Christmas Day

Paolo and Ruth . A lovely day by the river .The weather 

was kind if not  glorious.

Red Star's 5th

Mikesho at the window taken with the lensbaby. His birthday too. 22.

Birthday brownie with gold sparkles.

Lovely Star Laydees 

Eat me.

Flourless Chocolate Brownie

Now...I'm not usually  a Nigella fan - but this is a mean brownie. 

No offense to Nigella but I'm not so sure 

the recipes transfer well to New Zealand somehow.

225grms butter

225grms chocolate 

2 tsps vanilla essence

2oogrms caster sugar

3 eggs

150grms ground almonds

100grms walnuts

Gently melt butter and chocolate.

Add everything else and bake for 20 to 30

minutes at 170c in a lined baking dish.

Leave to cool. Dust with icing sugar. 

Too easy .

Coming down the track from Rocky Hill.

Thank you lovely Binn! She sent over two cool cool 

old books. The inside cover reads ...

He hates crime.....and loves dames!

http://www.barnabybarford.co.uk/

 
      Tiny 13 year old dork that sits inside all 

day wearing awkward jackets and pretty hats.

 Scatters black petals on Rei Kawakubo's doorsteps 

and serenades her in rap. I have no where near 4

 million readers. Rather cynical and cute as

 a drained rat. In a sewer. Farting. And spitting out guts.

OMG check this girl !  Style Rookie.

Peonies form the Cardrona valley collected yesterday. They are

 outrageous....as big as a dinner plate and stunning.

A little lost lady outside a store in Queenstown yesterday.

A little china swan afloat on Lake Wanaka

Excitement! The Listener rang saying they had heard great things

about us and want to include us in an article recommending good 

eats round the country . yay ya.

Beautiful old postcards of Glendhu Bay

in Lake Wanaka.