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Don't tell anyone but we bought two electrical app...

2008-01-30T10:53:00.000+11:00

Don't tell anyone but we bought two electrical appliances - a cafe press and a handheld blender - when we moved last year and we STILL HAVEN'T OPENED THEM. What a superb waste of money. Any wonder we all find it difficult to save!!

Your cyad is beautiful. We had a beautiful one here but as it poked Master MyFloat in the eye, it had to go. :(

Best place to rest one's head is on the keyboard, as long as you don't dribble and fry the keys!!

Now that the kids are going back to school the bre...

2008-01-29T17:30:00.000+11:00

Now that the kids are going back to school the breadmaker will be put back into service again. Most of our machines languish like yours!

Love that you fell asleep whilst posting!

I thought I loved the ginger plants we planted las...

2008-01-29T10:35:00.000+11:00

I thought I loved the ginger plants we planted last year. How could anyone not love that perfume? But! Ali is right....I now see them for what they really are----noxious weeds! The pictures are lovely though. They make them look innocent---"Who us? Take over your garden and choke out everything else?"

Mmmm, the Lure of the Gadget used to get me in, es...

2008-01-29T08:21:00.000+11:00

Mmmm, the Lure of the Gadget used to get me in, especially when I had three teenage boys to feed- the breadmaker and the 7 litre electric wok(huge!!) were the best ones. But now that it's just me they have no attraction at all.
I too have fallen asleep at the computer, so you're not alone.

We have a breadmaker that is on its last electroni...

2008-01-29T03:36:00.000+11:00

We have a breadmaker that is on its last electronic legs, but that is because we have faithfully used it for a decade now, and I wouldn't be without one. I used to make conventional bread, but carpal tunnel made the kneading a bit gruesome, so the machine is charished.

I like the cycads too. We have a lot of them espe...

2008-01-28T20:51:00.000+11:00

I like the cycads too. We have a lot of them especially in the hills in the north of the country.

Most of my gadgets are in the counters. Slow cooke...

2008-01-28T16:27:00.000+11:00

Most of my gadgets are in the counters. Slow cookers, pressure cookers, toasters, george forman grill and an electric frying pan. If I ever go to the trouble to take one out, it will sit on the counter and be used over and over.

Anything to make my cooking fast and easy!!

Great post and what a beautiful flowers again. I l...

2008-01-28T09:32:00.000+11:00

Great post and what a beautiful flowers again.
I love a BBQ from time to time. It is cosy to have people around. We equally love to do fondue which we use together with a hot stone. It is just a heated stone and you bake little pieces of meat on them.
Fondue the same with little pans.
In Holland we used to do cheesefondue. You dipped pieces of bread in melted cheese.
Anyway have a nice day.

This is anothr too funny post, Meggie! I'm not bi...

2008-01-28T09:14:00.000+11:00

This is anothr too funny post, Meggie!
I'm not big on kitchen appliances or gadgets either..
Ginger as a noxious weed..I'm trying to get my mind around that! The flowers look so beautiful in your photos, and they must smell wonderful..of course, even the weeds wilt down here in rainless Arizona.

Those ginger blossoms do smell lovely, there are s...

2008-01-28T08:16:00.000+11:00

Those ginger blossoms do smell lovely, there are some on one of the paths down to the beach and I like to sniff at them. That other plant is a cycad...I would have one if they werent so expensive!!!!

Youknow, having just arrived back home, I completely forgot about australia day. I thought it was today (monday) so feel quite dumb. We ended up going to a lovely dinner (yes, bbq, so I starved, I dont eat meat)
at some lovely friends over in the posh part of town.
I had to drill my children to try and use their best manners all the way there. (they did, whew!)

We were only just saying how we should get one of those jaffle makers. Now youve reminded me. When camping we use a jaffle iron, and Boy said that when he caught a wave in the surf he coughed up a chunk of coal from the burnt bit of his jaffle. I felt so sorry for him I promised to get a proper one so he didnt have to eat coal anymore.

Happy Australia Day (yesterday).

2008-01-28T08:00:00.000+11:00

Happy Australia Day (yesterday).

Meggie, you're a hoot! You fell asleep blogging? ...

2008-01-28T06:07:00.000+11:00

Meggie, you're a hoot! You fell asleep blogging? Too funny!

Your pictures are gorgeous. Gosh, I long for summer and the gardens again.

I have never been much of a "gadget" person either. I have a Braun blender. That's it. Oh, and a toaster, which I never use. And an electric can opener, likwise. But I guess they make my kitchen look more "kitcheny". *heh*

What... me cook? Actually, I'm a good cook, I just don't bother.

Happy Australia Day!

I am a gadget kind of person but more in the sewin...

2008-01-28T00:16:00.000+11:00

I am a gadget kind of person but more in the sewing room than the kitchen. I do love my food processor and use it pretty well every day and my rice cooker. Other than that, I prefer my wok and frying pan. I never got a bread maker because I love the kneading part. Your plants are so different from ours. It's great fun to see them all in bloom while we have all this ice and snow.

I can't believe you have so many kitchen gadgets !...

2008-01-27T17:25:00.000+11:00

I can't believe you have so many kitchen gadgets !!

I personally hate them - and try to let people know that if it has to be plugged into an electrical outlet, I don't want it !

However, we bought a couple of those Breville "Health Grills" for each of our parentals this Xmas, and they seem to like them ( as long as I don't get something similar in return ! :P )

Happy Australia Day. I did not know. I shall write...

2008-01-27T11:40:00.000+11:00

Happy Australia Day. I did not know. I shall write this down. Nice for you to have a three day weekend.
I am enjoying learning about your country and all the birds and flowers. One of these days a butterfly will land and bask and you can take her picture!
I am very careful on small appliances. My Mother loved them. Every new one that would come out she just had to have it. She was big on irons too. I think when she broke up housekeeping she had four of them. The only new small appliance I do love and use is my rice cooker. It makes fixing dinner a snap.
Sherry

Wild Ginger plant is on the noxious weeds list her...

2008-01-27T10:26:00.000+11:00

Wild Ginger plant is on the noxious weeds list here in BOP. Things just grow too well.

Belated Happy Australia Day!

Meggie - Sounds like you need a new computer. One...

2008-01-27T08:50:00.000+11:00

Meggie - Sounds like you need a new computer. One with an airbag! [big grin]

Kitchen gadgetry. Don't even get me started. Over ...

2008-01-27T08:47:00.000+11:00

Kitchen gadgetry. Don't even get me started. Over the years I have thrown out so many things that we bought for the kitchen. Everything from ice cream makers that we used one time to cute little grilled sandwich makers. We waste so much money on junk.

Tanya, for goodness sake don't tell Gom about choc...

2008-01-27T08:32:00.000+11:00

Tanya, for goodness sake don't tell Gom about chocolate fountains, or he will want one of those!
I rather like the cackle of the Kookaburras, but can see that early settlers must have thought there were mad women going insane, hidden in the trees!
Incidentally, when they call it usually means rain will arrive. One legend of the Abgoriginals said it meant the 'Missus'on a station was pregnant. I'll bet some of those pioneer women would dread the sound, if that was the case.

Once again, you have captured the essence of the s...

2008-01-27T08:18:00.000+11:00

Once again, you have captured the essence of the silliness that is mankind. Many of those appliances are nice if they're going to be used frequently. Otherwise, they languish in one's cupboard or garage, taking up valuable space and quietly rusting.

I'm half-convinced that many of them were invented just so people could have new and exciting gifts to give to newlyweds. Chocolate fountains, for example. Who on this planet, other than perhaps someone who gives parties frequently, needs a fountain that shoots out molten chocolate?

It sounds as though Noisy Neighbour-dog had a nice Australia Day celebration. Here's to those who persevered and established a wonderful country after being tossed on boats to points unknown and enduring starvation and the raucous singing of Kookaburras.