I Think I'm In Love....

Etsy is a wonderful place full of so many treasures. I have spent hours burying myself in these treasures, wishing, wanting and craving.
I stumbled upon this awesome seller Innerearthsoaps and it was love at first sight.

The Lemon Vanilla teases me with its delicious scent, I think this one I would be tempted to eat!



The Charcoal Complexion looks amazing and sounds like it could do my poor little face some good!



And I love My Sweet Heart! It would be a perfect Valentine's day gift. I would give it to my man just to see him politely put it in the shower and let me use it all for him. Aww sweetness.



And for those of us who have trouble deciding between all the yummy soaps she has to offer.....There is the Soap Sampler Pack. Perfect for guests too, show them some love with handmade soap, they will fell spoilt!



Her blog keeps you up to date on what she has been making.....And provides many more photos to drool over!
And if you would like to use Aussie dollars you can visit her other shop here.

Thank you so much to Erin from Innerearthsoaps for letting me use her photos and giving me permission to go on a little rant about her soaps.


Now I am going back to bed, it has been an exhausting morning after an exhausting day. We had a wedding yesterday and my newly acquired cold has been bothering me a bit too.
Hopefully today I will manage to list some new stuff in my shop but since we have church, then most likely some chatting with the friends afterwards and then cleaning to do I might have to wait until tonight when the little one is asleep.

Newly Listed Goodies

Freshy listed in my Etsy shop late last night....



Sweet Candy Who Can Resist?



Egyptian Pendant



Bright Happy Blue Puzzle Pendant



Fruity Orange Slice Pendant

What do you guys think?
I have a TONNE of fruity pieces.
Have to say they are some of my favourite, just too cute!

Lasagne, beads and batteries!

I finally found our battery charger after a painful week of relying on my phone camera.
I found the last photo I took......



It was the tuna lasagne I made last week for dinner. And boy was it tasty!

I have been experimenting with beads lately, as a neighbour gave me some beautiful glass ones for Christmas. Here's what I have done so far....











Do you like?
I am totally addicted!

Now back to the awful photos.....
I have done a bit of cooking in the last few days. I have found a great recipe for bread which is so easy and tastes amazing. I use half regular flour and half wholemeal freshly ground from my mum. It is the softest wholemeal bread I have ever tasted.

Sitting on the wondowsill risen and ready to come out.....



Into the baking tin and ready to rise again...



Risen and ready to bake....



Fresh from the oven and ready to eat!



Mmm spread it with some butter and yum!



Then I slice it up and freeze for the next few days...
I also made a big tray of jam & coconut slice which was cut up and frozen too for all those late night cravings!

Peach Hunting

Yesterday out of sheer desperation for some 'quiet time' I took my daughter for a walk around the oval behind our house. Next to the oval is a gravel road and on the other side of that is an abandoned house on a large (and beautiful) property. At least a few acres there!
The house is falling apart, with an old brick chimney slanting off the wall, window frames bent out of their holes. It has this strange creepy look to it, though I am sure it was once beautiful with it's coloured glass windows.
While walking I noticed our neighbour passing the house, stopping and digging around in a big bushy tree next to the house. I was curious.
I followed my usual route and ended up passing the spot where he had been and there I saw it.
The BIGGEST peach tree I have ever seen!



And it was dripping with fruit just begging to be picked. I looked up and it reached past the roof of the house, and went back half the length of the house, with a nectarine tree tucked behind. It is probably two trees, maybe three, but here is a photo (with my over 6" husband to show you the size).



Yes, he had the look on his face of "Wow she wasn't lying-it is HUGE! All that fruit, where to start??"
I had picked a few yesterday but it seemed that the biggest, most ripe ones were just out of reach, over the fence line.
So when my husband got home I told him about this tree and that we had to go back tomorrow and sneak in to grab some more.......
So......
I did......
We went over, I slid between the wires of a very run down fence and grabbed a bag full of peaches. They are now outside in the lovely warmth ripening slowly.
But now what to do with them????
Should I preserve them?
Cook with them?
Make jam?

After I hauled my bag into the bottom of the pram we set off home, passing the horses nearby.
Our lovely and very brave little dog decided she wanted to investigate this horse. And then give it a big sloppy kiss on the nose!



I was so busy trying to catch the moment (have to use my camera on my phone as we are out of batteries for the big one) when I looked up....



No! Wait for meeeeee!!

Finally arrived home and had to go check on my veges. After a week straight of rain (and me managing to put some seeds in the ground) everything is starting to look so green and grow so fast.

My yummy little squash.





Come on cucumber, you can do it! I want to EAT YOU!!!! Mwahahaha!!

Now I am off to look for my drill. I have so many pieces that need sanding and drilling and all the rest but I cannot find my drill anywhere! I let a friend borrow it, got it back and then it disappeared. Maybe it liked her house better than ours and has run away from home.