http://www.lonnieswift.com take one daily Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en View from up the chair lift, more photos and a story to come... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/02/24/snow-2 http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/02/22/sorry-busyin-france-skiing I came out from my indoor sporting activity last night to find this: It's not every day you return to your bike to find it under an inch of snow...  So I went to the pub with friends until I thought it was ok to ride home... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/02/19/what Today I made lamingtons for morning tea. These aren't my lamingtons.  But mine were just as aesthetically pleasing! So what does Australia day mean? It's a nice public holiday. It's also during a time of the year that usually means nice weather.  It's also known as "Hottest 100 day" because the national ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/01/26/happy-australia-day Because it wasn't cold enough in Oxford, we went north to York for NYE 2009.  We purchased a hoard of fireworks, which Kate thoroughly enjoyed setting off out the back of Danielle and Roger's house.  I had a big rocket which I set off.  I did like the instructions on ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/01/24/new-years-eve In true Australian style (and on Kate's suggestion) I roasted our Christmas goose on Webster, my Webber BBQ.  Goose is a fatty bird, from our 4.2 kg bird, we got around 900 mL of goose fat.  Even with the fat used to roast the veggies, we still had 3 large ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/01/24/christmas-goose as it's a little bit cold in Oxford at the moment (read snowing...) we've headed south. to the south of spain. Malaga to be precise. thiis southern spanish port is known for many things, including a particular wine- but let it be said tthat wasnt the reason we came ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2010/01/03/gone-south-for-the-winter During the festive season, the Winter Wonderland is set up in Hyde Park (London).  Tuesday night we went in for some goodies.  The theme is based around a German Christmas Fair.  There are rides (including an outdoor skating rink), food and drink stalls and craft/Christmas trinket vendors.  We had some ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2009/12/26/winter-wonderland and nothing was stirring, not even our GOOSE!  Tomorrow's dinner will be roast goose.  We ordered it from our favourite "we hang meat outside" butcher.  This morning was an early start to pick mr. goose up, we wanted to beat the rush or people picking up turkey's and other Christmas ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2009/12/24/twas-the-night-before-christmas If you have ignored the Christmas stuff in supermarkets, I found the true sign of Christmas. Meat hanging in the covered market! This is a time of year I love. Things get lovely and festive, nice and cold and generally cheerful. This year, we've decided on goose for Christmas lunch. ... http://www.lonnieswift.com/2009/12/21/christmas-is-upon-us