(UPDATED 1/1/09; more pictures added)
January
Australian Open: tennis on the lawn.
February
Forty celsius: herbs and succulents baking in late afternoon heat.
March
Mystery dish: Lasagne? Moussaka? Sweet potato layered with cheese sauce? Can’t remember. But the green thing in the middle is a basil leaf.
April
Instant circus: elephants dance on cans of peppers and beans.
Crescent moon: brittle sky on a cold late autumn evening, as seen from Merri Creek trail (moon right of centre, barely visible - click to enlarge).
May
Apprentice chef: Thomas with saucepans.
Downpour: Lygon Street in flood.
June
Birthday: William turns three.
Winter fun: Thomas reinvents library steps; clears shelves in search of favourite book. Mr Horse unimpressed.
July
Winter sun: lunch at Blairgowrie café: Tracy's hand and coffee obscured by giant cake serving.
August
Surf's up: early afternoon on a freezing Portsea ocean beach.
September
Snack time: two boys in a chair; Mr Owl looks on.
Storm: waves batter Point Lonsdale sea wall as obscured cargo ships heave across a spumy horizon.
October
Thomas turns two: chocolate sponge filled and topped with cream, strawberries and grated chocolate, a Tracy specialty.
November
From the Kitchen Hand observatory: stormy dusk in late spring.
Accurate to the day: the Travelling Poppies bloom without fail on November 11.
December
The week before Christmas: Thomas and pasta primavera.
January
Australian Open: tennis on the lawn.
February
Forty celsius: herbs and succulents baking in late afternoon heat.
March
Mystery dish: Lasagne? Moussaka? Sweet potato layered with cheese sauce? Can’t remember. But the green thing in the middle is a basil leaf.
April
Instant circus: elephants dance on cans of peppers and beans.
Crescent moon: brittle sky on a cold late autumn evening, as seen from Merri Creek trail (moon right of centre, barely visible - click to enlarge).
May
Apprentice chef: Thomas with saucepans.
Downpour: Lygon Street in flood.
June
Birthday: William turns three.
Winter fun: Thomas reinvents library steps; clears shelves in search of favourite book. Mr Horse unimpressed.
July
Winter sun: lunch at Blairgowrie café: Tracy's hand and coffee obscured by giant cake serving.
August
Surf's up: early afternoon on a freezing Portsea ocean beach.
September
Snack time: two boys in a chair; Mr Owl looks on.
Storm: waves batter Point Lonsdale sea wall as obscured cargo ships heave across a spumy horizon.
October
Thomas turns two: chocolate sponge filled and topped with cream, strawberries and grated chocolate, a Tracy specialty.
November
From the Kitchen Hand observatory: stormy dusk in late spring.
Accurate to the day: the Travelling Poppies bloom without fail on November 11.
December
The week before Christmas: Thomas and pasta primavera.
Must say again, that Thomas looks ready for trouble.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Australian link!
Happy New Year to you and your lovely family.
ReplyDeleteYes, Janis - Thomas is always ready for trouble. Happy New Year to you, and to you, Breadchick.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year, a belated Happy Christmas and boy does that little boy look seriously happy awash in pasta!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Jo. Yes, he enjoys his food.
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