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Made tau fu fah with supermarket silken tofu
Mike usually goes to Sunnybank to buy tau fu fah, but today we made some with supermarket silken tofu. Woo hoo! I used rock sugar, water and ginger to make the syrup. I put several big lumps into the pot… Continue reading
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Op Shop life! Found an old moka pot
I swear, working at the Uniting Church Op Shop is the best job I’ve ever had in my life. It’s all feel-good: you’re happy for customers when they find bargains, you’re part of an organisation which enables things to be… Continue reading
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Home practice
Once my rig is set up there’s not a lot of space in my little music studio! But I don’t mind. It suffices. I did some practice today, we have a show next week at The Royal, in Nundah, that’s… Continue reading
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Polished up a copper pourer
Picked up this old copper-plated pourer for $3 from the Op Shop in Beaudesert where I volunteer. I love old things but have never collected much because I’m always moving around. Maybe that’s going to change. Who knows? Anyway I… Continue reading
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It’s a baby possum!
Wookie was up at about 4am keen to go out! What’s going on, little guy? Then I heard it, scratching at the dog flap! This wasn’t a horrid cane toad. Maybe it was a turtle? We had one a few… Continue reading
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What’s next?
I don’t know what I’m doing with this blog now. It feels like I’m paying WordPress just to prevent ads from making it ugly. Since 2008 I’ve written quite a bit about people in music and film wherever I am.… Continue reading
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First dawn of 2025
Happy new year folks. Continue reading
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Playing reggae keys — a learning journey
I just realised that I never did a Part 2 post about the Mackay and Emerald shows. It’s a couple of months back now, and becoming a bit of a blur. Sorry. I haven’t felt like writing at length for… Continue reading
Joanna Funk 