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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 232223" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day for Sunday.</p><p></p><p>Dreamer, I can only imagine what it's like to have to spend so much time shovelling snow. I know I wouldn't be able to do it, I'm not strong enough, I have no stamina. I love yourdescription of the snow and how it looks - I have very little experience of this, but 18 months ago in NZ when it snowed, husband & I were sleeping on the fold-out couch in the living room and when we woke in the morning we could lift the curtains aside while still lying in bed, and look out on the sunrise lighting the snow-covered mountains right down to the lake edge. husband set up his camera to take a photo of the scene every fifteen minutes, so we now have a wonderful memory of that sunrise.</p><p>difficult child doing a community college course - that's really great for his self-esteem. It's fun to be able to say you're a college student, even under those conditions. We have community colleges here, too - I've taught a few courses there.</p><p></p><p>We got back to the beach today, husband needed a break from difficult child 3 obsessing about the old computer he's trying to fix up. The water was a bit chilly, not helped by a cool breeze, but the day was otherwise very hot. difficult child 3's godmother came too, she & I lie in the sun and talk philosophy, or classics, or solve the world's problems. On the way home I stopped at the store to get a couple of ingredients for dinner, I also indulged and bought a small packet of bell peppers stuffed with feta. But despite being sealed in the container, the thing leaked olive oil on the way home, so I dealt with it by rubbing it all over my skin. </p><p>Then I showered off the sand and salt, washed my hair, then did the leftover olive oil thing all over again.</p><p>I made a Cypriot moussaka for dinner, I used the leaking olive oil to pan-fry the zucchini slices. Someone gave me the over-large zucchini last week, from the local community garden. It's huge! Despite making a moussaka that fills my largest baking dish, and another four individual ones, I still have a lot of zucchini left over.</p><p></p><p>It is forecast to be sunny and hot for at least the next week (I hosed the garden this evening) so we should get in plenty of beach weather. I have a funeral to go to in the morning (a former Scripture teacher of difficult child 3's) but intend to go to the beach afterwards. Dinner - there will be leftover Sri Lankan curry, plus loads of leftover moussaka. I'm taking some to mother in law as well. It's a summer dish, it uses up the aubergines or zucchini you've forgotten in the garden until they're too huge for anything else; it's for the gardens neglected while we get on with more interesting summer delights.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Sunday. I will continue to share the summer delights of Sydney, to warm you all through your snowy winters. As I deepen my tan from latte to flat white, eventually heading to milk chocolate, I will be thinking of you all and gathering shells for you.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 232223, member: 1991"] G'day for Sunday. Dreamer, I can only imagine what it's like to have to spend so much time shovelling snow. I know I wouldn't be able to do it, I'm not strong enough, I have no stamina. I love yourdescription of the snow and how it looks - I have very little experience of this, but 18 months ago in NZ when it snowed, husband & I were sleeping on the fold-out couch in the living room and when we woke in the morning we could lift the curtains aside while still lying in bed, and look out on the sunrise lighting the snow-covered mountains right down to the lake edge. husband set up his camera to take a photo of the scene every fifteen minutes, so we now have a wonderful memory of that sunrise. difficult child doing a community college course - that's really great for his self-esteem. It's fun to be able to say you're a college student, even under those conditions. We have community colleges here, too - I've taught a few courses there. We got back to the beach today, husband needed a break from difficult child 3 obsessing about the old computer he's trying to fix up. The water was a bit chilly, not helped by a cool breeze, but the day was otherwise very hot. difficult child 3's godmother came too, she & I lie in the sun and talk philosophy, or classics, or solve the world's problems. On the way home I stopped at the store to get a couple of ingredients for dinner, I also indulged and bought a small packet of bell peppers stuffed with feta. But despite being sealed in the container, the thing leaked olive oil on the way home, so I dealt with it by rubbing it all over my skin. Then I showered off the sand and salt, washed my hair, then did the leftover olive oil thing all over again. I made a Cypriot moussaka for dinner, I used the leaking olive oil to pan-fry the zucchini slices. Someone gave me the over-large zucchini last week, from the local community garden. It's huge! Despite making a moussaka that fills my largest baking dish, and another four individual ones, I still have a lot of zucchini left over. It is forecast to be sunny and hot for at least the next week (I hosed the garden this evening) so we should get in plenty of beach weather. I have a funeral to go to in the morning (a former Scripture teacher of difficult child 3's) but intend to go to the beach afterwards. Dinner - there will be leftover Sri Lankan curry, plus loads of leftover moussaka. I'm taking some to mother in law as well. It's a summer dish, it uses up the aubergines or zucchini you've forgotten in the garden until they're too huge for anything else; it's for the gardens neglected while we get on with more interesting summer delights. Enjoy your Sunday. I will continue to share the summer delights of Sydney, to warm you all through your snowy winters. As I deepen my tan from latte to flat white, eventually heading to milk chocolate, I will be thinking of you all and gathering shells for you. Marg [/QUOTE]
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