I would like to think my Aussie followers know exactly what I mean by the words:
“Not Happy, Jan!”
It’s funny how three little words from a television advertisement back in the year 2000 became part of Australian culture. You really do need to watch the ad to get a feel for their true meaning.
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Recipes are wonderful things. A step by step guide that, when followed to a T, allows you to reach the desired outcome.
It never fails to amaze me that by following those instructions and combining specific amounts of listed ingredients, suddenly, as if one is possessed of a magic wand, those plain (and often boring ingredients) miraculously turn into culinary delights our family and friends oohing and ahhing over.
Yes, I love cooking and I grew up following recipes my mother inherited from her mother as well as recipes my father’s mother passed on to me.
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The scientific name of this unusual plant is Schlumbergera, but they are also known and Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Claw Cactus, Holiday Cactus and Crab Cactus. I’ve only ever known them as Zygocactus, or Zygos for short.
I guess the reference to Christmas and Thanksgiving comes from North America as these plants flower during the cooler months. Sure enough, this name doesn’t make a lot of sense in the southern hemisphere where they flower in the middle of the year. In fact, they flower in response to lengthening nights and do not like direct sunlight.
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It could be hard to pick one photograph and deem it my favourite. Funny that I said there were Too Many to Pick One in response to the WordPress Photo Challenge – Favorite Place and all of those photos I shared back in March are favourites. I could easily have picked any one of them.
However, in the final edition of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, the Daily Post staff contributors have shared their favourite photos and invited users to do the same. Immediately (at least in my head anyway) I was back on Dicky Beach where I stood on a cold June morning in 2016. With a bit of cloud about and the tide low, the wet sand reflected a myriad of colours flooding the sky as the Sun crept over the horizon. The scene was breathtakingly beautiful as I stood there all by myself photographing the sunrise unfolding before me. Continue reading →
I couldn’t resist this Daily Prompt from WordPress.
For the past 18 months, my friend Tracey has been calling me her Doppelgänger, nay, she has been telling anyone and everyone, at every opportunity, that I’m her ‘little Doppelgänger’. And whilst you may have almost choked – or giggled – over the word ‘little’, I can almost hear you saying “You look nothing alike”, and that’s true.
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