCe8-vLSkFHah5FT2YMEBQ19KXkentwLxziuS9NKMHhGcS3sGV5AggPJPDm9k/s400/hyacinths.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7hB3e3n5hIFt-6Cvg_un4bTK4kczWS-QPh9w2ZqUN2KJJ_lKMSF3W151fD7kT3-iqxPX_G4mkq9hZj71VUlARHObgExYxwDAzLG4n5wXRKpidfXBN-ypbWYpSRnbOsm1DQVsjVlaIJ8/s1600/ferns.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501348018461293074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7hB3e3n5hIFt-6Cvg_un4bTK4kczWS-QPh9w2ZqUN2KJJ_lKMSF3W151fD7kT3-iqxPX_G4mkq9hZj71VUlARHObgExYxwDAzLG4n5wXRKpidfXBN-ypbWYpSRnbOsm1DQVsjVlaIJ8/s400/ferns.jpg" /></a> I thought the fish bone ferns pushed into these vases were an effective way of using these sometimes ill thought of fronds.<br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-5734405875931091332010-06-29T03:31:00.001-07:002010-06-29T03:33:05.456-07:00What's for DessertPear in Puff Pastry with ice cream<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF53nAx64Z2Ty81Qi5kXqfhWYhG_tWCCvzKjTsjbYgJ-ieRICYECKjNHXOdAbsY0a_yh5lmcWHBo2S7TzH5glUKzR0OUFEnD9RZE3tsFvaQdg9sILNOElNDqQV04KlEwOD0EtUxZOIM8/s1600/pear.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 330px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488141578885469170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF53nAx64Z2Ty81Qi5kXqfhWYhG_tWCCvzKjTsjbYgJ-ieRICYECKjNHXOdAbsY0a_yh5lmcWHBo2S7TzH5glUKzR0OUFEnD9RZE3tsFvaQdg9sILNOElNDqQV04KlEwOD0EtUxZOIM8/s400/pear.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-85728075483747145402010-06-28T21:41:00.000-07:002010-06-29T03:30:41.142-07:00Shopping at old HauntsA few years ago my office was just around the corner from High Street Malvern and I loved it being my local shopping haunt. I visited there the other day and found "some things change some stay the same"....<br /><br /><br /><br />Below: The Antique Market still the same with great old things to buy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488051778810651634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh090qAgn5I-foIhnOjcPFABN_1Nknz79xHmWfYgli0QwiXejHD19haCyjl4K1EI_r5B9kEEWn1tb9Vg3wn2pwEos74MeShRHHVVvav1Dxf4H4gwH36yUusaSMOexh0YjaXbNBt2X6ayOQ/s400/antique+malvern.jpg" /> </div><div>Below: This old book shop used to be a favourite of mine.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488051777866378258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuypiH4Mng9t57Yo6WS7z2Q0d_Nrus_-EpNzbxeNjmvBLnr-bkIUAx6aQinh6BYG6vd3HhfXAqMDtcgD2dvEdYvKyfvIfWVVCZ0wh93TwoBiLkVIkorCHpa3DkLXaE1ASa12Pxw7yGHI/s400/books.jpg" /> </div><div>Below: New Wheel & Barrow. Somehow I thought this was a store in London so I was pleasantly surprised when it turned up on High Street.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488051768039707426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4KQjiGX_b7_GzFr5XzCe4VchhEIzNLknVaaeiKIuMBXFKQUDzmtUtwNiAnniIX1xro49qIWNcthZ7EaCmNKi3q_90TODs_5JmPIWUglcM3iEjbqbyCYGsUsPOrLEqwa5S_bb6JcRrk0/s400/wheel.jpg" /><br /><br />Below: Interior Wheel & Barrow<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 403px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488052688863421618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDLGdr-BhiarU98WM28ZGSCiB8AR2FtuZfaB1Naps7Xl5WXXUKfGdHKU1bTwbaN6lPsZ63uIo6TxKb6aMcln7LW5-T8q-A2FiopDSimdk9ZEoOO6Jbi_7-XNVlAtMF1GgD_eLB9Rirhk/s400/uten+2.jpg" /> Below: Interior Wheel & Barrow<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MLgR4SZk4mHIY1AEmBIxdnFben20_2Z2rt1jceMecIOzFvnBMJNJfcPsQ1y2jjRijLotALRTKFVevj9tro-ONhZP-A8HimTJJvcRXEd1-2XsVATPM-G7dkjRIlCLBKyNzoq7VL0Rod8/s1600/utensils.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488051763575206354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MLgR4SZk4mHIY1AEmBIxdnFben20_2Z2rt1jceMecIOzFvnBMJNJfcPsQ1y2jjRijLotALRTKFVevj9tro-ONhZP-A8HimTJJvcRXEd1-2XsVATPM-G7dkjRIlCLBKyNzoq7VL0Rod8/s400/utensils.jpg" /></a></div><div>I bought some baskets, some coffee mugs, a new bowl ( I know I know) and a gadget that shreds unripe mango...whose been watching Luke Nguyens' Vietnam....his Asian cooking show on SBS then????</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-29800300370482614182010-06-22T23:19:00.000-07:002010-06-22T23:30:53.432-07:00What's for DessertGo Australia<br />We had friends over to watch the Soccer Aust V. Ghana on the Saturday evening and to pass the time until 11.30pm kick off, they...<span style="font-size:130%;">they</span>... made chocolate muffins. Thanks guys very cute.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwam4RoK-vE-bdMhAjyS0vJ9MaASMShzDtrPoPFCnLJ4zWAoLDCb_oSlOQHMemq3_UVmlRjxXS_9wJHt0dO8_lcouOxejiXun0GqKyNMzktpVL716iNH5e5KgJ6YH2wCo1zSUFCPyNpc/s1600/muff2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485851012666904674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwam4RoK-vE-bdMhAjyS0vJ9MaASMShzDtrPoPFCnLJ4zWAoLDCb_oSlOQHMemq3_UVmlRjxXS_9wJHt0dO8_lcouOxejiXun0GqKyNMzktpVL716iNH5e5KgJ6YH2wCo1zSUFCPyNpc/s400/muff2.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-26426242342881202432010-06-22T23:10:00.001-07:002010-06-22T23:33:25.344-07:00What's Been on the Menu No 33It's not easy being green...but we don't mind about that.<br /><br />The food we've been having shows that the vegetable garden is producing lots of greens for us to eat.<br />Below: Chicken & cashews with home grown broccoli and coriander.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dtfq1vvDpw6k1kISsA2_H6Tu9DpZ_iZ1VlVevSelPTFH91jpHf5WJ-1XkhpP3lKY2eN-25XH94PKPWDEQLFqU6bCJ1ZnezrjaRRdjFWB8SA8RhhtcV9Icw2jB6PojaQCg-AOa7O_gaU/s1600/chicken+%26+cashew.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485848206870047042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dtfq1vvDpw6k1kISsA2_H6Tu9DpZ_iZ1VlVevSelPTFH91jpHf5WJ-1XkhpP3lKY2eN-25XH94PKPWDEQLFqU6bCJ1ZnezrjaRRdjFWB8SA8RhhtcV9Icw2jB6PojaQCg-AOa7O_gaU/s400/chicken+%26+cashew.jpg" /></a> Below: Green Salad with homegrown lettuce and rocket ( the pear of course is not home grown)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yE4F0AoeBfGm8V-4QhhhccBDdeMmun-icbAw8uzuvMyhIp0gDMOEaipyFS83NFxET-kPYNK4FmsU3kL1n8N1fLNyxLo3uYiDnW2QxSsx3ne2v_BbnPNGU1OvXrg-M2ywo9GPqAyhcps/s1600/sald.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485848201236043314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yE4F0AoeBfGm8V-4QhhhccBDdeMmun-icbAw8uzuvMyhIp0gDMOEaipyFS83NFxET-kPYNK4FmsU3kL1n8N1fLNyxLo3uYiDnW2QxSsx3ne2v_BbnPNGU1OvXrg-M2ywo9GPqAyhcps/s400/sald.jpg" /></a> Below: Tuna and salad with Yes you guessed homegrown coriander and rocket.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMkzfTEFmLSO1Cear0OIRuuxjc29pFGEfycOWB1BmC4Y89LO0ged4sezD-WzQ3s76YIDnBeHrFutm3P9bZsabua8kmrY4QqWhyphenhyphenxSHfvn9c1T-2fpCiZfXgyZRILbfkampsyv_l-D1VQk/s1600/tuna.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485848192804593698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMkzfTEFmLSO1Cear0OIRuuxjc29pFGEfycOWB1BmC4Y89LO0ged4sezD-WzQ3s76YIDnBeHrFutm3P9bZsabua8kmrY4QqWhyphenhyphenxSHfvn9c1T-2fpCiZfXgyZRILbfkampsyv_l-D1VQk/s400/tuna.jpg" /></a> Below: Cutlets with peas and fetta none of which is home grown.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6v8Rnb5pl8X4hTG6o4wfU_NcGuSND_LZBjN5O_ZHi0q2-N8lif5nlpqFqtUMP_M0UfNQGioE5eA069t_ALum6Ewn5tUNKKjtr9XdrzLLMB3j60E5mlCMDiPGtFYD73Rd9YHbVzvJNS8/s1600/peas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 329px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485848184885431042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6v8Rnb5pl8X4hTG6o4wfU_NcGuSND_LZBjN5O_ZHi0q2-N8lif5nlpqFqtUMP_M0UfNQGioE5eA069t_ALum6Ewn5tUNKKjtr9XdrzLLMB3j60E5mlCMDiPGtFYD73Rd9YHbVzvJNS8/s400/peas.jpg" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-11657458427127719322010-06-15T01:13:00.000-07:002010-06-15T18:37:35.135-07:00Sunday Lunch Again Except it was MondayQueens Birthday Monday, a lovely holiday for all in Australia.<br /><br />We went to Koonwarra. A very cute little town 2 hours east of Melbourne.<br /><br />Below: This is a tad confusing as we had previously been to the Organic Cafe where this picture is taken. However that was in summer and yesterday saw us at the cafe over the road where you can see roses on the verandah posts. That one over the road is called the Gourmet Cafe.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWReU74wcgOmsDe78pPTHaWiTqMflCETWGNwoebPEsXiLmQAyuVUESYNvATY8-U74IxPaL5cLqoxudFQZy_ZstzC53R45-cWKUoqhpGReUhtZAxMI-1cPY21V_MYyXQcyMkbNx8HOgTM/s1600/gourmet+cafe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482913718627146706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWReU74wcgOmsDe78pPTHaWiTqMflCETWGNwoebPEsXiLmQAyuVUESYNvATY8-U74IxPaL5cLqoxudFQZy_ZstzC53R45-cWKUoqhpGReUhtZAxMI-1cPY21V_MYyXQcyMkbNx8HOgTM/s400/gourmet+cafe.jpg" /></a><br />Below: The interior of the Gourmet Cafe<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7_wvvLmdR9yBQOJfYiLYfPeaaN4iFwz4IZadfIXeJf6thVk0LnGD_we87nltOwJAG8PVeUllI8leZ6YiWuMGSy4IeOLVqJD4gcMIhIyikwvwuo08qGUP6JMRtrTO0rM1lBpbtFWW3-Q/s1600/inside+cafe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482913528557301586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7_wvvLmdR9yBQOJfYiLYfPeaaN4iFwz4IZadfIXeJf6thVk0LnGD_we87nltOwJAG8PVeUllI8leZ6YiWuMGSy4IeOLVqJD4gcMIhIyikwvwuo08qGUP6JMRtrTO0rM1lBpbtFWW3-Q/s400/inside+cafe.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Tasting Platter. Includes Venison sausages, goats milk cheese, venison pate,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dp5POJiXwswRv2ajeNBISJUfl-ujZK_BJPCrkAro5iOQ2miZwPmAx9Bcf3QWmZ9JBK1jn6HgYChjhw2Jb7h-_pKoWKQ6n2C4kbjJe9FqCrb5BXkBEeXaSNDTOAb40Wl5AWpUnZRl0jg/s1600/platter.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482913340327463522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dp5POJiXwswRv2ajeNBISJUfl-ujZK_BJPCrkAro5iOQ2miZwPmAx9Bcf3QWmZ9JBK1jn6HgYChjhw2Jb7h-_pKoWKQ6n2C4kbjJe9FqCrb5BXkBEeXaSNDTOAb40Wl5AWpUnZRl0jg/s400/platter.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Below: Bread for the Tasting platter<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkP0ruVJ1Q79rVooy_FsR3mbhVcORld4N_UaYlkF_mZlFYms0x8akBquOMql6_j8GrOLuH0oy5Y1rGZJtp9MmRAPa-T-2WDwH2rxLcDjeuPUKpiXGhzb5VRVgM4h54lbI0CUmlw4sxfM/s1600/bread.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482913335167811650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkP0ruVJ1Q79rVooy_FsR3mbhVcORld4N_UaYlkF_mZlFYms0x8akBquOMql6_j8GrOLuH0oy5Y1rGZJtp9MmRAPa-T-2WDwH2rxLcDjeuPUKpiXGhzb5VRVgM4h54lbI0CUmlw4sxfM/s400/bread.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Below: Showing the variety of chutneys, jams, wines, vinegars, sauces etc available at The Gourmt Cafe.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSz-z4nljYQKvx-Evt1T2UMpiD615PzMr4LuwxFT-ULVUfUkWd2dp1XDrjrJn7_gTA807VuiU2xmYWLfyS6BlopvDMjiKcsRoBNTbjigKcmZ3Nok1JH3_r9g1rkcCqZTNTBgNQPsBJBU/s1600/inside+cafe+jars.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482913039498934626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSz-z4nljYQKvx-Evt1T2UMpiD615PzMr4LuwxFT-ULVUfUkWd2dp1XDrjrJn7_gTA807VuiU2xmYWLfyS6BlopvDMjiKcsRoBNTbjigKcmZ3Nok1JH3_r9g1rkcCqZTNTBgNQPsBJBU/s400/inside+cafe+jars.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-30961796283135260322010-06-15T00:55:00.000-07:002010-06-15T18:35:03.949-07:00Further Post to Sunday Lunch AgainBelow: Through the cafe and to outside where you are directed to the Koonwarra Store. This store sells clothes, bags and home decor articles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu5mFrqAzx8kf1LJ6SnOG11E9rxYE-w6TUwlYePwDWsiOpUWqtUCuNG53VZ5ZVVIBAo80Ie53LRblraEedDasP0Sy1VNj8tk5vNZJ6u7kSrlHw-KniUycTK79TxQTE6qCvdAxYMs5L50/s1600/cafe+shop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482910542436235154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu5mFrqAzx8kf1LJ6SnOG11E9rxYE-w6TUwlYePwDWsiOpUWqtUCuNG53VZ5ZVVIBAo80Ie53LRblraEedDasP0Sy1VNj8tk5vNZJ6u7kSrlHw-KniUycTK79TxQTE6qCvdAxYMs5L50/s400/cafe+shop.jpg" /></a>Below: Showing the outdoor area for the restaurant. Delightful setting and we can't wait to go there on a nice sunny day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhpjinhCEWCAUYYaeCkGh92t1035DwUafqs1t6xn5uS1lPjIbxFfJV8lZJ2b-EbH6EXUueoYuhz5Asv0_gmgupHuzhCoOyzhm8PNCuDxJ1JaxWBLTZfn2wyUBFHo0mWrflN_k4cu_3jg/s1600/outside.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482910533732340658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhpjinhCEWCAUYYaeCkGh92t1035DwUafqs1t6xn5uS1lPjIbxFfJV8lZJ2b-EbH6EXUueoYuhz5Asv0_gmgupHuzhCoOyzhm8PNCuDxJ1JaxWBLTZfn2wyUBFHo0mWrflN_k4cu_3jg/s400/outside.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Showing the gardens. There are many roses, which incidently had been pruned, but which must make a delightful setting when all is in bloom.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDZ939jFhnIbVllV0PFXMbsrSGng-q145wrmxmh3EX9doIh_aQf5h2deDdgVCiGHRkEDHTO4VtxGuPtNn5kLruhvCClrIAuVmVb9HdxkLwRtqY126EiQPJ8RiwR33lhrTRSdG4q1sorc/s1600/garden.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482910523080310050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDZ939jFhnIbVllV0PFXMbsrSGng-q145wrmxmh3EX9doIh_aQf5h2deDdgVCiGHRkEDHTO4VtxGuPtNn5kLruhvCClrIAuVmVb9HdxkLwRtqY126EiQPJ8RiwR33lhrTRSdG4q1sorc/s400/garden.jpg" /></a> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-81691774123973895132010-06-08T19:08:00.000-07:002010-06-14T21:10:35.194-07:00Wonderful Paintings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiAK74z6E4Tx6scjBagFJo26XJh5YyFD4Cp5QU-jn7vhyphenhyphenx33pUObdPNn1VNfgdeEbrxq0iqmUMe2GtIoJgddy3EHytrmZIZSYKaZaFhPV-6gLImdg4EKIJWaxUUx1VbVPmdxd4NQ_wdg/s1600/painting+cows.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480591915684430354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiAK74z6E4Tx6scjBagFJo26XJh5YyFD4Cp5QU-jn7vhyphenhyphenx33pUObdPNn1VNfgdeEbrxq0iqmUMe2GtIoJgddy3EHytrmZIZSYKaZaFhPV-6gLImdg4EKIJWaxUUx1VbVPmdxd4NQ_wdg/s400/painting+cows.jpg" /></a><br /><div>When we visited the Gallery of NSW it was a pleasure to stand back and look at the great works doing their best to fill us with a sense of what is it ?..wonder at their creation perhaps.<br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Below: Tom Roberts Bailed Up</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480591105131207282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhCMwaXNiB2UEirCbMHtGv10rNENIGl2NgG_AMAv0mU-9-xkxfEgdQJ0rDIOIHvCuQXV4zRWdgwtYZ89oBXDIbGqg2btltIjOQlGlhRpUQLUQQBDzFMHJxQoC49aAjIOKgdhBabz6j9M/s400/tom+roberts.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><span style="font-size:78%;">Below: Modern Blue<br /></span><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 356px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480591093660789650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6r6tzyy3rhXso76YARcR8zi4IuMoks3sfQDYd4S4faLXXfWtH6PNRF-vNud1Mmc7FscxweQqkYsoFiBgfphGygwADZgqgZNmaLovBKZ8xkZNBu3B79gS1lKhmPjApOI4UhyphenhyphenYhKrQB6kk/s400/blue.jpg" /></div><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-48567530420739748012010-06-07T20:44:00.000-07:002010-06-07T23:39:02.733-07:00Sunday Yum ChaSunday brunch at a Traditional Chinese Restaurant saw us at The Teapot in Springvale.<br />Yum Cha littorally means tea drinking and so we did drink Chinese tea.<br />But for those of you who haven't partaken, Yum Cha has also come to mean the eating of a variety of small dishes, steamed or fried in bamboo baskets and these are presented on wheeled trolleys from which you can choose what you want. Its sort of a 'ceremony' if you like.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Below: The Teapot</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5xquu85wtCCoCRmBOceERmxIJOko6Ycsg6uQkiOba4sy1l7uBfWGTarCDSvYVmUMYI4KvJ1luo0SQkNApYpPY_UH7K5if5q8GOkiCTIQorAeWfr7APMRrB119Neum1xz2t8X0pZlpho/s1600/teapot.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 386px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480244293113620066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5xquu85wtCCoCRmBOceERmxIJOko6Ycsg6uQkiOba4sy1l7uBfWGTarCDSvYVmUMYI4KvJ1luo0SQkNApYpPY_UH7K5if5q8GOkiCTIQorAeWfr7APMRrB119Neum1xz2t8X0pZlpho/s400/teapot.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Below: Interior. You can see the girls with one of the steam trolleys.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVtO2NfbZ6gFOA-ZXo4xD6g7qYxiuCu_J62D8aGnEBhyoX_B2beELGyB_2h51ufgRj-196MyecSKFsol929Vg-E59G4aFnnqZQKPFjAcRgZyCLGCkycIomKU5DNyZvF2lbJ2FHaZwBYw/s1600/interior.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480244280398849362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVtO2NfbZ6gFOA-ZXo4xD6g7qYxiuCu_J62D8aGnEBhyoX_B2beELGyB_2h51ufgRj-196MyecSKFsol929Vg-E59G4aFnnqZQKPFjAcRgZyCLGCkycIomKU5DNyZvF2lbJ2FHaZwBYw/s400/interior.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Below: Eel wrapped in puff pastry and tied with a spinach ribbon...Yuk and I could still taste the oily fishy flavour hours later<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtbpaax9KPhkrOcyjt3PinG5dp324go9A_P-q7fbgZRCF3bIE68zG7vbYtdc0HCBElkikQ7wF3UHHXn2ZLwXXlSy6BpJcGF9lhjS1codsYfYR7f2141iiwgjy8TK2Zza1_jBWTjsdCdk/s1600/eel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480244276324559666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtbpaax9KPhkrOcyjt3PinG5dp324go9A_P-q7fbgZRCF3bIE68zG7vbYtdc0HCBElkikQ7wF3UHHXn2ZLwXXlSy6BpJcGF9lhjS1codsYfYR7f2141iiwgjy8TK2Zza1_jBWTjsdCdk/s400/eel.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Below: Prawn dumplings</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhN2RPnYtuwRCX8-FM01Fh8aE7AoXdomwaiVihGHV1P-uXgXf_J411dQuZuO2w2n_iuUH5YnXooBA_E2f5SivH792bv3q12P9WVBSbOmRfc9xnJFF9IVllrjvtRirvIwAw1BuEm9zXO4/s1600/prawn.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480244271496882498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhN2RPnYtuwRCX8-FM01Fh8aE7AoXdomwaiVihGHV1P-uXgXf_J411dQuZuO2w2n_iuUH5YnXooBA_E2f5SivH792bv3q12P9WVBSbOmRfc9xnJFF9IVllrjvtRirvIwAw1BuEm9zXO4/s400/prawn.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Stuffed Sticky rice wrapped in leaves (not sure what sort of leaf)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR87YKmJB0Sf6zwbwvjQwcNs2cpO9w_Gqo3O79FXWIn7IzSkc4gEKVAkq5JxDrLt8STbUCD7fbIcvyw4FBVG_s90yFxUFdMKv7NXM5SQY7GKGmQ81GUs0To1stzaLu877Zglfv5zoWloA/s1600/rice.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480244262536504210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR87YKmJB0Sf6zwbwvjQwcNs2cpO9w_Gqo3O79FXWIn7IzSkc4gEKVAkq5JxDrLt8STbUCD7fbIcvyw4FBVG_s90yFxUFdMKv7NXM5SQY7GKGmQ81GUs0To1stzaLu877Zglfv5zoWloA/s400/rice.jpg" /></a><br />We did have other dishes such as the char su (pork) buns which were very nice but on the whole it wasn't one of my favourite dining experiences. Hardly anything green or vegetable like to eat, And I missed out on trying the lotus root.<br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-11115410577388008622010-06-07T20:34:00.000-07:002010-06-07T20:40:28.307-07:00What's for Dessert at Yum Cha<span style="font-size:130%;">Follow on from above posting "Sunday Yum Cha"</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br />Chinese desserts tend to be quite bland. There were jellies with little paper umbrellas, which looked colourful and these tended to be taken by the children<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Below: A mango creme served with carnation milk</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmCS1eh6FdGeo9M052-obl3z2RvqepAQrgX8Jp2_-kLAq3djRSLC5FvHZ2zbW0RyMb90T5yOQUBVNBbR9VfR-w0H3Vw8a0JwxDdlCRuHTvDYO119_k9LgYuXHb48cW4L0w-Pa_V-5G6U/s1600/mango.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480241518939881618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmCS1eh6FdGeo9M052-obl3z2RvqepAQrgX8Jp2_-kLAq3djRSLC5FvHZ2zbW0RyMb90T5yOQUBVNBbR9VfR-w0H3Vw8a0JwxDdlCRuHTvDYO119_k9LgYuXHb48cW4L0w-Pa_V-5G6U/s400/mango.jpg" /></a> Below: Cremed coconut<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRpgZQbOzzno4TbyAWrx3Uz8OpbSCTbb6F45Ph3D-i6rkM4kxPeI_0Xk5qGVMCVHbao0Yyu9DOez4eK83qmeMqJhfHae6FtnDmLWR_f3x5iQyomD9KBamuy3uhfM37FJjlv0-UUYqaq0/s1600/coconut.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480241511675991394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRpgZQbOzzno4TbyAWrx3Uz8OpbSCTbb6F45Ph3D-i6rkM4kxPeI_0Xk5qGVMCVHbao0Yyu9DOez4eK83qmeMqJhfHae6FtnDmLWR_f3x5iQyomD9KBamuy3uhfM37FJjlv0-UUYqaq0/s400/coconut.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-85971734970765507432010-05-25T23:41:00.000-07:002010-05-26T00:13:47.334-07:00No 9 Ward Ave DarlinghurstWhen we were in Sydney an ideal breakfast spot was just nearby. No 9 Ward Ave. Open for coffees, breakfast and lunch. It is tiny inside but makes use of the space with a mezzanine level and tables outside on the footpath. <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475469955079052338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja67NwNTVqv_JND9TRe0-WCnWRVbuRCYDR6qrdz9UxgEdQkmS5F2poC9QQ6JW1Wqu794DbZoK4owj4M8PTulk96GR4RRxxWLeqdFLPOOH_Mw943fbvVdwsuSXf1Uv2WfaSwOGWszsxW8I/s400/1cafe9.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475466977801318706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHqKcQ8UVvvSQcvCayCMvIsk0_XwcYjau1LSB6DHNPfEpAMYeDiNJKD9QiiihJeInImv8aHuJFGvrVtye_OtT06gYnr4vxdHkZSa7VN6gBCgOXk7nybMjtdwQmy0QSjzX3v1eSez7Lz0/s400/interior+5.jpg" /> It is like a little English drawing room with framed portrait and landscape artworks. <div><div><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475466969517881538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3YZQsjYLZDjhGIeW9Jeey0ooGP5DZTZJLvSHDplANGuJD-IOt6JHiIfjQ8ICPoymB4Oe4bEfiAG4UcRUPDD1jVOe3xDqK9ONQQXmLEvupTFeXwi32lHvexo28OKYRff-I5CPEtIwgl8/s400/painting.jpg" /></div><br /><div>I had Eggs Florentine, delicious Hollandaise sauce.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475466962179023650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3u2Skse3-GbiJgsS_6IleoSPybVLKG7_R4-TguxPYpcaVESJSAmhFLWawOlIfu06lbRtbpjHtlmq-23_VTnmc4B3VuKUM_Yey25vijeEvy4_CFPhFSbBGhGhLp9bxhM7y75jx3iq2X4/s400/eggs.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Ian had deconstructed poached eggs, beans and bacon with toast (below) </div><br /><div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475466956573715458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqX3esd_B0HO8sMh9DM9ulWa_te5T0iYFeF5Pq_PuuV01l4ranO-Z_KQ4ANY0fi4WYrwSyljRxFTHkZUowaQ0VkYlckGOA2sxlwVS4IVeZ-wg8ciU2ZHUmsZVbJCYneGw-C0rv9HDd4Q/s400/eggs+beans.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-64401338352018975572010-05-25T17:56:00.000-07:002010-05-25T18:01:13.689-07:00What's for DessertPear poached in a syrup made with Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry (the Best) with pistachios and cream. The rose Elina is still flowering although we are almost in winter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHjy8evGlJ_-Ynv_t2p8gnNTem7qBIK9rcYmwhOY5nVCwJ_3izA9XY82GhnCnGHLI2ih-fZrWbJJOCFWRM0CJgebF6hda0LPE8wg2S3V1-dP8K_QI9ZF-VQ9OzpbJC2ZD3rDwR6QBdEs/s1600/pear2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475376574480077874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHjy8evGlJ_-Ynv_t2p8gnNTem7qBIK9rcYmwhOY5nVCwJ_3izA9XY82GhnCnGHLI2ih-fZrWbJJOCFWRM0CJgebF6hda0LPE8wg2S3V1-dP8K_QI9ZF-VQ9OzpbJC2ZD3rDwR6QBdEs/s400/pear2.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-5460895763499451892010-05-12T17:42:00.000-07:002010-05-12T17:45:30.789-07:00Plant Natives in your Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphZQqO2pmrONLhSmOb1ZVLEUUfrlu7At88HeNYOkoU1bX0K-RrPxsmpOqXv6BfD428emWA01sGjq_x0R7QqLKXCMy3rajdO8yoiseIbrQMcr7v_U_25vkEq8SGrQP0ors-UlIeuzezm0/s1600/bird2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470549295844044914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphZQqO2pmrONLhSmOb1ZVLEUUfrlu7At88HeNYOkoU1bX0K-RrPxsmpOqXv6BfD428emWA01sGjq_x0R7QqLKXCMy3rajdO8yoiseIbrQMcr7v_U_25vkEq8SGrQP0ors-UlIeuzezm0/s400/bird2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>.....and the birds will come.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Eastern Spinebill giving me a look.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-59071822032170563142010-05-11T01:10:00.000-07:002010-05-25T17:56:07.313-07:00Whats been on the Menu No 32I have had a few meals out in Restaurants nothing special though.<br /><br /><div><div><div>Met No 1 son at a restaurant in Hampton for Lunch.</div>He was in Melbourne mainly for a friends birthday which was held at the Otway Lighthouse. He had to drive down there at night and as he lives interstate, he wasn't aware that they were building and had completed the Geelong By- Pass. He mentioned to me that "Geelong's missing....not there anymore" LOL<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469922877352592530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZqI73C4DY4k1stZQdt6uLXcWV3z9W0Jq-EC1tIbVlODFxOkfGmtwWdCpwymK3kWZwvKXSYe_56uxCISdNtr7qRk0pLnQHloXROEb7nyrJH9WwBERML4OpxKn3X7HMM26h-8SXTFvDVk/s400/rest.jpg" /><br /><div></div><div>Below: Ian and I had a quick bite to eat at the local Thai Restaurant</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469922875840691218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine_3VPT46FoLra84BH7-TVnW9iim9oN41OpS1h3eWuxJcAJtjZ7lLz-3iWMuv-yNuxRKqiNUahmiVvi1QlD0AK-OE1bT25p7MCeWXCFZw2rLJoLOUD_LZybOPsqwC_aYIKPojHJ6v92c/s400/rest.jpg" /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Green Thai chicken Curry Good Value at $10.00 Plus $2.00 for rice</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469922863382176530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YA8R_iFDyvMn1VAwvCwmSiN-MJUk5tOusa6P25XftveJWIHS0b58PU1sMBab0-45KXHHto2BmdrX2Vj-xNoPO23u2Gz25JJDlZO9vhT2wLXSAodx9RRX3WmHOvqYqmh9uGbgeHdJkuM/s400/thai+green.jpg" /></div><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-85492977487572217012010-05-09T18:21:00.000-07:002010-05-09T18:48:37.573-07:00What's Been on the Menu No 31It's been a month, very sorry about that. When you see my food photo offerings, I'm sure you will be forgiving NOT.<br /><br /><div></div><div>Miserable Sardines on Toast with mind you fresh radishes and coriander from the garden</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469447574414965442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGdUttU5-JAtP4cDbOQ0dR2G5R-q2gWdWjS0-cityeW63uvU_0zbhf9vBLqkiWul3CpCqCO86zKquky03Q1r3BGWRbyUYghB8juhzPa6XYp6yK7KVy6DkpEYDllPeJLiGSb9eSIZqduA/s400/sardines.jpg" /></div><div>Boring Fresh Flathead fillets on Eggplant (from the garden) </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 334px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469447583999477714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZctyMrF38d8J_7NHw8oEbX4puhsJfdY5rXW0_V74jjMOdr2zj4wA48VN24H-YVLN50xa_WOtwRFgXIUnVjbnZ1gd6BBVkOWROt3BXtkG9O3eHuXdvSRaoOtNPG85TDNMyGFpWjyPW4-c/s400/flathead.jpg" />I guess these garden hints give you an idea of what I've been up to. But that's no excuse, full on blogging here we come.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-16904761722944122152010-04-12T21:42:00.001-07:002010-04-12T21:54:31.477-07:00What's Been on the Menu No30Below : Delicious little cupcakes. The red one is called red velvet and is made by adding a huge amount of red food colouring. Talk about hyper after eating.<br /><br />A red velvet wedding cake is popular in USA completely covered with white icing so upon the cutting of the cake a deep red interior is exposed. Whew!! ... too much symbolism for me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jsk1LJPUvqslChscORpJAUAr3MP4uzSVKBMC-qO74I8TDHdsIdd3AW9K2HFov080yNlGW5bphYfkLkQDkGHoKIDnFJ6YDMxu8kFBt-p6NvGLd2WPzBaXvaD2UzMPBO76YLFBdgf1J3A/s1600/cupcakes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478873046583010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jsk1LJPUvqslChscORpJAUAr3MP4uzSVKBMC-qO74I8TDHdsIdd3AW9K2HFov080yNlGW5bphYfkLkQDkGHoKIDnFJ6YDMxu8kFBt-p6NvGLd2WPzBaXvaD2UzMPBO76YLFBdgf1J3A/s400/cupcakes.jpg" /></a> Below: Steak at a restaurant for Ian<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0X7JKfr4_foZP2u4lszIdMp-cVphayAeo_unomwyGcOsDpQkjehHOomqjfJEwXBKIvSS-t_9QQxFk1vgyeXofDSjFJExRGNdss8dKdEjvEXF0LxmEXe-bOV9t3IrIsUJDUDV77aAl64/s1600/steak2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478865984814322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0X7JKfr4_foZP2u4lszIdMp-cVphayAeo_unomwyGcOsDpQkjehHOomqjfJEwXBKIvSS-t_9QQxFk1vgyeXofDSjFJExRGNdss8dKdEjvEXF0LxmEXe-bOV9t3IrIsUJDUDV77aAl64/s400/steak2.jpg" /></a>Below: Scallop pie for me at the same restaurant<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OXoIQbdyzf-nNiFTgHA8Txc7dQ8xAustErcVPfU6BENgpEBKLzvZDpQAeveSPlAAAUVYRpZfZG3qft6YlGwcXzpLoqvqOaRPUtMHubETI7VfJkr4KLypzZQoorrDDP8bfSSULmNG9Xw/s1600/scallop2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478858898628338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OXoIQbdyzf-nNiFTgHA8Txc7dQ8xAustErcVPfU6BENgpEBKLzvZDpQAeveSPlAAAUVYRpZfZG3qft6YlGwcXzpLoqvqOaRPUtMHubETI7VfJkr4KLypzZQoorrDDP8bfSSULmNG9Xw/s400/scallop2.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Easter brunch<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ69XgjXZMdlDud_YSyrQHjbW0yIkqm6S4IlbvYowQWTkprOf4KUMrWmMseYCMedXLJQOAxHzKzVL6D-Iyr5HE0mJYeFsCRC5tHMmQPk6a84EehdLPQ4VaxSfDkD3EHfXZ0Q7U67AhbM/s1600/eggs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478830312537794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ69XgjXZMdlDud_YSyrQHjbW0yIkqm6S4IlbvYowQWTkprOf4KUMrWmMseYCMedXLJQOAxHzKzVL6D-Iyr5HE0mJYeFsCRC5tHMmQPk6a84EehdLPQ4VaxSfDkD3EHfXZ0Q7U67AhbM/s400/eggs.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Pork chop with gnocchi (again) Guess who cooked.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGKLeZ8Zx5Y_B9BiG0PNEJTsI2KVJpZoAMhFtKar5Z65Ljw0ZtS7JgRU76yedED-E951xe6zvIYE_XjoNiZ3r5xpeOXvBAAQ__a58pvGRX4gbNCHbQTbQ1VBJYOIM5Rz5DHd4KPlxGRo/s1600/pork.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478825447429410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGKLeZ8Zx5Y_B9BiG0PNEJTsI2KVJpZoAMhFtKar5Z65Ljw0ZtS7JgRU76yedED-E951xe6zvIYE_XjoNiZ3r5xpeOXvBAAQ__a58pvGRX4gbNCHbQTbQ1VBJYOIM5Rz5DHd4KPlxGRo/s400/pork.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-34761166654429962052010-04-06T18:38:00.001-07:002010-04-12T21:56:54.749-07:00All at SeaWe were lucky enough to go out to sea over the Easter break. The weather was perfect, no wind at all. Infact it was an oily calm that saw us out in Corner Inlet east of Wilson's Promentary.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqa-ZdUcYm8O6ehkUdMnCyCB99cl5FDOPkxmn59S-5SlQr8hkFGHKysLDSux3DlFaa55YxmL82BvI9ClbTEJ8JP3nTED-gGDxX56eCPNUmoAR4sq12hDe79y0KX5izGwJKbhp3RqB3u4/s1600/view2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457208980760021938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqa-ZdUcYm8O6ehkUdMnCyCB99cl5FDOPkxmn59S-5SlQr8hkFGHKysLDSux3DlFaa55YxmL82BvI9ClbTEJ8JP3nTED-gGDxX56eCPNUmoAR4sq12hDe79y0KX5izGwJKbhp3RqB3u4/s400/view2.jpg" /></a> Below: What are you looking at??<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXnr5cps9OSkNohc0Fh1ATFCkgV55k3bWumuN1_PJ5qviMNlZAY0R2kVu6lwuWe4EiJHnJuftjcfett5JEZVwoC6WUHynLTQHtxNiSEx66Yh0lB2_rr2FGYX0RQ2z9X1IKyJiEFEPOCA/s1600/swan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457208975599867682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXnr5cps9OSkNohc0Fh1ATFCkgV55k3bWumuN1_PJ5qviMNlZAY0R2kVu6lwuWe4EiJHnJuftjcfett5JEZVwoC6WUHynLTQHtxNiSEx66Yh0lB2_rr2FGYX0RQ2z9X1IKyJiEFEPOCA/s400/swan.jpg" /></a> Below: Oh that!! Perhaps now isn't the time for a swim!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJuiafGeD6sb56bFFxCHpjhMCvhW4lpAjnvJKrWSj3VobKkK-qylkdpS2-NUrJ_W3GZg8XoZZ0uJ97xvWuAVrJvzhfXXpp0UKI5aeHP4UlvdKEi-_rqwo21RgzDlh_rqWthQcp_qbWyo/s1600/jelly.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457208966763945890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJuiafGeD6sb56bFFxCHpjhMCvhW4lpAjnvJKrWSj3VobKkK-qylkdpS2-NUrJ_W3GZg8XoZZ0uJ97xvWuAVrJvzhfXXpp0UKI5aeHP4UlvdKEi-_rqwo21RgzDlh_rqWthQcp_qbWyo/s400/jelly.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Back to civilization<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMt-yQL6cwTXwHB4cC3a3TS71ePCImN9ZeUJ-P77mbsPmb7EOF3gE9g8ZihvjnUTGLZL_7dT6QNRc7Fk5xSDYm1x4DtayXiB1v8nWgHuS8SKXv1uN2L3LaXBucdgLDzr8aXyrgA5bwJI/s1600/island2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457208962372479234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMt-yQL6cwTXwHB4cC3a3TS71ePCImN9ZeUJ-P77mbsPmb7EOF3gE9g8ZihvjnUTGLZL_7dT6QNRc7Fk5xSDYm1x4DtayXiB1v8nWgHuS8SKXv1uN2L3LaXBucdgLDzr8aXyrgA5bwJI/s400/island2.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-28934376871043554022010-03-29T17:32:00.001-07:002010-03-29T17:38:36.302-07:00What's been on the Menu 29Had a quick lunch with middle son N. who was in Melbourne on business. We went to Laurent in South Yarra and I didn't see that they had macaroons until we were leaving. Next time.<br />Below: Window of delicious sweets things.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8LIF8DIIeFo11sX7myrBLEE8Lpsr0LhyZfUiTdRHCR48hZZhdFOuHCJx2zNxL5YngqM4FR2nVU8YUCHcXZiJlrlz3BpZs4rT_57oVHmUjVeauhIW2Uzc5C-JHgKJ2oyH1RWA23kojJU/s1600/macaroons.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454218694477690386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8LIF8DIIeFo11sX7myrBLEE8Lpsr0LhyZfUiTdRHCR48hZZhdFOuHCJx2zNxL5YngqM4FR2nVU8YUCHcXZiJlrlz3BpZs4rT_57oVHmUjVeauhIW2Uzc5C-JHgKJ2oyH1RWA23kojJU/s400/macaroons.jpg" /></a> Below: Interior Laurent<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKMwwD4Z1pc0_tVA0rs3Q57f0D42qb_4c1uUcYfDPUvKBumB2Q1dNb-fyUCzjA_BfCXKQr_AK6MvxKiAxzqUqHGFiY2jfBM_yUanq5D_Jx_xqUj1HPcNADCzvTgOd9Rnbjvn_pCdL8kE/s1600/laurent.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454218686326495122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKMwwD4Z1pc0_tVA0rs3Q57f0D42qb_4c1uUcYfDPUvKBumB2Q1dNb-fyUCzjA_BfCXKQr_AK6MvxKiAxzqUqHGFiY2jfBM_yUanq5D_Jx_xqUj1HPcNADCzvTgOd9Rnbjvn_pCdL8kE/s400/laurent.jpg" /></a>Some further ordinary meals we have been having.</div><div>Below: Cheese omelette<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsiiThmJiJeVJdQNwB46GqKe9xiCEmhSGUCWmrGPc4yZKA1Hf9HZT4Z-hgMCy70xYYrMTgQ2zTK5kXywFzxMYR8wHegP__Q9QgNdoHFHwsAIM5aQXJyqHK0klhbV84_5todaenntq0z4/s1600/cheese+om.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454218684650178482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsiiThmJiJeVJdQNwB46GqKe9xiCEmhSGUCWmrGPc4yZKA1Hf9HZT4Z-hgMCy70xYYrMTgQ2zTK5kXywFzxMYR8wHegP__Q9QgNdoHFHwsAIM5aQXJyqHK0klhbV84_5todaenntq0z4/s400/cheese+om.jpg" /></a> Below: Roast Lamb with potatoes and mushrooms with onions or mushroom pate as it can be called.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgI86I8Ni8Y2u6VgGb9SYCkPudrbSxIPwNZZ5WmAjoSe9e-xHdc9D3OAkMw1r-LvVa5GiN7_BABOx2uiyCoLYp7FOzU-JvczFrdTimvSc4lRR1zG5sXHaFXY9ZcbPQTBzIi1F50yCBH1o/s1600/lamb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454218676858243682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgI86I8Ni8Y2u6VgGb9SYCkPudrbSxIPwNZZ5WmAjoSe9e-xHdc9D3OAkMw1r-LvVa5GiN7_BABOx2uiyCoLYp7FOzU-JvczFrdTimvSc4lRR1zG5sXHaFXY9ZcbPQTBzIi1F50yCBH1o/s400/lamb.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-66965283577630092922010-03-23T20:48:00.000-07:002010-03-23T21:13:11.097-07:00Gates and FencesGates and fences attract my eye as I drive to work through Bayside suburbs<br />Below:<br />Pristine white, low and verysmart<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGsagAeTZUtOa21-HuTVzgiWUFonFnCwaMNCZ_GRB6nMoYxyj3vgi94lYt3FtDn-I_4hgQh2OmkSo3NZVGzNAItUauCV9Wd3ge_HQbkgdHmhR5_64Uv0EODkqH2vYL_oBwGvqUwTRf6A/s1600-h/fencecropsmall1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452043113266173810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGsagAeTZUtOa21-HuTVzgiWUFonFnCwaMNCZ_GRB6nMoYxyj3vgi94lYt3FtDn-I_4hgQh2OmkSo3NZVGzNAItUauCV9Wd3ge_HQbkgdHmhR5_64Uv0EODkqH2vYL_oBwGvqUwTRf6A/s400/fencecropsmall1.jpg" /></a> Below: Again bright white and this time with two beautifully painted pillars<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKhaxW5VO1DuGQRthLotzix7c4BqXM6klZ56gcRPb5BTd5ejppRQtfEqkU3J1bmKF79flhXCiOfIHE-CU38sFxz5awE135MiULlz0rDSzcKeeysyg6ho8_oD4JT6EtgUzYH4-38nfuOg/s1600-h/white+pillars.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452043112874937058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKhaxW5VO1DuGQRthLotzix7c4BqXM6klZ56gcRPb5BTd5ejppRQtfEqkU3J1bmKF79flhXCiOfIHE-CU38sFxz5awE135MiULlz0rDSzcKeeysyg6ho8_oD4JT6EtgUzYH4-38nfuOg/s400/white+pillars.jpg" /></a> Below: White again with scallops and palings a little more spaced out. ( or maybe this is how I feel somedays ?? you've just got to LOL )<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCI3a5oZkZ1JQaZH96sbgNMoe-L9wR5HUSzFkEiF0JnWd0aAu88skKBvCdCAwmXQLRgE1nR3XEwjBJri6LB40TocSU_-kXKv6s3oat4VVPWvTizcYtzlZ5v0_d_PqMhyLJr6C_Qq_EUo/s1600-h/white+large+spaces.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 106px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452043104087532034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCI3a5oZkZ1JQaZH96sbgNMoe-L9wR5HUSzFkEiF0JnWd0aAu88skKBvCdCAwmXQLRgE1nR3XEwjBJri6LB40TocSU_-kXKv6s3oat4VVPWvTizcYtzlZ5v0_d_PqMhyLJr6C_Qq_EUo/s400/white+large+spaces.jpg" /></a> Below: Cream paint and a small pergola over the gate..this style of gate seems very popular of late.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfbDXw8PzI6Kzp7Dx1b-mktLYAzwd6q4_0yXCjJyhPk8GqrPMyBxpzjqqp-azPvfEHuDMsX5bVUAqKpQ7cqFHw2VflwBIljnK6Y1alalFQ00ID-BZqNdKTH7GGHIF5brzq5VcIHxIrMg/s1600-h/gate+pergola.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 176px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452043098203466674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfbDXw8PzI6Kzp7Dx1b-mktLYAzwd6q4_0yXCjJyhPk8GqrPMyBxpzjqqp-azPvfEHuDMsX5bVUAqKpQ7cqFHw2VflwBIljnK6Y1alalFQ00ID-BZqNdKTH7GGHIF5brzq5VcIHxIrMg/s400/gate+pergola.jpg" /></a> Below: Similar fence and gate this time in green. While it is a very good shade of green it loses some of the impact being in a colour don't you agree.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNuGJYm6dklQnGBBcKRnQK3Sxw-5pbrrP1yX-wEqW8EM_fJRV8LGGb-HGftIndVjkpSXhp1US5lgiNwDfVcFRUXijSCaz37rPr8-kXGjFcCKzi8cgSr8HohcFe1JOagjz-1Pzl3I7uNU/s1600-h/green+fence.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 124px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452043087478651730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNuGJYm6dklQnGBBcKRnQK3Sxw-5pbrrP1yX-wEqW8EM_fJRV8LGGb-HGftIndVjkpSXhp1US5lgiNwDfVcFRUXijSCaz37rPr8-kXGjFcCKzi8cgSr8HohcFe1JOagjz-1Pzl3I7uNU/s400/green+fence.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-54945518085957421032010-03-16T17:44:00.000-07:002010-03-24T16:35:35.742-07:00What's Been on the Menu No 28Pork tried the new sous vide way of cooking ....think I should have left it in the water bath for longer than 2 hours as it wasn't especially melt in the mouth. The purple cabbage was a hit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDdEhjZk7LhsBA5AQPxS9hIjwEqomfmEz-DD2fQ7oBuZt_P3jnxJLrpQ5F7yROXZvdJ2BsQbRIDktJ98afXrHhZW039lP5poqS8cLQYHPs4oaYNRCM3ONtj7fodHSJX0ClvohA-D1HDk/s1600-h/pork.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449397937845387538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDdEhjZk7LhsBA5AQPxS9hIjwEqomfmEz-DD2fQ7oBuZt_P3jnxJLrpQ5F7yROXZvdJ2BsQbRIDktJ98afXrHhZW039lP5poqS8cLQYHPs4oaYNRCM3ONtj7fodHSJX0ClvohA-D1HDk/s400/pork.jpg" /></a><br />Below:<br />I went to Jamie Olivers' cooking show at the HiSense Arena (looking abit tatty) and while I enjoyed it very much I was glad the tickets were a gift as I wouldn't have paid $100 for a seat.<br /><br />He was his "sorry Luv" as usual but the most hilarious part was when he cooked a meal while playing the drums.... had me in fits of laughter and his sing along song Lamb Curry has a way of lingering in the mind (unfortunately) lol.<br /><br />Below is his chicken fillet wrapped in prosciutto and filled with parmesan cheese and sprinkle of thyme very easy to do.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv-tv1KmIgkJOLLI25OUbNMlnbv37n_xkm0WEli5Q0BJzQkOhu1vvP6QVWv3wsJzlAJJ3iGXMx9eH0RadDIYjXdm7R69_MSflEPSELpXrxzWa-50U0fNOMmddJoLdxGTjQOhtAkWqBSU/s1600-h/jamie+chicken.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449397932604065010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv-tv1KmIgkJOLLI25OUbNMlnbv37n_xkm0WEli5Q0BJzQkOhu1vvP6QVWv3wsJzlAJJ3iGXMx9eH0RadDIYjXdm7R69_MSflEPSELpXrxzWa-50U0fNOMmddJoLdxGTjQOhtAkWqBSU/s400/jamie+chicken.jpg" /></a>Below: My Bruschetta...<br />chopped tomatoes, red onions (sliced very fine) olives and fetta served on lettuce and a toasted turkish roll and drizzled with french dressing<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3teWsRn7SI-1tPVSpfY8XCEsiGlTjjNDs5rrleEFj-CifYrP5YxZW2QWpoIMePCkapMbJjrk2RxKvTlRDtLhpMy9frWiLadlPAem5wWhyS4MlgEunbx13ftO5khPoQF-WRqCUP8yxRI/s1600-h/bruchetta.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449397925825889314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3teWsRn7SI-1tPVSpfY8XCEsiGlTjjNDs5rrleEFj-CifYrP5YxZW2QWpoIMePCkapMbJjrk2RxKvTlRDtLhpMy9frWiLadlPAem5wWhyS4MlgEunbx13ftO5khPoQF-WRqCUP8yxRI/s400/bruchetta.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-36807414099637671672010-03-02T15:31:00.000-08:002010-03-02T15:35:57.015-08:00What's for DessertDelicious cake for a birthday. The cream layer inside was passionfruit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQKJ0EPgZeyP3htfMJN88MmJTcsL65XQCCO_hhyphenhyphenMSQhFoX7YDO0l-xlQM35_QvwbRialhj2MUyM11CtFOQ0Z6xRfolhVKz_Oy3eP9gcWeDXfhBbXlYoYulbXQLz9KQNjw3goGQKROzco/s1600-h/cake2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 363px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444183964983959506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQKJ0EPgZeyP3htfMJN88MmJTcsL65XQCCO_hhyphenhyphenMSQhFoX7YDO0l-xlQM35_QvwbRialhj2MUyM11CtFOQ0Z6xRfolhVKz_Oy3eP9gcWeDXfhBbXlYoYulbXQLz9KQNjw3goGQKROzco/s400/cake2.jpg" /></a>There's nothing like it, well perhaps the lie down is good too.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX1O46GyTESsv1MP04mHec2ttdpHfZ6W6g90p4TUa-YlbWlQedQ34arrmXTmuXUOmlRUosezxT-hvDkDZj4gpflksB7LAgLJSsGZY-F3POpCHPHXtySuGjYkCHw1NDIFYu1eshxailEY/s1600-h/cuppa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444183956976414066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX1O46GyTESsv1MP04mHec2ttdpHfZ6W6g90p4TUa-YlbWlQedQ34arrmXTmuXUOmlRUosezxT-hvDkDZj4gpflksB7LAgLJSsGZY-F3POpCHPHXtySuGjYkCHw1NDIFYu1eshxailEY/s400/cuppa.jpg" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-73311954827839784442010-02-16T16:05:00.000-08:002010-02-16T16:26:00.615-08:00The Blue Mountains and Mt Tomah Part 1When we were in Sydney a short time ago we confessed to each other that we had never been to the Blue Mountains. So we hired a car and off for the day.<br /><br />In our wanderings we happened upon the Mt Tomah cool climate Botanical Gardens. Couldn't have been better if I'd planned it and Ian, being as wonderful as ever, didn't mind the stroll around to stretch his legs.<br /><br />Below: The rose garden with Lutyens seat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZipdcy4Zrk2MhubdjvRcGYrSujEv02zTh8K2AFt3wZk6O3aEAU_G_X7WP3WucLoar8PcLk7xDPdlFas8SvTluoSwkGdj-J5oYlsTfSHUWd1Yg2umwFwytREJEwAGRIgND2x-NZJhhcLw/s1600-h/rose+seat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438997460300598210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZipdcy4Zrk2MhubdjvRcGYrSujEv02zTh8K2AFt3wZk6O3aEAU_G_X7WP3WucLoar8PcLk7xDPdlFas8SvTluoSwkGdj-J5oYlsTfSHUWd1Yg2umwFwytREJEwAGRIgND2x-NZJhhcLw/s400/rose+seat.jpg" /></a> Below: Various plantings<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK53FGgteLUt50nVFIEtCcAA7GU81a3jl-OjxyqDf57ScZbCC3bNM3QppWb4K-wqBNzDWvnjzlp8_mUCHKm1Yncszr-UkzC5vgdX-FIsOTYmsOCE-XjHkN4z40fiKbMNTDpv40zlaZu8c/s1600-h/plants+mt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438997452209473602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK53FGgteLUt50nVFIEtCcAA7GU81a3jl-OjxyqDf57ScZbCC3bNM3QppWb4K-wqBNzDWvnjzlp8_mUCHKm1Yncszr-UkzC5vgdX-FIsOTYmsOCE-XjHkN4z40fiKbMNTDpv40zlaZu8c/s400/plants+mt.jpg" /></a><br />Below: More garden beds....these are fascinating to me but perhaps don't hold everyones' attention<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfgA7bNJdRn0XtlrztbyjTJg2mg_dZrGn_qQuj9HnZt5ehq9QZbuG1mK83XskS-w1fjZO9phx2q87RcVisy3qyGTyhjKrazXhwSKlH1LltGNh5j2Eb8-YAVuW1Y2JcnqjC-qLQCwgnFY/s1600-h/lillies+mt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438997444156529938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfgA7bNJdRn0XtlrztbyjTJg2mg_dZrGn_qQuj9HnZt5ehq9QZbuG1mK83XskS-w1fjZO9phx2q87RcVisy3qyGTyhjKrazXhwSKlH1LltGNh5j2Eb8-YAVuW1Y2JcnqjC-qLQCwgnFY/s400/lillies+mt.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Even more garden beds ...I love the raised stone beds and would love to have a go at this one day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAivXGmX3m9AbVj-sB7P2OdlmaEyV58E1ttSivLcei3g2IcEeR2119FaAtfPOR_DPkPw7Kmwe1LOlZH_dd0CkB1s1kWN24CWyT4xxrNZ5QU9wCGNdv5etgMwjtElDSx07jRifSErEiWQ/s1600-h/garden+mt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438997433379659298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAivXGmX3m9AbVj-sB7P2OdlmaEyV58E1ttSivLcei3g2IcEeR2119FaAtfPOR_DPkPw7Kmwe1LOlZH_dd0CkB1s1kWN24CWyT4xxrNZ5QU9wCGNdv5etgMwjtElDSx07jRifSErEiWQ/s400/garden+mt.jpg" /></a><br />Below: More beds with fairy fishing wands in the foreground.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtmz7E26M3GGXbvULQtWOJdU_MoIwAWBcBYLh35QL801SmDBSL_TOoshtoJOq1Pn7v56kqW3tLmuGk6gKh_u6Xhim-SbW38bg7rYjEl3Jrc0L-jqlMrcSZ-KVQh7KDMoyMOWookrhKiI/s1600-h/fairy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438997428325111282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtmz7E26M3GGXbvULQtWOJdU_MoIwAWBcBYLh35QL801SmDBSL_TOoshtoJOq1Pn7v56kqW3tLmuGk6gKh_u6Xhim-SbW38bg7rYjEl3Jrc0L-jqlMrcSZ-KVQh7KDMoyMOWookrhKiI/s400/fairy.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-12877376339205812582010-02-16T16:02:00.000-08:002010-02-16T16:20:38.416-08:00The Blue Mountains and Mt Tomah Part 2Below: Beautiful wooden garden seat around a lovely old tree and yes the lawns were this green.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkR4b3D1dXeTCnBVZTf7xjHQvBXeXlDljGLK1cLvt_HoKZMo4uLe2UnDnyyO3qkUFgTxdbhkWeM088X2aDw24ctfyrQxs7VKuVObQeXkpKqFU2FXfdl4tnmATS2EAixb5aXZk6xvENIM/s1600-h/tree+seat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438996739135094850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkR4b3D1dXeTCnBVZTf7xjHQvBXeXlDljGLK1cLvt_HoKZMo4uLe2UnDnyyO3qkUFgTxdbhkWeM088X2aDw24ctfyrQxs7VKuVObQeXkpKqFU2FXfdl4tnmATS2EAixb5aXZk6xvENIM/s400/tree+seat.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Below: Lawns and Conifers...gorgeous<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNijo3gELAP3ocJkm8K12chw8NHvjH8nANGARMM1ogZhoYbOj1XhcbohAsqy4GsICsYlxy-IV78vGhpbWZbfTM14jXEImjgvO8fke-VBSTR0r2LjjX_NIbuQFEqwN-P6TAwxNx0FruGQ/s1600-h/conifers+mt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438996728664998098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNijo3gELAP3ocJkm8K12chw8NHvjH8nANGARMM1ogZhoYbOj1XhcbohAsqy4GsICsYlxy-IV78vGhpbWZbfTM14jXEImjgvO8fke-VBSTR0r2LjjX_NIbuQFEqwN-P6TAwxNx0FruGQ/s400/conifers+mt.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div>Below: one of the spectacular views in the Blue Mountains<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYOvgqYskDi0U_2RswGfsi75D_0F_oO3Nr0y6kfCFTfJSAts17uvVVhQ2HDlQIrQHP6k6P7HpkR9nlurcWFKN1KFNqVTonuGgiQbtgqt9pHvjzHEypora1QQaHB7JaSKcgl6TOEZ6M8w/s1600-h/view+MT.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438996725614495090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYOvgqYskDi0U_2RswGfsi75D_0F_oO3Nr0y6kfCFTfJSAts17uvVVhQ2HDlQIrQHP6k6P7HpkR9nlurcWFKN1KFNqVTonuGgiQbtgqt9pHvjzHEypora1QQaHB7JaSKcgl6TOEZ6M8w/s400/view+MT.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Below: This is a familiar photo view of the Blue Mountains but of course wonderful in the flesh so to speak<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnGYGgLtT8USlEgWRSR-ekhebCsQtj1Bv-9b7NSzjEftdJ8QteTsNJ29RlneHwinXdtL5hyBjri2VsvtxDlXtXEUUOD5QZzVITs5hgEUqjzemxRP_PxScBCMSt-50bDr3BqNcvb52t-Q/s1600-h/view2+blue+mout.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438996716665025474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnGYGgLtT8USlEgWRSR-ekhebCsQtj1Bv-9b7NSzjEftdJ8QteTsNJ29RlneHwinXdtL5hyBjri2VsvtxDlXtXEUUOD5QZzVITs5hgEUqjzemxRP_PxScBCMSt-50bDr3BqNcvb52t-Q/s400/view2+blue+mout.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076731776176281132.post-23799884299648422342010-02-10T19:53:00.000-08:002010-02-16T16:02:36.067-08:00What's Been on the Menu 27Below: An afternoon spent wandering around Melbourne's shops, saw my need for a coffee.<br />At Roost in Glenferrie Road East Malvern.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUZkPrp7p8r9c73fF3d5UeHvKj9LG1G0W_-FmC26DTsu2SXwhCLpbHNe6wl8x7WM_JVj3Lb9fhuYxiS-jzzdFV8lOjDGUM27sk5TkeiMZz79hcH88fmqo_YjJmFx3kjc8EMft1KlcdKA/s1600-h/Roost.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436829596657378274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUZkPrp7p8r9c73fF3d5UeHvKj9LG1G0W_-FmC26DTsu2SXwhCLpbHNe6wl8x7WM_JVj3Lb9fhuYxiS-jzzdFV8lOjDGUM27sk5TkeiMZz79hcH88fmqo_YjJmFx3kjc8EMft1KlcdKA/s400/Roost.jpg" /></a> Below: Dinner at Wild Fish Restaurant. Stuffed and rolled chicken breast with a camembert cheese sauce.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNl24OZd_53__x8SIVApnt3sVGT7QShuvX8nMpKIWYVdHCMZ2pNjYaWOXzRo9ppyHk1l-iOSJjzQqc5TcsRGJYJCO9SxdaMp403UDLp1jMKjAeGN-qcq8qy4I_9TV6pVEhBg1R_7zJs8/s1600-h/Chicken.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436829589313461906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNl24OZd_53__x8SIVApnt3sVGT7QShuvX8nMpKIWYVdHCMZ2pNjYaWOXzRo9ppyHk1l-iOSJjzQqc5TcsRGJYJCO9SxdaMp403UDLp1jMKjAeGN-qcq8qy4I_9TV6pVEhBg1R_7zJs8/s400/Chicken.jpg" /></a><br />Below: Dinner out for B's farewell from work. A Middle Eastern banquet dinner. These were lamb meat patties with garlic yoghurt.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsBz_2bz3Guvay8FFG4LJd3pljNwSiUxvpIZ1_k-uocj7QnaK6RFnBiOYsxMfspLVOPqC4M9c6xEZ-9UO0DIuaS_ZJiAbYZ20t8SrcfTYWA4yrSet0AyzhZUaT51OdOzu0RFsVHJyE2g/s1600-h/Turkish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436829583421912722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsBz_2bz3Guvay8FFG4LJd3pljNwSiUxvpIZ1_k-uocj7QnaK6RFnBiOYsxMfspLVOPqC4M9c6xEZ-9UO0DIuaS_ZJiAbYZ20t8SrcfTYWA4yrSet0AyzhZUaT51OdOzu0RFsVHJyE2g/s400/Turkish.jpg" /></a> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0