Once we received Mr Duncan’s visa grant and were working out the details of our move to Australia, we thought we’d spend a month or so experiencing the good food, weather and laid back lifestyle to be enjoyed holidaying on an island in Thailand. While we waited for our stuff to be shipped to Australia. […]
I’m not very good at preparing small portions, so we very frequently have leftovers. This is good when it is soup or stew or something that can easily freeze and be revisited some time in the near future. Unfortunately my potato salad is not a freezer friendly dish, so we had a portion or two
I have been missing my veggie garden and fresh herbs and Mr Duncan surprised me by bringing home a big bunch of basil the other night. How romantic! The problem was we didn’t have any of the mediterranean type ingredients that I traditionally use with basil. In fact all I had in the
While it is great to have access to a kitchen again, the kitchen here is pretty limited in its equipment – it has one pot with a lid, one pot without a lid, a frying pan and a casserole dish. Sigh. I’m reluctant to fully stock the kitchen with staples and spices as we’ll have
Although I was nowhere near large enough to show when we left London, I packed a couple of bits of clothing I could alter in my luggage as I knew I was likely to outgrow my trousers before our goods arrived in January. I figured I’d rent a sewing machine for a week or something once we
Although technically I have more time on my hands than usual, given I’m not working, time has been flying and I just feel tired all the time. I’ve been trying to figure out why. I don’t think its just the pregnancy. Or just the heat (which is lovely). Moving to a new country, no matter