Another favourite gospel song! How perfect does Patsy Cline sing this? It is just dreamy! I prefer hers to the many other versions that have been recorded. Note – from the comments on this I found out this was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Both times I have been to the Opry, I…
Roasting
This Sunday for our lunch, Bill did an interesting twist on our usual roast dinner. We got massive pork chops and with a sweet potato mash and brocolli gratin, he made the most amazing meal. The glaze for the chops was absolutely beautiful and he added a secret special ingredient – smoked rock salt from…
The Times They Are a-Chargin’
The biggest discussion topics of the past couple of weeks here in the city seems to be the realization that we’re all going to have to start paying more for stuff that has been free for a long time on the internet aka the New York Times. Because of the way the subscriptions work, we’ve…
Appleriffic
My job is done. Bill is a full convert to Apple and it means my life is now at ease. He made a public declaration at about 7pm last Friday that for his next computer, he would buy a Mac. Two and a half years of slow poking and prodding has worked. 🙂 The catalyst…
Watch out Bakers Delight!
Great news – we’re going back to Australia for a visit! In September/October we’ll be flying for five thousand hours to enjoy the end of the footy (hopefully the Pies will still be there!), do some sightseeing, eat stacks of potato cakes and chiko rolls and get Bill to see more of Melbourne than he…
How Great Thou Art
One of my favourite hymns ever is How Great Thou Art. It is just magical. I love the second verse- When through the woods and forest glades I wander And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze….
Vroom Vroom Beep
I spent tonight in the offices of a driving school on 23rd and Park… in this room. In New York, to get your license you must attend a five hour pre-licensing course – no matter if you’ve had a license in another country… or even like some people there, you had a license from another…
Happy Birthday Matthew!
Happy Birthday Little Brother! Dad, Matt and I all share our birthdays within a week of each other… so he and dad have had many shared birthday parties. Matthew and I are so opposite in so many ways but we’re never more than a phone call away. He did his first overseas trip when he…
Happy Birthday Pa!!!
Mum and dad went to Sydney this weekend for his birthday… here is a photo mum sent me of dad cruising around the harbour taking in the rainy sights. Funny thing, on Saturday night dad called our place. He and mum happened to be with Pat and Maria watching a special on the Irish in…
Ok… I take that back.
Remember my rant about the iPad back in the day? I take a lot of it back. Bill’s iPad 2 arrived on Wednesday. It is beautiful. In my opinion, the Kindle or any of the other traditional eBook reader are still superior for eBook consumption… but everything else is beautiful. I don’t see myself getting…