Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Card Give Away
Ive been having a clean out & i have some handmade cards to give away. leave a comment before next Monday & ill pick out a random name to send some cards to.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Getting things done
Monday last week was beautiful & sunny but very cold. i sat out on the back veranda all rugged up & started doing the tie ins on my 70s blanket squares. i call it my 70s blanket because of the colours i have used, orange, green, brown & black.
A's B'Day on Wednesday, went into town & picked up the Wii we had on order for ever, didn't even get it from where we ordered it from.
my life is going towards a greener life but A's isn't so much, he still likes all the gadgets & games, i think he just humours me most of the time but i live in hope that he will come around.
on Saturday we went into town & came home with a Mulcher, something i have wanted for a little while. its a Talon electric mulcher. had a test run on Sunday, works great. I'm a little scared of it but I'm sure after i have used it for a while i will get use to it.
i cut me out, flannelet shirt, trackies & gum boots {still only the black gum boots}
yesterday was beautiful, sunny, blue sky & warm just like a summers day. sat out on the back veranda sewing in some more ends on the 70s blanket & watching all the birds that visit us. it still surprises me how many different birds we get here. there is one particular bird that always comes for a visit when I'm gardening & isn't scared of me at all. we also have a small pair that have made a hole in the side of our dirt retaining wall, they flit in & out all day long.
for dessert yesterday i made an Almond & Apple slice, very yummy warm with a little cream
on ALS, July's challenge is to get things finished so thought id make a list & see how go
70s Blanket
Patchwork Quilt
Floor Rug
Advance Australia Cross-Stitch
Card Bases Cut
J's Formal Minni Book {Finished}
the first 3 wont get finished in July but i want to continue working on them
A's B'Day on Wednesday, went into town & picked up the Wii we had on order for ever, didn't even get it from where we ordered it from.
my life is going towards a greener life but A's isn't so much, he still likes all the gadgets & games, i think he just humours me most of the time but i live in hope that he will come around.
on Saturday we went into town & came home with a Mulcher, something i have wanted for a little while. its a Talon electric mulcher. had a test run on Sunday, works great. I'm a little scared of it but I'm sure after i have used it for a while i will get use to it.
i cut me out, flannelet shirt, trackies & gum boots {still only the black gum boots}
yesterday was beautiful, sunny, blue sky & warm just like a summers day. sat out on the back veranda sewing in some more ends on the 70s blanket & watching all the birds that visit us. it still surprises me how many different birds we get here. there is one particular bird that always comes for a visit when I'm gardening & isn't scared of me at all. we also have a small pair that have made a hole in the side of our dirt retaining wall, they flit in & out all day long.
for dessert yesterday i made an Almond & Apple slice, very yummy warm with a little cream
on ALS, July's challenge is to get things finished so thought id make a list & see how go
70s Blanket
Patchwork Quilt
Floor Rug
Advance Australia Cross-Stitch
Card Bases Cut
J's Formal Minni Book {Finished}
the first 3 wont get finished in July but i want to continue working on them
Sunday, July 06, 2008
up early to see A & J off on their ride {Woodford to Glenbrook mountain bike track} so i cooked early this morning, i was out of the kitchen by 9.30. only made ANZAC's & an Orange & Weetbix cake.still have Choc Chip cookies in the freezer that i will get out later. made the pastry for the Turkish Gozleme {spinach & feta filling}.
Orange & Weetbix Cake, nice with or with out butter, warm or cold.
did some weeding , transplanted some Snap Dragons, spread some mulch & pulled out some flowers that were finished.
my Peas & Silverbeet are coming along, cant wait until the harvest :o)
came back in about 11.30 & not long after that the boys got back from their ride. cooked the Turkish Gozleme on the BBQ for lunch.
spent an hour or so on my knees crawling around pinning the quilt top ready to sew, not sure what I'm going to do on it yet but the hard part is done {boy do i need some knee pads}.
on Wednesday i made a casserole & this Delicious Zucchini Bread, one of the best breads i have ever tasted.
tea tonight is Pork steaks, Fettachini & Broccoli. Passion Fruit Pudding for dessert
Orange & Weetbix Cake, nice with or with out butter, warm or cold.
did some weeding , transplanted some Snap Dragons, spread some mulch & pulled out some flowers that were finished.
my Peas & Silverbeet are coming along, cant wait until the harvest :o)
came back in about 11.30 & not long after that the boys got back from their ride. cooked the Turkish Gozleme on the BBQ for lunch.
spent an hour or so on my knees crawling around pinning the quilt top ready to sew, not sure what I'm going to do on it yet but the hard part is done {boy do i need some knee pads}.
on Wednesday i made a casserole & this Delicious Zucchini Bread, one of the best breads i have ever tasted.
tea tonight is Pork steaks, Fettachini & Broccoli. Passion Fruit Pudding for dessert
Friday, July 04, 2008
New Truck
so last week we got our new recycle bins {just a small otto bin}, our collection day changed from Wednesday to Friday, so today was our first day. not only did we have a new bin we also had a new truck {a lot bigger truck} & a new driver. all trucks that want to come up our lane have to reverse up, that went to plan, but what the driver didn't know is you have to turn left up Glossop RD & turn around further up to get out of L..... As the guy was new he didn't know that & tried to turn right & he found out very quickly that you just cant make a right turn out of our lane in a truck. for 2 hours no one could get in or out of L..... unless you wanted to squeeze past on foot. for over an hour they tried to get the truck moved, until the hero in the orange overalls arrived from Blacktown. the problem was the front of the truck was hard up against the guard rail & the white car bar at the back was jammed on the sloping road. to move it the air bags were inflated & lots of timber placed under the back tires & eventually they were able to reverse it up so it could be turned. it was quite funny, but i feel sorry for the driver cause i don't think he will ever live it down.
as some may know our gas fire broke down on Wednesday morning & today was the day that the technician could get here & i was worried that he might have turned up & couldn't get in so left, but luckily five mins after the truck was moved he showed up. it took him all of 5 mins to fix it, now we have a nice warm house again.
last week we also had the roof on the back veranda break in the high winds, some of the timber was rotted & snapped. a builder came & had a look & said he would be back this week to fix it but haven't heard from him since. in the mean time one of the alsanite sheets was flapping around for a couple of days, kept us awake for 2 of nights until it finally blew off on Wednesday.
it was so windy i couldn't get up there to get it off, so we just had to leave it.
as some may know our gas fire broke down on Wednesday morning & today was the day that the technician could get here & i was worried that he might have turned up & couldn't get in so left, but luckily five mins after the truck was moved he showed up. it took him all of 5 mins to fix it, now we have a nice warm house again.
last week we also had the roof on the back veranda break in the high winds, some of the timber was rotted & snapped. a builder came & had a look & said he would be back this week to fix it but haven't heard from him since. in the mean time one of the alsanite sheets was flapping around for a couple of days, kept us awake for 2 of nights until it finally blew off on Wednesday.
it was so windy i couldn't get up there to get it off, so we just had to leave it.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Recipes
had a request for a couple of recipes, sorry about the keylime pie {secret recipe}
Orange Lamingtons
pre heat 180
185g butter 3 eggs
1 1/2 cups SR flour
1/4 cup cornflour
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 tsp grated orange rind
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Sauce
2 cups icing sugar
1/3 cup cocoa or drinking choc
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup boiling water
3 tsp grated orange rind
1/2 cup coconut
combine butter & eggs. sift in flour & cornflour, add sugar, orange rind & vanilla. beat for about 3 mins. pour mix into baking tray or lamington tin. middle shelf 30 mins or until cooked. cool on a wire rack. cut into bits size pieces. on a plate mix coconut & orange peel together- set aside. mix all other choc sauce ingredients together, should be runny. roll each piece of cake in sauce using 2 forks, drain off sauce & roll in coconut. set on wire rack until sauce sets.
Orange Raisin Cake
pre heat 180
1 orange
1 cup raisins chopped
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans chopped
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk {add 1 tbl vinegar to fresh milk}
1 tsp bi-carb soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar extra
grate the orange rind & squeeze 1/3 cup juice set aside
make buttermilk set aside
in a mixing bowl mix butter, sugar & eggs. add sifter flour & salt.
in a jug stir together buttermilk & bi-carb until dissolved add to flour.
mix in vanilla, orange rind, raisins & nuts.
spoon into slab or lamington tin. bake 30 mins or until cooked.
mix together extra cup sugar & orange juice, pour over cake & bake for another 8 to 10 mins until bubbly on top. cool in pan.
Passionfruit Pudding
pre heat 180
1 cup SR flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup coconut
2/3 cup coconut cream or coconut milk
1 egg
80g melted & cooled butter
Sauce
1 cup sugar
6 tsp cornflour
1 cup milk
2/3 cup lemon juice
5 passionfruits
grease a 19x25 oven dish, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper
mix together flour, sugar & coconut. in a jug whisk coconut milk, egg & butter
pour into flour mix, stir until combined. spoon into dish.
Sauce:
combine sugar & cornflour, then sprinkle over pudding.
in a pot combine milk & lemon juice & bring to the boil. remove from heat & mix in passionfruit. gently pour mix over a large metal soon onto the pudding, covering the top.
bake 50 mins. serve hot with ice cream or pouring cream
should be gooey under the top layer of cake.
Orange Lamingtons
pre heat 180
185g butter 3 eggs
1 1/2 cups SR flour
1/4 cup cornflour
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 tsp grated orange rind
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Sauce
2 cups icing sugar
1/3 cup cocoa or drinking choc
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup boiling water
3 tsp grated orange rind
1/2 cup coconut
combine butter & eggs. sift in flour & cornflour, add sugar, orange rind & vanilla. beat for about 3 mins. pour mix into baking tray or lamington tin. middle shelf 30 mins or until cooked. cool on a wire rack. cut into bits size pieces. on a plate mix coconut & orange peel together- set aside. mix all other choc sauce ingredients together, should be runny. roll each piece of cake in sauce using 2 forks, drain off sauce & roll in coconut. set on wire rack until sauce sets.
Orange Raisin Cake
pre heat 180
1 orange
1 cup raisins chopped
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans chopped
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk {add 1 tbl vinegar to fresh milk}
1 tsp bi-carb soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar extra
grate the orange rind & squeeze 1/3 cup juice set aside
make buttermilk set aside
in a mixing bowl mix butter, sugar & eggs. add sifter flour & salt.
in a jug stir together buttermilk & bi-carb until dissolved add to flour.
mix in vanilla, orange rind, raisins & nuts.
spoon into slab or lamington tin. bake 30 mins or until cooked.
mix together extra cup sugar & orange juice, pour over cake & bake for another 8 to 10 mins until bubbly on top. cool in pan.
Passionfruit Pudding
pre heat 180
1 cup SR flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup coconut
2/3 cup coconut cream or coconut milk
1 egg
80g melted & cooled butter
Sauce
1 cup sugar
6 tsp cornflour
1 cup milk
2/3 cup lemon juice
5 passionfruits
grease a 19x25 oven dish, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper
mix together flour, sugar & coconut. in a jug whisk coconut milk, egg & butter
pour into flour mix, stir until combined. spoon into dish.
Sauce:
combine sugar & cornflour, then sprinkle over pudding.
in a pot combine milk & lemon juice & bring to the boil. remove from heat & mix in passionfruit. gently pour mix over a large metal soon onto the pudding, covering the top.
bake 50 mins. serve hot with ice cream or pouring cream
should be gooey under the top layer of cake.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Furniture & a Rug
Monday i painted the white on the kitchen dresser i got from a freecycler & finished off the new towel cupboard.
on Tuesday i sanded the kitchen dresser & put on a coat of varnish. then J & i cleared out a trailer full of ivy & jasmin that had worked its way through a few of our trees & on the wall of the front stairs. Wednesday i mowed & raked the front & back lawns, did a bit of weeding & in the afternoon carried up the dresser to the back veranda. put the clean glass back in the doors & hung them.
A worked on Saturday morning, then went fishing with Scott & dad.
i had started a floor mat a couple of weeks ago {well 1 row}, i spent most of the afternoon working on that.
it is made out off old T-shirts from the 3 boys.
i have been thinking of teaching a class on rag rugs, but I'm not sure how to advertise it.
home made pizza & garlic bread for tea
today i cooked early, orange & raisin slab {mmm my fav}, snicker doodles & my new item this week is passion fruit pudding for after tea. made extra choc chip biscuits last week & froze them so got out half of those. tonight's tea is baked sausages with onion & gravy, mashed potato's, broccoli & carrots.
after lunch made space for my kitchen dresser, in my craft room. filled the top shelves with stacks of fabric, well some of it anyway LOL.
towel cupboard into the bathroom, all the towels are on the line so its a bit empty. the draw holds the flannels & hand towels.
on Tuesday i sanded the kitchen dresser & put on a coat of varnish. then J & i cleared out a trailer full of ivy & jasmin that had worked its way through a few of our trees & on the wall of the front stairs. Wednesday i mowed & raked the front & back lawns, did a bit of weeding & in the afternoon carried up the dresser to the back veranda. put the clean glass back in the doors & hung them.
A worked on Saturday morning, then went fishing with Scott & dad.
i had started a floor mat a couple of weeks ago {well 1 row}, i spent most of the afternoon working on that.
it is made out off old T-shirts from the 3 boys.
i have been thinking of teaching a class on rag rugs, but I'm not sure how to advertise it.
home made pizza & garlic bread for tea
today i cooked early, orange & raisin slab {mmm my fav}, snicker doodles & my new item this week is passion fruit pudding for after tea. made extra choc chip biscuits last week & froze them so got out half of those. tonight's tea is baked sausages with onion & gravy, mashed potato's, broccoli & carrots.
after lunch made space for my kitchen dresser, in my craft room. filled the top shelves with stacks of fabric, well some of it anyway LOL.
towel cupboard into the bathroom, all the towels are on the line so its a bit empty. the draw holds the flannels & hand towels.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Sunny Sunday
You wouldn't think it wasWinter will all the warm sunny days we are having, fingers Xed for a little rain this week.
the marine ply didn't come home on Friday as the weather man said it was going to rain {but no rain in site Grrrrr}, & i didn't want it all wet before i got a coat of paint on it, so we are working towards next Friday.
i went over to spotlight on Friday & picked up the batting for the quilt, 20% off Woo Hoo.
went through my seed catalogues during the week & have my list all ready to go, just need to sell of some of my stuff so i can put the order in.
Yesterday was the winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. Winter Magic Festival actually fell on the solstice for the first time in quite a while. i didn't go up there this year, didn't feel like fighting the crowds, it truly is nuts & some people are just so rude. i don't know exactly how short the day was but it sure did get dark pretty quick. i think i will put the solstice on my list of things to learn more about.
no warranty or half price for my filling, it seems dentists or at least mine doesn't guarantee his work, quoted between $180 & $260 to have it refilled. so i am ringing around on Monday to find someone who wont over charge me & does great work.
for today's cooking adventure i baked White Choc & Orange Cookies, Banana Ginger Bread, & a new twist on the Choc Chip Cookies, oh & lets not forget the good old ANZAC's.
Banana Ginger Bread
White Choc & Orange Cookies
also prepared tonight's tea, Zucchini & Carrot Bake {like a quiche i guess, we will see how they like it}, French Onion Potato Bake & Parmesan Cheese Bread. bit of a Veggie meal tonight :o)
yesterday afternoon i finished of a couple of cards for a card class & even did a bit of scrappin {its been a while}, decided to tackle J's year 10 formal photos. finished a page & have all the stuff ready to do the mini book that i will work on this afternoon.
i have noticed quite a few more people reading my blog & i just wanted to say Hello & id lov to hear from you, & if you have a blog ill pop in for a visit :o)
the marine ply didn't come home on Friday as the weather man said it was going to rain {but no rain in site Grrrrr}, & i didn't want it all wet before i got a coat of paint on it, so we are working towards next Friday.
i went over to spotlight on Friday & picked up the batting for the quilt, 20% off Woo Hoo.
went through my seed catalogues during the week & have my list all ready to go, just need to sell of some of my stuff so i can put the order in.
Yesterday was the winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. Winter Magic Festival actually fell on the solstice for the first time in quite a while. i didn't go up there this year, didn't feel like fighting the crowds, it truly is nuts & some people are just so rude. i don't know exactly how short the day was but it sure did get dark pretty quick. i think i will put the solstice on my list of things to learn more about.
no warranty or half price for my filling, it seems dentists or at least mine doesn't guarantee his work, quoted between $180 & $260 to have it refilled. so i am ringing around on Monday to find someone who wont over charge me & does great work.
for today's cooking adventure i baked White Choc & Orange Cookies, Banana Ginger Bread, & a new twist on the Choc Chip Cookies, oh & lets not forget the good old ANZAC's.
Banana Ginger Bread
White Choc & Orange Cookies
also prepared tonight's tea, Zucchini & Carrot Bake {like a quiche i guess, we will see how they like it}, French Onion Potato Bake & Parmesan Cheese Bread. bit of a Veggie meal tonight :o)
yesterday afternoon i finished of a couple of cards for a card class & even did a bit of scrappin {its been a while}, decided to tackle J's year 10 formal photos. finished a page & have all the stuff ready to do the mini book that i will work on this afternoon.
i have noticed quite a few more people reading my blog & i just wanted to say Hello & id lov to hear from you, & if you have a blog ill pop in for a visit :o)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sunday Guide
Up early & a tidy up after A's lan night. into the garden for some weeding, wood chip mulch around the fruit trees {got it for free. a couple of weeks ago city rail did a clean up & track work weekend which included cutting back trees. they left a huge pile of chip at the end of the fire trail that runs past the back of our place. picked up 3 bucket loads on Friday}.
planted out some more lettuces, gave all the fruit & veg a nice drink of seaweed water.
leveled up the Eco blocks & put the Hen House frame in place. A is bringing home the marine ply from work on Friday, {Wooo Hooo} each piece will already be cut to size.
As its Sunday, its also baking day. so my new recipe for today was Choc Orange Lamingtons, the recipe came with the new tin i picked up on Friday. also on the list was ANZAC, Choc Chip {those two are always on the list they ask for them every week} & Coconut Crisps.
a couple of years ago i had my first filling ever & last night that filling fell out. when i went in, to have it done the hole was very small, when the filling fell out i realised how much he had drilled away, over a quarter of the tooth & as its a molar that is quite a huge chunk. have to make a call & find out how much its going to cost, i think they should have a warranty or at least get half price. but we will see what happens. I'm defiantly not looking forward to going in i hate the dentist.
i also joined a site called Home Growers Exchange. A place where you can swap your surplus fruit & veg. i don't have anything to swap right now but i hope to in the future.
planted out some more lettuces, gave all the fruit & veg a nice drink of seaweed water.
leveled up the Eco blocks & put the Hen House frame in place. A is bringing home the marine ply from work on Friday, {Wooo Hooo} each piece will already be cut to size.
As its Sunday, its also baking day. so my new recipe for today was Choc Orange Lamingtons, the recipe came with the new tin i picked up on Friday. also on the list was ANZAC, Choc Chip {those two are always on the list they ask for them every week} & Coconut Crisps.
a couple of years ago i had my first filling ever & last night that filling fell out. when i went in, to have it done the hole was very small, when the filling fell out i realised how much he had drilled away, over a quarter of the tooth & as its a molar that is quite a huge chunk. have to make a call & find out how much its going to cost, i think they should have a warranty or at least get half price. but we will see what happens. I'm defiantly not looking forward to going in i hate the dentist.
i also joined a site called Home Growers Exchange. A place where you can swap your surplus fruit & veg. i don't have anything to swap right now but i hope to in the future.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Green Shoots
my little Peas have emerged from the soil this week im very excited :o) the silverbeet has also starting popping up.
Pea shoots
Silverbeet shoots
the Monday was a holiday so we went down to Penrith, the new Anaconda store opened up, lov that place we purchased a lot of our camping gear from them last year. the new Spotlight store had their grand opening, what a night mare i have never seen so many people & the lines were a joke, Wendy & i just had a quick walk through & we were out of there.
Harvey's & Domain had their 2 years interest free thing on again. we came home with a Dyson vacuum, our old Vax just wasn't sucking that great any more, it was 12 years old so had a pretty good run. the vax will go down to the garage to clean up all the saw dust & what ever else is down there. we also came home with a tv for the bed room, that was something A has wanted for quite a while.
opened the Dyson up on Thursday & vacuumed all the floors, the dust container was pretty much full at the end, the sucksion is awesome. i would highly recommend a Dyson. we didn't get the top of the range, i don't like turbo heads as they get hair & cottons wrapped around them, just too much of a night mare for me. we purchased the DC19. its the cheapest one in the range {$599} we got it for $399.i wanted it because of the new carpet head, its flat so it will go under the couches & my desks with out any problems.
Thursday also saw me painting the second coat on the hen house frame.
in the afternoon i made a Key Lime Pie, equal amounts of tart & sweet, soo Devinne
Friday i went for an interview at Nepean Hospital in the food service department, not too sure how i went, was very nervous.
Grace Bros are having their stock take sale,so went in to have a look. i picked up two square casserole/pie dishes in Red of course,{22cm & 27cm} at 60% off. i have oval ones but the pastry i buy is square so now there will be no wastage when i make my chicken & meat pies. also picked up a lamington tin @ 30% off.
Pea shoots
Silverbeet shoots
the Monday was a holiday so we went down to Penrith, the new Anaconda store opened up, lov that place we purchased a lot of our camping gear from them last year. the new Spotlight store had their grand opening, what a night mare i have never seen so many people & the lines were a joke, Wendy & i just had a quick walk through & we were out of there.
Harvey's & Domain had their 2 years interest free thing on again. we came home with a Dyson vacuum, our old Vax just wasn't sucking that great any more, it was 12 years old so had a pretty good run. the vax will go down to the garage to clean up all the saw dust & what ever else is down there. we also came home with a tv for the bed room, that was something A has wanted for quite a while.
opened the Dyson up on Thursday & vacuumed all the floors, the dust container was pretty much full at the end, the sucksion is awesome. i would highly recommend a Dyson. we didn't get the top of the range, i don't like turbo heads as they get hair & cottons wrapped around them, just too much of a night mare for me. we purchased the DC19. its the cheapest one in the range {$599} we got it for $399.i wanted it because of the new carpet head, its flat so it will go under the couches & my desks with out any problems.
Thursday also saw me painting the second coat on the hen house frame.
in the afternoon i made a Key Lime Pie, equal amounts of tart & sweet, soo Devinne
Friday i went for an interview at Nepean Hospital in the food service department, not too sure how i went, was very nervous.
Grace Bros are having their stock take sale,so went in to have a look. i picked up two square casserole/pie dishes in Red of course,{22cm & 27cm} at 60% off. i have oval ones but the pastry i buy is square so now there will be no wastage when i make my chicken & meat pies. also picked up a lamington tin @ 30% off.
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