Bits and pieces in our day

Hello again, this is my 4th post this week which is amazing lol

I have been working on that sock which is being made with King Cole riot 8ply and 3.5mm dpn's 

Close up, really love the pop of pink colour but of course that will be hidden by my shoes.......duh

A bit more experimenting with flavouring vodka ☺☺ 

A packet of redskins (red lolly sticks)

And topped up with vodka......if you like redskins then you would like this little drink ☺

Now to shake it up over the next day or 2 ☺

A bit of cooking which was inspired by Astri at appleblossomdreams and was really easy and quick....

A very yum lunch we had and will do this again and just vary the toppings, kind of like a healthy pizza option ☺☺ Thank you Astri xo

Finally completed the sock which took me just under 2 weeks, obviously if I knitted daily I could get one done in a few days but I take my sweet time lol  Now have at least cast on the partner for it so let's just see how long I take to be able to wear the pair......

The man bought himself a new rotisserie for the BBQ and cooked up this chicken last night (Wednesday)

While that was cooking I filtered the vodka which took quite a few coffee filters to create this nice clear red concoction.....now have a little tipple ready for Xmas tasting ☺☺

The chook got basted with a rosemary branch with a few herbs and spices.....

Turning nicely..

Knocked up a very simple salad with a few olives.....

Chicken was cooked great and enjoyed it last night and also in a bread roll today for lunch with the rest in the freezer to be used in another meal another day ☺☺

Now tomorrow is my youngest boy's wedding so rather exciting and nervous as I am making a small speech.....EEEEEK 

Of course I wont be back here till after then so maybe Monday, take care till then xoxoxo

Moving plants and finished office/sewing room

Hello again ☺☺

Slowly slowly knitting that sock but enjoying.....I really can spend a lot of time doing nothing at all.......

Thank goodness all of these plants do not have to move for the extension as these succulents are really growing well ☺

The Mint has come back and going crazy in this little patch of our yard

So on Sunday I moved some of those herbs into the garden bed ready for them...Coriander on the  right and then a bush of Thyme 

Looking from this angle 2 plants of Sage with Oregano next to that and hoping.....really hoping they cope with the move......

And here is my new sewing area all set up with my little corner computer desk ready for surfing the net ☺☺

Oh and got to love having Jack Sparrow to watch over me ♥

And the man's corner is set up and he is very happy ☺

View from my sewing desk looking at the backyard ☺

The empty office/sewing room

Ready to bring in the beds

And there are the 3 beds, 1 king single and the others are bunks but as singles for now.

Currently we can sleep 5 extras if needed or 7 if using the Winnie van ♥

Today the weather was wet wet and cold cold.....typical as we often get 4 seasons in 1 day

but it was good for the oregano and sage, they look happy 

Don't know about the Thyme or Coriander 

I recently experimented with musk sticks and some vodka and here it is after being filtered....

Pretty looking and quite a nice little tipple, not to sweet either

How are things in your world?

Getting closer to my youngest boy's wedding which is rather exciting ☺☺

Take care and see you again

Changes and Lemon problems

Hey there my visitors..... not a nice picture but, sabotage of the lemons!!!! And I destroyed the culprit and then went inside to collect......

this great spray, have used it before and really sorts out quite a few bug problems ☺☺

The lemon tree has grown heaps and we have even cut it back a few times....I gave it a real good spray....the tree is under 5 years old and we have had PLENTY of lemons from it ☺☺

I have just made up this concoction using a lemon with ginger and honey recipe in this blog and going to see how it tastes in a day or 2, possible a tsp with hot water ☺☺

And used some lemon peel in this strange looking mix with ginger, sugar, vanilla bean and vodka......homemade-ginger-liqueur recipe source I am on a roll with ginger at the moment lol 

And just grated ginger with vodka ginger-infused-vodka recipe and going to have a wee taste tonight as only needed 24hrs, so let's hope it tastes good with soda ☺☺

Tiny ginger bits in the vodka, next time if it tastes ok will just use thin slices ☺☺

And back to the room changes.....here is the room we used for our office with computers and sewing now looking rather empty ☺

The spare bedroom however is in a bigger mess for now........

But the shed room now has my horn sewing cabinet, computer desk in corner and the bigger desk for the old computer.....

And the man will have his little corner computer desk in that corner and we have filing cabinets in place and just need to setup our printers.....we even have the Internet working out there ☺☺

Another task which needs to be done soon is most of this garden bed, my herbs, need to move as we are slightly extending the house........

And those herbs need to move into this garden bed, lets hope they survive the move......if not will just have to replace....

How are things at your place this weekend?

We are having 2 good days of weather which helps, although not enjoying the hay fever lol 

See you again real soon xoxoxo