magical cup of tea

it's so chilly here, i just feel like drinking a bottomless pot of hot tea all day from one of these lovely china teacups!

friendly snaps

some lovely black and white snaps taken by my friend Gina on her Bell and Howell lomo camera!






and also a couple of laundromat shots from her old minolta camera

twin passage

another one from Abbotsford Convent on the Golden Half. Such beautiful old buildings and such a lovely sunny day for exploring them!

pinterest 'Fotografia'

came across this lovely pin board by Meriekke Ara on Pinterest, here are some of the great snaps she has discovered and pinned!

historic abbotsford convent

some great old buildings down at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne snapped on my Golden Half camera

cutest bunny

I just bought THE cutest little ceramic bunny from Etsy! Eeep I can't wait to get him!

lovely lights

sunset and sunlight. more snaps from my Golden Half camera!

rollerskating

took my skates out for a (shaky) play on the weekend - they are white with pink wheels. My aim is to have them mastered by the time spring (or maybe summer...) comes around! It's a lot harder than I remember.




source: google images

diana granny

i love this snap! I wonder if she used to have an original Diana camera back in the 60's...

Diana e Vó, originally uploaded by lucyinthesky2.

golden half visits autumn animals

the first snaps from my new Golden Half camera! These are taken in Healesville at the animal sanctuary.

golden half excitement

I'm picking up my first developed roll of film from my latest camera friend, the Golden Half! Can't wait to see the results - she takes half-frame photos.



made by Superheadz

collectable kitchens

my favourite shots of happy, brightly coloured kitchenalia from A Collection a Day. Such fun!










source: A Collection a Day 2010

roses of the night

happiest of fridays!

very excited to have a long weekend - will be able to fit in lots of adventures!

this house is rather dreamy!



and I made my belgium biscuits! I opted with pink icing AND pink jelly crystals on top - they taste simply lovely!




Sources: The Brick House, my iphone

belgium biscuits

have a huge craving for belgium biscuits like my nana used to make. So delicious, I think I shall make some tonight!


Belgium Biscuits

125 g (about 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp) butter, softened
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp cocoa

Icing
3/4 to 1 cup icing sugar
1/4 tsp raspberry or vanilla essence
a few drops of red food colouring
water

Filling

1/2 cup raspberry jam, approximately

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, mixed spice, and cocoa together. Mix into creamed mixture to make a firm dough. On a lightly floured board roll the dough out to 3 mm thick. Cut out rounds using a 6.5cm cuter. Bake at 180 C (350F) for 15 minutes or until golden. When cold, ice half of the biscuits. Spread the remaining biscuits with raspberry jam and place iced biscuits on top.

Icing
Mix icing sugar with flavouring and colouring. Add sufficient water to make a pink icing of spreading consistency.


image from google images
recipe from Little Red Said (from Edmonds Cook Book)

grainy ballet points

another disposable camera snap. I rather like the light rings around the ballet shoes!

red and yellow slide

first attempt using slide film in the diana...not a great success rate - lessons learnt! These two are taken down at Steve's parents house.

the honest lawyer

country pub accommodation in Nelson, NZ. Jan 2010



taken with diana.

mouthwatering miniatures

spotted this on EpiCute. Would be even more amazing if it was edible!

dear rain

would you kindly please not fall tonight, I don't fancy to get wet. Thanks xx










Source: Vintage Vogue