CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

7 minutes ago, clochette said:

I thought it was choc chips

I think you need glasses

[clochette]

12 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I think you need glasses

[Bucket1]

Hello everyone

Still bluefish cold here - in fact the whole country is in a cold snap with the threat of snow in the desert. moist tropical air will hit Antarctic cool winds and we could have a snow covered central Australia. The weather is weird

Yes, it’s the middle of the night but I woke up and don’t seem to be going back to sleep. Going to give it another try.

[Headstall]

51 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Hello everyone

Still bluefish cold here - in fact the whole country is in a cold snap with the threat of snow in the desert. moist tropical air will hit Antarctic cool winds and we could have a snow covered central Australia. The weather is weird

Yes, it’s the middle of the night but I woke up and don’t seem to be going back to sleep. Going to give it another try.

We're going to hell in a handbasket as my mum used to say. Climate change is not at all amusing.  

[Headstall]

Chapter 7 is done.  

[Albert1434]

Woot Gary way to go!

[Albert1434]

Wow this picture was taken in Canada!

[Albert1434]

 

[raven1]

9 hours ago, clochette said:

Hey Mister T  I'm at my dad's with the cats, spending my time crocheting and reading. 

What about you? 

Aod, May (his niece) and I went to dinner last night.  She stayed the evening with us talking to Aod.  I just woke up, so not much so far.  Tonight Aod is cooking dinner for a small group of our friends.  Are you planting a garden this year?

[raven1]

11 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

I baked Olive Bread today!

Hi Albert!   This looks so delicious!  

[Bucket1]

5 minutes ago, raven1 said:

Hi Albert!   This looks so delicious!  

It’s hard to beat the smell of freshly baked bread  

[Bucket1]

I am just waiting for the Vengabus 

[raven1]

12 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

It’s hard to beat the smell of freshly baked bread  

Hi Bucket!  How are you doing?  I hope the cold isn't keeping you locked up in your house to stay warm.  It is hard to believe the interior of Australia will get snow!  Gary's right about the climate change.

[Albert1434]

So it does snow in the Australian alp's

Edited June 28, 2023 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

Snow In Australia?

Australia experiences high temperatures and sunshine throughout the year, and more than 80% of the country receives less than 24 inches of rainfall annually. However, some parts of Australia can receive significant amounts of snow. In fact, numerous Australian cities receive snow regularly. Winter is usually warm in the northern parts of Australia and colder in the high altitude regions, particularly in South Australia.

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, raven1 said:

Aod, May (his niece) and I went to dinner last night.

Hey, Terry!  Sounds like fun. Max has been asking to try a local place called Firefly, which has an Asian-inspired menu. My earliest experience with Thai, Chinese, Indian, etc, food was mostly limited to one mediocre Chinese restaurant near the airport. Because of that, I haven't tried much of those cuisines until Max convinced me to make a few dishes at home. 

[raven1]

12 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Terry!  Sounds like fun. Max has been asking to try a local place called Firefly, which has an Asian-inspired menu. My earliest experience with Thai, Chinese, Indian, etc, food was mostly limited to one mediocre Chinese restaurant near the airport. Because of that, I haven't tried much of those cuisines until Max convinced me to make a few dishes at home. 

Good on Max!  I enjoy hearing about his culinary explorations.  A Chinese restaurant in the USA serves American food, not Chinese.  Of course like you, it was my first exploration in 'foreign' food as a child.  My parents loved a place called, get this....Hung Far Lo!  I learned on my first trip to Thailand/Asia that Chinese food is quite different when I spend a few days in Hong Kong.  Since coming to Thailand that has also taught me that most Thai restaurants in the USA are average.  Vietnamese food in the US is very close to what you find here, especially the noodle soup restaurants.

Since Max wants you to try to cook at home, I'd like to recommend this site.  Pailin is an excellent cook dedicated to teaching authentic Thai cooking.  She also is an interesting and entertaining lady who grew up in New York, but spent summers living with her family in Thailand.

https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/

 

[clochette]

3 minutes ago, raven1 said:

  I learned on my first trip to Thailand/Asia that Chinese food is quite different when I spend a few days in Hong Kong.  Since coming to Thailand...

Hey T, you never told us how you came to live in Asia and particularly in Thailand and met Aod

[raven1]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

Hey T, you never told us how you came to live in Asia and particularly in Thailand and met Aod

Hi Clo!  It's a long story, but let me think on it a while.  I'll need to try to give a short summary since the first part would take many pages covering most of my life since my early years when I discovered there was a world beyond my small corner in the fourth grade.  Give me a day or two to compose and short and quick version! ❤️

[raven1]

Short story dedicated to Clo! ❤️  I decided to start and it just flowed out.

My fascination with travel began in fourth grade when the teacher taught me about Mexico.  I was enchanted.  Trips with my parents were limited to the beach to dig clams, and the mountains to hike and play in the snow.  I wanted more.  The library became my lens on the world with its collection of National Geographic magazines.  I also saw a movie The King and I on TV reruns and fell in love with Thailand.  Skip ahead many decades and road trips throughout the western US and Canada to my first trip outside of my own culture.  I went to Belize and Costa Rica and explored snorkeling in coral reefs, sleeping in the jungle, and climbing Mayan ruins.  One year later I got a great deal on a 90 day explore Asia air ticket and flew to Hong Kong, Bali and finally to Thailand.  I loved Thailand the most, and started coming here as often as I could.  I finally decided about 5 years later that this would be where I would retire.  It took several years of planning as well as waiting until I could take an early retirement.  

I was here about 3 years before I met Aod.  He knew some of my friends and went out drinking with us a couple of times.  He was very young, and I had not even thought about anything happening.  He, however, decided he wanted me and constantly flirted with me.  I thought he was joking until he let one of my best friends who is German and a few years older than me that he was serious.  We dated for about a year before I asked him to move in with me.  We’ve been living happily together for the last 12 years.  That’s it!

[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, raven1 said:

Hi Bucket!  How are you doing?  I hope the cold isn't keeping you locked up in your house to stay warm.  It is hard to believe the interior of Australia will get snow!  Gary's right about the climate change.

I’m grumpy  

[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

So it does snow in the Australian alp's

Yep, there is snow on the mountains in the Eastern States. Skiing and everything

[Bucket1]

2 hours ago, raven1 said:

Good on Max!  I enjoy hearing about his culinary explorations.  A Chinese restaurant in the USA serves American food, not Chinese.  Of course like you, it was my first exploration in 'foreign' food as a child.  My parents loved a place called, get this....Hung Far Lo!  I learned on my first trip to Thailand/Asia that Chinese food is quite different when I spend a few days in Hong Kong.  Since coming to Thailand that has also taught me that most Thai restaurants in the USA are average.  Vietnamese food in the US is very close to what you find here, especially the noodle soup restaurants.

Since Max wants you to try to cook at home, I'd like to recommend this site.  Pailin is an excellent cook dedicated to teaching authentic Thai cooking.  She also is an interesting and entertaining lady who grew up in New York, but spent summers living with her family in Thailand.

https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/

 

There are so many good tastes to be discovered

Most of the “old fashioned” Chinese restaurants here offered a western style Cantonese menu but that has changed with more traditional (real) items on offer now.

[raven1]

12 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

I’m grumpy  

Hi Bucket, Sorry to hear that.  Hope it is just temporary.  At least the weather is headed the other direction soon in the Southern Hemisphere.  I do have a suggestion.  Geron's newest story is posting now.  The Short, Short Prince is full of fun and magic.  I'm sure it will do wonders for you disposition as it posts once a day for a month more. ❤️

[raven1]

7 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

There are so many good tastes to be discovered

Most of the “old fashioned” Chinese restaurants here offered a western style Cantonese menu but that has changed with more traditional (real) items on offer now.

There were some changes in the USA before I left, but British Columbia had much better Chinese food.  From what my Thai friends tell me, Australia has some great Asian food restaurants.  I suppose that is the result of being closer to Asia and the immigration policies of Australia.  

OMG!  In the time it to me to write the last two comments, the weather went from calm. cloudy but warm to torrential rain with very high wind gusts!