Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Winter in Australia

Hi Guys,
Why is it that it is sooo cold in Sydney during winter ??? It is the worse place to be in winter!
Can any one tell me why?
Why is it so cold inside ?
It is as people try to ignore that it is winter, and just don't have heating inside their houses. For me who comes from Sweden and is used to cold winters, but warm houses, have never experienced anything like it.
It is like trying to live in a summer house that has been closed for the winter, you know how cold and damp it is when you first arrive in the spring to open it up. That is how many people live in Sydney during the winter, I just don't understand it ??

Oh, the fashion in the winter is a winter parka, scarf, hat with board shorts and flipflops, now does that make sense ??

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Yarra Valley wine and cheese trial

Hi Guys,
You know that I am a member of weight watchers, so hard and so much fun??!!
Kate our leader at weight watchers has the best sense of humor and she is such an inspiration to all of us. We all need a Kate in our lives!! Some one that keeps us on the straight and narrow, when we don't.
Easter Saturday morning we woke up really early and went for a lovely walk in the area we were living, such beautiful houses from the Victorian time, large houses with large windows, wide streets and beautiful gardens. We had a coffee at the corner shop and went back to pack up as we intended to go shopping before every one else woke up.

Louise and I went back to COSCO on Saturday and filled the shopping trolley... here is where we fell off the wagon :) Areas with cheese, gorgonzola, blue stilton, goat cheese, cheddar, parmesan,
Jarlsberg, mozarella. We had to buy something !
Gorgonzola 1kg, spreadable goat cheese 500 gr, Jarlsberg middle cut, blue Stilton 500gr is what we checked out with, well, pork , lamb, prawns, pretzels in a jug bigger than life, the mayo in toe, salad dressing to last a life time, Not to mention the toiletpaper and kitchen towels, olive oil and sparkling water. We ended up paying over $500, "for toilet paper "??
Are we Crazy?
Apparently we have a problem with shopping or with food, what ever comes first.

We loaded the car and had really thought this expedition through.. we had a hugh eski box full with ice for the cheese, meat and fish, in the trunk.
As we left it was an exodus of cars driving in to COSCO, we had beaten them all !!

We drove out towards Yarra Valley, the wine growing area.
Wow !! This was an experience we promised to do again...!!
Like being in France. Mountains and valleys with Lavender fields and wine in rows as far as you could see. Large estates luring you in with all kind of goodies.
The route we had taken was called the gourmet route on the map.

Our intention was to visit the magical forest, and see the sculptures placed in the forest.
Intention went out the window when we visited Dominique Portet winery over a mediterranean platter and a beautiful bottle of chilled Savignon blanch wine in the French garden with the most beautiful view!
www.wineyarravalley.com
Life worth living !!