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 |
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 |
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 |