Five members of my family came to stay for two weeks just prior to Easter. This was a much anticipated visit, as it was the first time that Mum, Dad and my youngest sister had been to see us since we had emigrated. Another sister… Read More
All posts tagged “summer”
Plum and Apricot Tart
It has now been just over two months since our new oven was installed and I have been happily rediscovering all manner of dishes that used to be in regular rotation in my kitchen. Almond crescents, baked vegetables, grilled cheese on toast – even a… Read More
Perth
Now I know where to go when the oppressively humid Queensland summer gets too much. Perth was gorgeous for four days in late January: clear cool mornings gave way to hot dry days which rolled into dusky evenings and BBQ dinners. We had been to… Read More
Progressive indulgence
Colin and I returned from our Christmas and New Year celebrations in New Zealand to balmy, blue-skied Brisbane. After a week of overcast-skies, wind, and four-days-straight-rain, there was a small part of us that relished the return to our new, tropical home. Initially, the New… Read More