Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Another Time and Place


On a cold winter night I remember my visit to the 'Kingdom of Ironfest' at Lithgow with a warm glow. After crossing the Blue Mountains I entered a place where medieval times, the Napoleonic wars & Dr Who converged happily.
 
 
 
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A dress fit for medieval lady
 
Napoleonic re-enactment

 

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Culinary inspirations....

"How I would love to be transported into a scented Elizabethan garden with herbs and honeysuckles, a knot garden and roses clambering over a simple arbor."
- Rosemary Verey

My friend Jenny is  an inspiring gardner and cook. Her herb garden has a rich array of textures and scents.


 
Amazingly this herbal oasis was a bland piece of lawn 10 months ago!


Jen's garden 10 months ago
On my last visit Jenny filled my arms with bunches of herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme & sage.  The pungent bouquet had to be put to good use so the herbs were liberally added to the nacho bean mix I made that night  -  my daughter said it was the tastiest ever....the next day I made a pasta bake & threw in a generous sprinkling of herbs - presto extra taste ....the following night we made pizza and put in extra herbs ... so much more flavour!

After discovering the strong and vibrant flavours of fresh herbs - my next project will have to be a herb garden!




Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Hello 2013!

As its already mid February its time to break the hiatus and write the first post for 2013!


My hope is that 2013 will be filled with:


Bright skies and lush vistas

Views while bush walking in the Blue Mountains


Refreshing moments


Leura Cascades


Special visitors

A Frogmouth visiting our garden
 
Creativity and beauty
 
 
 
Serenity