A new year 2020 Feeling grateful

 Grateful for good friends

 Grateful for new arrivals , meet Layla Wren

 Grateful for our little business “Scented Essentials “

 Grateful for my family

 Grateful for my home

 Making sure the local birds have water

 One of my lovely succulents

 Honey Dijon rose I purchased this year flowering beautifully

 The love of my life my grandson

Beautiful little Layla Wren ❤️

Joy

Slow cooker Sunday

Nothing like a perfect Sunday finished off by a easy slow cooked meal

slow cooker ribs

Beef spare ribs from Coles
2 cups bbq sauce
Teaspoon chilli
Teaspoon oregano
4 tablespoons cola
1/4 cup brown sugar

Method
Mix all the ingredients in a jug place one set of ribs in slow cooker pour half
Of the sauce on then place other set of ribs on top then pour the rest of the liquid
On top & cook for 8 hours in the slow cooker on auto .
Relax & enjoy the day. ❤️

So I bought a Kmart pie maker which inspired me to get back on my blog.
As you can see it’s been over a year since I have posted . So many things have changed in my life.
That will be another post.
Onto the Kmart pie maker. I had seen the Kmart piemaker group on Facebook & decided to
Purchase one . Well I have to say it’s amazing . These little cream kisses were just made with the greens vanilla cake mix , I put 1/3 of a cup of mixture in each , they took three to four minutes to cook . Cut them in half placed jam & cream & dusted with icing sugar and Taaa daaa the texture is divine .
Onto the pies short crust pastry for the base
Filling is ground beef , one onion , dessert spoon Italian herb mix boil this up & drain off most of the water but leave small amount in there . Add couple of tablespoons maggi gravy mix & tomatoe sauce & then place it in the short crust base then sprinkle tasty cheese on top then place the puff pastry top on the pie , brushed it with beaten egg . Cooked for 5 - 7 minutes & there is lunch . So so easy
I can’t wait to try out heaps of other recipes but I highly recommend this gadget , makes life easy.

Its a whole new Year

I have just realized its been one whole year since a last wrote in this blog.
2017 was one crazy year and I felt like the year just passed me by. I have dealt with the loss of my beautiful loving Dad, relationship endings and beginnings. The birth of my beautiful grandchild after many complications and I feel as though my body was just in survival mode the whole year.

I think this happened a couple of times.

I havnt spent as much time as I would of liked to in my garden or actually doing the things I enjoy to do.
But today is the start of a New Year and Im hoping to take the time to actually slow down and enjoy the moments.

I havnt even read a blog all year {does anybody even blog much anymore}.

I have to say even though not much time was spent gardening I have still appreciated the blooms that it has given me.

My vege garden is full with self sown tomato plants.
Today I made loganberry and rhubarb jam.

This is the little apple of my eye at the moment. Meet Toby my little grandson. He was born 6 weeks early as my daughter developed Hellps syndrome which can be life threatening. It was such a scary few weeks

Here is a pic of my beautiful Dad who passed away in May. He was my rock and I miss him dearly. I find comfort in all our Happy memories.

Here is a pic taken just before Christmas with India and Tyler

Now to embrace 2018 , Im back to work tommorow and Im determined this year is going to be a better year. Slow down and enjoy the moments
Garden
Cook
Grow
Learn
Give
Love
Meditate
Reiki
I feel like I had forgot who I was in 2017
2018 Im ready
Happy New Year Everyone xx

My garden

Quick garden post

Just a few blooms