of relaxing Friday at the ranch tonight.
The rain made it hard to hear but gosh it was lovely.
The "Christmas rains" was what we used to call these storms & it's been a long long time since we've had rain like tonight.
I stood in the rain until I was saturated & felt fantastic.
One for the smalls.
Sunday Supper hosted by Meet Me at Mikes
Relaxing Friday usually involves a sausage sizzle & as we never know how many to expect there are always leftovers.
So...
Sausage Pasta Sauce
Leftover sausages
1 Bottle Provisto Sugo
1 clove garlic crushed
1 brown onion chopped
Herbs of your choice (fresh if you have)
White wine
Handful of mushrooms - chopped
Handful of baby spinach - chopped
Saute garlic & onion in a little olive oil.
Add sausage, provisto sugo, herbs, chopped mushies & a slurp of white wine to the pot & leave to simmer for about 20 mins.
Add chopped spinach, stir through & cook for a further 5 minutes.
Serve over pasta. Although this recipe (?) was created in desperation one Sunday evening it's a goodie & the date & I quite like it too. It freezes beautifully for midweek dinners.
The smalls also like it with rice.
For some beaufiful foodish posting head over here. This is what I want for dinner. Lifeflix is where I first found Marichelle who writes Heart Handmade.
Yes ... it's true! I'm knitting a cloud.
The anny blatt angora lambswool blend is quite incredible. I'm not a knitter at all but when I do pick up the sticks by knitting is ridiculously tight. Not with though, she won't tolerate it. Stubborn as I am the yarn refuses to be forced which is quite relaxing actually. It's marshmallow soft & just as light.
Hoping that I don't botch the lot with phase 2.
Look who got up to a bit of boy meets girl craft last week.
Don't forget to pop in & add your link if you're playing along this week.
at Meet Me at Mikes .
I've put together a few speedy quick projects of things to make from a pillowcase. Today it's a Blog Roll. It has handy pockets for storing your camera, a pen, a notepad & a pocket for brilliant ideas & inspiration. It's guaranteed to keep your blog On a roll...
You can find the instructions for the construction of the Blog Roll as well the embroidery design here.
If you've got a bit of a storage fetish I've also included simple & free embroidery designs for:
Chick O Roll, Rock N Roll & a Stitching Roll
This isn't as quick as the other projects I've put together because of the embroidery but I like handwork - it's relaxing.
The pillowcase I would have used if I had the guts to hack into it.
We are having a giveaway -you could win the Blog Roll (contents NOT included). The details are at Mikes & entries close at 5am Monday Melbourne time. I'm keeping this one open longer because it took the most time & I think it is the best. The winner will be announced here on Monday morning.
WINNER of The Peg Apron is: Two Pink Possums
Edit: I've just popped into Mikes & the Mixtape girls had a recycled pillowcase bib pattern in Issue 3 of Mixtape Zine. So if you don't already own this issue you might want to order it with Issue 4 which is coming out in the next couple of weeks.
Friday Archives hosted by Loobylu
Shot of the school girls at my big fat bogan wedding - 1995.
Eeek...one of my very bestest friends from school has just started a blog.
I owe her a lot. If she hadn't helped me pass Art by giving me all her art history assignments in Year 10 I'd have been doomed to a Year 11 full of Accounting & Economics (no pre-requisites). Instead I spent a glorious year swanning around the textiles, garment construction, ceramics, print making & painting studios.
Anyway, she would really love some feedback on what I KNOW will be a journey in creative writing worth following.
I'm loving reading all about the life & times of Jamie (much like many of us with small kids & an exec husband) & her twin sister Lisa (humanitarian & student of life).
She's really good at drinking games. So if you feel like a relaxing Friday afternoon this is the place.