The Little Master

Husband scored members tickets and took the family to Sydney on Friday to see Sachin Tendulkar get caught in the slips (not the petticoat kind ladies!) at the SCG. He didn't make his record breaking 100 100's - only got to 80 this time but that was good enough for us because then the action started, and the Indianswere all out before 4 o'clock!

Whoda thought Test cricket could be so exciting... What?! You don't look convinced.

Surferboy and his cousin recieved some words of wisdom from a NSW fast bowler who was training in the nets:
"Ever been to the SCG before?
Nuh.
This is where dreams start, boys."

Husband then went on to tell us how he once played school boy league at the SCG and went home and scraped the mud off his SCG boots to save for posterity. And where is this mud now? Who knows, he said.
Dreams indeed.

Check out Surferboy and his cousin under the Members Stand in the photo. Don't know who that guy up top is but he is giving us the surfer "hang loose" salute.
Nice.

SM

Women in the headlines again!

Good to see news reports of women on boards eh? They may not be quite our kind of boards - and not nearly as much fun but I will give gals on boards credit whenever I can. ;)

Speaking of women on boards, where are you all? I have had some excellent surfs with Champagnekate and The Grom, (plus Surferboy who is not a women but a great surfing pal), but Mobsters have been hard to spot. The weather has not been kind to us I know - first the mega swell, then the forever nor'easter, but get out there now, quick, while theres a sou'easter!

Good luck to Jules who is going north on a surfing odyssey. Crescent and Scotts - beware the yellow charger!

SM
PS send me some photos!

Is it a bird..?

How did Champagnekate go at Scotts? That is the question on everyone's mind. Surfing off the point...or did the Nor-Easter wreck it for everyone? That blasted wind certainly made for some bumpy waves on Sunday. The Grommet had me out at Red Head (my second frustrating session that day) in the afternoon where I managed to have a nice chat whilst bobbing round and watching her plummet head long into shore dump. You have no fear when you are a grom. Thats how she got all those waves and I didn't. You know how it is.

At least thats my story.

Meanwhile, Surferboy is keen. The kind of keen that he'll happily go surfing with his mum keen. God I love that. Thats the benefit of being a surfermum hey? Not many kids get to say (proudly I hope) they went surfing with their mum.

On the particular session photographed above he was surfing with his old man. How I laughed through the viewfinder when I saw I had taken a photo of Surferboy flying.

SM

To Die for

The surfermum Honeycomb Icecream recipe:

(A traditional surfermum weekend away desert)

To make the honeycomb, put 75g castor sugar (doncha hate recipes that requrie you to weigh stuff? I just guess this bit!) and 2 tbsp golden syrup into a pan and warm until the sugar dissolves, then turn up the heat until it starts to form a caramel. The longer yuo leave it the more caramelly it becomes, but don't leave it too long as it will burn. You want it golden.

Now, chuck in 2tbspns sifted bicarbonate of soda (don't be heavy handed with this or you will end up with the bitter taste of bicarb) and stir well, then pour onto baking paper and allow to cool. It will look like a big brown lump.

For the ice cream, whip 600ml cream until it becomes thick, but not fully whipped. Fold in the secret ingredient - 3 tbspn vodka - and 200ml condensed milk and whisk until firm. You can use less vodka if there are kids involved, 1-2 tbspn will still do the trick. Lets face it, you are unlikely to get away with this with your kids in the house! Break up the honeycomb into bits and fold it into the ice cream. Freeze for at least 8 hours - there's no need to churn.

Proven to impress friends.
SM

Credit goes to the "Accidental vegetarian" for this recipe. Thanks Simon Rimmer.

Another fine day in paradise

Glassy conditions at Crescent- a little smaller but oh so clean, alot warmer and no crowds - what a fine way to finish a magic week!!

Great to be alive!! by the travelling surfer Bel.

Sooo Great to be alive!! A girls surfing weekend surrounded by fabulous women with just enough time to unpack, repack and head to Crescent with my family. With the promise of a southerly change on the way the vibe and anticipation was palpable...and so it delivered. Wednesday arvo proved to be not for the light hearted because of the freezing currents and cold winds a blowin' but you cannot let a good wave go by. To add to the pain wetsuit was still wet from the morning brrrrr... I swear my bones were so cold they were playing tunes that I last heard at Carla's jam session!! Thursday just got better and better with the sun even peeping out at times to thaw our blood in readiness for another session. The length of those rides will keep me dream'n all through the night. Home tomorrow but not before we embrace the surfing lifestyle for one more day until we can do it all again........ Sooooo Great to be Alive - I Love My Life............

Cheers to the super surfermums for a fabulous weekend.

It was rather fortuatous of me to secure a spot at the Cellito Surf Classic on the Surfermums Smiths Lakes Surfing/Yoga/Laughter weekend. My absolute favourite part of weekend was of course the visiting possum-I'm sure everyone would agree-ha ha ha ha ha