macaroons and stripy straws

my sister katie really knows how i throw a party. complete with macaroons, stripy straws, lemonade and home made ice cream, we celebrated her and husband ben’s birthday in the most delightful way!

a delightful breakfast

last weekend my dear friend nicole celebrated her birthday with breakfast at moore&moore in fremantle. it was a lovely morning, complete with chai lattes, pretty flowers and a very cute baby :)

berries

one of my favourite summer fruits - berries. mulberries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries!

thank you katie for taking the picture of me holding a bowl of mulberries - it is perfect!

smile on my dial

being a little bit busy for the next couple months means that i won't be able to blog as much. i've pulled a few from the archives - these are some of the things that put a smile on my dial. my morning cup of tea! baking! (and taking pictures of the baking) friendly dogs! and logs of wood! i hope you are having a pleasant winter (or summer) and i will hopefully have more to show you when i shoot..wait for it..a wedding!

harvest

nothing beats picking fresh vegetables from your own garden. straight from the soil to the table, (okay with washing in between) that's the way it should always be :)

do you have a veggie garden? what do you like to grow?

raspberries please!

we celebrated ben's birthday at the raspberry farm in christmas hill. we had a lovely lunch followed by even lovelier desserts. the farm makes the BEST jam, and i couldn't leave without buying some to take back home (nevermind that it weighs a tonne hehe). the sun was shining, the bumblebees were out and all in all it was a beautiful day!





photo by katie

katie's birthday

happy birthday! here are some photographs from katie's birthday :) we spent all saturday baking and mixing (and tasting!) for the party on sunday morning. we even made some bunting out of katie's cute fabric (the non-edible kind ben).

despite the fresh gusty wind, it was a very enjoyable day, and it was go nice to be there for my sister's birthday - and to hand over all the presents from w.a!

happy birthday katie!

dessert

a little while ago i was invited to a dessert party! one of the coolest ideas i've come across. we started off with a light dinner, and progressed to fruit kebabs, brandy snaps, blue berry cheesecakes, not to mention smotherings of chocolate mousse over everything :)

ps. please don't drool on your keyboard :)

cupcake

aren't these just epic? they were created by my super sister in law for bronte's first birthday - believe me, they taste as good as they look!

ps. thanks for all the lovely feedback on my new blog banner! :)

southside travellers: part one

a couple of weeks ago now, when the days and weekends weren't so hectic, i took a road trip with some friends to margaret river. we did the obligatory tripping around to chocolate factories, berry farms, beaches, drive in's and the like. here is part one of the pictures! we could probably just title it: food. i seem to have a penchant for photos of food! i can't make it but at least i can shoot it (and eat it).

thanks for a lovely little getaway girlies, we should do it again sometime :)

ps. if you want to know the story behind these pictures, click them! ah, so tempting :)