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I had the most wonderful day at the Titirangi Market yesterday with my lovely helper Gina.

  We meet some great people, the sun was shinning and everyone was in a happy mood.

Owls and Mistletoe Pixies went out the door to new homes some as far as Africa and England.

I had some great news on Saturday one of my Blue Rabbits and a Grey Scottie Dog made it into a photo shoot for Good Magazine.

Thanks to the lovely ladies at Good Magazine you made my day.

Last night after Master O had gone to bed and Mr O was still working away on the renovation of our spare room/ Craft room I did a bout of dying for all the sewing I need to do this week.

This Saturday 5 November I will be at Michael Park School Fair  (a most awesome fair indeed) and on Sunday 6 November at Devonport Craft Market. 

My sewing fingers will be busy this week.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Sunday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from
the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,
savor and remember.

Right Now

Master O went back to school on Wednesday so life is slowly getting 

back into a routine.

We spent our last holiday day together gardening. 

We had such fun choosing plants for our garden.

I learnt that Master O loves Silverbeet.

I would love to say that I am making something new and exciting but the truth is I am madly stocking up on Special Hearts, Hair clips, Hiawatha Headbands, Mistletoe Pixies and so on.

So I have nothing new to show you.

I am reading a great book by Amanda Blake Soule called 

"The Rhythm of the Family"

which I can highly recommend.

And just to finish off so we all get our craft fix. 

Here are some pictures of three cute little Ducks that I made for a friend in Zurich a few years ago. They were quiet tricky to make and I don't know that I will ever do them again. 

But they sure are cute. I found the pattern in a vintage soft toy book.

 Have a wonderful weekend.

I am having a stall at the Titirangi Artisan Market this Sunday 

if anyone wants to come and say hello.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Sunday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from
the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,
savor and remember.

Chocolate Nut Slice

As some of you know I am trying to cut Wheat, Meat, Dairy 
and Processed sugars out of my diet. 

I think I succeed 70-80% of the time.

This week a friend gave me a lovely recipe that had been passed to her by a friend 
so I am passing it on to you as it is truly yummy.

Chocolate Nut Slice

In food processor chop

3 cups nuts and seeds (soaked and dehydrated if you want…) until fine – or coarse, your choice then remove and put in bowl for later. 
I used 2 cups of Almonds plus 1/4 cup Linseed's, 1/4 cup Sunflower seeds, 1/4 cup Pumpkin seeds, 1/4 cups Sesame seeds. 

You can use any combination

In processor put :

200g dates

1 c coconut

½-3/4  tsp salt depending on taste (3/4 works for me!)

and process till well chopped up

add (this stuff below I put in saucepan and warm till it blends then add it to the above stuff)

1tsp vanilla

5tb honey (or leave out and add some stevia)

5tb coconut oil – or I use a combination of coconut oil, flax seed oil, red palm oil and cocoa butter to keep it firm

3 tablespoons of cocoa or you can use almond butter if you don’t want cocoa.

Optional – I add might add kelp, maca powder or any other goodies. 

Once well combined add the nuts and seeds

Once all combined you can add ½ c raisins at the end but only process enough to mix through not to chop up

Press into container and leave to set. ( I leave mine in the fridge)

 

Enjoy.

On the sewing front I have been working on Pixie Shoes and Hiawatha Headbands 

plus doing a bit of dying.

I just love the colours that I dyed yesterday.

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It was my birthday yesterday and my friends and family all spoiled me.

I felt most blessed.

Last week my beautiful niece Miss M came to stay. 

I tried to get a lovely shot of her and Master O together. 

Here is what I got:

In amongst child minding, day trips, muffin making, board games etc 

I made a few more Owls.

This Moment

 

 

{this moment} - A Sunday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from
the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,
savor and remember.