Hello, my name is Marie.  I live in North Eastern Tasmania with DH and our Cairn Terrier named Bonnie.  We have two grown up sons who like to come home as often as they can for some home cooking.  I am 65 and at the moment a new mum to a hmp and baby sitting a thermochef for a friend who is travelling around the country and did not want to leave her machine at home with the housesitters.  I have enjoyed reading your posts on this forum so much and found so much advice and help and I hope to be able to contribute in the future.  I love cooking and have so much to learn about this new method of cooking.  I have purchased Tenina's book For Food Sake and also Quick Fix in the Thermomix by Alyce Alexandra and along with the wonderful recipes on this forum have plenty to keep me out of mischief for some time.  Thank you all for sharing.