January 2010

Hello Kitty Overnight Bag

Scored myself the exit row window, with noone in the centre seat on the way down to Melbourne on Friday morning. Sweet! Quick on and off with only my hand luggage, too ;)

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Apparently Qantas are trying to increase their recycling on planes, collecting the bottles separate to the food and other rubbish now. Got a juice and some Kez’s cookies on the way down. I ate the Honey and Macadamia one, and alas threw away the chocolate.

The return flight last night was packed, with very little time for the dinner service. Lucky for me, I’d requested a Vegan meal, so as to avoid the cheese and other potential things that wouldn’t agree with me.

Qantas Vegan Meal

I scored a roast Mediterranean vege sandwich on 9 grain, and a cute little Quinoa flour cake. And was served before my row mates who suffered through their ham and cheese on dry brown bread with a minny toblerone. No wine service on the weekend CityFlyers, so I stuck with the water.

Qantas Vegan Meal

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Oz Day 2010

January 28, 2010 · 0 comments

We tagged along on a BBQ with Mick and Julia and some of their friends and family at Black Mountain Peninsula…

Oz Day BBQ
The boys cooked up a storm..
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Start and Finish

January 27, 2010 · 0 comments

Started the day with a walk around Holder and Duffy… I think I saw the first Kookaburra since I’ve been in Canberra!

Flowers in Duffy

Finished the day with a run around the bridges with Rish. 5k, and back under 30mins (29:49)! Even with the wind. eeps.

Back under 30 mins!

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Clouds over Lake George

January 27, 2010 · 0 comments

Lake George

With the wind farm in the distance. Gorgeous.

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Quite Contrary

January 26, 2010 · 0 comments

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row

Repotting the garden

We repotted the garden on the weekend, added some fertilizers, and away we go!
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Summer Dinners

January 25, 2010 · 0 comments

Summer dinners for me involved something small and cooked, surrounded with a huge amount of salad!

BBQ Salmon
Saturday Dinner.

Of course, it’s even better to get Rish out on the BBQ :) That’s where salmon, steaks and sausages come in!

BBQ Salmon BBQ Salmon

Wine... retoxing?
Enjoyed a few glasses of wine… retoxing a little after my week away ;) The wine’s a sparkling sav blanc, and the strawberries tasted awesome after soaking in it ;) Picked those up for less than $2 a punnet at Aldi.

Last night I made the cherry tomato and feta tarts from the Golden Door cookbook :) Once I figured out defrosting the pastry they were nice and simple. Next step will be finding a place to buy frozen egg white here in Canberra so Rish doesn’t have to get through so many yolks!

Cherry Tomato and Feta Tarts

Post-gym smoothie
Post-gym smoothie. :) Frozen berries, Ladybird Soy Protein, So Good, Jalna Greek yoghurt and ice.

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Back in Reality

January 23, 2010

Back in Canberra after five nights at The Golden Door health retreat in Pokolbin… A week of eating delicious and healthy food, having spa treatments and waking at six for Tai Chi and a brisk 5.4km walk before breakfast :) Loved it. Yes, I bought the cookbook. I have also not had caffeine (including diet [...]

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The Golden Door – Elysia

January 17, 2010

Off here for the next week. Contraband Items Mobile phones (for use in your room only) Alcohol Tobacco Drugs (not prescription) Food (they will feed me there, don’t worry!) Sweets Coffee/Tea See you on the other side!

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Serious?

January 16, 2010

via Ian: Do you have suicidal thoughts after watching Avatar because you realise that Earth sucks and you wish you were on the blue people planet, Pandora? I think it might be worse that we paid $20/ticket for the pleasure of getting that way :p oh, wait, $19, but an extra $1 for a pair [...]

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Cakes and St Kilda (Nov 28)

January 15, 2010

There’s something about St Kilda, and making yourself ill on creamy cakes.

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The Twelve Apostles (Nov 26)

January 13, 2010

On our drive along The Great Ocean Road in November, we had to of course go to the Twelve Apostles. A slightly overcast day, but gorgeous! I really like the millions of years you can see in the lines on the rocks and cliff faces. I never quite “got it” when it came to the [...]

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Deluca's Pizza, Darby Street

January 11, 2010

Another “oh yum” place on Darby Street. Can’t move back here, I will become a Sumo. Mmm… Impressed. Quite like the lamps.. Rose of some sort. Didn’t catch it.

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