Minka, I don’t think it’s a problem to move your FDs around. Flexibility is 5:2’s great strength. It wouldn’t suit me but I’m sure it’s good to keep your body guessing about when the next one’s coming! I have changed mine once in a while to accommodate a Sunday event, I usually do the FD before it was due rather than put it off until another day.
JJulie, you are brave putting out all this personal info. I don’t even know why it makes me nervous for you but it does. Anyway, being nosey, I, too, had a walk down your street! I can’t remember Cairns at all but have good memories of the Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda markets and rafting on the Tully River. All before you settled there. How funny that the birds get intoxicated on fermented nectar. I have some of those native shrubs in my garden. What dogs do you have? (sorry, I feel as if you have already told us).
I’m also looking for easy prepare-ahead recipes for a lunch gathering this week. One gent is a big meat eater and one lady doesn’t eat any. I’m thinking of a lemon/parmesan chicken casserole dish and a pumpkin & chicpea curry – if such a dish exists. Couscous would go with both of those. I’m useless at desserts so was thinking of strawberry fool (LJ recently said our WA strawbs are delicious) as it can be assembled in glasses and stored in the fridge the day before. 29C so I’m hoping we can sit outside.
Stay, it sounds as though you’re in the midst of a special culinary weekend. I’ll be joining you for a fasty Sunday.
CalifD, no feeding of Australian wildlife please! Especially birds. Your choice of seeds and nuts does seem a healthier option than what I see down at the river – people take whole loaves of bread to feed the black swans. If I have my River Guardians shirt on, I’ll sometimes pluck up the courage to approach them and try to explain how bread is not part of a bird’s diet and that, in fact, it will probably kill them. Some people take boxes of bread (leftover from restaurants I think) to feed seagulls not understanding how this messes with the population, in turn decreasing the available food sources for native birds. DD used to volunteer at a native animal hospital one day a week and a lot of the injuries and illnesses treated were caused by humans (and cats). It’s often tempting to string up some nuts for birds but I can enjoy scenes like this just by virtue of having water in our fountain (sorry not good photo quality as taken through the bedroom window): https://imgur.com/2IHDrSN
7:18 am
14 Oct 17