At home birthday and anniversary day: September 28 2024

Got a few things to do today - it is my wife's birthday and our wedding anniversary. Could not cope with the shopping pressure the day before - took the chance to get a walk in to walk the steps and then to shops to finish that task

First up photos of geraniums - not enough of those to make a theme for the day

Bougainvillea brings purple into the theme

Walked through the park where the tennis courts are - council has put some nice flowers in - purple to start

Azaleas are the colour of spring - white

Pink

Two tone and frills

Dark pink

A lighter pink. Chatted to the blokes playing tennis - they play social tennis each weekend. Will make a plan to join them

A different two tone pink

Still a few camellias going

Grand old house on the way back past the station. Not photographed before as light was always in the wrong place

Sulphur crested cockatoo feeding on the ground and not too worried about the photo shoot

Got the shopping done - a few nice gins and a cold bottle of Champagne for dinner

All the while, my wife did the high pressure water cleaning of the common areas of the apartment block. She likes doing that. It is just hard work.

As for dinner: Chicken tagine - first for a while - brown the seasoned chicken - a bit of Cajun

The heart of tagine cooking are seasoning and some liquid and layering

Art of layering is to create a base that keeps the chicken off the bottom of the tagine - onion, cinnamon quills, star anise and cardamom down below with saffron and chicken stock

Like this - then begins the layering of veges and dried fruit

Sweet potato, zucchini, dried apricot, dates, leek, sliced garlic. Then let the steam work

Served normally with couscous - did quinoa instead

This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check out the original version here on actifit.io

Daily Activity, House Chores, Shopping, Walking