I have been sick for over a week and my bleary, watery eyes were unable to face the glare of a computer screen and the rest of me couldn't bear the thought of any food that took more than 5 minutes to prepare.
Now that I am back in the land of the living, I am up to my neck in assignments - basically I am going through a small period of trying to restore some order in my life.
In the meantime, here are some snippets of the web that either made me think, made me smile or made me feel inspired.
Thanks for sticking with me, see you very soon.
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The photo above is of a giant pumpkin at my cousins place. Beyond the pumpkin lives two happy pigs named Dot and Pearl - they have possibly the best names ever - for pigs. You can see photos of them on my Instagram if you like.
**UPDATE**
This is what became of the giant pumpkin.
**UPDATE**
This is what became of the giant pumpkin.
These colours make me so happy and finding a new (to me) cooking blog to follow makes me even happier.
While I was sick, I became re-acquainted with this book. I don't think I will ever get tired of it.
Congratulations to Sneh, creator of Cook Republic for winning Best Australian Blog 2013 in the Australian Writers Centre's annual competition!
Something to think about over your morning coffee.
Musician's riders beautifully styled and photographed - Oh Britney...
A thoughtful and gorgeous site that celebrates seasonal eating.
How to eat an apple like a boss.
For all you Aussie food and lifestyle bloggers: The Sweet Swap is open for registration. Scamper over there to register and start thinking about what sweet treats you might like to create.
I'm heading to Orange (in NSW) again...for apples this time! I'll probably eat them like a boss.
Hi Anna. Good to see you back in blog land. I love that giant pumpkin and thanks for sharing your links too! Happy autumn days to you :)
ReplyDeleteCan't believe I've been eating apples like a chump all these years!
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't be happy living next to a ginormous pumpkin like that?! Lucky Dot & Pearl!
ReplyDeleteOh no - no wonder I haven't heard from you! Hope you are better by the day. xx
ReplyDeleteDot and Pearl. I love it! Does your cousin eat the huge pumpkin, or is it just going into the local pumpkin comp?
ReplyDeleteI will post a pic of what happened to the pumpkin tonight...
DeleteSorry to hear you've been crook, Anna - I hope you're feeling better soon. These links are great, by the way, lots of cool stuff to check out.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you have been sick... and not able to eat good food??? Yikes, I would have to be at death's door... Fun looking at all your links - the flavor thesaurus... mmmmm. I think I will still eat my apples like a worker bee. I kind of like the artistic rendering of the core! Glad you are better! ~ David
ReplyDeleteRe: your update - pumpkin flavoured bacon sounds very trendy ;-)
ReplyDeleteI won't be eating any apples like a boss - I prefer to cut them up like a grandma. Dot and Pearl like apples too!
ReplyDeleteOh Anna, so sorry to hear you have been sick :( Dot and Pearl sound like they should be sitting next the fire and knitting nanna squares. Love those names for pigs, very cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out on The Sweet Swap. It's going to be a lot of fun.
Good to see that the great pumpkin did not go to waste. Kind of like the boss apples.
ReplyDeleteThats no good you bin sick girl. Enjoy your trip to Orange . I love the picture of Dot and Pearl eating Pumpkin
ReplyDeleteThanks for plugging The Sweet Swap Anna! So glad you are a part of it - can't wait to see what you create!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're back on the mend, Anna! I was also bogged down with the flu last week, and with a new job, have had to slow down the pace of blogging. Such is life I think!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up about The Sweet Swap - sounds like a great idea and I'm off to register :)