Adventures in baking

Olive Thyme & Parmesan Sourdough

Stay home, bake bread

I have now been “working from home” due to COVID-19 for four months and things are starting to feel a little repetitive. Cabin fever...

  • Bread starter in jar
    June 13, 2020

    Adventures in baking

    For years now I’ve been baking bread at home for my family. It started when my middle child was two, she’s 22 now. I...

Flavour Matters

Bowl of celebration rice

Flavour matters

A couple of years ago I gave my husband the cookbook OTTOLENGHI by Sami Tamimi and Yotam Ottolenghi, and I can say without a...

Gin Journals

Copperwave Distilled Gin bottle

Gin Journals can you taste bechamel sauce?

Copperwave Distilled Gin created by Hunter Distillery I am one of those people who love a G&T, and I love touring distilleries. I love...

On the road

Photo of open road and blue skies

Broken parts, windscreen chips

Day 1 Home to Parkes NSW Welcome to the first leg of our NSW Loop trip. The day started well… actually no it did...

  • Photo of open road and blue skies
    May 11, 2023

    Road Trip – NSW Loop

    After a busy summer of renovations, gardening, family visits, surf and sunshine we are ready to hit the road again. We planned a short...

The Everyday

Ocean scene

Five on Friday

I have been crazy busy this week but actually don’t have much to show for it. We returned to the city for a few...

  • September 1, 2023

    Five on Friday

    Even though I am retired I still wake up on Friday morning thinking TGIF. Crazy I know when every day is a weekend for...

  • January 12, 2023

    Where to from here

    I am not a big “resolutions” type of person anymore. I tried that when I was younger along with everyone else, start a new...

  • Sunset coloured sky
    June 14, 2022

    Ode to the long weekend

    We have been lucky enough to have a long weekend this weekend in honour of the Queen’s Birthday. Living in Australia we experience quite...

Treehouse

Coastal Tree House

In my last post I talked about how we wanted to find a house by the sea to use as a holiday home for...

  • January 20, 2021

    A house by the sea

    For years we talked about buying a house on the coast. We love the beach, love the coastal lifestyle and wanted to make that...