What have you been doing today?

[cookie1]

DD and I went to the Royal show. I enjoyed it. Especially the cooking and stirring the thermomix ladies.

[achookwoman]

I’ve been looking at a lot of TMX 7 stuff on Facebook. Haven’t found anything new yet.
Going to Melbourne for GD Birthday.   Going in my car as it needs a decent run. I won’t be driving.

[Cuilidh]

Is anyone else having trouble with the forum again?  It seems to be faulty in one way or another almost every second week.  At the moment I have had to work around accessing posts, the last ones I could find on the commonly used threads are 28 September and when I click on <Unread > messages nothing comes up at all.

[achookwoman]

Marina, same here.
Today, gym and giving away lettuce seedlings. My neighbour works at an experimental plant farm and often gives me leftover seedlings.

[K Atie]

So glad the forum is back up working thank you Cookie and Judy .
During the week I held our bookclub , it was small gathering but good . I decorated the table with the cake on a cake stand in the center and lots of orange fruit ,large mandarins tangelos a few lemons and limes . It was to replicate the book cover ! In keeping with the book we had a few bubbles ! Oh and a provincial type tablecloth. The book was The Artist .

[mab19]

I have spent the morning culling recipes and trying to decide which ones to keep.  I have several folders of them and I know I will never cook even of them ..

[judydawn]

Nice to see we’re back up, it’s so frustrating when it happens so regularly.

My friend came to lunch then after he went I spent over 3 hours weeding the double driveway. A good job out of the way before it gets too hot.

[cookie1]

Lovely to have the forum back up.

[achookwoman]

Today I’m packing to go to Melbourne for a week. Using up all perishables in fridge.

[Cuilidh]

Tidying up all my necklaces, bracelets, etc. - they have been in utter chaos for way too long.  I found loads of things I had forgotten about.

Chookie, in the unlikely event you find yourself with an idle moment whilst you are in Melbourne, and you are in our vicinity, it would be lovely if you could drop in to say hello.

[achookwoman]

Marina, I would love to do that. I’ll need to work out what my friends program is. I’ll give you a ring.

[cookie1]

DH and DD took one of the Model A’s to a display day. I stayed home and did a few bits and pieces.

[achookwoman]

Arrived in Melbourne and checked in to Hotel. Went out for dinner with DF to Gimlet. What a buzz. The only booking she could get was for 3.30 pm. Didn’t seem to matter as people were coming and going. I’d forgotten just how different it is to dine at a top Restaurant in Melbourne. The SD bread from Melbourne Baker Blue blew my mind. It was the best I’ve ever eaten.
Duck pate was also excellent.
Oyster not as good as the Coffin Bay ones I had in Darwin.
We both chose the days special of Coral trout with Artichoke. Fantastic.
For sweets friend had a chocolate concoction which she said  was great. I had an icecream which was average. I had a mocktail, not good, just like cordial.  Friend had a couple of cocktails.

[K Atie]

Gimlet is ment to be very nice , all sounds delicious. What a fun week you will have .
Spent the weekend away for a DHF 60th . So nice to catch up and share special time together.