One Sparkly Life

Why is it every time I feel like I get things under control and I get time to relax and reenergise it all suddenly goes pear shaped and back to being busy again? I feel like that has just happened all over again. After taking a few weeks off between jobs I felt like I had time to unwind physically and mentally. I had set myself some goals around relaxation time and activities. i was happy with the way I spent my time off (though it really didn't seem long enough). Then suddenly I look around and it has been 7 weeks since I started the new job and I am just as busy and stretched as i was before! Crazy. I am sure I am not alone and nor will I ever really change this feeling in any real way as something else will always take my energy, but it seems a little crazy. So here it is nearly the end of November and I am getting around to showing you what September and October looked like. So take a peak inside the craziness that has been my last few months before we fall headlong into the ...

Another month gone. Goodbye October and hello November. Where is the year going? A look back over my photos made me realise it was a busy month! Here is a picture tour through my October. What did you get up too? Sunset from my balcony Fundraising at the Deni Ute Muster Amazing food cooked by new friends The Big Strawberry on the way back from Deniliquin Outfit from Witchery that I love The ever changing weather in Melbourne Beautiful colours of sunset Table centrepiece candy bar at a fundraising lunch Fundraising Dessert Another look I would love to own My favourite tomato, feta and herb salad  The outdoor room I saw as part of an Open Garden event raising funds for the National Gallery of Victoria Crazy sideways rain   The much anticipated Zumbo patisserie just round the corner from my place Another fundraising event - Walk to Cure Diabetes - around Albert Park Lake This is me - running around...

After my weekend of home grown country hospitality and food I was inspired to send a little thank you gift to our hosts including some homemade Lemon Curd. (Or Lemon Butter as we call it.) I am sure most families have a recipe that Nan made, and we are no different. Though over the years this has been adapted for different tastes and technology. The recipe I used this time was from the Donna Hay Classics 2 cookbook. But it is a simple mix of lemon juice, butter, sugar and eggs. My secret is home grown lemons. The juice is just so much better than the ones you buy in the store. I also throw in all the egg rather than separating out the whites.  I hope the jar gifted will be enjoyed as much as I am enjoying slathering mine on freshly sliced crunchy crust bread today. Homemade Lemon Curd xxx