Sunday, August 30, 2015

Produce and little bits of peace

I have very little to show for my artistic endeavours this week; rather more to show for my kitchen efforts I'm afraid!

I have spent the week doing a lot of writing for my art - two articles, a letter to be included in an exhibition and an exhibition proposal. Barry and I often note to each other that it's never just about the art is it?  We often find ourselves spending time at the computer writing the sorts of things I have been writing this week, or updating items in our shops, or writing out price lists and images of work to be delivered somewhere or entered somewhere.  So whilst it has been an art-filled week; I haven't got much photographic evidence of it.

But the garden is beginning to really let us know that winter is on its way out and that Spring is headed here!  I picked cherry guavas earlier in the week and made cherry guava jelly; we had spinach and fetta pies from our spinach and the bananas have been ever so bountiful (and they always all ripen at once and suddenly you have 35 bananas to work out what to do with).

Our bananas will never win any beauty contests but they are full of flavour. So banana muffins are in the freezer and a banana- pecan loaf is just out of the oven - using our own pecans as well.



Fresh out of the oven.


The rhubarb was glowing and so it has been stewed with apple to become a rhubarb crumble; and the rest of it has become a rhubarb and macadamia cake (our macadamias as well).  A couple of before and after shots.



So all in all a successful week with the garden, and at least in some small way I have been creative.

And to fill in a few moments, I began making my annual peace weathergrams to hang in the tree at the top of our driveway for International Day of Peace on 21 September.

I have cut, punched holes and tied the string for them all.


And written a few quickly.


At least I've begun!

10 comments:

  1. i love seeing what you're up to. to think that you have winter harvest blows my mind. what we harvest from winter is inedible.

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    1. We have down well with the produce this week Velma - still juicing lemons limes and oranges as well. We are fortunate to live somewhere where things do grow...go well.

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  2. I LOVE the idea of Peace Weathergrams! I never thought of that before. Beautiful!

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    1. Glad you love them Candy - Peace Day is 21 September - it would be great if you could make some too!

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  3. Fiona, you and Barry have really made your block into a wonderful food paradise. I can smell that banana cake as it came from the oven. Your Peace Weathergrams are beautiful and will look marvellous on their tree. Go well, both of you.

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    1. Thanks Carol - I do love going into the garden and then the kitchen and having home-made food to eat. More bananas in today so am pondering what next?!?

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  4. Hi Fiona, love all the home grown fruit and nuts, and your beautiful weather gram, this is such a credit to you and Barry, well done

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    1. Life is good Kate - I enjoy the baking and every little bit we do towards peace helps I hope. Go well.

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  5. All that talent and you can cook too!...marvellous!

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    1. Laugh! Thanks Jo - I enjoy baking that's for sure, as well as the eating. It's always nice to think - we grew this and we made this! Go well.

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