~ the week that was ~

1. I'm picking dahlias from my dear neighbour's garden while she's away (with permission) - our vases have been full of beauties like this all week.

2.  Playing with vignettes again on instagram (more photos tomorrow) - star anise is so pretty.  We got lots of the herbs and spices out afterwards to smell and explore.

3.  The scarves are out against the chilly autumn mornings and evenings.

4.  My kinder boy cannot stop writing his name.  On EVERYTHING!  At least we won't lose them.

5.  Tomatoes sitting along the window sills to ripen - there are still lots of green ones to bring inside and they taste amazing.

6.  We moved (or rather the Doc moved) this groovy coat rack from Gracie's room down to the back entrance area.  Practical and beautiful.

7.  Lemons from my lovely neighbour  (see above) - there is lemon drizzle cake in the oven as I type - its starting to smell amazing.



Joining in with lovely Em and others for weekly stills.
Hope you have a lovely week.


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~ from our garden ~

{Cecile Brunner roses in a small milk bottle}

{pear, rocket, pine nut and parmesan salad - only the rocket is ours!}

{fresh lemons - a shared harvest from our tiny tree and mum's huge one}

We enjoyed some fruits of our labours this week.

The sweetest scented roses from the spilling abundance along the fence.

Lemons (our first ever crop this year) made into never-fail Lemon Delicious Pudding from the Perfect recipe book and shared with friends.

Rocket that self seeded and went into a salad for a quick dinner during the week.  (My current favourite salad - fantastic with Kelly's traditional dressing).

Basil shredded on tonight's feast of slow cooked beef ragu (from the latest Donna Hay magazine - it may have been slow-cooked but it was gobbled too fast for photos).

And some little parcels in the post from blog giveaways (although I can't really claim any labours other than commenting) - thank you Megan for the skin care and Posie for the lego.

Do you cook from your garden?  What's your favourite recipe to use your home produce?

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