Friday, July 18, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Back Online!
Finally I am back online! I didn't realise how much I relied on my computer until it wasn't working and I really missed posting on my blog. There is only so much you can do on your iPhone!
I have had a busy couple of weeks - with another long weekend thrown into the mix. Nick and I went to Launceston to see an old school friend of his, who was back from the UK. Scott and his fiance invited us to a lovely lunch with their family and friends at Evandale. Scott's fiance just happens to be Victoria Pendleton, the famous British cyclist. I wasn't star struck until I did a little google search and realised just how decorated with gold medals she is! Oh shucks.
Later that evening we caught up with Scott and Vicki (I was on a nickname basis with her by this stage) at Festivale for some fine Tasmanian fare and a good yarn.
That Sunday we caught up with all of my family at 'Mill Farm' and Poppy loved playing with all of her cousins.
Nick was staying up north to work for the week and so Poppy and I returned to Hobart with my sister, Cath. On public holiday we ventured down to the Wooden Boat Festival. What a spectacle of amazing boats! (Did you note that Poppy and I were dressed all things nautical?)
This weekend, Nick had Gastro and I wasn't feeling that great either and so we laid very low!
Hot : Hot : Hot
Yesterday was hot in Hobart ... far too hot to cook so no recipe today.
After work my sister Cath picked me up and we met Nick and Poppy at the boat and went across to Howrah Beach for a swim. It was delightful to dive in the cool water, after a busy day of teaching!
We sat in the sun eating fruit and then went to Cath's for a BBQ in West Hobart. Little Pops slept in her porta-cot just in her nappy and kept saying: "Hot, Hot"!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
America’s Only Remaining Sparkler Manufacturer
No holiday is more quintessentially summer than Independence Day and no party favor is more quintessentially Fourth of July than Sparklers. Sadly, not all Sparklers are created equal and today Americans only have one option when it comes to purchasing domestic. Manufactured in Youngstown, Ohio, Diamond Sparklers is the sole U.S. manufacturer of the product. Phantom Fireworks purchased the company in 1985 and moved production and much of the original manufacturing equipment from Chicago to Youngstown, where it currently staffs 18 year round employees and up to 40 temporary workers during heavy production season. During peak manufacturing months, Diamond’s production capabilities reach approximately 800,000 sparklers per day!