This is....

.....my favourite thing from nature!

Clear blue sky on a sunny day!

And...Beautiful, majestic animals at my back fence.

Thank you to Cloth and Fodder for this weeks 'This is...' and to ThreeButtons for hosting!

This is.....

My favourite Quote....

'My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can. '
~ Cary Grant


Need I say more?

Thank you to Strawberry kisses for choosing this weeks theme and to Angela for hosting!

This is.....A recipe I would like to share

This is recent favourite at our place. Ashlee makes them herself and they are glorious!

Marshmallow Muffins:

These Ashlee made yesterday

Ingredients

2 cups self raising flour, sifted
1/2 cup caster sugar
2/3 cup milk
125g butter, melted
1 egg, lightly beaten
6 pink Marshmallows

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180c. Combine flour and sugar.

2. Add milk, butter and egg. Spoon half into greased muffin pan (we just use muffin cases). Top with a marshmallow then top with batter. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.

This makes around 16 medium sized muffins.

These are also highly sort after around here...

Lemonade Scones:

Photo thanks to Taste.com.au

Ingredients

2 cups self raising flour, sifted

1/4 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup thick cream

1/2 lemonade

2 tbs milk

Method

Preheat oven to 220c. Lightly grease a baking tray.

Place flour, sugar and 1/2 tsp salt in a large bowl. Add cream and lemonade and mix to a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured board and knead lightly until combined. Press the dough with your hands to a thickness of about 2cm. Use 6 cm round cutters to cut 8 scones, place on a baking tray and brush tops with some milk. Bake for around 10 - 15 minutes. Serve with whipped cream and jam - YUMMY!

This makes around 8 large scones

Thanks to Angela for the theme and also for hosting at Three Buttons!

This is.....My favourite Film

Currently ......

Juno was a film that really hit home for me. As many of you may know I had my first daughter at 15 years old. Even though I made the decision to keep my daughter - for me there was no other option - this film really did have quite a parallel to my life. School was hard, I was on my own, my parents (eventually - if you are a parent you could image what it was like for my mum!) were supportive. I never did give any thought to the adoption process but can totally understand why a lot of young parents do.

Thank you to Hokey for this weeks theme and make sure you check out our host - Angela is a totally crafty lady - thanks for hosting!

This is.......My current reading material + Its my very FIRST!

My reading time is pretty hard to come by at the moment and most of the time the only reading that I get to do is keeping up with my blog reading. I just love all you guys so much (and those are just a few) that I just have to make time!

Thank you to My Champagne Dreams for this weeks theme and thanks to Angela at Three Buttons for hosting This Is.