Taj Palace

I just went to the new restaurant called The Taj Palace in in North Hobart. It was really tasty, and their menu was more like a book than a menu. They were a bit stressed though and it took ages for our orders to arrive, we think once things settle down that it would get better. It was still very tasty though!

I think i'm kind of advertising accidentally.

No junk mail

After receiving my first 2 comments on my blog, i'm disappointed one is junk mail (thanks for your comment though Andy). So I've decided to officially declare my blog a:

NO JUNK MAIL zone

I'm not interested in horse racing thanks. If i don't know you and you don't know me, i'm happy to meet but please don't advertise to me unless it's really clear that i would actually be interested (ie.worm farming tips appreciated).

I'm sure all other bloggers out there would agree: No junk mail on my blog thanks!

Narnia confessions

This year I seemed to have rediscovered reading. This was triggered off by allowing myself to read fiction books for enjoyment as opposed to reading non-fiction books purely for learning. I've found the trick is to find books to read that I have trouble putting down and that are written in an easy to read style. Lately I've been reading The Chronicles of Narnia. I'm very embarrassed to say they I haven't actually read them, although I think I might have read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when I was younger but i'm not sure. I definitely grew up on a diet of the T.V. series of the Chronicles of Narnia (although i'm pretty sure it didn't include The Horse and His Boy or The Last Battle). I don't think the poor quality of special effects takes away from the story - probably because i watched it in the late 80's and early 90's when those special effects were the best they could do. I did ask for a complete set of the books for one birthday but I didn't read them. Now I've read The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and The Horse and His Boy. I'm stopping myself from starting on the next one just so I can get other things done.

My reading ideal is that that I can find books that are easy to read, for me that means written in a story format, that I can also learn from at the same time. I think biographies would be a good category for me. I have had trouble in the last few years with reading. Maybe it's because work has drained my time away and also because of my previous restrictions on what book i thought were a worthwhile use of my time. I think i will still reevaluate weather or not pure fiction is just escapism and isn't good for me or my life. At the moment i think the joy the books about narnia have provided was worth it. And then there is the timeless book of the very words from the Creator himself....that i hope i never stop reading: The Bible. And I know I will never be spiritually malnourished if it were the only book i ever read.

Let me know if you have any reading recommendations for me...or if you've read anything good lately

My first green house

Today I made a mini-greenhouse for raising seedlings. I'm very pleased with myself and the final results. It cost me nothing because i used materials already laying around because i'm terrible at throwing anything away. It's made from wire mesh, plastic (from sheep poo bags), wire to anchor it into the ground. I wish i had a digital camera so i could post a picture of it straight away. I will take a picture with a regular camera and get it scanned, after the film is developed. Then you too will be able to share my joy. My first priority is raising tomato seedlings. I've just sown, into pots and a tray, various varieties of tomato including: Roma, Rouge de Marmande, Tigeralla (yes, it's supposed to have stripes), Black Russian, Yellow Pear and Yellow cherry cocktail.

I'm also conducting a "Seed Raising Mix Experiment", as i call it, to test was type of seed raising mix is the best for tomatoes. I made up various combinations of peat,sand, sifted compost, sifted potting mix and worm castings. It's very scientific. I'm using icecream containers as the pots.

I should have mentioned to start with that i had a day off today. Yay! I'm currently working 4days/wk for a few weeks until my job in Oatlands is readvertised and then the number of days per week is a little uncertain. I'm enjoying 4days/wk at the moment (today was my 2nd thursday off).

9th Sept 8:30pm, 112 Liverpool Street

9th September, 8:30pm 112 Liverpool Street, Hobart
this is a MAKE poverty HISTORY event
keeping our governments moving towards halving poverty by 2015
TRADE JUSTICE. DROP THE DEBT. MORE & BETTER AID
Buy a white arm band ready to wear the next day - white arm band day 10th September
Enjoy the music.