we're still living in an empty house because customs haven't cleared our stuff yet. This is very annoying because it means I can't cook anything and its really, really hard to buy any food which can just be shoved in the oven that is vegetarian.

There is no 'suitable for vegetarian' labelling here, so you have to scrutinise everything and even then the 'E' numbers could be of animal origin and you just don't know. Moan over.

The sunset last night was really beautiful, tonight some galahs flew over when I was outside and the kookaburras were laughing their heads off. We have a tame possum living in our garden which takes food out of your hands and lets you stroke her.

Joseph has settled in well at school. He's formed a group of friends with 3 others, Joshua, Jacob and Sky! He starts swimming lessons next week and he'll be in a group of three. In the UK, he was still on a waiting list after 7 months.

Jim gets bitten by mosquitoes as soon as he steps out of the house, which means they ignore me! Good for me, not for him. I've finally been brave enough to drive his 4x4, although I have to climb into the thing, and slide out!

Jane

What a biblical group of friends!!

Glad you seem to be settling OK so far - hope your stuff gets out of jail soon!

Hi, where abouts in Brisbane are you?

Dawn

Sorry to hear about Jim and the mossies, tell him to try Vitamin B tablets, then they may leave him alone and go after ...... uummmm maybe he needs to be told directly

I'm not sure if they really work, but they "seem" to work for me.

Hi Dawn,

We're in Bellbowrie, which is really nice. Green and hilly and separate from the city. Where are you?

Jane

We probably won't be able to get vegetarian vitamins, medicines here don't seem to list ingredients. A health food store may be able to help, I suppose. Thats if I decide to tell him....

hi jane,

wow.

so apart from the few moans are you still enjoying it......

i am vegetarian as well, so im gonna have to make sure that me and mum really check what meals she buys me....lol....

i really hope you get your stuff back soon...

what is the weather like.... A few days ago, back in sunny old england (NOT!) we had lots of snow... it was all over the country as well....

keep us all updated coz we love to know how things are going....

hope you get settled in soon

kayleigh
x

if he can stand the taste I thing Veggimite does the same thing ( I know Marmite does)
good luck
LOrna

Glad to hear that you are enjoying.
Makes us feel more positive about the move.

Hi
good to know that there are more veggies out there. i ws wondering how difficult it would be for us out there. i have got so used to the veggie symbol. so many things just don't jump out as not being suitable for veggie do they?:scared:
guess i will just have to allow more time for shopping!

arya near a field ??? tell me why do veggies eat stuff like vege burgers, y remind em of sumat that looks like meat its like cigarette shaped nicorette patches !!!

There are plenty of veggy places in brissy !

or perhaps spread vegemite over the old man to disuade the MEAT eating mozzys

I have no idea why some veggies eat veggie sausages etc. I never have and don't see the point. I also don't eat quorn etc.

The problem I have is that it is hard to tell here what is suitable. Tonight I've been to Woolworths and tried to buy garlic bread. Some of them said outright that they contained animal fats, but others contained amylase, which is an enzyme found in saliva. But is there a synthetic version or was it taken from an animal? Also cheese is labelled as containing starter cultures(?) and enzymes. Are these of animal origin or not?

We went to a fantastic Indonesian restaurant in Paddington. Where else would you recommend?

Jane

MACDONALDS, from my experience they contain TRACE amts of meat

Ill ask my cousin TISH shes in ALgester, which part are you in??

I feel if you have to worry about trace elements it's not worth doing.

You'd never eat anything and be consigned to eating straw and lucerne! Impressive the way people learn what is in their food.

This talk about veggys reminds me of that Kev Wilson (Aussie comedian) sketch - the feminist etc (can't remember exactly what she was, she was more than a veggie) says to the bloke eating a steak
"do you know how that animal died?"
he says
"you starved it to death"

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