Saturday 8 September 2018

Things Here Lately






  • This beautiful bunch of protea buds was given to me a kind neighbour, I'm hoping they'll open up fully to reveal their gorgeous feathery interiors.
  • More good books to read, I have just finished Beach House Renuion and am now reading Beautiful Exiles a novel about war correspondent Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway.
  • They book club I run at my library, has a curated theme set each fortnight.  Last time the theme was Venice, so novels set in Venice, travel memoirs, and Venetian cook books were picked for the group to read.  I read  this cook book, and decided to bake the Venetian Yellow Polenta Cookies from it.  I also found it online too, so if you feel like making them it's here.
  • I've started making the next Christmas decoration for the annual  12 Days of Christmas swap my sister and I do.  This is No. 9, the drummer drumming. Pattern from mmmcrafts.  Fiddly little bodies to make and I'm not looking forward to giving him a face.
Today, the sun is shining and we have a lovely mild spring day, I'm off to spend a little time in the garden, before hopefully doing some sewing later on.  Have a wonderful weekend.

10 comments:

  1. Those proteas are fabulous, I have a florist friend who grows these and they are wonderful. Enjoy the sunny weekend of gardening, stitching and lots of reading by the looks!

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  2. The proteas look amazing! I can’t remember ever having seen these flowers! Happy weekend!

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  3. I have never heard of a protea flower! They are beautiful!

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  4. The protea buds look wonderful, I hope they open up for you. Great stack of books, your book club sounds wonderful. The polenta cakes sound goo, am off to have a look.

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  5. Look forward to hearing what you think of 'Our House' ... enjoy your weekend.

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  6. I don't envy you having to embroider a little face on your drummer! I hope you don't have to make nine of them!!! Our weekend started out very promising, but the cloud and showers have returned!

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  7. Wasn't today just a beautiful day! Can't wait until we start getting sunshine a bit more regularly.

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  8. The proteas are stunning! Such a soft delicate colour. Thanks for the book ideas and those cookies look interesting. Your drummer boy is so Tiny! Bring on the warmer weather.....!

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  9. Amazing flowers, exotic, I'll have to research them.
    I love polenta cookies, and will check that recipe, thanks.

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  10. Proteas .. WOW is all I can say.
    Spring is coming for you. :-)

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