(Click on pictures for larger image) Rymill Park Cacti & Succulent Garden Adelaide Cityscape looking over Torrens Lake

Some recent photos from my current Australian meaderings… (Click on photos for larger images) National Rhododendron Gardens – Melbourne Vose Seminary – Perth Bicentennial Conservatory – Adelaide Botanic Garden (looks like something out of Stargate SG-1) Amazon Waterlily Pavillion – Adelaide Botanic Garden Palm House – Adelaide Botanic Garden Foot bridge across River Torrens looking…

NZ On Screen have a selection of Anzac Day short films available for viewing over on their web site: Anzac Day Collection – Collection | NZ On Screen From their overview: This collection brings together 24 titles covering Kiwis at war. Iconic documentaries and films tell stories of terrible cost, heroism and brotherhood. Each title…

Amazing what you can do with No. 8 fencing wire The Marvelous Anti Gravity Vehicles of New Zealand

After the bustle of Christmas with it’s excesses, simpler foods are looking like better options for the new year period. 2010 was marked by my quest to create the perfect poached egg (and the odd coddled egg too). I’ve tried various different ways from cookbooks, TV chefs, web sites and word of mouth but the…

A very quick trip to Port Waikato back in the middle of November. (Click on picture for larger image)

So: Have remembered this is on – July 5. Have annual leave scheduled then. Will be looking after at least 3 children and a teenager that day. The programme looks really interesting, so should be all go. (Though a bit odd to spend a leave day in on the uni campus) See Incredible Science Incredible…

My bottle of Worcestershire Sauce is about to run out! A staple with tomato juice or in K’s variant of cheese-on-toast I will replace it this weekend – of course, with the Lea and Perrins variety not some other knock-off. I’m always intrigued about what makes up sauces – so here’s Wired’s list for Worcester…

Photos from recent trip to Wellington (Click on photos for bigger pictures) Wellington waterfront Te Papa

Theological Scribbles: The joy of clarity has an amusing Venn diagram highlighting the differences between geeks, nerds and dorks. HT: Exploring Our Matrix: Proof I Am A Nerd?