Archive for August, 2006

Abbotsford to get Lasagna Lesson

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I do like lasagna, a feature of a palindrome of some quality (“Go hang a salami; I’m a lasagna hog”), and the ultimate comfort food. Is it the quintessence of Italian cuisine though? Wikipedia says the recipe was published in England’s first cookbook and eaten in the English court of the 1300s and may have [...]

Abbotsford Convent, Food, Italian | No Comments

20,000 page loads: forgive me a moment’s self-indulgent self-congratulation

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

According to Wordpress, the blogging system I use, the 20,000th page load occurred today. Whatever a page load is. Miss K would say that’s me reading each of the 79 posts 253 times, but she would be wrong.
And according to Stat Counter, 6,403 “unique visitors” have come by. Every time someone has a look who [...]

Uncategorized, blogs | 2 Comments

Racing Victoria’s John Wren exhibition

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

The Good Ol’ Age has alerted me to the fact that from 7 September 2006, the Victorian Racing Museum in Federation Square is holding an exhibition about John Wren, pictured, at one time Australia’s richest man. Born in Collingwood in 1871, he died in Fitzroy in 1953 aged 82, having lived across the river in [...]

Abbotsford identities, Beer, Collingwood, Crime, Fitzroy, Gertrude / Langridge St, History, Johnston St, Pubs and bars | 1 Comment

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