It’s been a long day.  Not so much physically tiring as mentally draining.  I’ve been staring at excel spreadsheets and word docs all day long.  The upside, I guess is that I won’t have to do any of it this weekend.  Now I’m trying to recharge for another 6 hours at work with a cup…

Do you ever have too much time on your hands?  Suddenly, all those bits of boring paperwork and telephone inquries seem like really attractive ways of biding time. A paper I submitted got accepted for presentation at a conference in May.  I’m really excited.  The 10 minutes on the podium and 5 minutes of post…

The morning started out much like any other.  Did my share of the housework and then took a bus into the city to shop, window shop and do some errands.  Grabbed a coffee at Gloria Jeans, here is a photo of the reassuring tidiness of the cake cabinet.  I think the cakes are exactly the…

My subconscious made me wake up at the crack of dawn this morning for no real reason at all.  It’s Saturday.  I will have to ask myself some questions to find out why. While I was trying to contact my subconscious, I sat for a bit in the study contemplating the recipe book shelf.  On…

In my excitement at finding the missing Ikea clear plastic boxes and lids necessary for the the spare room, I had an entirely out of character desire to declutter on a weeknight.  Sortera – the label does not lie.  These boxes with a hinged lid are ideal for stowing away bits and pieces that don’t…

For Carly Findlay – another advenuture in good mince.  Veal larb from the mistress of simple but special – donna hay.  This is a recipe from her magazine issue feb/mar 2009.  I have great respect for her fast 50 recipes.  They are indeed fast, are a sophisticated twist on familiar flavours and rely on ingredients that are easily accessible.…

I had a dream last night.  It was very Alice in Wonderland.  I think I was wearing Alannah Hill or maybe Alice McCall whilst doing the laundry.  Then I realized I was actually replaying an ad I saw on TV.  No wonder I slept in…… At Coles on the way home, I hunted out this…

This challenge was passed on to me by the wonderful foodwink  She and her beautiful blog have received an Over The Top Award 🙂 One word answers to 35 questions.  One word.  Only? 1.Where is your cell phone? Desk 2.Your hair? Up 3.Your mother? Inspiring 4.Your father? Selfless 5.Your favourite food? Salmon 6.Your dream last night?…

I could get used to having Friday afternoons off, even rainy ones.  Four day working days a week is a civilized arrangement.  The week should end on a high and in my experience, the chosen day is Thursday.  I took the opportunity to join the ladies who lunch, the men sneaking out to buy something…

Sunday night dinners fluctuate from the light to substantial.  It all depends on how big the weekend was in food.  Tonight was a curry, rice and veg kind of night.  Yoga always makes me crave a curry – butter chicken is my favourite.  Mr SSG and I had hit the pool for some laps as…