Fads for a week of study

This week has seen two more holiday fads take hold:

1. Bible college is definitely a time to really wrap your head around tricky doctrines. And for some time now I've been wanting to take a thorough look at infant baptism. Rather conveniently, my doctrine essay this year will be on the topic. So this week I've had my head in the books. Some guys I've read so far include Karl Barth, Robert Reymond, Broughton Knox... oh yeah, and the Bible ;)
2. Contrastingly, I've been watching a video podcast called The Wood Whisperer. It's outstanding. I just want to build stuff and I've decided I need a plunge router. The guy reminds me heaps of Jason, but a Jason who is nuts for his workshop instead of nuts for computers and all the rest. Anyway, check out the wood whisperer if you're remotely interested in building stuff with timber.
   

A Holiday of Fads

On our return from Hobart, this was the sight of our backyard... well, the plant that had taken over half of it.


Our tomato plant had been going gang busters. So we basically ate tomatoes flat-out for a few days. Happily, our basil followed the tomato vine's lead. Bring on Jamie's mothership tomato salad!


So the first fad (for me at least!) of our return to Sydney was definitely gardening. It was pretty relaxing and really satisfying to make the garden bed out the front actually look presentable (it had become a mess).

Right now I'm watching my rockmelons (!) and eggplants germinate on the window sill. As a Tasmanian I'm actually thrilled at the very prospect of growing rockmelons... I was sharing my enthusiasm with a Queenslander; she didn't even flinch. What's the big deal? Rockmelons. That's the big deal.