More Christmas list items

4. waffle iron
5. Seasons 1-8 of Spooks (MI-5 in the US) on DVD

Christmas Wish List

My first Christmas wish is to be with my family.

Here are some other things I'm thinking of...
1. new head lamp
2. commuter bike backpack with either the aircomfort system (deuter) or air suspension system (black wolf)
3. 3-ring gearing for my bike (I'm sure that's not what it's actually called, but I want more gears)

True Blue

True Blue is playing on my work music mix right now. It makes me stop and remember my Australian life. I know as time goes by it'll just feel more and more like a dream - farther and farther away. But it was mine, once.

Freezing Peaches

I spent yesterday afternoon freezing delicious Georgia peaches, to be enjoyed in the middle of winter as evidence that there was a summer this year!

The peaches this year have been so good that I decided to try to freeze some, something I've never done before. I found directions on PickYourOwn.org and bought about 10 pounds of peaches.

1. Wash peaches


2. Boil for 45 seconds


3. Put in cold water for 1 minute

4. Peel skin off (I was amazed at how easy this was!)






5. Cut as desired and put in sweetener (4:1 ratio water/sugar with 1/4 cup lemon juice)


Oliver was very intrigued by what I was doing, but wasn't a fan of the peach skins I gave him.


6. Spoon into freezer storage (ziplocs)


To be enjoyed in January and February!