Weekend sunshine

Nat here, spreading the weekend sunshine!  We managed to fit a lot in.  Saturday we had fresh crab sandwiches and scones with husband's parents at Carnivale at Ascot - despite the seriously strange decor it was delicious!

On Saturday night husband and I pulled all the wedding china out and treated ourselves to a three-course meal at home - perfect for the rainy weather!

Entree was potato and leek soup with cripsy bacon..

Main was Jamie Oliver's Cypriot Chicken on a bed of sweet potato mash and vine tomatoes...it really shows off the Vera...

Dessert was sticky date pudding - is there anything better on a coldy rainy night I ask?

This here provided a lot of inspiration for the dinner party for two...ingenious! They were downright clever in the 80s...

Husband was a great help...a tea towel exudes domestication doesn't it? I think I may have just made up a word - Nerd (aka English teacher to the stars) is domestication a word?

Sunday was brilliant, a lovely breakfast with the lovely P at Comfort at My Table at Milton - a must try for all you Brisbanites.  Sunday afternoon was a hit of tennis at UQ which would have been a great calorie burner on a weekend if we didn't wash it down with Sangria Sunday at Cafe St Lucy afterwards...must do it all again soon Mr and Mrs B! There will be no avoiding it next time G & T - we'll fly to Sydney to catch you if we have to!

Looking forward to next weekend - A Day on the Green with Noiseworks, Choir Boys and Daryl Braithwaite..this little 80s kid is going to be like a pig in mud! 

Garden sunshine

Nat here.  I'm doing some research on cottage gardens for the upcoming reno.  We shouldn't really call it a reno as it's really more of a "tidy-up".  I think I'm getting carried away..

Loving this..

And this...

I love seats in a garden..

In the end our budget won't allow any of that!  We are going to need to stick with the cheapest, hardiest plants - lavender and maybe some gardenia most likely.  We do have a chair though!

Thinking of home


Gem here. I couldn't resist whipping up a batch of Anzac bicys in preparation to celebrate ANZAC day from afar on the 25th. Nothing beats sitting down to a cuppa and a warm tasty memory of home!

Breakfast and Reno beginnings

Nat here.  We had breakfast with M&M at Gillians Garden Cafe at East Brisbane this morning.  It was such a great setting attached to a garden nursery, florist and antique shop.  If you're over that way I'd recommend it!

Husband and I had a look at the nursery afterwards for inspiration for the cottage at Windsor we'll be doing a mini reno on to prepare it for sale.  Here's a pic...

It's the blue one.  It's currently a little worse for wear but husband and I and his parents think a lick of paint inside and out and with a little bit of styling (at very minimal cost) we should be able to make it look quite cute and appeal to our target market of newly married Gen Y's (ie the girls have to fall in love with it and convince their husbands that they HAVE to have it).  I'm going to take everyone on the styling ride which begins in a couple of months...however planning is beginning now, any suggestions will be gladly taken! What are your thoughts on outside colours? I like this...

With white trim, including the little picket fence.  Thoughts??

Art sunshine

Nat here.  I've had a lovely start to the weekend with a visit to the Modern Woman exhibition showing at the Queensland Art Gallery with cousin nerd and my wonderful Grandma

I just love our cultural precinct....

We followed up our viewing with high tea, a must...

Happy Weekend all!

Article Sunshine

Nat here.  I just loved reading Katrina's post on the Urban List (I hope you are all signed up)  on the subject of "posh-ness" at farmer's markets.  Read it here.  I was once a weekly "farm" shopper at West End however it was becoming far too early on a Saturday morning to beat the hordes and I'm much happier in my "shopping" shorts outside of the eyes of the posh! 

Read more of Katrina's great articles at her blog The Little Crumb. 

When I find time...

Nat here.  I can't wait to soak this right up, thanks for my subscription C!

Sunshine!