This blog is all about me......I come here for respite in between caring for JoJo (our Daughter who has Special Needs)......I am addicted to starting new projects......I am becoming a fabric-a-holic... I love to try out recipes... take a beach walk and breathe in that salty blue air......love to have coffee...sip a glass of champagne......read a book......I am Queen of the Armchair and am inspired by all the wonderful blogs out there!!!

Thursday, October 30, 2014

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

Sunday, October 19, 2014

~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 


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

Sunday, October 12, 2014

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


Thursday, October 2, 2014

~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

Welcome To My World

Hello, my name is Dzintra Ingrid ... have been known as Ingrid and since our Sea Change I have started to use Dzintra ... pronounced without the D ... (but still known as Ingrid, I know, it's confusing ...)

Welcome to my world ... a journal of our Sea Change ... Mum to three wonderful children ... bringing up a daughter with a disability and seeing life through her eyes ... being a new Nanna ... photos ... inspiring quotes ... taking on a cookery course ... the odd recipe ... and trying to get some stitching done amongst all this ...