Geelong, located south-west of Melbourne. It's a port city and has a lovely waterfront facing the shores of Corio Bay.
We had the opportunatity to enjoy this area at my sister's graduation.
Hot air balloon
Cracker Photo Assignment: Spies
The cracker group is an group of photographers who meet monthly.
This is my photo for the month.
The Man-sion: where it all began
I have decided to take the blog in a slightly different direction for a while.
In 2008 I purchased a little two bedroom unit and started making it a home.
It has been a slow but persistant project for me. However it feels like I have come to a point now where all the different framents are starting to consolidate in an overall vision.
Therefore, I'm going to share a couple of the project I have done in the house.
Hopefully you will find the blog posts interresting and inspiring as for you projects.
The realestate photo, where it all began:
Favourite cocktail: Gimlet
Photo by Dean Webber
Inspired by an Apartment Therapy blog post to "Be your own butler" which suggests that you should learn to make your favorite cocktail in order to pretend you have just arrived at your country estate and Alfred has already brought you: "The usual drink Sir". I offer up my favorite cocktail.
It is called a Gimlet. I love the sour-sweet freshness of this drink. To make it I use:
2 oz gin (although you can use vodka)
1 lime cut into quarters
1 oz of Roses Lime juice (2 Oz if you don't have fresh limes)
Couple of Ice cubes
1/4 oz Cane Sugar Syrup (just to sweeten it a little but leave this out if you find it too sweet)
Bang it together in a cocktail shaker.
Give it a little shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a slice of lime.
Doing research for this post I found some interesting info on the wikipedia page, including:
- That the drink was a result of sailor having to consume citrus to prevent scurvy
- And a recipy to make a whole batch which you can keep it in the fridge - think summer parties (little hard given that I live in wintery Melbourne).