Category: 2000s

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2000s 2010s Snippets and Vignettes

BABY ZARA HEIRLOOM BLANKET

Couple with baby
"Jase & Rac, parents of 1wk old Zara". 17 May 2014. The photo taken when they called in to show us the new baby.

By Greg, plus Trenna’s iPad document

2007

This story has it’s origin in 2007, or maybe earlier.

In the 2000s Trenna became part of a group of women from around the area – mainly in our street – who had formed a craft group. Trenna hadn’t been much of a craft person, but she was keen to be part of the community.

She had met most of the women before, but because of the group she developed a friendship with … Read the rest ... “BABY ZARA HEIRLOOM BLANKET”

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1990s 2000s 2010s Menus Recipes

Introducing the Menu Diaries

Greg and Trenna preparing morning tea.
Trenna's caption read "The hosts in new kitchen, 6 January 1991." Of note to me is the "Wisteria" coloured bench top, important staples on the bench - Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Baileys and Tia Maria, the bone china cups (which Trenna brought into the relationship), the impressive at the time Chef brand automatic under bench oven, and the white china tea pot and the spoon rest, both of which I still have.

A New Series of Posts Based on Trenna’s Records of Evening Meals

A New Career and a New Kitchen

In 1990-91 Trenna and I employed builders to do our first home renovation. Trenna had recently resigned from her job at the Hospital Benefit Fund (HBF) and therefore had the time to keep a record of what tradesmen came when.

I believe I’ve still got that record, but that will be the subject of a totally different post.

The reason I … Read the rest ... “Introducing the Menu Diaries”

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1960s 1970s 1990s 2000s Craig House Kitchen Tapes Travel

Floor 7 1/2

Trenna and Greg on the Tube
On the Tube in London. 15 September 2009. I think Colin Perry took the photo. I've only just replaced that satchel bag In 2022.

… and Trenna’s Voice, Recording Kitchen Tape No. 8

By Greg, and then Trenna’s own voice

The popular-culturally literate among you will immediately be thinking “Being John Malkovich“.

What’s this got to do with Trenna?

Well….

I have decided that in most cases I’m NOT going to put the original sound recordings on this website – at least for now.

However, I thought I should put up at least one, to provide an idea of what the original … Read the rest ... “Floor 7 1/2”