a blow out, Nigella and a good bit in my book

sometimes you just have to have a blow out..... scream, stomp your feet and generally have a grown up tantrum. Somehow it makes everything feel a little better.

I love Nigella...... her oh-so-British accent, her way of making everything seem a bit naughty and her very real passion for cooking. So stoked to flick through the channels and stumble upon her show.

The book I'm reading is pretty good, but tonight I got to a really really good bit.... I love that

bloom, stocking up on freshness and a friend who'd run away with you

we have had a frangipani tree growing in a little pot on the back deck for over a year now..... and finally, this morning I see beautiful white and yellow flowers in bloom

mid week and out of spinach..... yikes..... so we cruise into town to re-stock. I end up coming out with a bag of spinach, celery, and fennel. Sweet.

I have a friend who would bust me out of jail, run away to Peru with me, or buy me a plane ticket just because I'm homesick.

best feeling ever, surfed out and awesome 'throw it together' dinner

the sun is out, the sky is blue, the waves are clean ..... you're riding a longboard because its pretty small and you know you'll get heaps of waves...... you take off, bottom turn and walk towards the nose, and just stay there, floating, flying

it's Sunday arvo and we're all K.O'd...... surfed out and smiling

everyone has left and Jeff and I are hungry.... we pull the chicken out of the fridge, chop a heap of veggies, make a tapenade rub for the meat and throw it in the oven..... Jeff makes a capsicum, sun dried tomato & cashew dip whilst I make a spinach salad. We walk over the road to check the surf one more time, and come home to the oh-so-delicious smell of roasted chicken. Dinner is served, and it is EPIC.

surf surf surf, skate and early night

the weather was supposed to be dreadful today bit it turned out pretty good. We surfed at Mullaway this morning and again out the front this evening..... if felt sooooo good to be in the water again. Nothing quite like having a sunburnt nose, jelly arms and salty skin :)

we took the skateboards out of the garage and did about a zillion (well, maybe not quite) runs down the road..... there is just enough of a slope in the road to squeeze in a few fun turns. I had forgotten just how fun downhill skating can be....

I think we all thought we'd be having a late night tonight, but after a super delicious home cooked meal we all looked at each other, and simultaneously decided it was time for bed. Off to bed with our sore muscles and lungs full of fresh air...... dreaming about the waves we will catch tomorrow

clean house, super delicious dinner and long chat with home :)

we have friends coming to stay this weekend, so it was a quick scoot around the house to get everything ready.... ha ha sometimes it feels like we are on a game show when we get on these funny little missions.

A simple dinner that turned out to be uber-delicious...... potato slices roasted in the oven with a little olive oil, topped with fresh baby spinach, and a scrummy serving of puy lentils and a little feta crumbled over the whole salad. Mmmmmmm warm salads....

A long chat with an awesome friend, and a glass of rosé...

baking cookies, fun bunny and through the worst of it

Another stormy day, and what better way to spend it than baking cookies.

I have a friend who is, what I would call, a fun bunny. She always has a goofy smile on her face, and is forever finding fun and adventures in everyday life. She is a true inspiration to me.

I think we're slowly but surely getting stronger. It seems like there are a lot more good days than bad, and that can only be a good thing right ?!

rain, location independent and wise words

I love, love, love the rain.......  and there are times when the rain feels perfectly suited to the day. That was today.

I did a little research today on 'location independent' entrepreneurs, and it got me super excited.

Wise words from someone I love a LOT.