well so much has happened. i have had little time for blogging - and no internet because i have moved house! finally internet has been reconnected and we will be moving again after christmas - yay... so more packing and cleaning and all those fun and exciting things. that said, it will be a fun adventure.
in the mean time, i have been attempting to do uni work without much success, and making loads of delicious goodies. my boy is in afghanistan at the moment, so i have the place to myself and far too much spare time. as a result, much cooking (and weight gain) has ensued. he will be home in a couple of weeks though - and it will be fantastic to have him back home safe and sound.
while i am here i thought i might share a small selection of what i have been up to lately. i am looking forward to summer break so i can get into sewing again, too. not that i think there will be much opportunity as life looks like it will be busy until february next year!
first things first, food!:
homemade wholemeal crumpets
my new favourite breakfast food: baked eggs with mini hash browns - the baked eggs are filled with herbs and tomatoes that i grew in my vege garden
for a gallery opening on friday the 13th i made these delicious spider cupcakes
the cupcakes are pumpkin spice with cream cheese icing spiderwebs, and the spiders are maltesers with hand piped legs and eyes. i had to hand pipe 256 spider legs!
the next most important thing is my vege garden! there is debate about whether or not it will be able to move into our new place with us in january, depending on where we end up (most probably on the other side of the country, so perhaps not practical to move). i have been growing it for about 3 months now and the tomatoes are taller than i am!
the whole garden consists of 2 large pots and 2 smaller pots, i use only organic local potting mix and water every second day - there are strawberries, rocket, beetroots, basil, birdseye chilis, sage, garlic chives, parsley, mint, and cherry tomatoes growing in there and they are thriving
first strawberry - it was tiny but delicious and sweet
first tomatoes which were also sweet and delicious, and perfect in my baked eggs
and lastly, i thought i would share some photos of flowers - i love taking photographs of nature, i am constantly amazed by the beauty around us that so many of us take for granted
these tulips were from the supermarket - they didn't look real and made a beautiful centre piece for my table
i was surprised on our anniversary by my wonderful mister with these most beautiful flowers who organised them all the way from afghanistan (with a little help from his friends and mine). he did very well - all my favourites, orchids, gerberas and roses, and even some double gerberas and snap dragons which were lovely as well
well, i had better get back to the grind and continue on with the uni assignments... i hope i will find the time to write and share again soon!
much love,
frankie.pleure
