Monday

Beautiful skies over Hobart

Here in Tassie, we are making the most of the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday!
We have been blessed with the most blue sky today, and perfect kite flying weather.



After a craving for Donna Hay's pikelet recipe for morning tea!


Yummy lemon and sugar, and my farmer's market buy of Jam from Amanda Jammm, which was incredible.  Such intense flavour and perfume in a tiny pot! 

We unfortunately didn't spot any intense sunsets last night, because our house is on rather a steep hillside, but the eruption of a volcano in Chile has seen Tassie photographers snap some stunning scenes.

Sunday

Sunday musings & book winner/s announced

Congratulations to Angela from Ange's Ramblings, who has won my book give-away! I was running the competition between this blog and my facebook page..and it was trickier than I thought given the fb comp rules..that I (ahem) am not very and completely up to speed on.


Hope you enjoy the book Angela. I have contacted you through FB.
Sorry I didn't have a photo of my little one doing the draw, things got a little crazy here tonight, and he pulled out your name before I thought of the camera.



We headed to the Botanical Gardens today for the EnviroFest, and came home with some lovely natives which we will plant in pots, given we don't know the longevity of our stay here in 'town'.  Unusually I didn't bring my camera, but it was probably just as well, or I would have been taking pics of quinces tumbling from baskets, and display gazebos crashing to the ground!  It was so completely over the top windy. And then, I burnt my tongue on a very hot latte.  Interesting day. Well, I did say I would go whatever the weather!

And I am wondering whether the lovely Angela was there today?!

And it was very exciting to discover that I had won a book today, through Chunky Chooky Blog.
Thanks Cathy (oh and Penguin)!


 ♥

Saturday

baking and making this weekend.

The weather lately is certainly leaving me with a strong desire to stay inside.
I bought this great op shop curtain and cut up some panels to use as applique on these jeans - the fabric is a cotton/hemp blend.   I love how they remind of  'Annie Oakley', I was obsessed with Annie Oakley when I was a kid, and even had a dress up costume...tres cool. (well I thought so at the time!)
 So I was going to attach a cute sassy tassle on the leg hems, but then when she tried them on, I realised the length was just right.   Incredible, but true.





These biscuits are my adaptation of a Donna Hay recipe.  I added a little oat bran in the vain hope, they might make them a bit healthier!
Trust me, they are really yummy and moreish, and you won't be able to stop at just one!


Easy nutty bikkies.

125g butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted
1/4 oat bran
150g peanuts, granulated or chopped small

Preheat the oven 180 C.  Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and creamy.
Add eggs and mix til combined.
Fold through flour, bran, and then nuts.
Place tablespoons of mixture on tray, and bake for 10-13 minutes, or until golden.
Makes around 25.


Tomorrow we are going to the TreadLightly EnviroFest at the Hobart Botanical Gardens, whatever the weather!  I can't wait.

Hope your weekend is tres happy!


(Don't forget to enter the give-away one post down! You have until Sunday)

Thursday

kidlets book give-away for crafty peeps

I have a book to win, folks!
I ordered this from Fishpond, but when it arrived last week, I realised it was a duplication of another book that I had bought from Book Depository. (different cover)
So my little double up, could be just your goodluck!


This book has simple craft ideas, and is perfect for a rainy winter day. 


The rules:
Leave a comment here or over at my facebook page.
It would be so nice if you would be a follower or liker...just to make it 'even steven' for everyone.
And how about I add an extra entry if you share it on your blog, or your facebook page. Just tell me in your comment.

I'll draw a random entry and announce the winner Sunday evening.
Goodluck.

(Sorry, Australian entries only)


Competition now closed, thanks.

Wednesday

welcome winter

When the bold branches
Bid farewell to rainbow leaves -
Welcome wool sweaters.

~B. Cybrill