Wednesday wishes.............

Hey there....just flying through today............

                                                                             

Ha ha....?!?..............

                                                                               

See you soon.......



                                         Janelle  xx                                                                              

Look what I've done!!!

Hello there.....well I'm feeling rather pleased and proud of myself today....look what I've grown!!!

                                                                               

Yep...I have grown lavender!! Woo hoo!!!

                                                                                 

I have tried growing this a few times before and failed...I know...who the heck fails at growing a plant that pretty much thrives on neglect??!? Anyway...I looove the look of lavender grown 'en masse' so a few months ago I plonked some cuttings I had pulled from my mum's lavender bushes in a garden out the front which gets a fair amount of sunshine...and promptly kind of forgot about them. I'm a good gardener like that...........

                                                                                 

Thank goodness that was about the time it actually started to rain abit around here so between a little sunshine and a few showers these little lovelies took off.............

                                                                                   

                                                                             

And this morning as I drove into the front yard I noticed that I not only have lavender growing in my front garden but lots of lavender. In a row. Forming......a....hedge!!!

                                                                                 

Clearly it doesn't take much to excite me and this has certainly made my day. I now have a little home-grown bunch of sweet smelling lavender propped up in my kitchen (in a cute white tin bucket....more excitement...) and I am happy........

                                                                                   

It is definitely all in the small things right???

Wishing you a very Happy Monday too......


                                             Janelle  xx                                                                                                                                                              

Easy Weekend Chocolate Cake......................

Hello and Happy Friday!! Who's up for a little weekend baking?? I've whipped up one of my all time fave cakes this afternoon for the kids to enjoy when they get home from school and, if there is any left, over the weekend  so I thought I may as well share the recipe on here in case anyone else is feeling the baking itch..........

                                                                                   

This is super super easy. As in it's-no-harder-than-a-packet-mix easy. Honestly......

                                                                                   

                                                                                 

And it seems to work out perfectly every time. Bonus!!

And so......here she is!!..............

                                                                                     

                            

I've kept the recipe pretty much as it is written in my scrappy but much loved recipe book which is to say it's quite quick and basic. If you have any questions please do ask. I'd also love to hear if you try it and how you found it.........

                                                                                   

                                                                         

I'm now off to pick up my children from school and get this weekend started............

                                                                                   

                                                                     

I hope you have a good one!!

And Happy Baking!!!..............


                                                          Janelle  xx                                                                                  

A few basics.............

Hey there...just a little white crochet, rusty white paint and old timber love today..........

                                                                                     

Just how we like things around here.............

                                                                                

                                                                                 

                                                                                     

Have a lovely Thursday guys...............

                                                                                 

House snaps................

Well hello there! How's things today? I'm feeling a tad on the odd side I feel. Not as in 'ill' odd, just 'odd' odd. Does that happen to you too sometimes?? Nothing wrong, just tired, flat and nothing in the creative bucket at all.  After a busy morning I sat here to post and.....nothing. Had a little wander around then...........nothing. Something to eat.........still.........nothing. So, with that thought (of nothing!?) I picked up my camera and went for a wander through the house. Apparently snapping away fuels me and makes me happy....

                                                                                   

                                                                                                       
As do these little lovelies......at least they did for about 30 minutes and then my eyes and nose would not stop itching and the onset of a sinus headache was brewing and out they went.....lovely but OVERPOWERING..............

                                                                                   

A little kitchen white.............

                                                                                 

A favourite bottle and key..........

                                                                                   

And proof that the bathroom does indeed occasionally get a clean...........

                                                                                 

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. I'm off to the kitchen to whip up a batch of yoyo biscuits......shall share the recipe soon.............

                                                                                 

Happy Wednesday!!..................


                                         Janelle  xx                                                                        

Weekend Round-up

So here we are back at Monday again!! I hope you had a fab relaxing weekend? Ours was a little relaxing and a little not-so-relaxing...all up a good one though...

                                                                                   

                                                                                   
A few kids activities, a bit of gardening and of course we managed a good baking session. My 10 year old insisted on rainbow cake and who was I to say no???

                                                                                   

It hit me not long ago that I'm not really happy with the state of our bedroom. And by 'not really happy' I mean not at all happy soooo.....a little re-decorating is in order, starting with our bed. It is going from this (whispers....it's black!!)............

                                                                               

To this......(erm...on the floor)..........

                                                                                   

It's currently sitting out in the shed getting a shower or 3 of lovely white paint.....Yay!!!.......will share results soon! I also have plans for the bedside tables, lamps, floor, furniture and whatever else I can think of.

And with that weekend round-up I shall wish you a lovely start to the week and be seeing you again soon!!..............

                                                                               

   

(These pics are from my instagram feed...come and play over there...it's fun...I promise!!)


..........                         Janelle  xx                                                                      

Morning!!...............

Morning from The Farm...........

                                                                               

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Friday love.............

Well Hello there and Hello Friday!!!

                                                                                 

Can't say I'm too sad to see the tail end of this week. It's been a loooong one for us.

                                                                               

Anyway...just popping in to wish you all a fab weekend really. And show off my love heart jam drop that I unintentionally made yesterday. Yep, it's all been happening around here this week.......

                                                                               

It was quite tasty too...............

                                                                                 

 

Have a lovely Friday folks.......

                                                                               

Enjoy!!!..............


                                          Janelle  xx                                                                        

Homedays................

Morning...actually nope....Good Afternoon!!......

                                                                                   

 
Not much to report around here today. I still have three sick children here which, whilst that is a slight inconvenience, it has actually forced me to stay home and therefore get on top of some much needed house work.......

                                                                               

However that little novelty is fast wearing off so today I'm hoping to get a little painting done (where oh where to start??!) and, fingers crossed, a bit more crochet done. I am getting closer to finishing off my first EVER blanket...Woo Hoo!!!.............

                                                                                   

A few cuppas and a good read may also be in order.............

                                                                                 

What do you think my chances are??????

                                                                               

                                                                               

   Have a fab Thursday folks..................



                                                   Janelle  xx                                                                    

A bottle, a flower and a little whinge..........

Hello there...

                                                                                   

It's a quiet day around here today with not one but two children home from school sick. So, what does a mother need to do? Indeed...play with a new/old bottle and the last few flowers left in the garden...........

                                                                                 

                                                                                   

And a little crochet loveliness....just to spice things up a little.........

                                 

                                                                               

Mmmmmmm.................

                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                 
I love this little green-tinged bottle. It is certainly nothing fancy and doesn't have a smidgen of writing or pattern on it. I bought it for 20cents at the local church sale where it was soooo refreshing to see they still have realistic and reasonable prices on things. Things which, let's face it, other people have pretty much tossed away as junk. I then, being on a bargain roll (more to share soon) headed off to the local vinnies, only to come across a VERY similar green-tinged bottle for $8.............hhmmmm............

                                                                                   

And there ends my impromptu little op-shop rant............

                                                                               

 

I hope you're having a lovely day wherever you are and whatever you're up to..........

                                                                           
                                                                                   

 

Enjoy!....................


                                          Janelle  xx                                                          

Mucky Monday.................

Hey there! How's things?............

                                                                                   

Today was back to school for us after a couple of weeks holidays. My youngest made it until about noon then decided to throw up....at her teacher's feet.....nice one..............

                                                                               

And so it is definitely back to the real world for us. I did have plans for scrubbing the house clean and painting a few hundred projects I've had sitting about here for way too long but that's all put on hold whilst I fetch cups of water and dish out cuddles for now.......

                                                                                 

 
How about you? Any plans for the week? Hopefully I will get back on track with mine in the next few days..................

                                                                                 

In the meantime.............

Happy Monday...................


                                                 Janelle  xx