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friday scenes

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What a beautiful Friday it's been: a lot of rain then a lot of sun, good chats with friends, general happiness.

Here are three other good things:

+ Tom brought this hydrangea stem home from work as a 'happy weekend' gift.

+ + I have had this bright and cheery 'Welcome to Palmerston North: the Rose City' tea towel sitting and waiting for something and today I sewed it up into a market bag. I didn't know that Palmerston North is considered the rose city. I need to go and check it out.

+ + + Our vegetable patch has some monster rhubarb plants getting slightly out of control. I trimmed them down and made some cordial from a recipe I found in a Women's Weekly magazine at work. The method is quite similar to this version, except that it uses maple syrup for sweetening, instead of sugar. 

I think it would make an excellent addition to a cocktail if I can find the perfect combination. Sounds like a task for the weekend. I hope you have a good one!

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7 responses to “friday scenes”

  1. Paola Avatar
    Paola

    Do you know Wild Drinks and Cocktails, by Emily Han? sound exactly like the type of book that would have such a recipe!
    http://emilyhan.com/wilddrinks/

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  2. Julie Avatar
    Julie

    such happy photos, and I adore that idea of turning a vintage tea towel into a tote- it looks fantastic!

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  3. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Ooo delicious! A what a pretty colour.

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  4. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    thanks amy – yes i love the colour too!

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  5. Fran(cesca) Avatar
    Fran(cesca)

    I come from Palmy and had no idea! That tote is fantastic!

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  6. Nell Avatar
    Nell

    Palmy has been the centre for NZ rose trials for many years, and used the Rose City branding for ages, as well as Knowledge City. In a terrible attempt to rejuvenate both, there was an ill-fated move to ‘Young Heart, Easy Living’…which became known locally as “Old Farts, Easy Listening’ – we don’t take too kindly to be branded around here… Here ends today’s Manawatu trivia lesson.
    I do love the bag though.

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  7. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    To back up Nell, the Rose Gardens are in the Esplanade which is a terrific garden area and has the best playground. My Aussie kids love the “flying fox” and the rolling cylinders. You should check it out. I grew up in PNth and then moved to Newcastle NSW but return to see my Mum as often as possible. Dont miss the wind down Fitzherbert Ave as I biked to PNGHS back in the day!! Cheers

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