We’re having a few friends over for brunch on New Year’s Day, so June and I headed to the supermarket to buy some more provisions. While we were standing in the fruit and veg section. I grabbed a shot showing the “slippery floor” sign and the rows of produce and then had a bit of fun with it.
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After getting a haircut this afternoon, June and I arranged to meet for coffee before running a few errands. While I waited for June to arrive, I grabbed this shot of a pizza place we tried recently, the Mellow Mushroom, which is right next door to the coffee shop. The pizzas are good and they have given them some great names, like the Kosmic Karma and the Holy Shiitake Pie.
Every year, the building landlord puts on a holiday lunch, and this year was no exception. A couple of colleagues and myself wandered downstairs to sample the fare, which consisted of a Caesar salad, green beans, an Italian style chicken breast, bread roll and a choice of cookies. Never too proud to turn down a free feed! This shot was taken from our second floor, looking down at the tables of food on the floor below us.
(Hmm — I just looked over this week;s photos again. This is starting to turn into a food blog!)A mid-afternoon pick-me-up at work today. Before I left for I Australia there was a basket by the printer that was kept full of healthy snack — fruit gums and the like. Since I’ve been back though, the basket has been full of various candies — and whenever it gets low, more of the stuff keeps reappearing. My guess is that someone in the office had a LOT of Halloween candy left over, and is using this basket to slowly get rid of it. A lot of the choices don’t do much for me, but these Smarties (which are completely unlike the Aussie lolly of the same name — these are more like Fruit Tingles, but not really) are a passable way to stave off the 3 p.m. slump.
Today is our work Christmas party, and this year we went to Lilly’s, a storied local restaurant and a true Louisville original. I’ve been interested in checking the place out for years, so i was glad to have the opportunity to check it out. And it certainly didn’t disappoint. For those interested in such things, I had the portobello mushroom soup (which was thick and delicious), a couple of spinach-mushroom-gruyere cheese crepes with buerre blanc sauce and a piece of caramel cake, Delish! Plus the company was good too, and a chance to talk about things not work related. (We were talking about how we met our spouses, and one guy met his over the phone and other on a plane trip back to Louisville!) And then our managers were good enough to give us the rest of the day off — in fact, there were strict instructions that no-one was to return to the office. A nice gesture and much appreciated.
Not only is it beginning to look like Christmas, but it is definitely smelling like it too as June kicks the making of Christmas goodies into high gear. Chex mix, fudge, bourbon balls, peanut brittle — it’s all on the menu this year, including some new additions like Kahlua balls. And thankfully one of my favorites, her soice pecans. Below are the said pecans, cooling after being toasted briefly in the oven. Boy, is this a yummy time of year!
Tonight we had the camera club Christmas party, which was held at an Asian buffet place on Bardstown Road, A little untraditional to be sure, but what really tickled me was when I sat down, On the table were tablecloths depicting classically dressed chefs and the words “Bon Appetit.” A Christmas party at an Asian restaurant with a French motif — magnifique, no? Well, it appealed to my sense of humor anyway.
A bit of a mundane day today in terms of photographic subjects, but this Hipstamatic shot of my drink cup at lunch time looked mildly interesting– so here you go!
Turkey Day!
June once again cooked a sumptuous meal with all the fixin’s as they say here, and it was enjoyed by all and sundry. And let’s face it, how could you not like a holiday that is centered around great food? The star is of course the turkey, and so allow me to present to you our bird — before it was expertly carved (hacked) by yours truly.We woke this morning with the realization that this would be our last full day Down Under. Sniff, sniff.
But the fun isn’t over yet, no sirree! We set off early this morning with Mum and Dad to head to Sovereign Hill in Ballarat. Dad handed me a walkie-talkie so we could keep in touch between cars, which worked out well for getting the all-clear to overtake etc. Dad also used it to announce our arrival in “Fluff Off” (a.k.a Linton, a childhood joke that has endured.) We stopped briefly in Hamilton en route to look for another suitcase to balance out our heavy bags (no luck) and to grab a coffee for the road. (It was my first time in a McCafe, and apart from the appalling slow service, I have to say it was much better than I expected it to be.) We arrived in Ballarat around lunchtime and headed straight to Myers to find a supplemental bag, which we found this time. And then we drove to Sovereign Hill. The parking lot at Sovereign Hill was chock-a-block full when we arrived. I tried to get into one spot, but it was way too tight, so Dad and I both just parked to the side while we went and checked in. When we returned to the cars, a couple of parking spots had opened up so we grabbed them Mine was a bit of a tight squeeze and it took a bit of maneuvering, but I got in no problems. We dropped our bags into our rooms and hit the historic town proper. First stop — the bakery for lunch. We then spent the time wandering around the village, taking in the sights and sounds. It’s been years and years since my last visit here, but it still looks good. At mid afternoon we paused at the New York Hotel for afternoon tea. And this being our last afternoon tea on Australia soil, we had to get he classic Devonshire tea, which I duly recorded for today’s photo. Part of the Sovereign Hill package we bought included an evening meal at the Charlie Napier Hotel before the Light and Sound show. I won’t spoil it for others who have not seen this show, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend it. After the show, we all returned to our room for a cuppa and then June and I settled down to wrestle with the problem of our overweight suitcases and how to redistribute the weight with the bag that we bought today. At around midnight we thought we had it all sorted out. Between the 3 bags that will go as checked luggage and June’s carry-on, the weights seem about right. Would we get through check-in with having to pay excess baggage fees? Fingers crossed!