ok. This list is as of July 30th. My experience is still pretty limited. No particular order yet ... I don't think I know what I like BEST yet!
#5) People call you "love", as in "how's it going today love?"
#4) Good Banana Bread to be found in many, many places.
#3) Lots of Cafe's. Lots! Think Seattle is the home of good coffee? I'm not so sure!
#2) Aussie sense of humor. Always finding a reason to laugh.
#1) Koalas! Cutest animal on planet earth!!!
Jul 31, 2010
Jul 27, 2010
Sydney, here we are!
We're in Sydney! It's about 12noon on Wednesday, Sydney time, but feels like about 7pm on some other/any other day of the week to me! Cloudy, rainy (yup, rain!) and we've been up for hours. The trip over the big pond went well. I slept some ...until the flight attendants came thru: Do YOU WANT a SANDWICH? (no. I want to sleep).
Jessie sat in a row with dancing buddies. They were piled across each other, sleeping peacefully.
Now we're checked into our rooms at the Hyde Park Inn. Very nice little boutique hotel with espresso/coffee bars on ALL sides. Lots of pastries and grilled sandwiches too. I can DO this town!
From what I've seen so far, which isn't much, I really feel like I'm in Vancouver.
We took a walk thru Hyde Park and got excited over some different looking birds (think we saw a kookaburra!!!). My little green happy spoon got very excited as it has never been out of the U.S..
What is my 'green happy spoon' you ask? It's a spoon that is green with a smiley face and it travels around with us when Minnie opts out. (Need more info? Use your imagination!).
Jessie sat in a row with dancing buddies. They were piled across each other, sleeping peacefully.
Now we're checked into our rooms at the Hyde Park Inn. Very nice little boutique hotel with espresso/coffee bars on ALL sides. Lots of pastries and grilled sandwiches too. I can DO this town!
From what I've seen so far, which isn't much, I really feel like I'm in Vancouver.
We took a walk thru Hyde Park and got excited over some different looking birds (think we saw a kookaburra!!!). My little green happy spoon got very excited as it has never been out of the U.S..
What is my 'green happy spoon' you ask? It's a spoon that is green with a smiley face and it travels around with us when Minnie opts out. (Need more info? Use your imagination!).
Jul 25, 2010
Ozzieland, here I come!!!
Remember the song from Peter, Paul and Mary. "I'm leavin' . on a jet plane.. don't know when I'll be back again ..."
Well, tomorrow is the BIG DAY. We're leaving on that plane and 14 hours/two days later we'll find ourselves in Sydney! Which reminds me of that other song by Men at Work: the land down under. Cool. Very cool.
Cold too! Just when we've hit our summer streak & the weather has warmed the lakes to bearable, we're going back to winter. Ok. I know I shouldn't and have no reason to complain.It's a Sydney winter! But I am a little bummed about the need for long pants. If you know me, you know that shorts and capri's are where I live.
But alas. I can get over this and have fun anyway.
First we gotta get there. Then I'll tell you more. And Photos! Photos say a thousand words, so I hope to post photos and stuff regularly.
OH. BUT wait... Unlike Peter, Paul and Mary (that Mary, not this Mary), I DO KNOW when I'll be back again. Soon enough!(which means 21 days). Oh my!
Well, tomorrow is the BIG DAY. We're leaving on that plane and 14 hours/two days later we'll find ourselves in Sydney! Which reminds me of that other song by Men at Work: the land down under. Cool. Very cool.
Cold too! Just when we've hit our summer streak & the weather has warmed the lakes to bearable, we're going back to winter. Ok. I know I shouldn't and have no reason to complain.It's a Sydney winter! But I am a little bummed about the need for long pants. If you know me, you know that shorts and capri's are where I live.
But alas. I can get over this and have fun anyway.
First we gotta get there. Then I'll tell you more. And Photos! Photos say a thousand words, so I hope to post photos and stuff regularly.
OH. BUT wait... Unlike Peter, Paul and Mary (that Mary, not this Mary), I DO KNOW when I'll be back again. Soon enough!(which means 21 days). Oh my!
Jul 17, 2010
Jul 14, 2010
One word: Hydrangea
Yup. That is my car in the background. Proof in the pudding, this plant has graced my garden!
Jul 12, 2010
100 Cups of Coffee #1
Blogs that log activities or have specific goals intrigue me. Examples are Year of Photos and Friday 5-senses blogs. They're so cool. And I just watched the movie Julie & Julia again, which is sort of a blogger's dream. To set off on a goal, to work through something, to arrive at a different place (all while attracting readers and getting a book deal AND then a movie! harumpf!).
Made me think: what could I do? I'm not going to cook my way through any cookbook, not even the "quick & easy" kind, of which I own quite a few. And to maintain focus for a daily goal, even weekly ... hmmm. it's just plain doubtful!
It's gotta be something I love and do frequently. Something I can rely on, something I pretty much know is going to happen. That's when it came to me: COFFEE! I love morning coffee. Serious, committed LOVE. Not a day goes by without it! Now, I could log a year's worth of coffee, but ... naah. That'd get old quick. To fit my life, it needs to be a bit more random, with a little challenge (hey, my teen kidz are challenge enough!). Something I can come back to when my modern day A.D.D. brain has led me elsewhere: 100 cups of coffee. Bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a couch. And they can be random. I have no idea why, where and when a particular cup will make the grade. It'll just happen!
This first cup was Memorial day. A day I decided to memorialize by taking a photo of everything I ate! (Whew ... talk about a good diet tool!)
P.s. The coffee here was good, the mauvey-pink counter-top of my 70's kitchen ... another story!
Made me think: what could I do? I'm not going to cook my way through any cookbook, not even the "quick & easy" kind, of which I own quite a few. And to maintain focus for a daily goal, even weekly ... hmmm. it's just plain doubtful!
It's gotta be something I love and do frequently. Something I can rely on, something I pretty much know is going to happen. That's when it came to me: COFFEE! I love morning coffee. Serious, committed LOVE. Not a day goes by without it! Now, I could log a year's worth of coffee, but ... naah. That'd get old quick. To fit my life, it needs to be a bit more random, with a little challenge (hey, my teen kidz are challenge enough!). Something I can come back to when my modern day A.D.D. brain has led me elsewhere: 100 cups of coffee. Bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a couch. And they can be random. I have no idea why, where and when a particular cup will make the grade. It'll just happen!
This first cup was Memorial day. A day I decided to memorialize by taking a photo of everything I ate! (Whew ... talk about a good diet tool!)
P.s. The coffee here was good, the mauvey-pink counter-top of my 70's kitchen ... another story!Jul 4, 2010
Oh! America Day!
Happy fourth of July!!!
May your stars spangle, banners wave, picnics be sunny and your Fireworks Crackle & POP!!!
Enjoy !!!!
Jul 1, 2010
Oh Canada!
Today is O'Canada Day ... and because I live close the the border and have spent many happy, happy times in Canada (vacationing, skiing, enjoying the beautiful city of Vancouver), I feel it's only right to celebrate this holiday too! How? Well ... maybe bake something? Check out Stephanie Levy: A Studio with a View Blog for a great Rhubarb Strawberry Muffin recipe. It sounds scrumptious and its got the right colors in it! Also check out her collages. I recently purchased one for a birthday present to myself and I'm way happy with it!
To enjoy a bit of Canada today, here are a few street scenes from the Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. this past winter:
To enjoy a bit of Canada today, here are a few street scenes from the Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. this past winter:
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