tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post2724219157782913728..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-91631511954225190752009-05-13T06:59:00.000+02:002009-05-13T06:59:00.000+02:00We've got four Manchurian pear trees that will soo...We've got four Manchurian pear trees that will soon cover up the flats' balconies but in the meantime, I'll sing, dance, skip, run and talk to whichever animal I want.<br /><br />Music wasn't AkkerDakker this arvo but Green Day. Bloke clearly changes his CD once every four months.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-66891136485556120452009-05-13T03:03:00.000+02:002009-05-13T03:03:00.000+02:00What about some strategically placed shadecloth? Y...What about some strategically placed shadecloth? You could get some nice plants going under it, and perhaps establish "Nude Tuesday" or whatever you're into. And I remember that unseasonally freezing hailing November day too because it was my wedding day!Cinema Minimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393403989921214855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-16833091629356538862009-05-11T23:22:00.000+02:002009-05-11T23:22:00.000+02:00Benjamin - Odd, no. Passionate, yes.
Love Chunks ...Benjamin - Odd, no. Passionate, yes.<br /><br />Love Chunks and I first 'started out' together in a third floor flat in Flemington in 1994. We heard scraping chairs on the kitchen lino above, screaming arguments below, electric guitar practice on our right and the smell of delicious curries cooking on our left. I still walk past there with Milly occasionally and smile.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-60443244558994986962009-05-11T23:08:00.000+02:002009-05-11T23:08:00.000+02:00Ah someone else who talks and sings to their dog! ...Ah someone else who talks and sings to their dog! Go Kath! I dread the thought of living in the city although the proximity to 'stuff' would be great and I wouldn't need a car. I once had a neighbour below me in our first flat complain because he could hear me walking across the kitchen to which my husband replied "WTF is she supposed to do? Fly?"<br /><br />River here's your chance . . do a recipe blog!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-47042368335119575182009-05-11T12:09:00.000+02:002009-05-11T12:09:00.000+02:00Yeah, that is totes a compliment. I like the more ...Yeah, that is totes a compliment. I like the more interesting types, with no shame and aren't boring people who don't do anything for fear of being judged.<br /><br />I mean, how else would I be a socialist? I fully acknowledge that a group of mostly student types yelling out political things on the street and handing out leaflets is considered odd by most people. ;-)Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-10828109685378249292009-05-11T12:06:00.000+02:002009-05-11T12:06:00.000+02:00Thanks Benjamin. I think...?
River, I didn't say ...Thanks Benjamin. I think...?<br /><br />River, I didn't say that I *mastered* double-dutch skipping and I think the two blokes having a smoke on balcony seven will agree.<br /><br />Jon I need some high-strength Tratisen, but only if I can wash it down with some cab sav.<br /><br />Thanks Deep Kick Girl. It's possibly easier and less stressful to read about my attempts at Double-Dutch skipping than to actually have to witness it!<br /><br />Word verification - Reverack. Definition: If you have a nice chest, it should be revered.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-65022745516533046662009-05-11T12:03:00.000+02:002009-05-11T12:03:00.000+02:00I always stop myself before singing along while ru...I always stop myself before singing along while running, but I can lip-sync like a pro! ne day when I get a treadmill at home I'll try it though!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098708210972869491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-74010739001588972422009-05-11T11:15:00.000+02:002009-05-11T11:15:00.000+02:00I love the verbal pictures you paint Kath.I love the verbal pictures you paint Kath.deepkickgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680613104887320179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-77560288084503205382009-05-11T09:08:00.000+02:002009-05-11T09:08:00.000+02:00My word verification is "tratisen". It sounds like...My word verification is "tratisen". It sounds like the product Pfizer makes for people who live in Flemington with neighbours who listen to Acca Dacca.Hungry Hungry Hypocritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496242085738250638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-58830452691919559552009-05-11T08:51:00.000+02:002009-05-11T08:51:00.000+02:00Double Dutch skipping?? Wow, you're game. (I used ...Double Dutch skipping?? Wow, you're game. (I used to be quite good at that).<br />LC's soup sounds wonderful. I'm going to add it to my recipe collection. I make a similar one with sweet potato and pumpkin. <br />I could say a fair bit about the editing of *my* life, but I won't.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-26312111711178164302009-05-11T08:26:00.000+02:002009-05-11T08:26:00.000+02:00I once lived in an apartment that overlooked a hou...I once lived in an apartment that overlooked a house...the one in Ascot Vale...<br /><br />They weren't as interesting as you though.Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-48924056984825986882009-05-11T06:27:00.000+02:002009-05-11T06:27:00.000+02:00TWO HOURS later? OK, so I might have let a few sur...TWO HOURS later? OK, so I might have let a few surreptitious ones go during 'MasterChef' and a couple of old 'Frasier' episodes but I didn't realise you were paying attention!<br /><br />Oh and just as I'm typing this, the ACDC has been turned up next door. Back in Black....Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-45309264039968999062009-05-11T06:23:00.000+02:002009-05-11T06:23:00.000+02:00Sweet Potato Soup ala LC
Serves 4
2 medium sweet...Sweet Potato Soup ala LC<br /><br />Serves 4<br /><br />2 medium sweet potatoes (peeled & diced);<br />1 lge potato peeled and diced;<br />1 onion diced;<br />1/2 teaspoon garlic;<br />500ml chicken stock<br />1/2 cup cream<br />fresh chopped parsley - lots<br />seasoning<br />water to dilute to desired consist.<br />olive oil<br />1 nose peg for later<br /><br />Fry onion and garlic in olive oil in largish saucepan/pot until soft. Add potatoes and continue to fry for 5 mins.<br /><br />Add stock, water to cover and seasoning. Bring to boil and then simmer for 20 mins.<br /><br />Remove from heat and allow to cool for 30 mins.<br /><br />Add parsley and cream and use hand-held blender to blend (or use regular blender).<br /><br />Heat and serve with herb bread.<br /><br />After 2 hours apply nose peg.lcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-48956017648343000382009-05-11T04:34:00.000+02:002009-05-11T04:34:00.000+02:00Actually, I'm really, truly enjoying living here. ...Actually, I'm really, truly enjoying living here. For a densely-populated area, it is surprisingly quiet. We're probably the household who makes the most noise (during the day) and at night, are likely to be inside, on the sofa or at the dinner table.<br /><br />Crazy staring lady = no. Crazy dog lady = er, yes.<br /><br />And I'll chat to Love Chunks tonight re his sweet potato soup recipe. He made it up from scratch, but I'm sure he can remember what he did.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-78709678090663545002009-05-11T03:58:00.000+02:002009-05-11T03:58:00.000+02:00Methinks the lady doth protest too much ...
Are ...Methinks the lady doth protest too much ... <br /><br />Are you celebrating living in such close quarters, or are you really covering up your suburban-bred modesty? I detect a current defiance here. An attitude which says 'Yes, I live in a smaller, less-private house than I have become recently used to, but dammit, I will not alter my behaviour to suit my living quarters.'<br />The theme of holding, almost <I>challenging</I> the gaze of your neighbours runs through this post and reads like a statement of intent:<br />"I <I>will</I> acknowledge your existence, fellow being. I will not perform or alter or modify who am!"<br />Well, bravo for you, Kath. Community is a waning commodity and connection with our neighbours is disappearing. I hope you meet more of the flat-dwellers and that they don't start thinking of you as that crazy staring lady.<br /><br />ps. Could you post LC's sweet potato soup recipe?franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.com