Yes, this post has Archie written all over it. I had a really busy day scheduled today so wanted to organise dinner ahead of time. I didn’t want to break the tradition of a Sunday night family dinner (and I always schedule an early dinner so the family night of significance is over in time […]
Chargrilled Eye Fillet with Massaman Curry Sauce
January 9, 2013 By 42 Comments
In a previous post I mentioned to you that while we were on a family holiday in Noosa, Maureen and Claire, two amazing bloggers who have become my friends, came over to our apartment for dinner, (except that Claire could only stay for a drink as she was double-booked). You would think that seeing there […]
It’s Halloween and a Beef Dhansak Curry
October 31, 2012 By 42 Comments
It’s Halloween and this celebration is not something I grew up with. It was something we heard that they did in the US and from what we gleaned from the Chinese Whispers, children dressed up as witches or vampires and were rewarded for this by being given lollies from every house in the neighbourhood. We […]
The Pedestrian and Slow Roasted Beef
October 29, 2012 By 31 Comments
Back in the days when I used to work with Carl in a studio, I could walk to work but that would take me nearly an hour and most of the walk was up a fairly steep hill so I almost always drove to work. I had to drive along a main road that was […]
Quick and Easy Sausage Rolls and…Mumford and Sons
October 15, 2012 By 43 Comments
You’ll be pleased to know the Wedding Singer returned with my car yesterday and was on Cloud Nine because his band’s performance had gone so well. The bride was so pleased she wrapped herself around my Archie and gave him a big embrace to thank him. Archie, having never before sung at a wedding, (in […]
Stir-Fried Mushrooms and Downtime
October 2, 2012 By 52 Comments
I have to say I’m enjoying my downtime from Arabella and her dramas. We had the final week of her schooling that was intensity plus and now there’s this wonderful breather before the exams begin. It’s a wonderful breather because she’s gone and is away on study camp so I feel like I’m having to […]
Mince on Toast and Valiants, Lollies, Paintings and Mince
August 5, 2012 By 37 Comments
I’ve had a couple of trips across the Tasman and the first was when I was two years old when we moved to Sydney. I don’t remember that trip at all and I only have a few memories of the two years we spent in Sydney before returning to New Zealand for another decade. I […]
A Proficient Actor
July 3, 2012 By 38 Comments
Have I mentioned that when Archie was in high school he clocked up a number of detentions? Archie was a drama student and acting was his most favourite subject, if not the only subject he enjoyed. In Year 12 Archie and his mate, Webb, had roles in a David Williamson play, The Removalists. For their […]
Thai Beef Salad and…Travel Expenses
July 1, 2012 By 38 Comments
It’s school holidays and they’ve coincided with Archie having a mid-semester break. I thought, seeing all three offspring are on holidays, that it might be nice to go away for a few days. But Archie said, ‘I’ve got plans’. ‘What plans Archie? Aren’t you on holidays?’ ‘Yeah, yeah I am, but a few of the […]
Penang Curry and…Heightened Anxiety
June 23, 2012 By 32 Comments
Archie’s given me an anxiety disorder. On Thursday night Carl and I went out and when we came home Archie was out. Arabella told us that he was staying the night at Webb’s. Webb lives five minutes away from Archie’s uni so Archie likes to stay there occasionally and enjoy a bit of a sleep-in […]
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