Tea vs. Coffee: Amazing Water Usage

Sydney, Thursday
The day after I posted about a nice cup of tea, the Economist published a daily chart showing the water needed to produce various consumer goods.
According to ‘Thirsty work’, 1,120 litres of water go into producing a single litre of coffee, while only 120 litres go into making the same amount of tea.  That includes everything [...]

A Nice Cup of Tea

Sydney, Tuesday
What is it about tea that makes it special?
I am a coffee-holic.  I love coffee, love that Sydney is a world class coffee city, and love to sit at Paris cafés with un petit café noir (or two).

Yet something strange has happened to me since I met Clive.
SInce I started living with a Brit, I’ve [...]

How I Met My Valentine

Sydney, Saturday
Valentine’s Day seems an appropriate time to reflect on how glad I am I met Clive, and how lucky I feel to have him in my life.
As I wrote in Living with a Brit, we met in September, 2005.  Most of our family and friends know how happy we are together, but (until now) [...]

Bread Rolls, Baps, and Butties

 

Sydney, Saturday
I used to think I was reasonably au fait with England and the English.  I grew up with frequent reminders of English ancestry on both sides, and had visited England multiple times on personal and business trips.
This was before I met Clive.
It’s well-known ‘chips’ are the British equivalent of what Americans call French fries, [...]

Sunday Roast: A Proper Dinner

Sydney, Saturday
Tomorrow is the last day before we leave for our 3-month trip, but we won’t be spending it packing, or at least not most of it.  Due to the working schedules of various family members, we’ll be having a Sunday afternoon get-together, which will include a meal.
What Do You Call It?
When I was growing [...]

Living with a Brit

 
Sydney, Sunday 
I met Clive on 10 September, 2005, a little over two years after I was widowed.  My husband, Gary, died on 2 August 2003, following a courageous battle against gastric cancer, and our son left home for university in August 2004.  I continued in my Asia Pacific management job, wandered around my empty nest, [...]