Mulberry, from the garden at Christmas and coconut muffins
And Gluten Free Chocolate muffins, made with coconut flour and oil
How is your Sunday going ?
Hugs Audra x
24/02/2014
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Making progress in the garden
This week I am trying to reclaim in the garden on the cooler days.
So far I have taken most of the winter wood chips out of the chicken coop
One more Big load to go but that can wait untilI have a garden bed is ready.
It looks sooo very much better
Loving the passion fruit vine giving them shade on the hot days
Fresh straw beds for them. Have 2 mums stitting at the moment and an incubater full of eggs, found stashed in the garden.
Weeded and woodchiped herb circles.
No herbs in them at the moment, the weeds killed them, hench the reason I am using the chicken/ woodchips. Kill the weeds and then planting in a few months.
Top garden beds done again.
Please, please let the spraying and then the chicken woodchips work. BIG tip Never put fresh horse manure on your garden, reason, we have had a Major weed problem since.
Freshly mowed grass looks so good, shame about the brown bits but that is what happens when your bore breaks in summer.
So that is what I am upto at the moment.
Yes ! I am crocheting, like to see............? Soon I promise, now there is pets to be fed, a garden that needs watering, clothes on the line that will get wet if they stay where they are, dinner, showers and hopefully some crocheting time, in a few hours.
See you soon Audra x
03/01/2014
Christmas 2013
Our Christmas
This year I moved away from the traditional green and red and went for the much cooler blue and brights.
So Love the result
Love the reflection of the lights on our wood floor and at night on the freshly painted walls ( yes I base coat painted a fare percentage of the house just befor Christmas )
Lucinda made me a fire place in less the an hour on Christmas Eve, so love the idea and defiantly something that needs to be added to our Christmas decorating
This years Nutcracker display. Mum bought me the advent calendar one this year and I could not resist this teal one
Yep ! The one with the Brocken stick, so little visitor got to it.
We now have a nativity scene, is it not so right and so very me?
Some of the decorating around the house.
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Made a few more snow flakes this year in white, purple and ice blue
Merry Christmas everyone, hope yours was fun, enjoyable and everything you desired.
X x x Audra x x X
29/10/2013
First big party for Boo
What a busy 2 weeks, get Boo back to school then start party preparations.
On Sunday Boo turned 6 and being born on the 27 he wanted a Halloween party. At first I said he was too little and we did not want to scare his little class mates but as he had been asking for 2 birthdays eventually I gave in, after all I have a soft spot for Halloween being born the day after.
This post will only show some of the party as most of the pictures are on the real camera, not the iPad.
Piñata, made a bit too strong, all 30 kids got a few hits and a few turns, in the end a baseball bat was used to break it, eventually.
Birthday cake, butter cake and butter icing, decorated with bought eyes and black candy chocolate.
Painted a paper mashay pumpkin and witches hat, the hat is actually dark purple and there is shading on the pumpkin but no photos I have taken have been that good yet.
2 buntings this one finished was about 6 meters and the other about 10. Hopefully the camera has some good photos of them up.
I covered 2 foam wreaths in fabric to decorate but could not decide on decorations, so they are part done for another year or project
This one is made of wood, painted black then eyes stuck on with Modge podge, thinking of putting a spider web in the middle or a witch
My man made and I painted a coffin for my brothers Halloween display on Thursday night ( when I will get a better photo )
Found shadow pictures on computer of a witch and cats, that my man cut out of wood then I painted.
Glossed a folk art plate that was made years ago and never finished.
Also made food wise Mummy dogs and pop cake monsters ( picture of 1 lonely one that did not get eaten )
And I think that was it but I'm really not sure
Till next post
Hugs Audra x
The house is calling as it needs cleaning, party fallout.
14/10/2013
Sourdough bread
9 days ago I started my journey with starting a Sourdough starter
Here is my starter on it's 3rd feed
Raising nicely and doubling it's volume in 2:30 hours
Today I deemed it ready and made my first loaf of bread
Before the kneading, decided to use plain and wholemeal flour this time. The aim is to eventually made Spelt sourdough bread.
Ready for it's first raise.
Forgot to take between photo's, next time will hopefully do better, still getting use to this Blogging thing.
Fresh from the oven
Sliced while steaming hot.
Butted a piece straight away just for me, Boo wanted to try a bite and promptly stole it, Mmmmmmm, at least I now know he will eat it. Cool, he can have a sourdough sandwich for school tomorrow.
Now what flavour will I try tomorrow ?
Hugs Audra x
p.s. Boo goes back to school tomorrow, so will be able to get my hands on the iPad more often and have it charged, to do some posts. Yippee, can not wait, shame about all the house work that comes from school holidays.
08/10/2013
Olive oil soap factory
Vasse Virgin as it is now known.
On our way home for down South, we popped into Vasse Virgin. Well worth a visit and the drive through tree lined, narrow country roads
Look at the wonderful display that greats you when you enter the door.........
So many different soaps, liquid hand soaps, cleansers, scrubs and moisturisers. I was in heaven.
There was even a range just for the little ones
To the left of the soap display, there was signs telling you their story.
And a dropped floor where you could watch them make their products. Soap cutting was happening today.
Behind the soap display and around a corner was the olives and olive oils
As I had spent in the first bit I was very good here and bought nothing. My hairdresser has since told me that they are the best olives, ever. Bummer should not have been good. Next time.
A picture of the goodies that I brought home.
Gardening hand cleaner, scrub and balm. Very needed with the amount of gardening I need to do this spring and then be able to crochet at night, if I'm not too tired.
Face cleanser, scrub, serum, moisterizer and lip sticks ( yes there was 2 but apparently Boo ate the chocolate one while I was driving)
A stack of soap + 1 more that I had to have (far right in group picture)
And that was our trip to Vasse Virgin.
Hugs Audra x
04/10/2013
Garden find
Look what we just found in the garden
A bird nest, fallen from a tree
So very fragile
Poor Mummy bird, losing her nest.
Hope she has better luck next time.
Hugs Audra x
28/09/2013
Hay Fever
Sorry I have been quite but I am suffering badly from hay fever. It is not nice progressing from someone who never got it, to occasionally and now having sever attacks that can last for weeks. They are saying it is bad this year as we have had a warm, wet winter.
Yesterday I worked out the the blossom.
And half of our property is covered in it.
Great, at the moment I'm trying a natural remedy of 1 teaspoon of Apple cider vinegar in very cold water. I think it is working. Should no in a few days as I now feel like I have a cold also.
The fall out is I have not had much drive and can not even settle to crocheting a lot of the time.
Have been making some little flowers/ roses for the neglected seasonal tree. Must try and write down the pattern befor I forget.
This week I went to Spotlight and they have just this week got some cotton and cotton blend yarn in, in bright colours
Yippy !
Most of the right colours to make Lucy's flower granny blanket. ( attic 24, 15 April 2008, if you are looking, sorry can not work out linking yet )
Just not really happy with the Teal, bit dull for me, will have to do some more serching.
Worked out the flower motive, so on my way.
Also received these yummy rainbow cleaning/ dish cloths this week. Are not the colours wicked ?
Hugs Audra x
23/09/2013
Royal Melbourne Show 2
Found some more photo's
Have a look at crochet corner on Facebook for more photo's
The Girl's have done a Wonderful job and I hope they have a fantastic time at the show
Must go and feed the kids now, go carried away with major yarn bombing love / fix
Hugs Audra x
Royal Melbourne show
Here is a picture of a display at the Royal Melbourne Show in Australia
Have to see if I can find some more photo's, want to see more details of the caravan
Hugs Audra x