Ha ha ha… Wednesday’s priority is to go do my own food shopping! Dohn’s mum is
sweet, generous and means well, but the food she’s been feeding us is more junk
than not. We didn’t want to say anything as she is doing us huge favours, but
we really have to, we are put off our food, it’s all sugary, or high in refined
carbs and industrialised oils, or all of the above…
Hope to catch up with family ASAP though!
The wedding isn’t until 6 March, which seems far away, but I’m in a time warp
here stuck in the house and I suppose it really isn’t that far off!
Watching what’s been happening in NSW (that person who was out in the community
and tested positive on day 16), and Victoria… I know how stressed I’d be if we
weren’t already over here. Even if it eventuates that it would have turned out
perfectly fine for our original flights (28 Feb) I am just glad we are here and
I don’t have to worry about it...
Vicki. :-)
On 11 Feb 2021, at 6:18 pm, Tilden, Steve ST
<Steve.Tilden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Vicki
Have a very happy Wednesday J
You must be super excited. Hope ur getting some bubbles in quarantine?
Hope the wedding all goes well J
Cheers
Steve
p.s just caught up with the older posts as saw your comments re going to WA –
I should be starting from the beginning not the end …my bad…
From: oz-food-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oz-food-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Vicki Taylor
Sent: Thursday, 11 February 2021 9:10 PM
To: oz-food@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [oz-food] Re: Everyone ok?
Hi Steve,
Not moved back, just took our chance to get over for Gemma’s wedding while
the border was semi-open. We’ll fly back mid-March.
Haven’t had a chance to see family yet – still in quarantine until midnight
Tuesday night.
Vicki. :-)
On 11 Feb 2021, at 3:32 pm, Tilden, Steve ST <Steve.Tilden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:Steve.Tilden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Vicki
You’ve moved back to Perth now? Must be nice to get back home with the family
between border closures…
Cheers
Steve
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[mailto:oz-food-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ;<mailto:oz-food-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
On Behalf Of Vicki Taylor
Sent: Sunday, 7 February 2021 12:19 PM
To: oz-food@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:oz-food@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [oz-food] Re: Everyone ok?
That looks fabulous, Jules. As you know, I love Thai curries. We’re not
eating healthy food here and I wish we were, but out of my control… maybe
when we’re out of quarantine we can go to a Thai restaurant, or better still,
my Thai sister-in-law can come over and cook for us haha!
Lamb tagine sounds amazing too. And you can have anything at all for
breakfast. I always used to have leftovers for breakfast, but now try to save
them for dinner to save me a night of cooking. When you think about it,
typical Western breakfasts of cereal, toast etc are high in refined carbs
that turn to glucose soon after eating them, which is not exactly great.
Better to have protein, which is both nourishing and satiating. Add veg (in
winter I bulk roast veg on weekends and dole them out at breakfast time
during the week, though in summer I prefer them to be lightly sautéed) and
you’ve got a delicious, nutritious breakfast that will set you up well for
the whole day without the need for a snack mid-morning. 🙂
(I really miss my air fryer and Thermomix – they would solve a lot of
problems here!)
I think of myself as an avid reader, but haven’t read much in the last week
or two. Too tired by the end of the day. And here in Perth, where I’m
starting work at 6am, I feel extra tired when I finish. (Plus, migraines.
Gah.)
On the other hand, yesterday (Saturday) I got some solid crocheting in. Today
will be another crochet day, interspersed with saving a pile of recipes I
have open in my browser into Paprika so I can close all the tabs!
I’m so sorry it looks like you can’t go to Spain for a while. So distressing
about your cats. Hopefully the UK will get things under control sooner rather
than later. I know that doesn’t help right now though!
Stay safe,
Vicki. :-)
On 7 Feb 2021, at 8:38 am, Julia Leatherwood <julialeatherwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:julialeatherwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
First post was rejected as too big so here is tonight’s green curry.
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Sent from my iPad
On 7 Feb 2021, at 00:22, Julia Leatherwood <julialeatherwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:julialeatherwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Kelly, Vicki and all.
We too shut down here in Southport, Merseyside, not far from Liverpool.
Nothing open except for essentials I.e. supermarkets which are dangerous as
some people do not believe in social distancing. Now we have the new mutant,
the South African one discovered in several areas of the UK and oddly enough
Southpoer in a postcode area near us is one which is being advised to get
tested and door to door drop offs of testing kits are being delivered. Any
flight I have booked to get back to Spain to take care of financial stuff and
retrieve our cats have been cancelled. It is all a nightmare but beyond our
control.
So thrilled for you Vicki that you will be able to go to Gemma’s wedding.
Pity about your migraines but seriously, could be stress related.
I have never read so many Kindle books in my life and my iPad is getting a
real workout.
Been doing a bit more cooking and tonight made
a Thai green curry. Due lockdown have been doing a lot of online shopping
and bought Mae Ploy pastes from Amazon. Usually do red curry so this was my
first attempt and was so tasty. Not really authentic as added more veggies
than what is the norm but I do like my 5 a day.
Night before made a lamb tagine which was also tasty. Now have a variety of
leftovers but not sure if breakfast food.
Stay safe
Jules
Sent from my iPad
On 6 Feb 2021, at 23:34, Vicki Taylor <vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Kelly,
We are fine thank you! It’s been a super stressful time lately, both with
work and trying to figure out how we could get into Western Australia (WA)
for my daughter’s wedding, which is in 4 weeks. Living as we do in the Stupid
State that is very careless about covid measures, WA’s borders have been shut
to us. A couple of weeks ago they relaxed the border to allow us in subject
to 14 days quarantine, so I was trying to figure out how I could make that
happen. Despite getting instant and enthusiastic support from management to
work remotely from Perth, teeing up a place in which to quarantine turned
into a real drama.
Anyway, long story short, we’re here in Perth, in Dohn’s mum’s house. Such a
relief. The Stupid State can do what it wants now but we’re here and won’t
miss the wedding if they get stupider. Perth was in a 5-day hard lockdown
when we arrived on Tuesday, after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive
with the UK covid variant, but it made no difference to us, as we can’t leave
the house anyway. (A bit of a shock to Perth folks, though, after living 10
months covid free.)
I miss my kitchen and my pantry… I’m not doing any real cooking. Not that
I’ve felt like it. Have had migraines every single day since we arrived, not
sure what’s up with that but it’s been miserable. And work continues to be
super busy and stressful.
Hmm reading back over this, perhaps we are not fine… but we’re in Perth and
that’s what counts!
Vicki. :-)
On 7 Feb 2021, at 7:15 am, Chilecayenne <chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx><mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx ;
<mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
How are you and your other half doing?
K
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once in awhile...
On Feb 6, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Vicki Taylor <vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx ;
<mailto:vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
Hi Kelly,
Yes events and festivals in Australia have been cancelled too. It’s very sad
for everyone, but almost all agree it’s necessary.
I had a look at a couple of the links you sent. I love both ideas. The houses
are incredible. It looks like it will be a fabulous celebration, just
different, and as someone said in the first link about the parade, ‘While
it’s much different from the way New Orleans is used to celebrating, it’s
making more memories than you think.’
Good stuff!
Vicki. :-)
On 7 Feb 2021, at 2:27 am, Chilecayenne <chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx><mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx ;
<mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
It’s gotten a bit quiet lately...
Hoping everyone is ok.
Ugh, I’m bummed that there is no Mardi Gras this year...
They’re so scared of people gathering here, all next weekend, ALL bars in New
Orleans are ordered closed, even the ones that had been converted to
restaurants, etc.
I understand the concern, but also, these businesses that are able to still
be open won’t last long...they’ve been serving outdoors an to go, and now
they’re even shutting that down.
One thing that is cool is that since we can’t have parades and floats...they
have taken the biggest and most spectacular lighted and animated floats from
various parades, and set them up along the various routes through City Park,
and in the evenings, are having a guided drive through for families in their
cars to see them, and spaced out I believe they have some bands and dance
teams, performing, socially distanced, etc.
It’s especially for the kids..,but no throws.
:(
And a lot of homes all over the area are decorating the exteriors like Mardi
Gras floats, really cool stuff.
New Orleans always finds a way, I love this place.
Links to the floats in the oaks
https://www.wwltv.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/floats-in-the-oaks-2021-covid-pandemic/289-4bfd84b9-351b-4244-af57-d0a1ad6e44f4
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And the house floats:
(Sorry for the commercial on this one, but the video is a fun watch)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mardi-gras-new-orleans-houses-floats/#app ;
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I may have to have some carbs...and get a King Cake next weekend.
Kelly
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