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Saturday 23 October 2010

Otto's Wedding 17th October 2010

A beautiful sunny day for Emma's oldest brother's wedding in Toowoomba. Left to right: Em, Aaron, Em's Dad, Otto, Tamara, Em's Mum.

Four days in Queensland is all we had with Emma's family, and it was great. It was so nice to spend some quality time with them, as they live very far away from us.  In person we get the chance to talk about things that we wouldn't talk about over the phone.  It was a very special time for us, especially Emma.


Left: Ulf and Emma enjoying the sun.     Right: Local bearded dragon also enjoying the sun!
Below: This tree, outside Otto's front door, was full of noisy Lorikeets, some miner birds, and a sleeping flying fox.




Left: Victor and Emma, in Gatton.   Right:  Emma and Sandra, in Laidley.


Left: Wivenhoe Dam with only one floodgate half-open.  Right:  Emma and Ulf enjoying the spray, not!  It was really cold.  Below: Em's Dad, Em, Ulf, and Aaron at the lookout at Wivenhoe.




Above:  Aaron and Emma on Otto's front doorstep.



A beautiful sunset in Gatton to finish our journey!

We look forward to seeing Emma's family again soon..!

Saturday 2 October 2010

Almond Butter

I've been having fun making almond butter today - or almond spread, as there is no butter in it.  It turned out relatively well, just a little too much salt perhaps!  The amount below is derived from 3 kilos of almonds, roasted!  A friend of mine told me how to make it a while ago and I've been making it ever since!  It's a great alternative to bought peanut butter, which has a lot of sugar and other things in it, and we love it!