Life Happens

Ok, I admit I’ve been to The Rook before. But I’ve not eaten there, so I figure it counts. Now this isn’t just a 40before40 post. Oh no. This is a very special Happy Last Day in Your 30s to a very special person post…yep, you guessed it, to Karinda! We were supposed to go…

Groundhog Day did not start as a 40before40 dinner.  It started simply as a dinner catch up with yep, you guessed it, Karinda.  I asked if she had any requests, which she did and as it was something I’d previously cooked for a 40before40dinner, I had the epiphany of a themed Groundhog Day dinner.  So,…

I was born, raised and grew up in Melbourne – I moved to Sydney when I was 23.  So really, I had 23 years to visit Werribee Open Range Zoo when I lived in Melbourne.  Only it never happened.  Insert shrug emoji. I can’t remember when I first heard about Werribee Mansion and Park, and…

My timing was perfect; on the Australia Day public holiday, I did some 40before40 planning, and I emailed the orchard I’d picked to see if/when they would have plums available for picking the coming weekend.  Woohoo, they did indeed – but they weren’t sure they’d be available the following weekend – and as I’d injured…