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Congratulations on your new house

25 September 2009

Congratulations pack from the real estate agent

The sale of our old house and the purchase of our new house settled on the same day – the sale of the old at 11am, the purchase of the new at noon…

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House update: settlement and settling in

26 August 2009

There were a few unexpected dramas – things beyond our control that created BIG problems – during the settlement process which made things very stressful. But I’m happy to tell you that settlement of the sale of our old house AND settlement of the purchase of our new house went through today! :D

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Lunch with my PhD supervisor

26 August 2009

Roasted vegetables with chorizo and salad from Club M at Murdoch University

I went to uni and met up with my (now ex-) PhD supervisor for a catch-up over lunch.

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Another last day at work – saying goodbye with cake

21 August 2009

I would’ve done some baking and brought in mini muffins or similar for my last day of work on the 30th of July, but with my muffin pans all packed up along with half the kitchen and the rest of my baking gear, it was just easier to buy something. Jac offered to pick up a couple of cakes for me the day before (I’d specified one must be chocolatey for the chocaholics I worked with and told her to surprise me with the second cake).

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While the house was being painted…

14 August 2009

Mexican bean and chicken soup with a bake-at-home bread roll

While our house was being painted, Jac and I stayed at Jac’s mum’s place. On the first night, she cooked up a delicious dinner for us all.

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Work food, an afternoon tea – and my news about work

30 July 2009

First, let me bombard you with food! Then, some news about my work.

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House update: painting

18 July 2009

We’ll be busy this weekend getting our house ready for the painters, who arrive at 6am on Monday morning. The paint job will take three days. We’ve booked the cats into a cattery, which will be a new adventure for them. Jac is thriving and loving every second of the cleaning and packing (she ...

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Iced cinnamon bun and news about home

13 July 2009

I’ve had a cinnamon bun thing going lately. Here’s an iced cinnamon bun I ate recently. This one had very sticky, thick sugary icing…

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New job, new food

4 May 2009

Lemon chicken, rice, noodles, stir-fried vegetables and Multi-V juice all on a tray

So this is what I ate for lunch in my first week at my new job…

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Dinner at Monte Fiore Cafe

18 April 2009

After shopping for wedding outfits in Mount Lawley recently, Jac and I decided to have dinner before heading home. We went to Monte Fiore Cafe on Beaufort Street which is, incidentally, where we first met.