Tuesday, November 4, 2008

I AM GRUMPY!! CHANGING CHIP OIL..YUKKY YUKKY.WHY DO I DO IT?

HELLO LADIES...IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY IN MELBOURNE..THIS FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER...MELBOURNE CUP DAY..
OF COURSE IT IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE IN MELBOURNE..AND I HAVE HAD A LOVELY DAY..SITTING AT MY LITTLE FRENCH CHIC TABLE..WITH MY LAPTOP THEREON!! LISTING EBAY STUFF...LOOKING ACROSS TO BEAUTIFUL MELBOURNE..AND WATCHING THE RACES ON T.V...SOOO HOW GOOD IS THAT??

IT IS WONDERFUL..BUT THOUGHT I WOULD COOK FISH & CHIPS FOR DINNER TONIGHT...AND WENT TO OPEN THE DEEP FRYER THINGEY ON MY COOKTOP..AND THE OIL WAS HORRID!! I HAD ONLY JUST COOKED WITH IT A WEEK AGO..NEW OIL...ETC..BUT IT KIND OF STUNK!!

SOOO OFF TO THE SUPERMARKET AGAIN TO GET ANOTHER LOT OF SUNFLOWER OIL...DRAIN THE BLOOMIN TANK....PUT ALL THE NEW OIL IN...PUT THE OLD OIL THROUGH A TUBE TO GO INTO THE CONTAINERS I HAVE JUST EMPTIED.!! IT JUST GOES ON & ON...
ANWYWAY WE SHOULD HAVE LOVELY NICE FRESH FISH & CHIPS FOR DINNER...

AND THE SECRET TO GOOD CRISP YUMMY CHIPS....IS TO PAR FRY THEM IN THE AFTERNOON..(DONT COMPLETELY COOK THEM..BUT I COOK FOR ABOUT 10 MINS..THEN LET STAND UNTIL I WANT TO HAVE DINNER..THEN COOK THEM..AND THEY END UP CRUNCHY/CRISP/DRY...)..PERFECTO!!

SO APART FROM BEING TOTALLY GRUMPY RE DECIDING TO HAVE THIS DINNER..THE DAY HAS BEEN LOVELY RE THE WEATHER..AND THE WESTGATE BRIDGE NOW HAS TWO GLORIOUS FLAGS FLUTTERING FROM THE PYLONS..THE AUSSIE FLAG..AND THE VIC FLAG...ABOUT TIME!! LOOKS TERRIFIC..

BUT AGAIN...THE WEATHER IS JUST SOOO DRY IN MELBOURNE/VIC..I HAVE INCLUDED A POND JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE..;USED TO BE FULL OF WATER..WITH THE SWANS HOVERING AROUND!! NOW LOOK AT IT...A BOY IS RIDING HIS BIKE IN IT?!!
THAT IS HOW DESPERATELY DRY IT IS IN THIS STATE..

LAST BUT NOT LEAST...THE ROSES I HAD DISPLAYED FOR MUMS BIRTHDAY...,HAVE QUICKLY HUNG THEM OUT TO DRY..ALONG SIDE OTHER ONES...i JUST LOVE DRIED ROSES/LAVENDER..

PS..GAVE CHRISTIAN $30.00 TO BET ON THE CUP (A ONCE A YEAR THING!!)...BUT NO LUCK!!

C'EST LA VIE!! AU REVOIR EST BONSOIR.....ANDREA

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