cooking
almost lost it …
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008… spring that is. Today was SO GREY! And cool and windy. Hmph!
Just a few touches were needed to make me forget that I had been hustled back into a cardigan.
Strawberry water and jasmine in front of the sewing machine ….. mmmmm…. breathe in deeply. Yes that’s spring.
The smooth perfection of a finger avocado [...]
days of beautiful patchwork and mad-lovely family
Monday, September 15th, 2008[ these wee green things are avocado FINGERS - have you ever seen them before? We haven't so we just had to buy some - they're a bit green still. I'll let you know what they're like!]
We’ve had such a lovely afternoon and evening! Cate and I sewed from lunch until dinner - Cate is [...]
spring is on my porch
Monday, September 15th, 2008… and along my morning river walk, and even in the little old sideless truck that was stopped in front of me at the traffic lights this morning.
Its back tray was piled high with boxes of cheery bananas, smooth round melons, husky cobs of corn and scallions that stood up straight and proud, all bobbing [...]
jam jam jam jam jam
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Have you read “Jam!” by the fabulous Margaret Mahy? No, no, it’s not a cookbook but a funny-as children’s picture book about a family who have a plum tree in the back garden, a nuclear physicist mother, a dilligent stay-at-home father keen to “waste not want not”, and three children who all become heartily [...]
lunchbox treats and some lovely bits of fabric
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Today was Thursday, visiting grandparents day, so no time for sewing but a little window for fabric shopping and tonight we needed some emergency lunchbox treat making.
Whilst on my walk this morning, I came up with a good possibility for the sashing of the little houses - a pale grey/blue polka dot - and I [...]