organic limes

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Currently in our garden we have an abundance of baby limes (dwarf limes).  I have juiced some and sliced some in half.  The one's cut in half have been sealed in a snap lock bags and popped in the freezer. 

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healthy start

As the winter season is upon us there is nothing more refreshing then freshly squeezed oranges.  Juicing seasonal fruit is a must in our house during these windy winter months. 
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hello friends

It has almost been a year since we lost our beautiful friend, Cobie.  It only seems like yesterday that she embraced my little ones tightly and blessed us with her beautiful smile.  For seven years our friendship blossomed and our lives became intertwined - she became an integral part of our family.  While this past year has been difficult beyond words, somehow the blurry momentum of life forces us into our daily routines.  While we have experienced many new firsts like our first soccer game and our first ballet eisteddfod, it's just not the same without her and everyone, particularly the littlest people who meant the most to her, feel it too.   Somehow, somehow we have to find the courage to keep going.

I have not forgotten you and your kind messages of friendship and support has been so encouraging and uplifting.  Thank you so much. 

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our beautiful friend...

We LOVED her.  

 

 

 She LOVED them.
xo

 

goings on...

Where did the week go?
Here are some snaps of the goings on around here.

Baking biscuits for morning/afternoon tea.  We made three different varieties (ginger, choc chip and vanilla).  I am yet to share the recipe as I am not entirely happy with the dough.

 

 

PJ party for three!  These were the new PJs the Easter Bunny delivered.  Light cotton is perfect for this autumn weather at the moment.  
 

Below.  Dressed up and ready for ANZAC Day march.  Unfortunately, I stayed home to recover from a terrible bout of hay fever.

Weekend Dinner and leftovers for lunch: Home-made Minestrone soup from the new Australian Women's Weekly 'Food for Friends' page 8. I served mine with fresh corn on the cob and garlic bread.  Sooooo good. 

Today - a friend's son turned 6.  I know it looks like no one else attended but it's a courtesy thing.  Yes, there were moments of having the jumping castle all to their own little selves!



 

After an afternoon nap.  It was straight back into the kitchen to organise meals for the week and bake! I put my signed copy of Curtis Stone's 'What's for Dinner?' to the baking test.  His 'oatmeal coconut butter cookies' is a classic Aussie ANZAC biscuit recipe. 

 

I made a double batch and mixed up the sizes some adult size and some mini (below) for the lunchboxes during the week. 

Well, that was a little bit of the goings on around here.

Here's hoping you have a great week ahead.

xo.





happy easter

 

 

 

Wishing you a relaxing Easter weekend.

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preparing for the easter bunny

For some reason this Easter I have been a bit unorganised (my version of unorganised).  Nevertheless, I have three little ones firmly reminding me that we have to prepare for the Easter Bunny. With little voices trailing behind me we all worked together to make our Easter table.  This afternoon we gathered our baskets and a bit of left over lawn clippings (like I said, unorganised) to make a nice nest for the Easter Bunny. 

 We found and cleaned an old table from home and made room for its place.

 

Some vintage 'scrap' fabric was sourced from the depths of my sewing room which was the perfect size for the table.

Our old wooden tree was decorated with some foam eggs purchased from the Reject Shop.

Other items were gathered from around the house. We found three little wooden birds and some feathers.    



 I raided Miss Flutterby's room for her bunting I made some years ago.

 We also added some drawings on the wall as a backdrop for the table.  

Well, like I said earlier, I was pretty unorganised however we put this together with just things from around the house.  It doesn't really matter if you have some or none of these things.  The joy was in improvising and making the most of what we had.  The joy was in the process, just being together and anticipating tomorrow.
Here's hoping the Easter Bunny finds you.
xo