Today was a seminal day. We picked up our wedding rings. One more step down the road to wedded bliss. Those who read the link on my first entry will know that my one true love proposed to me at Victoria Falls, Zambia last November. I am now sporting a beautiful pink saphire engagement ring.

We aren't getting married until October so it may seem a little early to be picking up the rings but one true love travels alot so I have to pin him down while I've got him here. Lucky too as his ring was too small. (I'm sure there is a joke about a tight ring and the stranglehold of marriage but I can't quite get there.) The tight ring is almost ironic given his dislike of anything tight: clothes, bedsheets, shoes.

My ring fitted perfectly. I know because I tried it on a dozen times before I put it away.

We are getting married in Phuket, Thailand but to be honest I've put the wedding organising on hold while we get stuck into the house building. Collecting the rings though has refocused my attentions so I'm sure I'll have plenty of wedding organising stories to share in the next couple of weeks.

As Burt Bacharach said "A house is just a house..."

As I start out on my new blogging hobby I've had a bit a reprieve. I mentioned in my first entry that we were fitting out our new home/office. Well over the last few weeks this has been an all consuming task but I've been working on a tv commercial this week and have had a little house building break.My one true love however has still been hard at it.

To be honest if I had known how stressful this project was going to be on us as individuals and as a couple I might well have not signed the contract. Luckily I was completely in the dark and thought that it would be an exciting project if not a little challenging. I'm a producer so I'm good with budgets, timelines, teamwork but nothing prepared me for this.

For a start there are a MILLION decisions to be made. At least a million, maybe more. But not only that, you can't make them unilaterally - you both have to agree. Well I can certainly say that we haven't agreed on everything but both of us have made compromises and we are surely more than half way through the decision making part of the process. (Well I'm hoping that we are more than halfway.)

Luckily for us though I think that the process is bringing us closer together. Still I may never, ever build a house again with him or anyone else!

Here is a picture of one of the floors when we took possession a month ago. Not much there.

This is not a food blog but here is a Vegetable Fritter Recipe

When I first thought about starting a blog it was going to be mainly about my love of food and cooking but for at least two reasons I don't think that it will be as specific as that. Firstly there are so many great food and recipe blogs out there I don't think that mine would be that riveting or will add anything to cyberspace.

Secondly there are alot of other things that I would like to talk about.

Having said that last night I did cook some really delicious vegetable fritters and thought I would share the recipe with you.

Vegetable Fritters
1 medium zuchini coarsley grated
1 medium carrot coarsley grated
1 large potato coarsely grated
1 small onion grated
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup pamesan cheese
1 (large) pinch ground nutmeg
1-2 eggs beaten

1. Squeeze zuchini, onion and potato in a clean tea towel (or paper towel) to remove as much moisture as possible.
2. Place vegetables in a bowl with breadcrumbs, flour, parmesan and nutmeg. Stir in egg (I found that because my carrot and zuchini were on the large side I needed one and half eggs). Season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat 1cm of oil in a frying pan over moderate heat. Spoon mixture into mounds, flatten slightly and fry 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
4. Drain fritters on paper towels. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve.

The mixture made 8 decent sized fritters. I served them with grilled lamb cutlets and it was delicious. So delicious we don't have a photo - we just couldn't wait to eat them. I'm sure I will make them again soon and will post a photo then.

A Very Busy Year

I'm having a very busy year so I have alot to talk about. In November I got engaged to the most wonderful man I could have hoped to meet. So I'm planning a wedding. We're getting married in October in Thailand but more on that later....

We're also building a house. In September last year while my one true love was sailing the Greek Islands I ill advisadly bought part of an old factory redevelopment which we are turning into our dream home/office. But more on that later...

I've also started a new company. I work as producer for television commercials and music videos and have launched a company with some exceptionally talented guys to film live concerts. If you're interested our website is www.pvclive.com. But more on that later....

They are some of the things that are keeping my busy so we will have lots to talk about.


This is a photo of myself and my one true love moments after he asked me to marry him. If you would like to hear the full story you should check out his blog http://ewster.blogspot.com/2005/12/pink-sapphire.html