THAT'S how I can use a passionfruit

The upside of having passionfruit growing over your driveway.

Sweet Riesling: Just not for me

I did a vertical (residual sugar) tasting on Riesling recently. I loved the drier ones but thes two (16 and 25 g/l) were just not for me.

I rwcognise that they are brilliant, complex wines. But..

They can only sit in the fridge for so long before I drink them or tip them. Sorry about that.

Winter time freeze some soup

There was too much Tupperware in the drawer and not the freezer. Either that or i have a bunch of really important jobs I'm neglecting.

But it's nice to get some food in the freezer again.

Sun on my river redgum

Yeh yeh. I'm gonna have to cut it down one day but for now there's something nice about it.

Squashed passionfruit

This appears to be the only downside to having a passionfruit growing over your driveway. The odd casualty - but at least it's only about one in six.

Golen Elm and Sunburst: I'll grow here, then

I planted these trees about 23 years ago. I find the garden provides my best metaphors. The sunburst on the right is rangy, takes up lots of sunlight and needs to be cut back - hard - every few years.

The golden elm has never needed to be pruned but has simply taken what it'll get. Still a majestic tree the golden elm has allowed the dominant sunburst the centre and has still grown tall and beautiful.

Nature finds a way.

Coddled eggs on vegemite toast

This touches something deep in side of me. I believed that this was what a poached egg was until in a high school home economics class I was told just just to boil some water and crack an egg into it.

No. But yes. I suppose that is poaching.

I got a coddled egg kit from mum's estate a few months ago and thanks to my three lovely chooks I have been able to do this on a regular basis. The Tabasco sauce a recent addition.