Yes, Christmas is nearly here! And we are keeping this pretty plate on the table to put the latest 'little extras' for meal time. This day, D2 had made up some red velvet cakes topped with cream cheese. Yummo.
It has been nice to get out either before or after dinner in the evening. I transplanted some zucchini plants that were grown indoors in egg cartons.
Along the fence I planted some Marigold seedlings. This will be pretty when they are in bloom.
The garden is a 'work in progress'. Indoors I am trying my hand at raising basil, kale, lettuce, tomato and parsley.
The real and not-real. The tide was in today and there were ducks everywhere on this corner.
Trust your preparations are going well and you can relax ... Dot
ONE DAY AT A TIME ...
Hello and welcome to another post. Today I want to talk about using up 'stuff'. There comes a time in the kitchen when you NEED to use up something before it either hits the 'use by' date (which is more the norm here) or you have just ran out of room in your pantry and need to down size a little.
We have had a few too many walnuts, so where I would normally use almonds in our pancakes, I replaced them with walnuts and wow, did they taste different but GOOD. (We still have walnuts.
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Behind our Thermomix, against the wall, there is a line up of Kale powder, Maca powder, coconut flakes and more than two lots of protein powder. So we have been having smoothies, all flavours, most mornings for the last couple of weeks. As the weather is warmer it is welcome for breakfast.
Last week I pulled out my cotton supplies and have been making some lighter weight snoods for summer.
This one I completed today is made of beautiful bits and pieces of merino soft yarn.
That's it for another week. I was late posting today as half way through my laptop needed to be scanned. Took nearly 5 hours to do so.
Have a great week ... Dot
We are enjoying and taking the benefit of Daylight Savings. Hubby gets home from work and off we go for a walk. He likes to take a different track each time and so it has made it very interesting, hand in hand.
He had a birthday this week and we were invited to his mums for dinner. She had silver-side, vegetables and dessert. I made Ginger Cups to go with dessert.
Yesterday hubby collected me to go with him to a nearby town as he had a job for work to do. I went for a walk. It was very windy but the temperature was a comfortable 17 degrees.
The thongs came off as I enjoyed a jaunt along the sand. Windy as!!!
After a delicious lunch together we made our way back to town.
And we have been getting outside and using the deck for coffees and meals. Look at that magnificent Golden Elm in the background. Beautiful!!!
Have a great week. Get up to 'something good', and enjoy life ... Dot
While on holiday I tried a new recipe I had with me. Bounty Slice. It is very nice taken from the fridge and enjoyed with a hot drink.
Hubby and I some early morning walks with our 'fast growing' grandson. G3 loved it too and was all smiles while he was out.
While his daddy and mummy were out, G3 helped Poppi putting together some cabinets. We had been to Ikea and I just loved the place.
We all went out one morning to G3's swimming lesson. He performed very well with his daddy and loved every minute of it.
The day before we had to board the boat back home we left Adelaide via the back roads. It was gorgeous to travel through for a little over an hour before we hit the freeway.
It was a smooth trip from Melbourne to Tasmania on the boat and we slept well because of that.
Back home again and I am slowly getting back into routine. I did something for the first time ever, I unpacked my case when I walked in the door. I usually leave it for a week, but not this time. I don't know what came over me!!!
I will leave you with a pic of this pretty rose. It is part of a circle of standard roses in the front garden of our family.
Have a wonderful week and I will catch up again with you then...Dot
