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🥀 For the Love of Roses 🥀 Every flush of ro

🥀 For the Love of Roses 🥀

Every flush of rose blooms at the moment feel like they might be the last. It has been FREEZING cold here ( to my South African standards) so every rose I cut turns into an occasion for fear it might be the last of the season.

These red roses smell so so so amazing, I wish I could tag the smell into this post. I think the variety is called Mr. Lincoln but if any of you know for sure please do let me know. She is precious and needs to be celebrated for the queen she is. In my mind this is the rose they used to base the iconic wilting rose on in the original animated “Beauty and the Beast” Disney movie. 🥀🥀🥀

#rose #rosesofinstagram #gardenroses #pinkrose #redrose #classicroses #roseposy #floralinspiration #easyflorals

🌞 Golden hour Goldie🌞 Just a little pic of

🌞 Golden hour Goldie🌞

Just a little pic of my happiest dog, Honey. I never understood the concept of an “emotional support animal” (living with an anxious Australian Cattle Dog for the last 7 years might have something to do with that) but now I know.

Oh man, my fellow Golden Retriever lovers out there all know the secret to a happy life. Goldies. Big, fluffy, huggy, kissy, goofy, snuggle, hilarious Goldies.

#goldenretriever #goldenhour #goldenretrieversofinstagram #goldiesofinstagram #postcardpretty #beautifulmatters

🍁 Autumn feels 🍁 Congratulations to dear Am

🍁 Autumn feels 🍁

Congratulations to dear Amalia who won our vintage mash-up competition. I hope you love your new (old) treasures as much as I loved finding and styling them!

I am sad to let this olive plate and pickle fork go I won’t lie, but thrilled to know they will be going to a home where they will be cherished and used! Enjoy Amalia! 🌸🌸

#foodwithaview #vintageplates #vintageflatlay #vintageflatware #vintagelinens #vintagetableware #oliveplate #countryliving #southafricanfood #countrysideliving #platteland

🌜Moonrise walks 🌟 Bindi loves to greet our

🌜Moonrise walks 🌟

Bindi loves to greet our neighbours horses on our walks. I don’t mind one bit. 🥰

#countryhome #rampantlyrustic #countrylivingmag #lifeinthecountry #ruralliving #farmliving #countrylivingmagazine #countrycottage #countrylifestyle #countrystyle #australiancattledogsofinstagram #heelergram #friesianhorse

🫖 A vintage love story 🫖 Several years ago,

🫖 A vintage love story 🫖

Several years ago, I found 5 sweet porcelain side plates in a forgotten second hand shop in our town. I was drawn to the delicate illustrations and the colours, the beautiful gold trim, it was an unusual print that I have never seen before so I immediately bought them for myself.

Years later I walk into my best childhood friends home and we start talking about her miss-matched vintage tea cup collection. She walks me to her wooden display cabinet to show me her treasures and opens the window framed door. Lo and behold, between blue willow sets and dainty porcelain trio’s, I see an identical cup and saucer to the 5 little plates I had found all those years ago.

Turns out it belonged to her beloved granny Bobby. Granny Bobby that used to make us pink crepes with tea and swim with us in the ocean. She taught us how to float in the water, magically “sitting” with toes peeping out, arms flapping like giant wings under the water to keep us steady. She looked regal. We still do the “ouma Bobby” when we go swimming.

I like to think it was fate that I found those 5 little plates. They will now be reunited with their cup and saucer family in the West Coast where they belong. With ouma Bobby’s cup, saucer and beloved grand daughter. ❤️

#vintageteacup #vintageteaset #vintageteatimetuesday #royalalbertchina #teaandseasons

🌸 A rose by any other name 🌸 There is a goo

🌸 A rose by any other name 🌸

There is a good reason why Robertson is also known as “The Valley of Wine and Roses.” Just look at these gorgeaous gals from my garden.

I have an inkling that this might have been the final flush of our rose season. I am always sad to see these ladies go to sleep for winter, but also excited for planting Spring blooms.

My resolution for the new rose season is to only plant “outydse rose” (old fashioned roses). They are floppy, and dreamy, romantic and thorny, plus they smell like heaven. 🌸

Little Pink Rose: “My Granny”
Red Rose: Pretty confident “Mr Lincoln” but I am not sure
Peach Rose: “Just Joey”

All varieties available @ludwigsroses

#rosegarden #rosegardening #southafrica #southafricangarden #flowergarden #blooms #gardenersofinstagram

👩🏻‍🌾 Pajama Gardening 👩🏻‍🌾

👩🏻‍🌾 Pajama Gardening 👩🏻‍🌾

I love my little kitchen garden best early in the morning. Obviously no time for getting dressed, coffee with my baby plants are first on my agenda. ☕️🍅🌶️

#kitchengarden #oxhearttomato #serranochilli #sweetbasil #womenwhogarden #gardendesign #southafricangardening #goldenretrieversofinstagram #homesteadlife #farmlifestyle

🐣I hope you had a Happy Easter🐰 Love from o

🐣I hope you had a Happy Easter🐰

Love from our family to yours 🌸

#weskusbeskus #easter2023

🍂🍁 Happy Equinox 🍁🍂 Yesterday marked

🍂🍁 Happy Equinox 🍁🍂

Yesterday marked the Autumnal Equinox and also the end of our very first summer in the farmhouse. This coming Thursday my exhausted husband and equally tired family will pick, pack and export the last of our peaches. We have a couple of weeks before the citrus season starts, so much needed rest will be welcomed for us all.

I love all the seasons and believe, just like plants and animals, people also need seasons of hibernation and savouring a slower pace of life. I am welcoming autumn and winter with an open heart.

#equinox #autumnalequinox #beautifulmatters #cottagecore #cottagegarden #southafrica #winelands #capegardens

🍅 Tamatie Bazaar 🍅 This is what Theo likes

🍅 Tamatie Bazaar 🍅

This is what Theo likes to call my tomato salads these days 😋 I giggle because it is so true. I love a Caprese Salad but I hardly ever make a traditional version. Hence the “Bazaar”, anything might just end up in my Caprese salads!

This one wasn’t toooo far of from what it should be, I found the most beautiful medley of mixed tomatoes at @checkers_sa and basically just added Mozarella, fresh basil, fresh mint, fresh oregano and drizzled with EEVO from @princealbertolives and dollops of fresh pesto that my sister in law made. Very easy, so pretty and utterly DELISH.

#summersalad #saladgram #capresesalad #caprese #saladrecipe #tomatosalad #feedfeedvegetarian

🦄 Best seats in the house 🦄 We have been ha

🦄 Best seats in the house 🦄

We have been having gorgeous sunsets in Robertson recently, so where better to have supper than on our stoep!

#winelands #capewinelands #robertsonwinevalley #sunsethunter #cottagecore #southafrica #southafricagardens #countryliving

🌱 Presto Basil Pesto 🌱 I make this pesto wi

🌱 Presto Basil Pesto 🌱

I make this pesto with my food processor in 10 minutes, it is the easiest recipe ever!

I use roasted unsalted Macadamia nuts instead of Pine Nuts but you can also use Cashew Nuts, Almonds, Sunflower Seeds, Pecan Nuts or Walnuts. These are all a bit more affordable than the not so humble Pine Nut.

The EVOO I used was from my favourite @marbrinolives and it was the delicate oil, I feel if you use an Intense Olive Oil it might overpower your pesto.

My kids love pesto pasta, so this is a fridge staple that we love to have around. Pesto also freezes vey well. You can make big batches if you have lots of basil and freeze in small containers for later use.

EASY PESTO RECIPE:

2 cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup Parmesan or Pecorino Cheese, grated - best you can afford, I love using our local South African @zandamcheese Pecorino

2 garlic cloves, peeled

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil - I used @marbrinolives delicate EVOO

2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice

1/3 cup Macadamia nuts, toasted

salt and freshly-ground pepper, to taste - I used @maldonsalt

METHOD

Toast the macadamia nuts on a sheet pan on 180 degrees C, until they’re lightly golden brown, about 5-7 minutes. Remove them from the oven and set them aside to cool.

In a food processor fitted with the chopping blade, add the basil, garlic, cheese and Macadamia nuts.

Process everything in the food processor until it’s a fine paste. Then, with the food processor still on, drizzle in the lemon juice and 1/2 cup of oil. Season the pesto with salt and pepper. Spoon into a resealable container and top with a thin later of olive oil to prevent the pesto from going brown.

This recipe makes about 1 cup of pesto and will keep for about a month in your fridge.

Enjoy! And let me know if you make this at home. 💚

#pestorecipe #macadamiapesto #easypesto #thefeedfeed #buzzfoodfeed #basilpesto #frommygarden

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