I’m not much of a cook but it’s mrs damonism’s birthday and she likes a home cooked meal (that she doesn’t have to make) so tonight I made duck confit with potatoes roasted in duck fat and broccolini sautéed in garlic butter, with blood orange Panna Cotta for dessert. It all went surprisingly well (I was particularly worried about the Panna Cotta because I hadn’t made one of those before and it has a long lead time so little margin of error).
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We also had a pinot noir from Ten Minutes by Tractor and it was expensive (compared to what I usually spend on wine) but man was it good. I haven’t met a Mornington Peninsula pinot I haven’t liked, but this was something else. Would have been a bargain at four times the price.
Trying to remember to toot at @damonism these days. I’ve imported my follow list from here so if you see a follow from me that’s why.
Spring is here and the boy ducks are full of duck testosterone and stupidity and are thinking about challenging the dog for backyard supremacy. Luckily the dog considers the ducks at most nuisances to be ignored.
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Three hours of driving and then five hours around small children and I’m ready to sleep for a month.
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It is beer and pizza o’clock ⇒ 🍺&🍕⏰
The local ravens have been using our birdbath to store their dinner (delightful things like decapitated parrot heads) so every time the dog goes outside he heads straight to the birdbath to see if there are any new “treats”.
(But maybe don’t do that unless you’re actually employed by them because impersonating a government official is a crime.)