A post about bits and bobs is what this is, things that are just random 
Firstly awhile back some of your may remember I had bought a faded old pink armchair to recover and make pretty. Well after many months I dragged it off to my fab friend Bronwyn’s and she recovered it for me. How flash does it look now! She has a wee home-grown company called “Baby bird creations” You can have a look at her awesome products for your baby bird here on her facebook page.
Check out the original post here:
http://peonygrace.com/2009/11/22/a-little-catch-up/
I got a lovely surprise last week when Craig told me he had ordered me a new camera, it arrived last weekend. I’ve been wanting a good camera for ages, one that takes nice, clear, crisp close up photos and he sorted out what I needed. So I don’t know much about it at all yet but have had so much fun playing and taking photos.
For those of you who know camera’s this is it.. it’s embarrassing how much I don’t know. Hoping to learn and do some Photoshop tutorials at some point.
Earlier in the week Mum and I braved the cold and took Grace to the gardens to feed the ducks.
Grace and I did some baking too, here is the oaty ginger crunch we made and some delicious savoury pinwheel scones.
TAKAKA OATY GINGER CRUNCH from The Wholemeal Cafe, Takaka
Melt:
150 gm butter
2 Tablespoons golden syrup (try to be precise – hold the spoon in boiling water before measuring golden syrup)
3/4 cup brown sugar
Mix together:
3/4 cup coconut
1 & 1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup flour
1& 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1& 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
Combine wet & dry mixes
Press into 20 x 20 cm pan
Bake 180* C for 25 minutes
When cool, ice with:
4 Tbsp butter
8 Tbsp icing sugar
4 teaspoons golden syrup
2 teaspoons ground ginger
Heat, melt, beat and pour hot icing over cool base
Just because I can a nice rose photo I took with the new camera. Anyhow that’s enough randomness for one day.. off to sort out my mask for tomorrow masquerade party we’ve been invited too.