I started a blog.

Well.....
Yes. I have decided to start a blog! Im still trying to figure out how to use everything, I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon.

I'm loving being on holidays.. Its so nice to be able to do things like go for a leisurly coffee, make christmassy things, catch up with friends...
I've been feeling the christmas vibes this year so I decided to make some wrapping paper with butchers paper and potato stamps. It's so fun! I even listened to Christmas music while I stamped away...'A very She & Him Christmas' I love Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, they are an exception in my dislike of Christmas music.

 I also did some stamps on plain calico bags, I'm thinking of giving some presents in these instead of wrapped. The pear half worked really well on the bags, not so well on paper.

I made some cards on nice watercolour paper.. I love giving cards and presents that I've made myself, it's fun and doesn't break the bank. Hopefully mum and dad won't mind getting some prints for Christmas ;)

I've got so much rainbow chard in my garden at the moment, and its all going to seed. I've been trying to slip it into any meal I can get away with! Most of its going to seed, so I want to find out how to save the seed for next year.. anyone have any good seed saving advice?
I've been making this soup a bit lately, its so yummy with lightly toasted casalinga.

Spicy Tomato Soup with greens from the garden

Start by cooking 1 or 2 chopped onions in some olive oil, then add about 4 or 5 chopped garlic cloves when onions are soft and browning. Then add 2 tins tomatoes, and some water, about 2 cups, 2 bay leaves, some vegie stock powder or a cube, a tin of Kidney or Borlotti beans and some chilli. I didn't have any fresh chillies so I just use powder which does its job. I put about a tsp or 2 of rapadura sugar in so its not too tomatoey and acidic. I like to put some mixed greens from the garden in, this time I used kale, chard, flat parsley, oregano and thyme. Let it simmer away until your hungry enough to take it off the stove, finish with some salt and freshly cracked pepper and yummo, lunch or dinner is served.

So here I am.. a little craft, a little cooking, a little art, a little of the life I weave.

x Zannah