Powerpoint

After searching as to how to put a powerpoint presentation online I discovered a hosting site and uploaded the "Foodcapes" pictures to it and was surprised to find the editors of the site featured it this morning at
http://www.slideshare.net/category/howto-diy
This is an interesting site and would be good for all sorts of educational powerpoint presentations.

Food and Art

Someone shared these pictures with me and I thought they were so great I would share them with some more people. This creative person in England, takes common foods found in the average kitchen, builds pictures and photographs them.

The picture above is made from edible ingredients in this Italian-inspired rural scene include a lasagna cart, fields of pasta, a pine nut wall, mozzarella clouds, trees of peppers and chilies and a parmesan village.

The link below is to the full power point presentation and to appreciate the full artistry of the photos I suggest that you make them full screen and you may have to manually click to go to the next picture.

http://www.slideshare.net/lehiltz/foodscapes-1070573

Cruising

My parents are leaving on a cruise from Sydney today on the Queen Mary 2 - pictured above. They travel to Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, India and get off in Dubai in a months time - have a great trip folks!
We are staying at home this week - we go to Crufts in England next week.
Took some photos of our new youngsters this weekend - this is Zoey (age 4 months)

Old Dogs

The trouble with having dogs is that they age so fast. Pictured above is Java, who is now over 14 years old. He has had a hard life, being attacked by a Rottweiller when a puppy (in other ownership then) and severely injured, he was then "rescued" by a beagle breeder in Arizona (thanks Pat) but she found she could not keep him as he jumped and climbed fences (which was how he had got injured initially - he climbed into the Rottweiller 's run) So Java came to live with us 10 years ago and I think he has had a good life here and has been a pleasure to have in the house.
He does however have a new title "Very Expensive Old Dog"
This is brought about by the several surgeries he has had - releasing the tension on his scar tissue from his earlier attack, removal of most of his teeth about a year ago and then this week, he was obviously in pain again, and a visit to the vet determined that another couple of teeth needed to come out and then when he was on the table my vet called me to say he has a couple of small growths in his mouth, which she removed. I collected Java last night and he was happy to see me and come home and bounced into the house like a young pup (pain meds are great!) Apart from medication and soft food for 10 days, no special treatment is needed.
Life is good for Java again.

Signs

Some of these signs amuse me...

Unprepared for cold weather?
I guess I wont catch a bus here.
Directionally challenged?
I wonder what the danger can be?
End of story
The sign says it all.

A Good Weekend

On Wednesday Herbie cut his foot and so the shows this weekend were in doubt for him, but fortunately time heals everything and by Saturday he was not limping and he went on the win the Hound group on Saturday and a Group 3 today.

I travelled down to the shows and we went out with friends to a local Italian restaurant for a Valentine's dinner.

Good food + Good friends = Good time.

A quiet few days

The past few days have been life as normal and fairly quiet. Today David headed off to a show in Oregon and I will join him tomorrow and we have plans to get together with friends for dinner on Valentine's evening.