Fresh Cut Flowers

My roses are almost finished for the season
 last week I picked the last
little spray of flowers of 'The Fairy'.
She has bloomed her little heart out all summer long
thank you dear Fairy!

The white rose is 'Iceberg'
it does very well in Auckland
and blooms from November to May.
I've got six bushes in one bed
and they have put on a good show for months.

I will prune and feed them in early June
and put them to bed for the winter.

I'm joining Liz for Fresh Cut Friday
and
Mary for Mosaic Monday

Take care and

be kind to one another

  Merci à bientôt

Shane x

 

Gathering the moments - APRIL 2014

This year is moving far too fast for me!

I've reached that stage in life
where I'm quite happy for time to stand still at times
so I can capture and fully enjoy the
very special moments
that make up the rhythm of life.
 I want to commit these moments to memory forever
so in years to come I can look back and recall
I remember when..... 

It was a month of of seasonal happenings.
We had Easter - our most important feast
in the Church's year
celebrating the Resurrection of
Christ our Saviour.

Then on 25th April - Anzac Day

commemorating the soldiers of the

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

who fought in WW1 and WW2

side by side

in far away lands

for God, King and Country.

I'm linking to Cheryl of Thinking About Home

for her monthly meme

Gathering the Moments

Wishing you all a very happy month of May.

Take care and

be kind to one another

  Merci à bientôt

Shane x

'Seamist'

We bought this old classic launch last year

and my husband 'The Yachtie'  is restoring it...

a labour of love!

The interior has been ripped out and he is

more or less starting from scratch!

We know the hull has 'good bones'

so she was worth saving.

She will be re-launched pre Christmas 2014

in time for Summer cruising!

Pork and Pistachio Terrine with Poached Pears....

On my side of the world
 Autumn well and truly has us in her grasp!
Immediately my thoughts turn to delicious
heart-warming food.

It was our embroidery groups fortnightly meeting
on Tuesday and the venue was my home!

I decided to serve a long time family favorite
Pork and Veal Pistachio terrine.
Pears are in plentiful supply now, so I poached
some in lemon juice, water and brown sugar.

I served both the terrine and pears warm
with salad on the side
and some crusty french bread... very yummy!

PORK & VEAL PISTACHIO TERRINE


1lb Lean pork and Veal minced
4oz Cooked ham - thick pieces diced
1 heaped Tbsp Fresh chopped herbs
2oz Red Onion - grated

½ - 1 Clove Garlic - crushed

1 level tsp freshly grated Nutmeg

1 tsp Salt & freshly ground Black Pepper

1 Egg to bind all together

10oz Frozen Spinach - thawed

(squeeze all water out - I do this with my hands

or you can press it over a sieve)

Pistachio Nuts - halved
 Streaky Bacon

Mix the first 8 ingredients together in a bowl.

Then add spinach and pistachios - mix through.

 Grease a meat loaf tin

Line with long strips of streaky bacon

on bottom and up sides of tin.

Add terrine mixture to tin

fold the bacon from the sides over top of loaf.

Bake in oven @ 160º for 1 hour.

 

  

The autumn crops of tomatoes are so tasty
kissed by the sun and full of juicy goodness.

I'm joining Penny for Tasty Tuesday
please pop over to Penny's blog
to find some very special food inspiration!

 Wishing you all a very happy week
and welcome to May 2014!

Take care and 

be kind to one another

  Merci à bientôt

Shane x