Garden High Tea

Yesterday I had a Garden High Tea in my back garden....it was a lovely day, unusually warm for this time of year, so it was perfect!

 Bailey was ready to welcome everyone!

 

Everyone arriving...this is why I made the bunting..

Hanging teacups and teapots over the food table...

 

China teacups

 

Teapots with differnt types of teas...

 

Everyone lined up for the food..

 

Mini milk bottles..

 

 

There was a kids corner.. 

 

Enjoying the milk bottles..

 

It was a lot of work for me but its what I love to do and well worth it as everyone said they had a lovely afternoon...

 

 

 

 

It may become an annual event!!

 

Enjoy your day!!

xx



A Long Weekend Away....

Last weekend I went to Orange, Central West NSW to visit friends. We went to Millthrope and had a look at the lovely shops, had coffee and chatted and had a lovely time.

Looking down the main street shops...love the old awnings outside the shops.

 

 View down another street.

I love the lattice around the porch on the old buildings.



This is the old wares shop....yep I sure did go in there!







Then it was off the Spring Hill to our other friends house for dinner. This is the main street of Spring Hill, we are walking to the pub, which is around the corner (and I forgot to take a photo), to have a drink before dinner and to pick up the chef (friends hubby).  The mustard house used to be a shop and apparently the new owner has done a fantastic job restoring it to a liveable house.

I had to show this photo of their dogs, oh and the chickens in the back, such a great coop. The large dog is only about 18 mths old, he is so playful and friendly. Apparently he ate one of the chickens as it flew over the fence...so if the chickens go into the dogs yard they eat them, they said that very rarely happens. I said but they would be able to jump over into the chicken coop and they said they know to stay in the yard. So the moral of the story for the chickens in their backyard is....don't fly over the fence!!!

We also went to the Berry Farm...it was great to pick your own berries.  There were only strawberries but that didn't matter, it was great fun.

 

Our basket of strawberries....so sweet and juicy.

 

 

 On the Sunday we went to the Millthorpe Markets...wow there were a lot of stalls....220! They were very crowded and had some different stalls that you don't see at any Sydney markets. I picked up a few things....

Purchase no. 1.....I have been looking for ages for an outside boot stand to put my gumboots and garden shoes on, I was so excited when I seen this sitting on a table in a stall that I jumped on it.


Purchase no. 2....a great bread/cheese board...I love it its just what I have been looking for....very rustic!

Last purchases....food...I bought Raspberry and Rhubarb jam...sooo yummy, Lime butter...very yummy, Beetroot relish, Caramelised Onions, Poppyseed dressing....very yummy too, Rosemary flavoured salt, Spice salt, and lastly some different teas.  Can't wait to tuck into them.



 

Have a great day!

xx

A Short Trip Away....

 A couple of weeks ago I went for a week down the coast. The weather was lovely everyday.

 

There were walks every morning along the beach walkway...

 

 

 

There were swims in the water...

 

 

The water is getting deeper...

 

Bailey had fun playing with his pals Storm and Ben.

 

 

There were walks along the boardwalk...

 

I also went to Mogo Zoo.  This is a lovely small zoo and I recommend going there.  They have different animal encounters which you can do and I decided to do the Meerkat Encounter which you go into their enclosure and feed them and they eat out of your hands and hair...yes hair...they jump onto your head and eat the food the keeper puts in your hair. It was a great experience!

 

 

They eat vegetables and small grubs...they love the grubs the best!

 

 There was also a baby giraffe...very cute!

 

As always it was way too short a holiday...

 

Last week Bailey celebrated his 8th Birthday!

I made some bunting last week, I have never made it before and it was quite easy, although I did it the cheats way but cutting out the triangles with pinking scissors to make it easier....stay tuned for what I use it for!!

 

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter...hope the Easter Bunny is good to you!!!

 

Have a good day...

xx



Looks Like a New House, Well Sort Of....

Finally my window awnings are all finished and I am very happy with them. The house looks like a proper cottage now.  With the rain we have had in the last few weeks it was a good test for them. The windows were also painted, I changed the colour of the inside to cream so it wouldn't be so much blue with the awnings being blue too. The miniorb roof is the same blue/grey colour of the bullnose porch roof.

 

(Front - before)

(after)

(Laundry side - before)

(after)

 

(Back of house - before)

(after)

 

(Other side of house - before)

(after)

 

Now that is all done, what to do next....nothing....I need to save some money!!!

 

The next plan I am looking at is some chickens but that will be later in the year. I have been looking at some chicken coops and comparing prices.  I need something with a bit of floor space for them to walk around as they will be locked up during the days I am at work and on the weekend they can free range....guess what Bailey...that means you get locked up behind the side gate!

 

Does anyone have any suggestions on chicken coops?

 

Have a good day!

xx