Posted in Activities, Food, geocaching on Mar 13th, 2010 2 Comments »
We thought it was about time we took Missy the mini out of her winter hibernation. It’s been three weeks since the last snowfall, and tiny buds are just starting to appear on the stick trees. After two jumpstarts (thanks random kind man near the servo!), we were off! We headed west on the south [...]
Posted in Food on Aug 8th, 2009 No Comments »
We spent a cruisy afternoon at Cat, Nikk and Aimee’s house. BBQ and chatting. I made my first ever pavlova to share with them some Aussie cuisine. Thankfully they all loved it – hurrah!
Posted in Activities, Food, Hikes on Apr 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Although the weather forecast was not great (rain, 3-9 degrees), Wes and I decided to brave it camping in the Cairngorms. And we’re so glad we did! We had hardly a spec of rain and instead three days of blue skies! Yes it was cold, but bearable when the sun is out. We set up [...]
Posted in Food on Mar 24th, 2009 1 Comment »
When I first arrived in the UK, it took me a while to work out whether it was just the milk that tasted different (it does!) or whether the Milo itself is different. Ok, so the tin says ‘made in UK’ instead of ‘made in Australia’, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a different recipe.
On [...]
Posted in Food on Dec 7th, 2008 No Comments »
While Pat was here, he shared with us the recipe for Pat’s Amazing Pancakes. They really are amazing.
The genuine authentic American maple syrup he gave us came in handy too!
