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
With Pipkin I had no appetite, but I had no nausea to keep at bay either. All I wanted to eat was dairy (yoghurt or custard or ice cream) and plain crackers or breadsticks. Obviously I provided myself more nutrition than that, but only because I was following my brain instead of just my
We arrived in Australia to start our new life today. Today was also Pipkin’s due date. I’ve always had a head for dates – remembering birthdays and anniversaries without any effort. I’m glad that I can make this date dual purpose – and bring some positivity to an otherwise sad association. I hope I can
Pregnancy update Tomorrow I will be ten weeks. I had a scan today and we have a heartbeat and a little dancing embryo. Cue a huge sigh of relief. I don’t think I’ll feel confident about this pregnancy until this little Pickle is actually born. Pipkin was also fine and dancing at ten weeks, but
As a relatively new meat-eater, offal and liver have never really been on my list. I’ve tried pate a few times but found it either extremely fatty or quite bitter tasting. I can’t even imagine trying liver and onions! Adding liver to my diet So in order to add some liver to my diet
I spent most of my life skipping breakfast. I’m not much of a morning person, and dragging myself out of bed, into the shower, and out the door in time for work was always a challenge. When I do eat immediately after waking, I often feel weighed down, like there’s a lump of stone in