Fruit party

The first 2 photos here are taken by James. His photography is really improving and he has an interesting eye for what to take a photo of. This photo shows some of the spoons used in the taste testing contest. You can see dragon fruit on some of them. I had never had dragon fruit before! It tasted a bit like kiwi but with less taste. Kelly said it was pretty expensive- but I think you'd really have to like it to be so inspired to buy it. In the fruit tasting, one of the fruits was my nemsis- the pineapple. It was funny to taste it again. Because while I was chewing it, I was thinking, this tastes like something I have had before- like a reawakening. Then my mouth started to react. So it may be more an allergy than an intolerance. But it was such a small piece that the chocolate toberlone sauce I had just after did plenty to wash it away. I sent the toberlone recipe to Joanna while she was in Australia, but had not tried it myself. It is definately a KEEPER. I can see myself making that sauce in the very near future :)

This is a James pic of the swan ice sculpture that Joanna made with a chainsaw and a chisel. I ate the head off it. It was cold!

James loved the trampoline! (yes, he's wearing his Halloween bug outfit in the heat)

Two hot bugs by the water.
Thanks Kelly for hosting and Joanna (& Joanna's parents!) for letting your home be invaded!

I forgot to put the pizza crust in the breadmaker before we left, so our dinner was hot dogs. But after all the fruit that James and I ate at the party, I did not worry about serving them with vegetables!