With the warmer weather here in New Zealand, we've started having barbeques. Last night our entire three course meal was cooked on the barbeque. I'm a vegetarian, although I do eat seafood on occasion to keep up my protein levels. Last night was one of those days. We...
Mr. Munro has worked late for the last few nights, which has meant I've had to dine alone. I don't know about you, but I don't like cooking for one. When it's just me for dinner I tend to snack. Tonight I was tempted to make toasted sandwiches, but then I thought no -...
The other night Mr. Munro and I were watching Psych on television. A new character appeared in the scene and we both said, “Who is that?” I recognized both the face and the distinctive voice. Neither of us could remember which show we’d seen the actor in before. “It’s...
Disaster! Our giant pumpkin seeds haven't germinated. We'll have to go back to the Farmers' market and buy more seeds so we can try again. My father's seeds have, of course, sprouted and are growing busily. I've no idea what went wrong, but all we have are little...
English department store Debenhams have reported that dinner forks are outselling knives by two to one. The retailer is organizing a civilized dining campaign designed to make sure we don't lose the traditional way of eating. A spokesman said, "Using both a knife and...
I have a fascination with wind chimes. I love the sounds they make and find them soothing. My husband isn’t such a big fan, although a few years ago we purchased one. It’s a tiny one with elephant shapes and it doesn’t make much noise. My sister has a larger one and...
Our local farmers' market has a giant pumpkin growing contest every year. This year I decided to buy some seeds and register. I gave some seeds to my father and sister, and my husband gave some seeds to both of his brothers. We're all getting ready to plant our seeds...
I always find intriguing human interest stories when I buy the New Zealand Herald, and the one I found this week has given me some great ideas for a new plot. The story is about young professional people in Japan. They’re so busy working that they don’t have time to...
I've had problems sleeping recently. I go to bed tired, read a little and go to sleep only to wake up in the early hours of the morning. I lie awake for ages, tossing and turning. I must have fallen asleep at some stage this morning only to have the birds wake me...
