Trying something new
I’ve seen a lot of pins on Pinterest (why are so many of my sentences beginning like this these days?) about alternatives to pasta. For a few years now Monte and I have been using cooked, shredded cabbage instead of pasta. This evening I tried grated zucchini instead of pasta! The children asked for pasta […]
Hash brown crust quiche
hash brown crust quiche I am a big fan of Martha Stewart, and when my friends have jokingly called me ‘Martha’ because of something I have said or done, I am not-so-secretly chuffed. I recently saw this pin on Pinterest. Hash brown crusted quiche! With my penchant for using frozen pastry for my quiches, I […]
January 14-19
1: (14/1) Georgie helps me more than she knows. Here she is, helping me make dinner 2: (15/1) taking my two big kids out for a special morning tea. I firmly believe that caramel slice is the best sweet ever. 3: (16/1) to have my children singing that I am the best chef in the […]
Study nook
This is my study nook: view from the kitchen stove In our original house plan, there was going to be an enormous linen cupboard here. It is almost 2m long. It would have been a great cupboard. However, on looking at the space at the end of the hall, I thought it was too much […]
Saturday
Good morning! It is. Good morning indeed. I do not get tired of this view because it is ever-changing. When the bushfires were blazing, these hills were drenched in thick smoke. Sometimes it is cloudy or rainy or sunny, and each day this is a beautiful sight to wake up to. We have had some […]
Fabric Friday: umbrellas and rainbows
Last week I shared about that beautiful vintage linen tea towel that was my Nana’s. Today I am sharing more of her beautiful fabric. This is a heavy weight cotton fabric that would be great for making cushions and bags and hats. Nana bought this fabric and used the motifs to appliqué on children’s items […]
The story of the Lego office
Matthew has a lovely little mate called Sebastian. They are awesome little friends; they are very cute when playing together and they are on the same wavelength in all things. When Sebastian came to play a few days ago, he built this little office for Matthew. Inside the office, the dad is working hard, and […]
Spinach and bacon quiche
Two simple things that bring me joy are: harvesting food from my garden and using it to make a delicious and nourishing meal for my family. I picked some vegetables today. I picked lettuce, beetroot, zucchinis, spinach (perennial spinach) and spring onions. We ate most of the vegetables in salads but I decided to make […]
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