seeds

this was our first time harvesting sunflower seeds. a giant sunflower poped up in our veggie patch. such a beautiful surprise.

as the head of the sunflower started to droop i knew it must be time to start thinking about harvesting these little seeds to store for next spring.

down by the river

sauce: 2012

a quick weekend back to the country. back home.
lessons learned, passed down from generation to generation.

seeing red

i am running out of places to put all these tomatoes he keeps bringing in from the garden. whilst i wait for them to ripen, tomato chutney and maggies tomato sauce are in the planning...

baking for her dadda

i think it is really important to include her in most of my daily activities. it allows her play to have meaning, she often surprises me with what she already knows in these situations, just from her own observations. here, we are making papas breakfast muffins. she was so excited to give them to him when he got home. "dada", "dadda" "hot" "cake". And the best parts... The mess. The licking of the wooden spoon. And the washing up...

good morning

good morning. this should wake you up...a very green juice.

kale (a small bunch)
cucumber (one)
mint (lots of it)
parsley (small bunch, or whatever you have)
celery (a few stalks)
apple (2 or so)

juice all ingredients in a juicer. serve with lots of ice on a hot summers morning.

valentines day: a little party

we had a small party to celebrate valentines day. we kept it simple, love hearts galore, dear friends, a swim in the pool, home made ice tea, watermelon hearts, and a bee sting.

printable decorations, including party hats, straw flags (and lots of other cute things i didn't use!) here, at www.mooo.com.au

simple banana icecream

Make: simple banana icecream. Simply whip up a few frozen bananas and ta-da! Creamy, healthy banana ice cream.

In the above pics, ruby is eating choc-nana icecream. I added a teaspoon or so of coca powder whilst blending the bananas. As you can see, it's a winner.

make it: mud pies

childhood = making mud pies (with aunty 'teesh'). bliss.

pick it: strawberries

the beach: my first outing

I'm up and about. Just. Only now can I venture a tiny bit further from home. This was my first outing.

The beach.  My two loves. An esky. Watermelon. And our bright yellow umbrella.