non-global warming the flat

today was a continuation of last night's baking. on friday i threw together the caramel tarts and mars bar slice as well as savoury zucchini slices. today i finished up with the three cheese and spinach muffins and spanish tortilla tarts, then sweetened the deal with lemon tarts. i wish i had taken photos of the table. gail had given me a fabulous three tier cake stand a couple of years back and it's the first time i got to use it. mmm... there was nothing left by the end of the night though.

as i was saying, i didn't take any photos but i stole a couple that ilona took. i'm not included, the house is not included, most of the crew that showed up are not included... but... hmm... who was included then?




the flat warming went well. i was prepared and ready for guests since it was a casual affair. i'm thinking a games night is in order over winter. will let you know. ;)

"you'll make a good wife..."

yep, she said it. my mum, isn't she just lovely? ;) i texted her earlier today with an important baking question. well, not so much baking as freezing stuff. but back to baking, i decided on mum's quick cup cakes. thought i could have a couple of warm ones for dessert and then ice a few to take to work tomorrow. feeling a bit domestic after work, even managed to cut out fabric for another skirt. might see if i can sew it up tomorrow night.




don't hold your breath mum. :)

sunday stuff

i caught the tram into starbucks this morning and pretended to write. i held the pen, but nothing came out. i swear, not even the ink. :) so in a feat of procrastination i entered hoyts to watch a kid's film, all in the name of research. i know, i know... it was nothing spectacular but i was entertained.


i caught up with leah and terencio in the afternoon for a practice tent-pitching and pulling down session. i managed it well.

the evening had me baking lemon curd tarts. never tried them before and they turned out really tasty. i have to remember to roll the pastry out a little thinner next time.

another city adventure

"it's a small world after all" sung through my head when i walked in to taco bill's early to meet jamie and i hear, "leisa". now i know that it was "leisa" with an e, because it was ms alex calling from across the room. she and chris were just finishing up so i grabbed their table and had a bit of catch up. they swear they weren't cheating on me by eating at bill's as a duo, instead of the usual trio. i'm not quite sure. ;)

mark joined jamie and i for a drink before we made our way to the hifi bar for brian jonestown massacre.


it was hot. the venue. very hot. the music i enjoyed but not so much the stop start attitude of the band. i left before it finished because i was slightly annoyed by a fellow punter (don't get me started). but the lads said BJM kicked it up a notch and put on a good show. and so ended saturday eve.

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what is "from the back of postcards"? i got asked this by someone i don't know. and it made me think... what is it? or what has it become? i guess the blog started out as a pie in the sky idea of how to get my niece, nephews and little brother interested in the world. being the virtual travelling companion as i walked the world. that's where it started. you know, instead of writing something on the back of a postcard? but i guess like many things it's morphed over time. now? hmm... i guess showing off my life a little. it's a good life. and i share it with friends and family across the continent and across the world. and sometimes, in those rare low moments, i can visit back over the pictures and words to remind myself how truly lucky i am. life is good. life is grand. my life is bloody fantastic.

(except for the housewarming party i've been forced into having... that's just something else to add to the busy agenda...sigh, i'm so hard done by) ;)

stories to tell

a gala night of story telling to celebrate the opening of the wheeler centre began with david malouf and ended with... um... paul kelly. that's right. and in between there was cate kennedy, judith lucy, shane maloney, john safran, john marsden and a few others. most were good, some were wonderful and just a couple were...eh. thanks to alex, chris and jamie who joined me for the told tales.

the supper inn, a bottle of wine and a tram ride to a party in northcote to close the night, or start the morning. ;)

yo yo yo

yo la tengo at the forum with jamie and mark.

had an RDO today. got to sleep in, make a trip to IKEA, read a book and sew a skirt before tramming into have dinner with the guys and jill before the gig.

i like having an extra day up my sleeve.

8pm til 2am

feasting on pancakes (disguised as crepes) for frassy's birthday. happy birthday dear af.

i NEVER said i had too many books...

i shall deny it.

garth nix's lord sunday is out. last of the keys to the kingdom series. i'll be reading it all afternoon. nix was at the sydney writer's festival in 2009, we listened to him and isobel carmody whilst sitting on the dock. good memories.

along the way

two of the people in my neighbourhood
in my neighbourhood, in my neigh...bour... hood...

too many books, not enough shelves

and i'm now surrounded by my favourite words again. came across this...

I Want to Breathe
you in I'm not talking about
perfume or even the sweet

odor of your skin but of the
air itself I want to share

your air inhaling what you
exhale I'd like to be that

close two of us breathing
each other as one as that.

- james laughlin -

and then there's...

I Wrote a Good Omelet

I wrote a good omelet... and ate a hot poem...
after loving you

Buttoned my car... and drove my coat home... in the
rain...
after loving you

I goed on red... and stopped on green... floating
somewhere in between...
being here and being there...
after loving you

I rolled my bed... turned down my hair... slightly
confused but...I don't care...
Laid out my teeth... and gargled my gown.. then I stood
...and laid me down...
to sleep...
after loving you

- nikki giovanni -

*****

my books. they're back.

old ads

tash sent me a few advertisements today, these were my favourites. oh yeah!!

february 1

already? come on.