I am losing track

It has been the busiest couple of weeks. I had a lovely couple of days up at Rob's place and have begun to learn how to cook on the AGA or wood stove. Met a few more of his artist friends when we went to dinner at the local pub. Food was fairly ordinary but the company was good and we had a really pleasant evening. It was quite an adventure getting home. Thanks to Rob's experience we avoided all the kangaroos leaping into the road, wombats scuttling and rabbits darting. The night was alive with all these animals. Later the stars were magical. It is one of the things I love most about being at his place. Next time I am going to sleep out in the swag so I can really enjoy the view. It is getting cold now so I will need to take my warmest sleeping bag!

After my return Mum and my brother Peter came down for a Deppeler( my Mum's maiden name) family reunion. 150 descendants of my great grandfather John Freidrich Deppeler and his sister gathered to celebrate our heritage. It was a fantastic day and Mum was so thrilled to see everyone and her old home, primary school and local church. It was lovely to have time with my brother too. 

We took Ziggy out of day care too so Mum could have some time with him. It was a very busy but enjoyable day. On the Saturday I went to the local farmers market with Peter and we bought lots of colourful and unusual vegetables and some Jonathan apples for Mum. She is always complaining the apples in Qld are tasteless. She wasn't disappointed by the apples which was a relief. I was worried she had exaggerated the deliciousness of apples from her home farm.

I have had visitors for dinner this week and thoroughly enjoyed cooking a new recipe of Peri Peri Pork. I was really well organised and had everything in order  and time to spare ( most unusual!). I did forget to turn off the soup which reduced to a lovely concentrated green sludge!. I had it for dinner the next night with pasta. Three greens( spinach, kale and silver beet) and a green salad. 

I am on schedule for another accreditation trip to Brisbne this time after I return from Japan.

I am doing a 16 km walk around  the Olinda circuit, which is hilly as a training walk for Japan.