#Photoaday June 17

In my bag (via Instagram) - I am always prepared so inside some of those pouches there are bandaids, Panadol, Nurafen, Claratyne, sewing kit, lady products, mirror, tweezers, emery boards, toothpicks, 2 lipsticks.

#Photoaday June 16

Out and about (via Instagram)
A bit of birthday shopping for Angus in Mt. G

#Photoaday June 15

yellow (the last of my roses in the garden...) (via Instagram)

#Photoaday June 14

time (via Instagram)

Long Weekend catch up...

We decided to get out of the city for the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend so we headed to Clare...
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Winding country roads ... we didn't get there until late afternoon...
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On the Sunday, we chose the Artisan's Table for our lunch destination...
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Albondigas (pork balls in a rich tomato sauce)
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Vegetarian arancini balls (Moroccan spiced risotto with sesame & cornmeal)
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My Chicken Murgh Moelle Curry...
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Brianna's Lamb rump rubbed with sharwana paste, served with eggplant compote and garlic & chilli potato...
For some reason, I never took a pic of Kirby's chicken...
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Gus had the battered flathead and chips...
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Can I tell you how good the curry was?
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So goood!
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Coffee & nut tart for me and Gus to share...
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Berry cheesecake for Brianna...
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Sunset over the lake back at the Country Club...
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I didn't need much for dinner that night so I had a 'Cup-o-Soup with toast. Gus cooked a small rack of lamb for he and Kirby. Bri had warmed pita bread and vegemite - lol!
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Monday morning, it had been so cold that we had thick ice on the windscreen of the car... brrrr!

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This was the little unit we stayed in - it was brand new!
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Monday morning, we called in at another couple of wineries before heading back to Adelaide. Rolling hills...
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Bare vines in winter...
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Beautiful fertile ground...
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Slow cooking...

This lovely book arrived in the mail yesterday - I'll be trying out some new recipes soon. We've had a real cold snap with some rain too so it will be nice to come home to a tasty meal, already to go.

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I've been a bit slack with my Photoaday challenge - some topics are quite hard to get a picture of plus finding the time...
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I've been hard at it with this dish cloth... can anyone spot the boo boo? I obviously purled instead of plained a long row of stitches.. oh well, it didn't throw the pattern out too much! I have about 4 more patterns to do then I am done!

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I thought these products were worth mentioning. I love the EcoStore dishwash liquid - lemony and it washes well. We have been using the hand wash for a while now and (I dilute it to make it go a bit further - don't tell Gus!) and I have just bought the dish tabs ($10 for 30!) and they seem to do a really good job - no streaks or sediment left behind. They also do laundry detergent and stain soaker but I am good in that department at the moment. The jury is still out on the homemade laundry liquid - I think it's okay for underwear and towel loads but I use commercial detergent for other loads.
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Wet, wild and wooly here today so I had better go get rugged up to go off to work! Stay warm!
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Cheers - Joolz

#Photoaday June 13

Art (via Instagram)