Christmas Eve

Sadly, there are no photos to supplement this story, bucause some fool (that would be me) had left the camera memory card in the PC, so there was no card in the camera. The pictures would have been terrific, capturing the fabulous garden at my brothers' house int he Adelaide Hills. All my siblings, 8 great granddaughers, 3 great grandsons, and Dad. Show and Tell gave a glimpse of something that had happened in our lives in 2011, and covered house moves (2 upcoming international ones), a gorgeous new baby (welcome Rafa), a new marriage, career success, dealing with some health issues, a couple of fabulous quilts, and a new Passat (my news..). Think Dad scooped the pool at 94 by having all of us as his show and tell. Well, fair enough, he started it all!

Hopefully, the blog is back on track now. I shall try and keep it chronological, except for the bits that delve back into the past.

Cooking in reverse

Am I the only person who has not only not read "The Da Vinci Code" and also cannot work out how to use Blogger? I have just uploaded photos for this post, and the browser posted them in reverse! So we have a cooking explanation in reverse. You have here a Hollandaise Sauce just about perfect. And in a few minutes of inattention, it split, but strangely, I didn't get a photo of that.




I chose the recipe because I had all the ingredients on hand, unsalted butter, eggs and lemon juice.

If I could edit this program better, I would delete the photo following!

And just use the one below, showing the cookbook. I can't recall which op shop I bought it in, but it is a 1973 publication and it actually has some good home cooking in it. There will be more cooking from it.

And, right at the start of the photos, that is the end of the blog. Sigh, shall have to revert to "Blogger for Dummies".

Slippers

The early cold snap brought cold feet, even in the normally mild Wollstonecraft unit. Needing warmth for toes, and not wanting to spend a huge amounts on Ugg boots, I thought I'd keep an eye out for some slippers. And the Camden Presbyterian Church obliged with their Saturday morning White Elephant stall. And some gorgeous pink fluffy slippers "never used", but they've been in a cupboard for a long time.

They were there just waiting for me, and they actually work. But I do agree with Rosie, they are quite embarrasing. But they belong on my feet. And the bent bow is the left foot.

OK, I admit, I have no idea how to post this with the font I want, and the photos going where I want them. Looks like it is You tube or niece helpline before this goes public. Otherwise the formatting police will be on to me.

But the slippers will keep my feet warm in the meantime.

Be gentle!

We all have to start somewhere in our blog, and I start with no photos, so stay with me, please! Photos will follow. Inspired by nieces, Gina, Elise and Tara, I would like to follow in their footsteps. However, without any adorable toddlers to showcase, I'll have to think of other things to cover. Our PM Julia would have discovered 2 years after me at Mitcham Demonstration School the wonders of grammar. While I confess to not having perfect apostrophe knowledge, I remember in Grade 3 learning what a verb was. It was a doing word. Now nouns are nice, but they just sit there. Adjectives are nice too, but they only describe something, But with a verb you can actually do it, experience it, talk about it, share it and feel good about it. Try doing that with a noun!

So, a (being it) maz (me) ing (doing) is the blog where I will share some of things I do, and hopefully do with some of you. Who knows, maybe Julia will visit someday!