Merry Christmas, actually Happy Boxing Day as it's the evening of the 26th. It was a hot and humid Christmas in Queensland, but really there is something to be said for a post-Christmas lunch swim. I did a bit of Sing Star with my niece Ainsley, and then we took a cool down in the pool.
Meanwhile, in the front yard, Haydn and Ryan were playing a bit of cricket. Haydn donned his madras shorts that I gave him that morning. And, there he is in action.
Tomorrow...we head to Straddie for a bit of rancho relaxo!
- chunkytoast
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Need sprinkles stat!
Baking cookies can take it out of you. At least it can when you have an oven heated up to 350 F/ 176 C on a balmy Sunday night. This is not a hardship that Martha Stewart has to face at her Connecticut estate, I imagine.
The cookies are yummy if not overly 'food styled'. I think they'll taste just as good bc of the key ingredients of butter and sugar.
It's a first time recipe I am trying from over at Better Homes and Gardens.
All that's left now is some gift wrapping, a couple days of work, and some packing and we are in the car and heading north...
Merry Christmas!
The cookies are yummy if not overly 'food styled'. I think they'll taste just as good bc of the key ingredients of butter and sugar.
It's a first time recipe I am trying from over at Better Homes and Gardens.
All that's left now is some gift wrapping, a couple days of work, and some packing and we are in the car and heading north...
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
back to the beach
We've been back from our Christmas journey nearly a week now. It's a sort of distant memory because we've entered into another completely different environment (like Fiji to Wisconsin, wow). So, it's summer, really sunny and warm but not quite muggy. Lucky me, with a meeting in the city and straight home after, I was able to join the few thousand others still at the beach at 6pm. A weekday, early evening dip was beyond refreshing. Looks like lots of folks do it for good reason.
I found it fitting to continue with the beachy theme of today, and Haydn and I got fish and chips and sat hillside at bondi near the beach. Lots of other people do the same thing, grab some food, sit on the hill, throw the ball around to the dog and so on. Looks to be a popular spot for couples a'courting as well.
But one last time before really getting back into real life with backed-up sinks, tiring commutes, and the amex to pay, I've posted our holiday photos to flickr for all to see. Here's one of my faves, with Ann and Laura, in Chicago on the last night:
-tc
I found it fitting to continue with the beachy theme of today, and Haydn and I got fish and chips and sat hillside at bondi near the beach. Lots of other people do the same thing, grab some food, sit on the hill, throw the ball around to the dog and so on. Looks to be a popular spot for couples a'courting as well.
But one last time before really getting back into real life with backed-up sinks, tiring commutes, and the amex to pay, I've posted our holiday photos to flickr for all to see. Here's one of my faves, with Ann and Laura, in Chicago on the last night:
-tc
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