I’m still here! Kinda.
This time round I’ve been cooking a LOT, taking far too many photos, but not uploading them or writing about my cooking adventures. I’ve also a new addition to the family – a brand new, shiny, oooohsohot red KitchenAid!
Thanks to gift vouchers we got from our credit card rewards (see, it pays to spend!) and “wedding money” from a well-meaning family friend in advance, we made a beeline for the David Jones kitchenware department yesterday afternoon!
World, meet Rosso; Rosso, meet world.
We are incredibly pleased. 
And I love my brother’s analogy:
Bro: OOOOO!!!! IT”S HOT!
me: yeah baby!
Bro: it’s like a Vespa in the kitchen!!!
