Inspired by the TV series War on Waste, I'm making some changes. Because we as a society need to be more mindful -- not only how we dispose of things we don't need, but what we buy in the first place.
Waging my own war on waste
Mongolia Journal ~ Terelj NP
Horse trekking in Mongolia: in which we hang out with herd animals and visit Terelj NP
Mixadventures with chicken cacciatore and creme brulee
Ohmygoodness I've turned into a food blogger. Except not really, because this isn't about the recipes and it's definitely not about the food styling. It's basically about the Thermomix exploits of someone who doesn't usually cook. You've been warned. week 3 - Chicken Cacciatore After a most impressive opening fortnight with my Thermomix, I was … Continue reading Mixadventures with chicken cacciatore and creme brulee
Mixadventures in Thermomix
The first in a series of culinary mixadventures
D&D Chronicles: To Kyam by water and dust
ZILLAH The haft of the Flail of Wind and Rain is to be found in the Tomb of Horrors. Or so the wizened creature Oramoot says. The Tomb of Horrors. The very name makes me shiver. Oramoot has produced a map to the tomb, which is a long-forgotten Vhadrim testing place near the town of … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: To Kyam by water and dust
D&D Chronicles: In the hanging gardens
ZILLAH Alas, the Derros still have the skystone. The lump of star metal needed to forge the flail. Our party is forlorn but, thanks to Alix, intact. Fleet’s purr rumbles with life against my chest, Squirrel’s mutterings echo against the rocky ceiling. I wish he would be quiet. Alix resurrected both him and my cat. … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: In the hanging gardens
Shannara isn’t perfect, but gives me hope
Ever since the movie versions of Lord of the Rings appeared, I've been living in hope more epic fantasy novels will roar to life onscreen. I love the LOTR movies so much, will never be tired of them. They represent everything I most love about the fantasy genre (and value in life) -- adventure, discovery, … Continue reading Shannara isn’t perfect, but gives me hope
Journal: In search of new
New year, new words... I hope. (Can it really be February already?) I'm in that weird place I haven't been very often in my creative writing career -- between novels. And it shows, because I don't quite know what to do with myself. The "completed" novel has been with readers for feedback for the past … Continue reading Journal: In search of new
D&D Chronicles: Operation Skystone not going too well
Race for the skystone ZILLAH Before us lies a massive circular depression, rock and soil churned up in chunks, vegetation flattened for hundreds of paces all around. The skystone. It's so close, buried at the heart of this crater where it fell. We've travelled far to reach this place, crossed the treacherous dust plains with … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Operation Skystone not going too well
Hiking the Three Capes Track
So, I went hiking a couple of weeks ago. (Yep.) And, despite apprehension about my general fitness, I survived four days of schlepping around the Tasman Peninsula with only a few blisters and a mild case of sunburn. (I did wonder a few times -- muscles burning, lungs wheezing -- what the hell I was … Continue reading Hiking the Three Capes Track
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