Desert...

Cream and Ice cream with Meringue, Cherry and Raspberry

You don't need much to know it's good...

Summer Flowers...

A beautiful jug of flowers from Marjs' garden.

Tuesday Flower...

Summer Poppy.

Watching Too Much Rockwiz....

Just watched a whole lot of rockwiz...
and I want to have a bit of Thirsty Merc handy....

Lunch...

Everything just together on a tray...

And lovely company.

Just the thing for a holiday Monday.

St Michaels And All Angels...

Yesterday while driving through the Hills,
 I stopped and took  some pix at the quaint little church in Kalorama.

Sunday Breakfast...

French toast, with chutney, yogurt and basil.

With Vietnamese Coffee...
I bought beans home and ground some up this morning.

So it feels a bit like I'm still on holidays. 

Candle Light...

Saturday night...just quiet and beautiful candle light...perfect.

Glass Noodle Salad...

This a dish that I loved in Thailand, I've improvised a bit...
If you want the basics, just Google the recipe.

Made with 'Mung Bean' noodles, Herbs, Spring Onions and Shallots,
Black Fungus, Celery and Tomato...
Shrimp and Shejimi Mushrooms.
And of course Fish Sauce and Lime and Chili dressing.

New Camera Lens...

On the last day of my holiday, my old 18-55 lens took a fall and is now unusable.
So meet the replacement, a 50mm f/1.8...just purchased this morning.

First snaps around the house...my lovely pashmina.

Red candle and lace.

Carved arm of my cherry wood chair.

I'm going to have fun getting to know how to use this new lens.

Friday Flowers....

Really it's a look back at spring... 

More Orange In Asia...

Being rowed around Ha Long bay by locals from the floating village.

Lots of life jackets.

Street life and the Flag.

Artists with disabilities making Lacquer Ware in Vietnam.

French cakes and coffee in Ha Noi.

Indian lunch in Bangkok.

Orange In Asia...

Novice Monk on the Mekong.

Candles at Angkor.

Curtain in Cambodia.

Boat trip on the Mekong.

Stall on the street.

Travelling fruit and vegetable seller

Street in Hanoi

Temple in Hanoi.

Prawns for rice paper and lettuce wraps.

Happy Birthday Dale...

Family, Friends, Food and of course Cake... 

Lots of bits and pieces...lots of conversation.

And drinks...

Such a fabulous spread...

And a beautiful afternoon weather wise.