Category: Photos: Food
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Sri Lanka – Negombo
Many visitors to Sri Lanka will start their trip at Negombo. It is only 20 minutes’ drive from the international airport, while Colombo is 40 minutes away. We would be taking a 12 day clockwise tour from Negombo to Colombo. For comparison, the island has an area of 65,610 km²; the area of Tasmania is 68,401…
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A Church In Crisis – Scones, Jam And Cream!
(Updated August 2021 with extra scone recipes – See pdf below for further recipes including buttermilk, lemonade, coconut cream.) We have a meeting with some or our Windermere neighbours over scones, jam and cream. (Continued from: Soup and Golf ) The neighbours rally Windermere is a semi-rural settlement with houses on half-acre or bigger blocks…
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Soup & Sand Wedges – And Two Great Views!
A winter stay at Olive’s Cottage In the middle of June we flew to Tasmania to stay at Olive’s Cottage for three days. The main reason was one of my sisters was having a big birthday. A special lunch was arranged. We knew we wouldn’t have much time for cooking during our stay. After picking…
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USA & Canada – Seattle, Victoria & Vancouver!
This continues on from Canada – Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara! We would have eight days in the western side of the continent, visiting Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. The main reason for the visits was to catch up with others working with Rhonda on her piano keyboard project. But there would be plenty of time to look…
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Canada – Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara!
This continues on from Canada – Quebec City & Montreal! Four of Canada’s largest cities are within eight hours drive of each other. Population estimates vary depending on what they attempt to measure, but estimates are as follows: Quebec City, around 0.7 million Montreal, 4.0 million Ottawa and environs, around 1.3 million Toronto, around 5.0…
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Canada – Quebec City & Montreal!
This continues on from Canada – Three Recipe Ideas! After the Maritime Provinces, our goal was to meet up with several piano contacts in the cities of Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. We had also seen those cities a long time ago and were keen to return. We would only have short stays in each,…
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Canada – Three Recipe Ideas!
This continues on from Canada – Maritime Provinces! We had spent 11 days in the Maritime Provinces. It is worth a detour if you are fanatical about fresh seafood. We had excellent examples of lobster, clams, mussels and local fishes (mainly halibut and haddock). We came across three interesting recipes to try when we were…
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Canada – Maritime Provinces!
This continues on from New Hampshire & Maine! There are three “Maritime Provinces” in Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Combined with Newfoundland, the four are referred to as the “Atlantic Provinces”. The direct flight distance from Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick) to St John’s (capital of Newfoundland) is around 1,100 kilometres,…
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We Invite The Neighbours In: For Drinks and Nibbles!
This is a continuation from We Invite The Neighbours In: Perfect Weather! Easy to prepare nibbles With Launceston and the Tamar region having very agreeable summery weather from November to March, we can plan events at Olive’s Cottage with a high degree of confidence. We aim to be outside and use the main deck or…
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We Invite The Neighbours In: Perfect Weather!
Summer Climate Launceston and the surrounding region, including the Tamar Valley, has a remarkable summer climate. Daily maximums are consistently in the mid to low 20s (Celsius), rarely dropping below 20oC and rarely making it above 30oC. On average, the region’s maximum is a couple of degrees higher than Hobart and a couple of degrees…