OPAM (One Project a Month) June...And A Surprise Visit!!!

Finished a bit earlier this month...here is June's OPAM hosted by Peg and Kris which is going to be a gift for my Sister for her Birthday...

Petunia's Garden Bag...pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

Over the weekend we had a surprise visitor...my DD and GD, here they are checking out the bag...

label inside the bag...

and the pattern...

Apart from cooking and eating all weekend we choose some Theodora Cleave buttons by Barb Smith for this cushion...

I started this book by Jennifer Chiaverini, part of the Elm Creek series...

Spotted this camelia that had fallen to the ground...

indulged in this new chocolate by Lindt...

We cooked up some pears in maple syrup...

At the Summer sales I bought some Laura Ashley items...tea towel...pot holder...apron and a little apron for my GD...and this weekend I pulled them out and here we are...

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves cooking and eating and had a blast of a weekend!!!
Now we're off to a family wedding this weekend...
Congratulations Jennifer and Mark!!!

Narooma Oyster Festival!!!

A few weeks ago we went down to the Narooma Oyster Festival...

A road had been blocked off and it was held next to the River...at Riverside Drive...

Magnificent Clydesdale horses at the gate...





There were floating sea sculptures...


And of course Oysters...
Oyster Shucking demonstrations...


Sea Scallops prepared by the Royal Australian Navy's finest Cooking Cadets...

Sacks behind the Oyster Bar...

And Australia's first Masterchef...Julie Goodwin was there promoting her book...
And here I am with Julie...a lovely lady and so down to earth!!!

And of course I had to purchase one...
I think you will love this book Micki...Micki and I are going to do a Cook Up from Julie's book sometime over the next few months!!!

Inside the cover...

And the autograph!!!

Inside the food tent there were demonstrations going on...
one of which was by Julian Lloyd, Rick Stein's Head Chef at Rick Steins's at Bannisters in Mollymook

Oysters with a (Charantay) Sausage...from memory it might have been made with Pork but not sure now...

Delicious Seafood Platter...
For more pics on the food at the Festival hop on over to my other blog My Dolce Vita...

After that we drove downtown and spotted this Hotel with a Million Dollar View at Narooma...

The view...

A slice of the cheesecake...

Rustic Potatoes...

Then off for a drive and have a look at the ocean...

And look we found this playful seal...so cute!!!
A great day...spent much of the time spent in the Food Tent!!!