Assembled some mince pies.
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Yum. I've done
- white chocolate and cranberry hedgehog
- coconut macaroons
For work break up
- fruit cake
For a present
- ice cream pudding (ice cream mixed with all sorts of Christmas goodies and a dash of elderflower liqueur)
Am ded
Am full of condensed milk.
Look so good even the rosella is eyeing them off.
Nicely done π
So pretty! π
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Tomorrow is pay day. Tomorrow night will be fun lol
Good night all β€οΈ
Saw real orchids today so here's an obligatory Lego vs real orchid comparison
the lego is pretty but the experience is different
there isn't the nurturing of the plant a whole year, then the excitement of seeing a new stalk, a spike, how many flowers will it have, how many spikes, do I train the flowers on supports or leave then natural like on the trees, ( I leave the flowers to cascade in beautiful natural arches ) looking at the buds grow and then finally after many weeks of seeing spikes and buds the first one blossoms and it is beautiful
Very true.
but they are all lovely and lego is all year, even when skies are grey πΊ thanks for posting,
because the right answer seeing good and saying thanks πΊ
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Lego Botanicals are perfect for people like me with βanti-greenβ thumbs.
cousin's husband called husband and asked him to tell me that I am making a trifle π my cooking might not always look good but it's always made with top ingredients and is delicious
so that's two trifles I'm making now, a plain one for fam with kids, a grand marnier one for with friends
Accidentally doubled up my adhd pills this morning. Fell asleep in about 5 minutes for 4 hours.
And now the day is pretty much screwed. switch and cats it is then.
Also this
Happy New Year π
Getting in early?
Happy Valentine's β€οΈ
I saw hot cross buns at coles π₯π π
Too soon! Everyone knows the traditional colesworth hit cross bun day is Boxing Day.
Wassail o wassail throughout all the town, our cup it is white and the ale it is brown.
Just after 2 pm in December and I have to turn the lights on. Wtf?
Poot. LittleOne does not like Solstice dinner treat. Spherical Void incoming.
Ugh framing wood we got from bunnings reeks of LOSP offgas. Got it stuffed in the garage with a shop fan blasting it
What do youse guys do with books once you have read them?
Do you keep everything, keep some, toss all?
I tend to keep reference books, work/technical books that I use and books I haven't read yet. The rest are given away or donated or even put in the trash. I have little sentimentality regarding books, it has to be very special to keep.
I keep everything.
Unless they were boring, I buy another shelf and add them to the collection. I reread good ones regularly. Just looking at them on the shelf can set off a memory cascade near to actually doing so. It takes many boxen to move house!
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Exactly the same as you.
I don't buy books any more because I don't wanna make the decision of keep, throw, donate.
I only buy technical books now or out of print or books that aren't digitised, the rest is audiobooks
I have a lot of books to go through for my future bookcases already. I don't wanna add to the decision making later on. I have so many I still need to read.
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I rarely read physical books any more. I used to have lots of them, I had filled a big bookshelf and was trying to figure out where I could fit another one. Then it occured to me that the money I was looking to spend on a new shelving unit could buy a lot of books at the secondhand book store. If I did decide to read them again it would be cheaper to just buy them again than to pay to keep them. I gave away almost all the books (and managed to sell a few of the better ones) and now only keep reference type boooks I may want to go back to.
I find it a bit odd how sentimental people get about books, as if giving away books is somehow destroying knowledge instead of spreading it.
I tend to keep - which has been a problem as I read a lot. Since getting the kindle app on my computer & phone, I buy fewer books. I really must do a search and destroy on the bookshelves to remove duplicates. The trouble is I don't trust computers - paper books are always available even if the power goes out. Also the kindle app is crap for pictures and photos. I do use my local libraries a lot.
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Proud day to be an Aussie π¦πΊππππππ
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Thinking about what I can make to the big fam dinner
Last year I brought fairy bread, it was a giant hit and everyone had some.
Unlike a previous time when I made focaccia with designs made of herb leaves and flowers made with vegie slices , that was only half eaten.
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Just checked the radar - looks like I got home from market trip just in time. Stawm incoming!
It's cold out there!
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Managed to get out for a very pretty brunch before the weather got too bad - twas an interesting drive home though!
As tasty as it is pretty!
that's lovely
I was lying in bed this morning wondering why the cars driving past sounded so loud. Apparently I didn't latch the front door properly yesterday and it came open during the night. Fortunately all pets were accounted for this morning but I'm going to be triple checking the door every time I close it from now on.
allergy to milk bad , started coughing after eating a shortbread made with butter, lips and throat hurt πtaken a telfast now , I had forgotten to take one this morning
and this weather is unbelievable, I had gotten some nice clothes for hot days, now I'm going to be wearing a coat for down at the coast
As part of the holiday unKAOS I want to wash all my blankets. Am gonna enlist some outside line time from a mate. Cotton ones are fine but how do I wash those old woolen ones? You know the ones with the various check patterns that no-one ever buys but everyone has? Tips?
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Today I am listening to a heritage recording of The Australian Jazz Band from 1950, recorded at Mornington.
it's mostly Dixieland I think, I'm not a big jazz aficionado so am not sure , Maple Leaf and Black and White are Ragtime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w6eOeg29FA&list=OLAK5uy_lU4EPCJZ3SA35JCCvrn4zzQ9KOMwuIPRQ
Definitely an indoors day today.
I have my meal prep for the next few days done. I just need to sort out a couple of things for corned beef tonight and hang out some washing to dry and all the chores are done. Then I can get back to Valhalla and start rampaging again.
panettone dough is mixed, this time I added 1/2 teaspoon orange essence and less brandy
I have two batches of shortbread to make, one plain, one with chopped glace ginger
and will do some shopping at a local italian supermarket
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