Checking In

I've been a bit quiet in Blogland recently but have managed to pop in and out of some blogs and leave comments here and there!  I did take a beach walk on Monday......we are having beautiful Spring weather here on the Coast....lovely sunny days interspersed with cloudy days.....cooler days, just how I like it!

Have a great day Dear Readers and I'll be back with OPAM (One Project A Month).....Dzintra

~Cook Up with donna hay and Irina~

I recently did another cook up from the donna hay magazine Issue 75 Jun/July 2014

Menu from the magazine was

Crispy Pork Belly with Cider Pickled Pears

Whole Spice Roasted Cauliflower

Kale Chips

Lemon and Goat's Yoghurt Cake

and I added Roast Potato

I use all Organic and Free Range if it all possible (and it mainly is)

All my meals are gluten free

Cauliflower in White Wine, Chicken Stock and Spices

and after Roasting

Kale Chips

The Pork

Next door's Lemons which I had frozen

And the cake (all gluten free) sprinkled with Thyme

And of course I forgot to put the Kale on for the photo

During the evening Mr Armchair took a photo unbeknownst to me lol

Recipes 

(Crumbed Pork with Apple and Potato Mash and) Kale Chips

Lemon and Goat's Yogurt Cake

The lovely Irina from America has joined me in the Cook Ups.......check her blog over here

I am 2 issues behind so I better get cracking!!!

Bon Appetit.......Dzintra

A Magical Drive

Just had to share this pic.....we went for a little drive not too far from us along a couple of little dead ends and came across this scene...absolute magic......the sun in the late afternoon coming through a stand of trees.  You could swear there were faeries playing in there!  Just what we needed......

I hope today brings a little magic to everyone in this troubled World of ours......love Dzintra

~OPAM (One Project A Month) September 2014~

2 small items completed this month

The first above is a pin cushion designed by Natalie Bird of Birdhouse Designs

The pattern is above and is the first item received in a Tilda Club I joined recently

I was determined to start straight away and then finish this little pretty and I hope to continue to do that with all the bi-monthly postings in this Club

Lovely fabric

which included cotton lace and ribbon along with the pattern.

I also completed this little Happy Heart (after it sat around for about 4 years)

and popped in some pip berries

just like the pattern designed by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

Thank you Sweet Peg and Kris for organizing OPAM once again this year!!!

I haven't been able to rock around and comment on everyone's blogs lately

Just so busy tied up with having the little Grandies here and JoJo but I do get around and have a quick read to see what everyone is up to.  

Hope all you OPAMer's out there had a great month

Dzintra xo