thanks.....

Hi Everyone

Thanks heaps for all your comments......and thanks HEAPS for continuing to visit my blog it is very much appreciated........I won't reply to each comment......

......seems most of you have no problems loading my blog except it is a bit slow so i have reduce the number of posts to 5 that load when you open my blog.......maybe that will make it a little quicker.......

Also with the Stitch-a-long blog I have reduce it to only show posts from the last 5 days.

Hope this helps. No real solution for Trash but she will read me in bloglines...(thanks Trash)

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

Site crashing????

Just hoping this isn't you but Trash emailed me asking if I have done anything to my blog in the last few weeks........when she opens my blog it crashes her  computer.   The only thing I have changed is my template.........I went to one of the new ones  Does this happen to anyone else???  .........Catch you later.....Chookyblue.........

prezzies..........

I am so behind in showing you some prezzies I have received over the last months...........

AnneMarie sent me these goodies..........

Peg sent me this journal...........lots of lists in here already.........

Lurline sent me this "Icecream"..........hope your shoulder is coming good Lurline and soon you will be able to return to stitching...........

Lurline hand quilted it............something I must learn to do.........

Carole sent me this little bundle of Rouenneries by the French General ...I had held of buying some of these but they are so beautiful.........now to plan a special project......

Thanks everyone for your beautiful gifts......

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

In the garden.........

I went out playing with the camera today........just my pink baby point and shoot camera...........

look at the fancy frilly edges of this mushroom............

this bee is loaded with pollen just look at the yellow on his legs...........

a beautiful pink hibiscus........

how does nature know what colour goes where and all the different parts............

more snaps here

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

GDITC shopping..........

I had emailed the pics to draft post and forgot to come back and publish it.............

just had to get these gorgeous Garden Party fabrics..........

This range is so beautiful...........I love it.........

At Girls Day in the Country Kerry had lots of prizes............I was lucky to win this pice of fabric and I think this is a 2 metre length......fantastic...........

and I shared a box of these Vandini threads with Kylie.............they are available at The Home Patch........beautiful variegation...

oh and in the fun and games we have on the side with all the blog girls and a few extras friends we had a present swap on the Sat evening before dinner..........a low cost present and this year it had to start with the letter "N" this is what i received "notions"......pictures of and something to store them in...........thanks Fiona

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

FIS Swap received.......

Well lets get this blog back on track........

......this is a swap I received from Peg...........

the theme was Leanne's House I love these gifts from Peg.........

and also this framed stitchery pulled over canvas.........the colours are prettier for real..........

I don't remember this pattern of Leanne's and definitely don't have it so it was just perfect........

Thanks Peg I love the gifts...........still moving them around to find the perfect spot..........

Catch you later............

Chookyblue

Zucchini Slice...........

Zucchini Slice

375g zucchini, grated (I use approx 3 medium or 2 large)

1 large carrot, grated 

1 large onion, grated

3 bacon rashers, chopped 

1 cup grated cheese

440gram tin corn kernels

1 cup SR Flour 

½ cup oil

5 eggs

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine zucchini, carrot, onion, bacon, cheese and corn, add flour, oil and

lightly beaten eggs, salt and pepper.

Pour into greased lamington dish 16cm x 26cm. Can use bigger size just ends up thinner.

Bake in a moderate oven 30-40mins until browned.

Great to make when you have lots of eggs and can be cut into slices, frozen

and reheated.
Yummy hot or cold!

EDIT Self-raising flour is a combination of plain flour and various raising agents. These include sodium and calcium phosphates, and sodium carbonate. 
While it is preferable to use a pre-mixed product, an approximation of self-raising flour can be achieved by adding 2 teaspoons of baking powder to every 250 grams of plain flour.


Bacon rashers could be called bacon slices in your country

Food glorious food...........

With visitors comes lots of cooking........one of my visitors has now become a cook......so more lessons while here......

Anzac Slice..........2nd one is cooking now..........

Crunchy Chocolate Slice

Date Slice from Kerry's new book..........

Choc coconut slice...........

Chocolate Caramel Slice (waiting for a man to chop up)

Zucchini Slice

Back to the kitchen..........lunch time they have all just come back from the sheep yards drenching lambs...........

Chookyblue