afternoon tea with mollie

mmm, gluten free banana cake and a cup of tea. what could be better?

GF banana cake

how about a minty fresh copy of Mollie Makes and a summery knitting project to go with it?  aah, that's much better now! i'm off to iron my tablecloths...

its all Mollie

the winds of change

it's funny how the weather can affect the choice of crafty activity and with Spring's changeable conditions it's even more noticeable. lately we've been having all four seasons in a day, but i'm not complaining because it suits my short attention span very well!

on Saturday i was busy making a summery sundress, perfectly suited to the mild sunny day and all the gallivanting around in the garden. the last few days have been blustery with light lashings of hail and sudden downpours of icy rain which had me running back to the comfort of yarn and needles.

silkroad cardi

tea and warm cake

fresh grannies

four seasons in one day? bah! that doesn't get me down. i'm going to do some spring cleaning next, well sort through my UFOs actually, i've heard the weather's fining up by the weekend...

marrow minded

at this time of the year you don't always have a choice between cooking and crafting. my mum has a fantastic vegie garden that always has something ready to eat. the strawberries ripening in the sun smell like summer and the cucumbers, zucchini and watermelon seem to double in size everytime you walk past them! it was one such zucchini yesterday that dictated everything to be put on the back burner.

massive marrow

this beauty weighed 2.1kg which is less than ideal for casseroles and stews, so out came the cookbooks. over a cup of tea i decided on a recipe for zucchini and apple relish, mum had plenty of apples from the farm so that was the clincher.

jars of summer

that took care of half and i gave the other half to Manz to make something. she didn't disappoint, at our Friday morning coffee today she served up Zucchini & Date cake which was delicious, even more with a dab of butter! it definitely did not look or taste gluten free, she has got a magic touch with cake.

hide the zucchini cake

between the three of us we managed summer's bounty rather well i think...