Winter in Canberra can be cold and sharp. The last few weeks have been like that. In the morning it can be bitterly cold, though nothing in Australia even approaches a real cold climate. Still, when I was growing up in Tasmania, we used to get chilblains on the tips of our ears and the other morning as I was hanging out the washing it was so cold I thought it might happen again.
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| Gebackene Mรคuse - little mice, Austrian sweet yeast pastries. |
The pay off for the cold mornings is that with no cloud during the night the days are clear and blue and brilliant. That’s when Canberra comes into its own. That’s the time to enjoy a long luxurious lunch with friends. That’s exactly what we did last week, at Murrumbateman, one of the cool climate wine regions around Canberra.
