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  • Spikes

    One of the very spiky (and painful!) plants left in a wooden planter outside the front door by the previous owners of the property. It’s covered in little cobwebs, but I don’t want to brave the spikes to brush them off.

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  • Mum

    My mother and her partner came to stay with us last weekend. It was lovely to have them – I hadn’t seen mum in a long time, since my wedding last year, and we had moved on to our new property since then. They stayed in the granny flat next to the house, and it…

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  • Guitar

    Playing the guitar on our verandah.

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  • Belly

    Although it would have been nice to get this in focus, I rather like the motion blurred belly.

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  • Shock & awe

    Love the horrified expression, but I’m not sure what caused it – I think gifts were being opened at this point.

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  • Chocolate Hot Cross Muffins

    My Easter themed baking for the year – a lovely fruity chocolate muffin, with a cross on the top. I used this recipe almost exactly, although I used a plain stiff white icing to form the crosses (just icing sugar and water) rather than white chocolate. My attempt at melting the chocolate was a terrible…

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  • Profile

    A clear sign you’re growing older is when people you went to high school with start having children.

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  • Carrot Cake Muffins

    I think these are the loveliest carrot muffins I’ve ever made – soft, moist, and delicious with or without the icing. I altered a recipe in Penguin’s Muffin Bible, and was extremely pleased with the results. ingredients: 1 3/4 cups plain flour 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2…

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  • More cupcakes

    More cupcake deliciousness. I think I need a cupcake stand like that.

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  • Chicken Diane

    I’m not sure how the delicious magazine I took this recipe from managed to make the chicken look so attractive. I really enjoyed this, but unfortuately it didn’t photograph particularly well. The amounts are for 4 people. ingredients: 700g potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes 30g butter 2 tbs olive oil 4 chicken breast…

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