Sunday, February 10, 2013

The Week That Was...10//2//13

1. after all that rain in the recent weeks, our house was left damp and musty - so a mini january 'spring' clean has occured. The windows are flung open, the linen laundered, the floors scrubbed, and rooms have been rearranged. with plenty of reading materials and a small collection of paintings and prints - our entryway - is my new favourite nook.
2. Sam teaching 'Meatbags' (our neighbours pooch) to sit
3&4. my second home-made loaf this week; a whole-wheat loaf spiked with Linseed, Sunflower Seed & Almond meal. I'm hooked on baking our own!
5. an inqusitive look...or just plain crazy
6. new blooms
7. old facades, downtown Toowoomba
8. fresh passionfruit from this mornings farmers market - the perfect flavour for a batch of melting moments cookies
9. just a fraction of the delicious produce that made its way home with us from market - watercress, beetroot, corn. (can you believe we buy all our fruit and vege for a week for less than $20!?)
10. beautiful 'London' souvenir spoon with my piccolo
11. me + coffee = bliss!

...and to finish the weekend off...NB. if you are sensitive to rude gestures, avert your eyes...

 12. this is all I got from Sam when I pulled out the camera at lunch - I'm going to put it down to the lack of morning coffee. Ooops!
 Photograph #11 by Sam

 
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14 comments:

  1. Unknown10 February 2013 at 20:47

    that last photo was so offensive :P NOT x
    Have a great week!

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    1. Unknown10 February 2013 at 21:00

      Haha, I was hoping it would be taken lightly! I really couldn't resist adding it

      Wishing you all a great week too!

      Sar xx

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  2. G10 February 2013 at 21:02

    my mouth actually watered when I looked at the passionfruit picture. YUM. They're $48 a kilo here (for organic; non-organic's probably cheaper) so they're out of our budget...but I think late autumn they get down to $19 ish. can't wait!

    ps. I could have a similar reaction if a photo was taken of me before morning coffee. Not a big morning gal either! x

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    1. Unknown10 February 2013 at 21:15

      our local markets are quite reasonable for organic produce, though we are pretty frugal at the moment, so we often haggle prices (we're fortunate to have friendly and generous producers) - I only bought 4, so they will be savoured!

      Sam is not a morning person at all - I often wake her with a coffee in hand!

      Sar xx

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  3. Dee11 February 2013 at 02:21

    If I pulled out a camera before coffe I would get the same reaction !
    Love a good souvenir spoon with my coffe.
    Have a great week, Dee

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    1. Unknown11 February 2013 at 06:55

      Thank you, Dee!

      Wishing you a great week too!

      Sar xx

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  4. Zara11 February 2013 at 08:25

    Yay for bread making. I want to make my own and stop buying it all together.
    What brand bread flour do you use? and what recipe?
    x

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    1. Unknown11 February 2013 at 09:22

      I'm loving baking bread - I can't believe I didn't try it sooner. I honestly can't see us buying bread again. You know what you're putting in it and can tailor it to your taste. It makes sense to make it yourself.

      I've been experimenting with different flours - both bread and regular, plus different grains etc, and baking in the bread maker and the oven.
      I use this flour for all my baking so I'm just going to stick with it for bread too I don't see much difference between the bread flours and regular. So far I've found this recipe to be very rewarding, although a lot of my initial experimenting involved googling recipes, trying them and tweaking it to my liking.

      I've just baked a couple foccacia loaves this morning - so keep a look out for that recipe in the coming weeks!

      Happy baking!

      Sar xx

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  5. Courtney12 February 2013 at 09:39

    What a fun way to capture the beauty in your life. You have me feeling all inspired to so some Spring cleaning!!!

    p.s. Thanks dear for the liebster nomination. Very sweet of you. :)

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    1. Unknown17 February 2013 at 19:19

      Thank you, Courtney.

      I do love a deep, thorough clean, no matter the time of year!

      Sar xx

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  6. Steph @ this brown wren12 February 2013 at 14:27

    Looks like a magic week! And coffee...dear, sweet coffee...makes the world go round. Love the thought of making your own almond meal. CLever you! And thank you so very much for the Liebster nomination...you are a lovely soul. Hope your week is grand :) x

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    1. Unknown17 February 2013 at 19:20

      Coffee does indeed make the world go round!
      Wishing you an equally grand week!

      Sar xx

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  7. Allison17 February 2013 at 17:29

    love that first and of course the last....im usually on the receiving end of a few of those....that's before I even unzip the camera bag!...man that coffee looks goooood xxx

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    1. Unknown17 February 2013 at 20:34

      Haha, it appears the general consensus is that I should not begin snapping away before the coffee has been drunk. I've learnt my lesson :)

      Sar xx

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