After a quick mid-week hop across the Alps to Madrid and back, relaxing with Great Belgian Beer Tasting #3! Voske from @beer4nature. Funky but my favourite so far… 🏔🍻

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The Great Belgian Beer tasting begins! First up is Toekan from @beer4nature. Very dry “aperitif” beer. Interesting! 🍻

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Great Belgian Beer Tasting #2! Ne Kemping from @beer4nature. Sweeter than the last one. More like a proper beer! 🍻

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Suddenly missing the Aussies a lot. This made me laugh and laugh. Throw some lamb on for me… 🇦🇺❤️

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11km (6.5mi) in the snow! Tested out my new cold weather gear. Not too bad… 🚴‍♀️❄️ https://strava.app.link/9eM7XBxzEmb

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His Christmas gift from my Mom was a special hat to wear with the Belstaff. ❄️❤️

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Finally feels like winter… ❄️

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Tasty dinner! 20-Minute Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup With Chicken from @seriouseats and @kenjilopezalt. 🍜

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Geboostet! (Rodd got his a few days ago.) Also checked out the Tollwood sculptures set up on the Wiese. 🦄🎄

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He turned the leftover Christmas babka into a chocolate and raspberry bread pudding! 😍

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I managed to finish two long-gestating knitting projects in December! A cabled vest for the Snook, and an intarsia hoodie for my newest little cousin. Check out the details in the blog post or over on Ravelry…

Memory Vest and Digger Jacket

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Fun little video from AWS Australia/NZ. You might spot a familiar face/voice in there for the “Guten Tag”! 😂🇩🇪

(Bobbie immediately messaged me: “They used an American Australian to represent Germany in a promo video? They couldn’t find an actual German?!”)

• https://twitter.com/AWSCloudANZ/status/1477023854476279811

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A homemade dinner designed to bring luck in the New Year! Slow-roasted pork belly, Hoppin’ John, and broccoli.

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I understand this is required viewing for Silvester (aka NYE) in Germany. 🍷🥂😂 #wtf #tradition

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Public service announcement: the 2021 Best of Bootie Mashup is available for download if you need a soundtrack for NYE! Always the highlight of the holiday season…

• https://bootiemashup.com/best-of-bootie/2021/

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