a long time since we last spoke…
Ok, yes we have been very slack here at chez eatstuff. BUT that doesn’t mean we have been quiet!
The main problem has been those horrible spammers, My comment inbox (47 000+ spam comments) was so very full that it kept timing out on the database when I tried to delete the spam comments. I finally managed to convince Casey to FIX the problem, so he upgraded wordpress cause v1.5 sucked and couldn’t cope, but part of the carnage was that he DELETED ALL THE REAL COMMENTS! Hopefully they will return when ‘he’ finds the back up he swears he has made (ahem) but has misplaced (cough).
Also you will now notice that comments require “cryptograph” word verification, hopefully this will solve the problem of 200+ spam comments a day! as well as no longer ruining my ability to moderate comments.
Just to prove that some interesting food has been ingested since we last had a serious discussion on this topic here is some gratuitous seafood pron to keep you satisified

The reason that these are so interesting is that they were fresh local prawns from a local (to Tathra) estuary as there hadn’t been any rain (ie drought) and the estuarys had been closed for years. Both of which are required at the right time of year to make the prawns run…. they were so yummy, fresh, salty, sweet crispy. Enough said.
On some other slightly interesting news Casey and I will be getting married in… less than 2 weeks on the 2nd of June YAYA! So excited!
p.s. I would love to hear from anyone that is still out there and I promise the boy wont be allowed to delete comments again!

May 21st, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Claire, how good to hear/read from you again, have been missing you and Kiri…
And great news you bring along. Congrats to getting married!
May 21st, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Welcome back! Any cat news?
May 21st, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Two weeks! Countdown! I’m happy you’re back, too, of course.
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:57 am
Congratulations on your good news! I am in Sydney too .. just discovered your blog and was happily browsing your older posts at blogspot
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:04 am
Hi Astrid
thankyou!
TYou are so sweet
Hi Ed
Of course, I will make sure that I get some Kiri pics up here soon…..
Hi Mariko
It is NUTS! I am still in shock lol
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Hey! I’d say I’m excited for you, but you already know that.
I fully expect photos in my inbox when you get back from your honeymoon–did you get anymore hints?
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:30 pm
HERE!! GET MARRIED ALREADY! ;o)
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Yay!! Beautiful prawns, even more beautiful news! Congrats, that is so very exciting… you must share the deets!
May 24th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Congrats Casey and Clare!
May 25th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Welcome back, Claire, and Mazl-tov!
Wishing you abundant blessings
May 29th, 2007 at 2:07 am
We missed you!
Congrats…or is “it’s about time” more accurate? LOL!