In the Southern Hemisphere we have just experienced the Winter Solistice with the shortest day and the longest night. It has also been very wet and wintery so perfect for roasted, baked warming foods.
The lush, colourful spinach was a gift which I turned into Impossible Spinach Pie and we enjoyed it over two days.
One day we ate it hot with roasted vegetables and the second day we ate it cold with a salad. It was tasty and delicious. Normally I add fetta cheese but I didn’t have any and it was still very good.
Roasted vegetables including Jap pumpkin, potatoes and blistered truss cherry tomatoes all served with roasted turkey breast and cranberry sauce.
Just what we needed on a very wet evening following a day of constant rain. The rain is so welcome and has reached inland to the farming regions.
Rummaging through the freezer, sorting and repacking for better access, I found two ham bones leftover from summer. My son hacksawed each in half and I put them in a big pot to boil with yellow split peas.
This lovely Pea and Ham soup was ready by lunchtime. We had it with toast and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is after all, the Year of the Pig, so we’re doing our bit.
I’d like to say I made cake because it was so wet, but really we like cake when it’s wet, when it’s dry, when it’s any sort of weather!
Look at these beautiful homemade chocolates, a gift from a neighbour. There’s chocolate bark, peanut butter cupcake and assorted dark chocolates with ganache and caramel. Luscious!
The David Austin “Abraham Darby” rose continues to bloom despite the heavy downfalls. These roses are very pretty with a light scent and I really like the way the bush sprawls with long stems of flowers.
We have had this clock on the wall in our family room for years. When it started slowing down and then stopped, we put a new battery in it and re-hung it. Time stood still! The clock was dead.
Went to several shopping centres looking for a replacement but Roman Numerals aren’t fashionable and this clock has a 40cm diameter and modern clocks are either much bigger or more commonly, 30cm, with Arabic numerals.
Came home and searched online. I looked at several hundred clocks over a few days and only one was suitable and it was very, very expensive. After looking at it online a few times the vendor sent a 10% off offer, but with postage and handling, it was still very expensive!
Scrolling through an online auction site I saw lots of replacement movements for less than $5.00 delivered. Could I just take out the old movement and put in a new one? Turns out I could, so the clock is back on the wall and keeping good time. A big win; less landfill and saved nearly $100.00.
June is Audiobook Month. A few people I talk to still listen to audiobooks, especially on long distance road trips, but most people said they listen to podcasts. Which do you prefer?
