luncheon party part deux
what an hilarious day……fabulously funny hip company, plenty of champagne, cooperative weather, and good food. we sat outside and looked at the view and tore bottles out of ice and generally ate/drank/made merry.we watched the sun go down and the stars come up and the moon rise. at 7pm, my dear husband organised dinner….we had [...]
luncheon party
i have a group of friends, driving en masse from port douglas, for lunch at the soap-farmlet today.this crowd is usually soaked in veuve clicquot, so i have bottles chilling and a lot of other stuff standing by. my husband-cum-kitchen assistant (the one who yells YES CHEF in an extremely gratifying manner) is at the [...]
luncheon party
i have a group of friends, driving en masse from port douglas, for lunch at the soap-farmlet today.this crowd is usually soaked in veuve clicquot, so i have bottles chilling and a lot of other stuff standing by. my husband-cum-kitchen assistant (the one who yells YES CHEF in an extremely gratifying manner) is at the [...]
cairns and region phone book 08/09
i picked up the new copy of the larger area phone book last week, at the post office, and threw it into the office without even looking at it.as one does. this afternoon, my husband informs me that the front cover photo is of our fabulous market in cairns, and naturally i am very excited [...]
cairns and region phone book 08/09
i picked up the new copy of the larger area phone book last week, at the post office, and threw it into the office without even looking at it.as one does. this afternoon, my husband informs me that the front cover photo is of our fabulous market in cairns, and naturally i am very excited [...]
kaleidoscope!
i am a tiny bit obsessed with kaleidoscopes, so i was thrilled to come across this site that features a kaleidoscope generator. this is what i did with one of my soap images: i’ve just realised that this image is quite reminiscent of a ceramic platter i made about fourteen years ago. same colours and [...]
kaleidoscope!
i am a tiny bit obsessed with kaleidoscopes, so i was thrilled to come across this site that features a kaleidoscope generator. this is what i did with one of my soap images: i’ve just realised that this image is quite reminiscent of a ceramic platter i made about fourteen years ago. same colours and [...]
the insider’s guide to happiness
last night, quite late and completely by accident, i happened upon a tv show: the insider’s guide to happiness.i was instantly attracted by the strong kiwi accents of the cast…us new zealanders don’t get a whole lot of airtime, but we are unmistakable when we do…and the title of the thing. it’s a drama, it’s [...]
windows on my mac!
this afternoon, i decided to roll my sleeves up and go ahead and do it.i need windows for a few applications that i just don’t want to operate without….quickbooks, mobipocket reader, photoshop elements spring to mind….and after 2 weeks being all mac, it was actually painful to turn the PC on. soooooooooi got boot camp [...]
the insider’s guide to happiness
last night, quite late and completely by accident, i happened upon a tv show: the insider’s guide to happiness.i was instantly attracted by the strong kiwi accents of the cast…us new zealanders don’t get a whole lot of airtime, but we are unmistakable when we do…and the title of the thing. it’s a drama, it’s [...]
windows on my mac!
this afternoon, i decided to roll my sleeves up and go ahead and do it.i need windows for a few applications that i just don’t want to operate without….quickbooks, mobipocket reader, photoshop elements spring to mind….and after 2 weeks being all mac, it was actually painful to turn the PC on. soooooooooi got boot camp [...]
feature in local biz rag
sarah massey interviewed me via email some months ago and the next thing i knew, a friend had pressed a copy into my hot hands at the market in cairns yesterday.here it is and it’s my first shot at posting a pdf file.if you click on the little tiny square icon in the top RH [...]
feature in local biz rag
sarah massey interviewed me via email some months ago and the next thing i knew, a friend had pressed a copy into my hot hands at the market in cairns yesterday.here it is and it’s my first shot at posting a pdf file.if you click on the little tiny square icon in the top RH [...]
new soaps
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new soaps
new soaps @ patti flynn’s etsy shop: bannik: clays. lemon oil. geranium oil. fir oil.lurking in your russian bathhouse is a sprite: the bannik.he likes to spy upon you while you bathe, particularly if you are extra cute. traditionally he is distracted with gifts of soap and fir branches. this very soap is his favourite…. [...]
new soaps
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new soaps
new soaps @ patti flynn’s etsy shop: bannik: clays. lemon oil. geranium oil. fir oil.lurking in your russian bathhouse is a sprite: the bannik.he likes to spy upon you while you bathe, particularly if you are extra cute. traditionally he is distracted with gifts of soap and fir branches. this very soap is his favourite…. [...]
going wireless
we were up making soap until verrrrrrry late last night….because we had to pause to watch gordon ramsey at 8.30pm!there is a LOAD of cutting to be done later today. but firstwe are off to cairns to collect goodies.maurice needs a new front tyre for his honda (especially after riding out to chillago the other [...]
going wireless
we were up making soap until verrrrrrry late last night….because we had to pause to watch gordon ramsey at 8.30pm!there is a LOAD of cutting to be done later today. but firstwe are off to cairns to collect goodies.maurice needs a new front tyre for his honda (especially after riding out to chillago the other [...]
meatloaf
i made this one in about eight minutes flat tonight.while it was cooking, i made a salad, washed the day’s dishes and watched some tv. pre-heat oven to 180 Celsius. you need:700g good beef mincea free range egga cup and a half of breadcrumbsa biiiig splash of worcestershire sauce (we prefer lea & perrins)a biiiiiig [...]
meatloaf
i made this one in about eight minutes flat tonight.while it was cooking, i made a salad, washed the day’s dishes and watched some tv. pre-heat oven to 180 Celsius. you need:700g good beef mincea free range egga cup and a half of breadcrumbsa biiiig splash of worcestershire sauce (we prefer lea & perrins)a biiiiiig [...]
shampoo balls
i made some solid shampoo over the course of this afternoon.i’ve become very interested in these things lately…..they seem so economical and eco-friendly, with their minimalist packaging and their ability to just keep on going, shampoo after shampoo after shampoo. i know many of my customers are quite happy to use my regular cold process [...]
why i live here
cairns, from kuranda range Originally uploaded by pattiflynn lovely day out on motorbikes last weekend….stopped to snap this pic from the lookout on the kuranda range. cairns cbd is to the right of the central hill….airport to the immediate left ….beach suburbs to the left of pic frame.
shampoo balls
i made some solid shampoo over the course of this afternoon.i’ve become very interested in these things lately…..they seem so economical and eco-friendly, with their minimalist packaging and their ability to just keep on going, shampoo after shampoo after shampoo. i know many of my customers are quite happy to use my regular cold process [...]
why i live here
cairns, from kuranda range Originally uploaded by pattiflynn lovely day out on motorbikes last weekend….stopped to snap this pic from the lookout on the kuranda range. cairns cbd is to the right of the central hill….airport to the immediate left ….beach suburbs to the left of pic frame.
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