Category Archives: Holiday house

Summer Styling

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Cherry and me

Even over the Summer holidays, mum and I like to keep the beach house looking cool with pail oaks, natural linen, fresh herbs, cut flowers, glossy coffee table books, brightly coloured collectables and lots and lots of bunny rabbits! But … Continue reading →

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Canned Tomatoes

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Cherry and me

This Summer, I planted tomatoes in metal ‘Oscar the Grouch’ trash cans. Before planting, I hammered a few drainage wholes in the bottom and lined the base with fly-wire mesh so the soil wouldn’t fall out. As tomato plants don’t … Continue reading →

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We made jam!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Cherry and me

Today was a gorgeous sunny day and we decided to take a drive down to Red Hill Strawberry farm. They we’re selling 6kg crates of misshaped berries, perfectly fine for cooking. So… We made jam! Wash the strawberries Cut the … Continue reading →

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Just like a bought one

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Cherry and me

We could have celebrated Australia Day with Aussie tattoos, Aussie flag capes, VB stubbies and cricket on the beach… but we decided baking home made lamingtons would be a much more… well us! We cheated a little using store bought … Continue reading →

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Sow many seeds

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Cherry and me

My parsley plant went absolutely berserk this year with flowers that soon turned into seeds. Rather than the seeds blowing away into the next door neighbors yard, I trimmed the stems and dried the seeds out by leaving them in … Continue reading →

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A sweet, sweet new year

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Cherry and me

Tonight is New Year’s Eve and we’ve been invited to a friends’ place for dinner. Danny and I want to bring a fabulous desert. On a hot Summers night, you can’t go past the classic trifle! As presentation is the … Continue reading →

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