So it’s been a little over three weeks since we arrived back from our trip to NZ and we are only now settling back in to this time zone. A five hour time difference certainly knocks the wind out of ones sail! Our trip was all kinds of wonderful and then some but as is always the case when I’ve been away, it is good to be back.
I returned home all inspired to inject a little greenery into our home after being reminded of the amazing variety of indoor plants that my mum has and to *ahem, tend to my rather bleak looking herb garden which is always a work in progress for this black thumbed wanna be gardener, ha!!
Speaking of gardens…how fricken awesome is The Nursery Project? Such a wonderful concept on so many levels!!
Great post!!
Feeding my buckwheat obsession with this parfait
A simple yet effective way to display plants
Awaiting the arrival of The Whole Pantry cookbook - love the philosophy behind The Whole Pantry and how inspiring Belle's story is
Majorly crushing on these boards
image – would love a similar display in our home
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be seeing out the end of September in my homeland. It’s been far too long in between visits and I didn’t realise how empty my tank was until being surrounded once again by my whanau (family) and kiwi friends. While I’m luxuriating in all this love and attention feel free to check out this months current favourites…..
Mooncakes? Hello!!
It would be my dream to start a community like this
Our grandmothers certainly had the right idea
Ceramic LOVE!
Yum and yum
A nifty gift idea
image (how awesome to find a photo on the internet of my childhood stomping ground)
Can you believe we are three-quarters of the way through the year already? I know it’s cliche, but where on earth has the time gone?!! I had big plans for this year, especially with blogging, but as so often happens life just got a little too busy and I found some days just did not have enough hours for all that I wanted to achieve. Oh well, it’s never too late to improve on my time management skills and while I contemplate that feel free to check out some of my current favourites....
Major instagram crush
Serious ceramic LOVE
Cleverest DIY I have seen in a while
Bookmarking this, this and this for when the temperature soars
Strawberry and basil jam?…Um YES!
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I usually adore the winter months but find myself struggling with the cold this year. Spring cannot come soon enough for this usually cold season loving girl. That being said, we are still eating belly warming comfort food on a nightly basis despite the slight increase in mercury and I am still drinking copious cups of tea which I will miss once summer hits us full force! So I will grin and bare it for a little while longer…what choice do I have?
Here are some current favourites….
Totally blown away by the concept of a waste-free supermarket
Counting down the days till our trip home…seven weeks and counting
Crushing over these patterns and crocheting some winter warmers for said trip
Intrigued by the idea of these gluten-free buns
More determined than ever this year
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Oh gosh! I hadn’t intended on posting so sporadically and given that I prepare on average twenty-one (yes you read that right) meals a week, more if we include morning and afternoon tea and the occasional dessert, it’s not like I don’t have recipes to share. My problem lies in getting a decent photograph. I’m a complete novice when it comes to using a DSLR and it frustrates me no end. I am hoping that the photography and food styling workshop that I will be attending next weekend, run by the talented Peggy Saas, will change all that. Stay tuned folks!
In the mean time, here are a few favourites from this past month…enjoy.
This has been our breakfast the last few mornings….total YUM!
Do yourself a favour and go buy this cookbook pronto! You won’t regret it…promise.
I NEED these spoons and these pins in my kitchen
And while we’re talking kitchens…LOVE this one
Waste not, want not. Two great, must read posts.
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Yippee! We are well into my favourite season of the year and already I am loving the cool change it has brought forth. I am a cold season girl through and through, a testament to growing up in wet, windy Wellington (NZ) I dare say, and yearn for the months when I can rug up in layers. Hello woollen knits, scarves and boots!
Anyway, here are a few favourites I have crossed paths with this month...
One word. DELICIOUS!!
You are not poor. Couldn’t agree more!!!
Bookmarking this recipe for the winter months and this one too.
Totally crushing on this linen bed range
So excited to have participated in such a great initiative
I am in need of a new bag and love the simplicity of this one
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