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Tuesday Tie-Up #2 2008-04-08 11:47:41 Another week, another summary post. As I’ve been away over the weekend in Edinburgh, have been trying to get my new blog up (more about that in a sec), and have been trying to catch up on work, I haven’t really had a whole lot to say over the past week. Here’s a short summary [...] Read more:Tuesday
Books, books, books 2008-04-09 13:27:58 After spending all day yesterday in front of the computer hammering through some copywriting work I felt like I needed to get out of the house today. One of my favourite places to hang out when I’m over here in the UK is at the huge Borders we have nearby. It has the best selection [...]
Fun Fact Friday: Meet the killer platypus 2008-04-11 10:04:31 They might look cute and cuddly, and people may flock to Australian wildlife parks and zoos to see them, but did you know that the platypus can actually give you a poisonous sting?
The platypus is immortalized on the Australian twenty cent piece, has been a mascot for Australian cultural and sporting events (such as the [...] Read more:Friday
Fish and Chips… which would you prefer? 2008-04-11 07:59:36 One thing I just don’t understand about the UK is the fascination most Brits seem to have with preparing fish and chips in a way that makes the dish basically inedible. Above you can see two versions of the classic take-away food - on the left is the UK variety, on the right, the Australian. [...] Read more:Chips
The UK versus AUS continues: terminology differences 2008-04-13 07:34:08 One of the things that never fails to cause an argument in my house is what words are used to describe certain objects. Terminology is a funny thing - even if you understand the word the other person uses to refer to an object or item, you still will only use the word you’re [...] Read more:versus
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Ciao! 2008-04-14 13:35:25 Tomorrow morning at an ungodly hour Rob and I are off to Italy for two weeks. We’re flying into Rome (via Ryan Air so who knows how that will go… last time we flew to Rome on Ryan Air we had to beat old ladies with fur hats and kids with bags of duty free [...]
As much as I love Italian food… 2008-04-27 17:15:47 …it sure is good to be back in the land of roast dinners and cups of tea. Nevertheless, my passionate love affair with Italy continues, and I’m even more convinced that I could happily live there at some point in the future (as long as I didn’t have to drive anywhere or queue for any [...] Read more:Italian
The wonders of Italian food 2008-04-28 08:49:40 Now that I’ve had time to sleep and recover from the RyanAir flight from hell, I’m feeling much more inclined to talk about all the delicious Italian
food I’ve sampled over the last two weeks.
The Antipasto:
One of the best things about Italy is the antipasto, which is effectively the dish you eat first with your [...]
Tuesday Tie-Up #3 2008-04-29 12:41:09 I’ve been away in Italy, so I expect this Tuesday
Tie-Up will be short and sweet. If only life was always this simple.
I’m working my butt off over at Desirable.co.uk, but completely behind the scenes so to speak. This means I feel like I’m getting no where, although I probably am getting somewhere. Only time [...]
Did you ever know that you’re my hero? 2008-05-01 10:45:24 I’m reading the biography of Beatrix Potter at the moment, and her life story has really inspired me. I was familiar with her background already - I knew she’d remained unmarried until quite late in her life, and I knew she’d pushed to have her books published even when it may have been considered [...]
The tapeworm tablet diet… is it real? 2008-05-05 18:26:05 Although all my clothes still fit me I know I’ve managed to gain a tiny bit of weight while on holidays in Italy (and who wouldn’t, with all that gorgeous pastry and pasta?), so I’ve been pondering whether I should go on a diet. Jokingly, I emailed one of my best friends Kate (who [...]
Bank Holiday weekends are evil. 2008-05-05 07:13:03 I have a keen dislike for Bank Holidayweekends
. For starters, I have to say that I think the Australian term for having an official nation-wide ‘day off’ from work is far more accurate than the British term. We Aussies refer to these blessed days as ‘Public Holidays’, because that’s exactly what they [...]
Eurgh… 2008-05-08 06:32:30 Apologies for the lack of updates lately. I have some sort of mystery virus that includes feeling queasy all the time, having an absolutely splitting headache, and feeling like my brain is too big for my skull. I’m almost convinced it’s glandular fever, but who knows. Anyway, updates will be less frequent than usual until [...]
I’m back and feeling better! 2008-05-15 09:23:38 Top: Menu mistakes - who serves an apricot tart with green beans and potatoes?
Bottom Left: The Victoria & Albert Museum
Bottom Right: Crockery on sale in the V&A Museum Shop
I’m finally improved from my strange virus which, as it turns out, school children all over North Wales have been suffering from as well. On Tuesday [...] Read more:better
Dear blog, 2008-05-22 02:53:24 I know, I’ve been neglecting you. I’ve been letting other things get between us. If I were you, I’d break up with me.
I know this will sound like an excuse, but I have been meaning to write. The other day I had big plans to discuss kitchen politics with you. Yesterday I was going to [...]
Updates and promises I’m not dead, etc. 2008-06-01 18:19:24 Hi. Further to my previous post, I am still working working working on Desirable.co.uk. I’m also completely swamped with writing work which is A. Good. Thing., especially considering Rob and I were up in Edinburgh Wednesday and Thursday just gone looking at places to rent and we now have a better idea of our budget.
Here [...]
Aussie winters? Actually they’re pretty cold… 2008-06-23 20:10:28 I spend a fair bit of time travelling in cold climate countries. The coldest I’ve ever been was in Oslo (Norway) in mid-January, when one night the temperature dipped to -18 C. I learned that at that temperature it doesn’t matter how many layers you have on, how fast you walk to warm up or [...] Read more:Aussie
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