This seems to be the time of year for visiting the doctor, the dentist, the hairdresser and so on! And it's racing towards you know what day:=) I am speedily ordering gifts for people, and organising Christmas things. Phew! It's tiring and exciting, isn't it? (Just had a crown done at the dentist; my new dentist is brilliant!)
A funny aside: Mr P. was ordering a few Christmas gifts for me online, and the bank declined, and blocked his account. So he spent a lot of time on the phone trying to sort it. Hopefully, I will be getting some gifts from him this year!
And we just had our fifth storm for the week - it was blue sky, sunshine and hail!! More expected on the weekend. Heaven knows what our actual summer will be like.
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| looking out our front porch window - sun and hail!! |
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| thank goodness the hail was small, and it passed quickly |
In My Kitchen:
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| could this be? - Another wooden spoon?? Yes! |
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| more goodies from the Japanese mart |
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| I made chocolate tarts for our Hist. Soc. meeting |
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| and I bought the cutest little Harry Potter plate |
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| more nibbles from the Asian shop |
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| EV olive oil in this artwork bottle by Alice Oehr |
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| cute little jug I picked up at the Kalbar Empire Revival shop |
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| this massive tome weighs 2.25 kg!! Free postage from the U.K. tho! |
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| my curveball - a cute vase from our mate Nat @theAustinFlowers |
Isn't this adorable? Interesting that there has been a bit of a furore lately in the local art world; a couple of artists claiming that the other artist copied their work/ideas. (Not Nat!) It revolves around kitchen pantry items used in their art (tbh, this is and has always been a popular theme). So we will see what happens, with the accusations and the possible lawsuits :=)
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| c. Sherry M. |
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That olive oil bottle is gorgeous and the Heinz vase... well that's just fab!
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteThose chocolate pies are droolworthy! You love Japanese stuff, don't you?
ReplyDeleteI do indeed Angie! I did study Japanese at uni.
DeleteIt looks like it was a nice month in your kitchen. I just bought another handmade spoon this weekend at the Christmas market. She does lovely work and I have a number of them but nowhere close to your collection.
ReplyDeleteI love the ketchup bottle vase. It's awesome.
Have a wonderful December!!
thank you Lori. Isn't the vase fab? Happy December.
DeleteI love all of those varieties of pretzels. My friend gave me some really yummy ones from Thailand and China!
ReplyDeleteI really like those lemon savoury pretzels i bought.
DeleteThose chocolate pies had me drooling! I love the Harry Potter plate - it's so cute and how cool is your spoon collection?! I hope the credit card situation is resolved for both yours and Mr P's sakes! I can't believe the weather - hope Mother Nature calms her farm and blesses you with a dreamy December weather wise!
ReplyDeletethanks Sammie. Yep all good with the bank. Mr P. was just buying me too many presents at once :)
DeleteYour spoons are very impressive. I have a few but they are utilitarian, not collectible. Have a great month and thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeletethanks Mae. Happy December.
DeleteThat is an impressive collection of spoons. Hope it didn't take too long to sort out the issues with the bank.
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I do love me a spoon as you know :) Yep all good with the bank. ta.
DeleteAnonymous Eha saying an afternoon hello wondering what the clouds coming overhead will do here? Hmm - won't ask which bank as far as your dear husband is concerned 'cause that happened to me over the weekend too! Admittedly my card ended its time last night and the new one still has to arrive . . . grrh :( ! Like the Tasmanian tea towel and the Irish Food history book . . .
ReplyDeletehi Eha
Deletehe was just trying to buy me too many gifts at once :=)
Eha back again - how absolutely beautiful . . . lucky, lucky, lucky you :) !
Deleteabsolutely! :)
DeleteI love love love your collection of wooden spoons! I have 5 currently (well two are spoons and 3 are spatulas) and they are all getting quite geriatric because S keeps putting them in the dishwasher which ages them rapidly. Anyway thanks for hosting IMK and see you in 2026, have a great holiday season !!!
ReplyDeleteI love 'em too :) Five just isn't enough - hehehe ... Oh no i never put mine in the dishwasher! Have a great festive season!
DeleteOh Robbie would love that Harry Potter plate - so cute! And those storms look mighty threatening. Sounds like it's been an active storm season so far down there. Good luck to Mr. P on the bank card stuff. That's never fun to waste hours on hold dealing with that!!
ReplyDeleteit is so cute that plate. I love eating my dinner on it. Yep we have had so many storms already this storm season. All good with Mr P's debit card thingy.
DeleteWhat fun! You always have such fun stuff and goodies! Love your chocolate tarts!!!
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thanks Mimi.
DeleteYour homemade chocolate tarts must have disappeared quickly. Like your spoon collection, after all a good cook can never have too many spoons in their kitchen. Karen (Back Road Journal)
ReplyDeletei bet i keep on buying more spoons :=)
DeleteThe photo of the hail coming done is spectacular. I love your Harry Potter plate and your chocolate tarts look yummy. Thanks for hosting and giving us all a chance to come together.
ReplyDeletethank you Judee. We have had the oddest weather. Down south, they had snow a couple of days ago!! Happy December.
DeleteLove the new plate. The tarts look so good.
ReplyDeletethank you Marie.
DeleteI love seeing those tarts.
ReplyDeleteA promise: I will write more foodie posts in 2026!
thanks Deb. Excellent!
DeleteSorry I'm so late in linking up this month. Love those wooden spoons and that Irish book... might just make that a theme next year for BKD Cookbook Club.
ReplyDeletenot at all - you still have 10 days! :)
DeleteAnother good month! (Except the bank issues...) Love the love oil and its bottle and the Heinz vase is so sweet! David (C&L)
ReplyDeleteno worries with the bank - thank goodness. All good.
DeleteThose chocolate tarts look fantastic, and I love discovering new finds from the Asian market - always so many inspiring ingredients.
ReplyDeletethanks Ben!
DeleteThose chocolate tarts look fantastic, and I love discovering new finds from the Asian market - always so many inspiring ingredients.
ReplyDeleteand thanks again Ben.
DeleteThose chocolate tarts look absolutely fantastic! Here's to another good month in the kitchen.
ReplyDeletethank you Astrid. And to you ...
DeleteI think those chocolate tarts jumped out at me Sherry, I would love one right now, this low calorie food regime can be tough at times, especially for food bloggers. Bring on Christmas. Do you really eat all of those Japanese items you buy, I bet they are tasty. I did visit a Japanese food stockist somewhere in Bris, near Annerley I think, when we were last there. Wish we had one here. Good luck with the storms, hopefully they are nearly all over now. Love the vases too. Praying for rain here.
ReplyDeletethanks Pauline. Yep i love Japanese goodies! I love the tempura seaweed i bought recently! The only Japanese shops i know of are Genki mart - one in town and one in alderley near us. Could be another storm on sunday or monday! Take care.
DeleteThose summer storms with hail and rain and sun always seem so odd to me when they hit. It's like the weather just can not make up its mind. That Harry Potter plate is so cute!
ReplyDeletemight be another storm today! summer is really in full swing here! Have a fab festive season!
DeleteLots of lovely stuff here - love that jug so much and would love to read the irish food book (the cover photo looks like the good folk of ireland enjoying a pile of your chocolate tarts!) and coconut biscuits with pineapple jam - yes please. That dead horse vase is gorgeous and cheerful. I love all the spoons - you have enough to cover part of a wall with a spoon art installation - maybe some writing - and still have some over to use in the kitchen - or maybe a spoonville in your garden a la covid times, though maybe they are too good for that :-). Good luck with the storms, hope Mr P sorts out his banking (and is doing well) and have a fabulous festive season!
ReplyDeletethanks Johanna. Yes am looking forward to delving into that huge book! Never enough spoons ... :) Have a fab festive season. x
DeleteI am planning to post at least once a month about cooking or baking in 2026. To inspire me, I've started a post for each month. My husband loves it when I cook, so he was happy I'm doing this! I will be sure to link up here, Sherry.
ReplyDeleteLook at all those wooden spoon!
that's brilliant Deb. We love to have newbies! cheers
DeleteWow! I think those tarts would get me to attend every meeting of the Historical Society!
ReplyDeleteLove all your photos! I hope to do better with blogging in 2026, and take part in more of these fun link-ups. I have a new laptop now, but haven't got my Photos app synched with it yet.
thanks Laurie. It would be fun to have you for IMK. So you have a camera? - i mean a real proper camera? :=) I have just been using my iphone camera for ever!
DeleteLoved this month’s peek into your kitchen, it feels lively, warm, and full of festive anticipation.
ReplyDeletethanks much Raymund!
Deletethank you Velva. Merry Christmas to you too!
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