Author: mimbles

Family & Parenting, Food Glorious Food, Historical reenactment, Pets and Other Wildlife3 Comments

Huscarls hillside camp

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We went camping with the Huscarls on the weekend and to be perfectly honest I didn’t have much fun. I don’t mind roughing it a bit but I object very strongly to not having any flat ground to sleep on – sliding feet first off my bed multiple times through the night does not make me happy. There were other problems too but I don’t really feel like going into them here. Suffice to say I’ve had better weekends. Which isn’t to say there was nothing good about the weekend. The kids certainly had fun. The weather was good. Clara … Continue reading Huscarls hillside camp

Food Glorious Food, Historical reenactment1 Comment

Menu plan 18 Aug 08

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Damn I’m exhausted. There’s no way I can face both grocery shopping with the kids AND cooking tonight so home delivered pizza it is. I’ll drag myself up to the shops once the kids are in bed.Last week’s plan worked out pretty well. We swapped Wednesday with Friday and Caitlin had her instant noodles when we were eating roast goat on a spit on Saturday night. MondayPizzaFruit & yoghurtTuesdayHoney lamb casserole, rice and broccoliIce cream & fruitWednesdayBBQ seafood kebabs (garlic prawns, tuna, scallops), rice and stir fry vegCrepes – didn’t manage this last week, shall try againThursdaySausages, mashed potato & … Continue reading Menu plan 18 Aug 08

Miscellaneous3 Comments

On the re-reading of series

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I’ve just been reading a post, and the subsequent comments, over at Tor.com titled Re-reading Long Series. There’s something very satisfying about seeing a whole bunch of people talking with enthusiasm about re-reading the same series of books that I too love re-reading. There were a number of series I haven’t read mentioned as well, perhaps I should give them a go. There are a few series that I re-read on a fairly regular basis, I love coming back to the familiar characters and watching the stories unfold with the pleasure of knowing how all the puzzle pieces fit together. … Continue reading On the re-reading of series

Food Glorious Food6 Comments

I hate him

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Adam has just got home from having dinner with his brother at the Lord Nelson. It was a gourmet set course meal with beers matched to the food. Let me share with you the menu. oysters naturalwith three fruits06 deus brut des flanders 11.5% – belgium steak and kidney raviolithree sheets pale ale 4.9% – sydney nsw confit of asian spiced ducksauteed shitake king browns bok choylittle creatures pale ale 5.2% – freemantle wa111 pale ale 5.4% – sydney nsw trentingranafrom trentino alto itabroadside 200 8.7% – sydney nsw oven baked flourless chocolate puddingrich chocolate sauce and mascarponesix month keg … Continue reading I hate him

Blog Link-ups and Memes, Feminism, Keeping the Masses Entertained3 Comments

Link-fest No.4

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Another random collection of stuff to read. The August edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Audrey and the Bad Apples. One of the reasons I’m not watching the Olympics (or watching very little anyway): Lauredhel at Hoyden About Town posts on women athletes’ uniforms. The 2008 Hugo Awards results have been announced. Check out Tor.com, there’s short stories, news and a community to join. There’s a new Serenity comic on-line at MySpace Dark Horse Presents. And finally, who would ever have imagined there were so many possible Zombie Rhymes? lilacsigil contributed one of my favourites: Who … Continue reading Link-fest No.4

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Menu plan 11 Aug 08

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Thursday night was the only slip up last week, KFC for the second week in a row. I call that progress 😛 The apple and rhubarb crumble on Tuesday was awesome if I do say so myself, definitely make that again some time. Di and Bren came over on Friday night so I ended up cooking chicken burritos as well as tacos, then we watched Stargate: Continuum, was good 🙂 MondaySteak, jacket potato and grilled vegFruit & yoghurtTuesdayCorned beef, onion sauce and steamed vegIce cream & fruitWednesdayBBQ chicken, prawns, salad & bread rollsCrepes – lemon and sugar for me, maple … Continue reading Menu plan 11 Aug 08

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Him

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Meme time again, Heather‘s to blame for this one. 1. What is his name?Adam 2. Who eats more?I’m not sure, probably about the same for most things. 3. Who said, “I love you” first?Him. In fact he said it to me on the night we “got together” (we went to the same high school so I can’t say it was the night we met though we didn’t really know each other before then). 4. Who is taller?Him. 5. Who drives most when you are out together?He does, because he likes driving and I don’t care either way. 6. Who is … Continue reading Him

Family & Parenting, Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table7 Comments

Well, there’s nothing wrong with that

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I had a long conversation with my daughter recently which was sparked off by a couple of things that had come up at school. It started with her recounting a conversation that took place when the word “gay” was used an insult by one one of the boys to one of Caitlin’s friends, the friend responded by asking him if he knew what gay meant and he replied “Yeah, it means happy”. Caitlin’s friend said “No, it’s when 2 boys or 2 girls love each other” and Caitlin chimed in with “Well, there’s nothing wrong with that”. Then Caitlin’s friend … Continue reading Well, there’s nothing wrong with that

Food Glorious Food, Keeping the Masses Entertained2 Comments

Vegan Indulgence

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I received a parcel in the mail this afternoon. Inside it was this: My very lovely friend Leigh Drew (aka ZB ) has had her first cookbook published. Leigh is an awesome cook, she is creative and adventurous and her enthusiasm for great food is contagious. When she talks about her cooking you can’t help but be excited with her. This little book is packed full of taste-bud tempting treats and each recipe is illustrated with gorgeous photographs, makes you hungry just reading it 🙂 I was lucky enough to be involved in some of the taste testing of these … Continue reading Vegan Indulgence

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Planning ahead

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When I turned 6 on the 23rd of October in 1976 I got one of the best birthday presents I’ve ever had. The sun hid behind the moon. I remember being so excited. We made pinhole cameras and my dad explained what was going to happen. We even went on holidays to somewhere further south in order to be closer to the path of the totality (I can’t remember where and it’s too late to call mum and ask). I have a vivid memory of sitting in the car watching the dot of light in my pinhole camera being slowly … Continue reading Planning ahead