It’s Friday. It means that it’s a day to go jaunting around Melbourne to discover its glorious suburbs. So I jump into my car and decide to drive to the eastern leafy suburb of Mont Albert. The Mont Albert Village in Hamilton Street is a cute strip of old shops that are a mix of […]
Visit to Bastille Day French 🇫🇷 Festivities at the Queen Victoria Market
What a glorious sunny Melbourne winter’s day! Today I decided to head into town to see the French 🇫🇷 Bastille Day winter markets at the Queen Victoria Market. I hadn’t been there in many years so I was keen to see how the place had evolved. It’s usually quite busy on market days with the […]
Garden Greens
I’m sitting here boiling some organic greens (“Chorta”) from my parents garden. My heritage is Greek, specifically from Crete and the food that I grew up on here in Australia has been from that part of Greece. So lots of greens (organic, no pesticides), olive oil, fruits, pulses and meats. Today my mum gave me […]
Stroopwafels On My Doorstep
It could be a song couldn’t it? 🤣 Tonight, I went out for a bit and when I came back, I saw a small parcel at the door. I open it up and there were Stroopwafels! They are my favourite Dutch treat. Thank you Lior for sending this lovely gift. I love it! I’m going […]
15 Years Married and Goulash
It’s hard to believe that on Thursday 4 February 2021, Andrew (@TigerTex1) celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary. I’m incredibly thankful that I have found someone in my life who not only I love and adore but who is my best friend and confidante. We are very different to each other but we share same […]