Like so many people with geek leanings in the early 80's, this was the first thing I learnt to program (for those of you that go back that far, I'm talking about MS DOS). It seems a lifetime ago (let's be honest, there's almost 40 years of history between then and now). I'm a loud and proud GEEK, there is no escaping it. In 2013 I stumbled upon the Laser Engraving Industry - in much the same way one trips on a rock and falls face first into a puddle. If you'd like to find out more about me and how I ended up running Yarra Valley Maker, feel free to suss out the About page.

My plan, and it's a pretty bloody fluid plan at this stage, is to fill this blog with stuff I find interesting - booze, food, animals, studio and Yarra Valley happenings. You can look forward to:

• info on wine, cider and spirits. Sorry I don't drink beer.
• recipes (most of which will contain the aforementioned alcohol, including beer, which I will cook with).
• tips on how to best make use of YVM products.
• photos of what I'm working on in the studio.
• photos of my cat, the local wildlife and the garden.
• info, musings and photos from my wanderings around the Yarra Valley (probably to wineries which obviously will involve alcohol and maybe food).

My hope is that you too will find it interesting.

Crafting beautiful prose and waxing lyrical in the written word is not my strong suit, so don't expect awesomely written content knocked out on a regular basis. I've been known to whip up some pretty awesome technical & process manuals, but that's not quite the same, is it? Creating physical items is more in my comfort zone. We'll see how it goes.

Oh, and I've been known to swear like a wharfie, so if your eyes are easily offended by profanity, don't say you weren't warned and don't bother complaining about it. Feel free to comment about anything else though.

See you soon.

Kelly