Pringle Gallery

Phil Pringle Art

Ps Phil Pringle has some really inspired paintings. I love his use of the palette knife - great texture! Here are some of his paintings available for sale (if they're not already sold), it's my first attempt at creating a slide show. Enjoy!

Favourite Restaurants

There are some great restaurants that I love in Sydney. And I'd go there all the time if I could.



Number 1: This byo is a favourite



Number 2: A great beach restaurant



Number 3: Noisy, fun and fusion



Number 4: Full of Mediterranean flair in a reputable street



Number 5: A great local restaurant - good value yum cha

Can you guess where they are? Answers are coming soon...

Answers:
1. Ripples - Milson's Point
2. Watermark - Balmoral Beach
3. Blue Ginger - Balmain
4. Sapore by the Fountain - Leichhardt
5. Golden Jade Restaurant - Eastwood

How to cook without a cooktop

I haven't had a cooktop for about 2 weeks, and it's been a tricky exercise in cooking and organisation. Aside from frozen lasagne and using the BBQ, and of course the occasional takeaway meal, my favourite method of cooking has been the slow cooker.



Here's one I prepared earlier - after 2 hours in the pot

It's been a rediscovery for me - the art of slow cooking. It's amazing that standard everyday ingredients can be tossed together in a pot for several hours, and result in something quite scrumptious - especially in the heart of a particularly cold winter. I love my slow cooker!


And now ready to eat

CCC Ryde's new building is official

It's been signed! The contract has been signed and it's all happening. Business has closed down in the Top Ryde Shopping centre and the bulldozers are coming in. The expected date of completion is sometime in 2010! Bring it on. It's very exciting and quite a miracle!

A model of the new Top Ryde Development. Our church will be in the wedge shaped building centre left of the model

Can't wait for my new kitchen



As you can see, it's time for a new kitchen. Lost the pantry door a couple of days ago...along with the cupboard door under the cooktop a few weeks before that! And then there's the fact that it's very YELLOW!!!



A quick sketch of what it will look like


And here's some that the draughtsman drew - just arrived today!


I know I should have done technical drawing at school - 'cos I'm obviously talented!

The plans are now being submitted to the Ryde council - that will take a few months - and the builder and the bank have given us a green light. Hopefully by the end of the year, or next year when we get back from NZ we'll be full steam ahead.

And now we're having fun kitchen hunting!

Almost Aussies

Update on citizenship! We've handed in all our forms, had an interview (boy that was tricky), and now it's been sent off to Canberra. Next, they check our police records to see if we are all round good guys worthy of being Australian - or not. Could our secret lives in NZ be discovered???

Animation - Penguins

Ooooh - it's violent!

Kiwi

This is really cute. Ben showed it to me - thx 2Nis