Anthony Malloy

I posted recently about how cool it was to have Coles open, it made Derrimut feel like a real suburb. Over the past couple of weeks some of the other shops in the centre have started to open so this morning we all (we must have looked like Jehovah Witness’ walking up the street) went for a walk.  I found the takeaway place around the site are almost ready to open, the $2 shop is doing a thriving trade and the tatts/news agent is open.

Rae is particularly happy that there is a fruit and veg place open. She’s already commenced the charm offensive to win the owner over and the kids scored a mandarin. Sadly it looks like our trips to South Melbourne market will become more infrequent, although the call of a Sunday morning calzone will still be strong, but we’re locals now, with local shops and that’s a good thing.

An article, ‘Derrimut starts to come of age’ was in the Brimbank Leader 16/7/2010.

I was amazed to see that the population of Derrimut was only 9 in 2001 – the year I met my wife. When our estate, Brimbank Gardens, is finished next year it’s population alone will be 4500 residents.

UPDATE

Ooops – this was meant to be posted to my Derrimut blog.

An article, ‘Derrimut starts to come of age’ was in the Brimbank Leader 16/7/2010.

I was amazed to see that the population of Derrimut was only 9 in 2001 – the year I met my wife. When our estate, Brimbank Gardens, is finished next year it’s population alone will be 4500 residents.

Watching the live coverage of Julia Gillard heading off to Canberra on Saturday was great, minute by minute updates as she moved from her home to Canberra. As the car pulled out of her Altona house I noticed the C1 numberplate. A couple of hours later her car pulled out of Parliament House, complete with C1 number plates. Now I really have to know – how many C1 cars are there dotted around Australia or do the plates follow her wherever she goes?

Here’s a list of the most recent items I have bought on Ebay.

• Silicone skin case for new phone.
• Screen protector for my new phone.
• HDMI cable for the telly.
• Battery for old Nokia phone
• Power supply for old laptop.
• Wireless Skype phone
• Bread maker

So I’m just wondering why Ebay displayed this to me when I logged in today.

When we first moved to the lovely suburb of Derrimut it was us, a few houses and lots of empty space. While that seems oh so long ago it’s less than two years now. In that time the empty space has all but disappeared; it won’t be long until the final subdivision is completed and the builders move a little further out.

There was nothing much here then. We had to go to Deer Park for shopping and Phee elected to stay at her old high school rather than try a local one. Now we have a shiny new primary school just around the corner that’s had a year to prepare itself for Bert’s arrival and cluster of shops has appeared at Foleys Rd offering car washes, pizzas, fish and chips and a convenience store for the locals, but today is the big one.

We get a shopping centre.

Coles is opening today, just a few blocks easy stroll away. No more calling Rae to pick up the missing ingredient for dinner, no more late night or early morning drives when we run out of milk. No more twenty minute round trips for a few items. Now, all within a ten minute walk, we have a supermarket, a train station and a school (with more shops being built opposite it). I don’t think we can quite throw away one of our cars yet, but the times, they are a changin’.

UDPATE

Just back from a quick look. It’s a really impressive shop. Light, bright and the deli/meat/fresh produce area looks brilliant. Lots of people, the car park was full, although half seemed to be Coles execs/employees looking at the place. Their employment ads sais it was ‘start of the art’ for supermarkets and they may just be right. Here is the outside on opening day.

Happy 3rd birthday to our twins, Miss Kennedy (Moo Moo) and Mr Henry.

Sometimes you strike gold. Rae’s off at the movies with a girlfriend tonigh, Phee is at Nana’s so it’s just me and the kids. The cupboard and fridge are pretty much bare as it’s the end of the shopping fortnight so I was bit stumped for what to do for dinner. I decided pizza was the way to go so I made some dough. One base fine; bit of cheese, some mushies, capsicum and the kids are happy. Then I had a spare base. I could have frozen it but I decided to try something a bit different. I drizzled and rubbed in in olive oil, rubbed in some crushed garlic and then three different cheeses on top.

Oh my god.

It’s amazing. The kids have finished the Three Cheese Garlic Pizza and left the other on their plates. I should keep some for Rae to try but I’m not sure my will power can stretch that far.

I am desperately trying not to eat the whole box in one afternoon.

(Just another reason I love my wife, she bought them for me.)

 

Bon Voyage Uncle Rob.

We all went out to the airport this morning to say bye to Rob as he left for his and Nigel’s big European adventure. Have a great trip Rob, can’t wait to hear the stories when you get back.