Last night’s dinner was created by Jac to use up various bits and pieces in the fridge. It was like a tomatoey soup (she pureed the tomatoes herself and added powdered beef gravy), with lots of stuff in it – pasta spirals, fresh tomatoes, green beans, onions, garlic, chicken, english spinach, field mushrooms (sliced thickly […]
It was an unusual day at the office yesterday, because most of the people I share the office with (also PhD students) were actually in for a change. It was nice, but very distracting because of the constant chatter. It’s an open plan office and not a very big space, so it’s hard to not […]
On Saturday morning we went to visit Jac’s mum, and on the way, we picked up a couple of pies for breakfast from the Thornlie Bakery. I had a chicken and vegetable pie. One bite later… …and many bites later. it was a very chickeny pie, with a tasty, thick white sauce-based gravy, corn, peas […]
Here’s my new phone dressed up in its new rainbow Mock. It fits nicely in my trouser or shorts pocket and in the mobile pocket on the strap of my backpack. So far, I love my new phone. I used the Nokia Data Suite software and the infrared port on my laptop to copy my […]
Here are a couple of belated photos from the weekend. The cats soaked up the sunshine in the spa room on Sunday arvo. Pixel enjoyed a little nap in the little pink house. In this photo you can see Pixel isn’t too pleased to see the camera – her face says: Stop pointing that *#&$^ […]
Alternative title: About Phood and Phones. First, Food (or is that Phirst, Phood?) This weekend will be a busy one, so I thought I’d do a Thursday night post for a change. We had a delicious chinese chicken salad for dinner on Monday night, made with Lee Kum Kee Sauce for Chinese Chicken Salad. This […]
Food, food, everywhere! Fairy floss (cotton candy), donuts, toffee apples and waffles were plentiful. Click on the pictures to see the larger versions. Chicken Treat, Red Rooster, Bunga Raya Satay, The Pancake Van. Click on the pictures to see the larger versions. Bare Crush Icy Poles (made with 100…