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1990s Menus Recipes

The Menu Diaries No. 19

September 1993 Menu
September 1993 Menu

For an introduction to what these Menu Diary posts are about, please click HERE. And for the reasons why you really should read this series, please click HERE.

September 1993

Indian Banquet

Wednesday 1 September. We started the month with one of Trenna’s Indian (mini) banquets. Lamb Kheema, Brinjal Bartha, Mango Chutney, Basmati Rice, Papadums. An excellent meal that Trenna describes as “Really fab! [I] put extra spices in [the] Kheema.” We had it again on the … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 19”

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1990s Darwin Love and Marriage Writing

Commencing the Darwin Letters

Greg and Trenna at Perth Airport
Ready to leave Perth on our way to Darwin. 10 November 1994

By Greg, and then Trenna

Trenna and I lived in Darwin the capital of the Northern Territory from 1995 to 1997. Darwin, for our international readers is well and truely in the tropics.

This is our copy of Microsoft Word Version 5. It came with 5.25″ floppy disks, 6 printed manuals, and a keyboard overlay.

During that time, thankfully, Trenna took the lead in writing home to friends and relatives. Yes it was the era of letters and expensive long … Read the rest ... “Commencing the Darwin Letters”