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A few weeks ago I mentioned some new adventures Farmboy & I have lined up. Well everything seems to have fast tracked and we are set to leave South Africa on the 20th June (a few nights stop over in Hong Kong) and then arrive in South Korea around the 24th.
I've got lots of lovely posts lined up for the our last few weeks here, and then, well, you'll just have to wait and see...
xxx
Dear readers,
I am typing this post from the gorgeous town/city/plekkie of Knysna. Farmboy had lots of important work related stuff to do here in the Western & Eastern Cape, and I have been lucky enough to tag along for the ride. So there won't be much posted on here until we hit home this weekend. In the mean time, here are some photographs (albeit Instagram snaps) till then.
I hope you are all having a wonderful week.
x
Just a few snaps of the little space here in Pietermaritzburgt that we call home. Farmboy and I have been living here for a little over six months (yes! It's been over six months since we said 'I Do' in an old farm shed!), and well, we are {hopefully} only going to be here for another two...Not because we don't love this place, but because we have some adventurous travel plans lined up and are hoping to be out exploring this big bad world of ours :)
So, before its too late I wanted to share a few photos using my new camera {my lovely Canon 60D was stolen a few weeks ago...very sad face! We were not expecting insurance to pay us out at all, so when we got a sms notification at 4am the other morning confirming our payout we were overjoyed!}
I will post some piccies of my new camera soon...but for now, a few snaps of our little home.
Dear readers! Today marked my 500th blog post here on CityGirlSearching. I'm not sure whether I'm more surprised that I've been disciplined enough to keep this little ol' blog going this long, or the fact that I've managed to {create} interesting enough posts to keep my readers coming back.
I started this blog as away to showcase pretty places I come across here in beautiful South Africa, to review makeup products that don't seem to feature much on the international beauty blogger scene, and it has now grown into so much more. I am now delving deeper into the exciting {but very often daunting} world of photography, and I also had the pleasure of meeting wonderful people through this world of blogging.
So I want to say thank you to each and every one of you. Seeing new likes on Facebook, finding new followers on Twitter, replying to the blog comments, it all makes me feel very warm and fuzzy inside :)
So here's to another 500 posts...of interesting, original & creative content that keeps you coming back for more!
If there are any posts in particular that you like and would enjoy seeing more of, please do drop me a line in the comments section below.
Happy Sunday!
x
Yesterday, Farmboy and I spent the morning manning my stall {Buttercup Collectibles} at the Retro Let's Go Vintage Festival at the Old DLI Hall in Durban. What a great turn out of market goers, who were dressed to the nines in 50's gear, ready to shop up a storm before the evenings festivities.
Here are a few photographs I managed to snap in between sales. Thanks to everyone who popped by to say hello, especially Nicola, Giselle, Fathima & Nadia..it was lovely to see you all.
And of course a huge thank you to everyone who bought pieces from me, I hope you enjoy then!
The last few bits that I have left I will be selling right here on the blog (think typewriters and tins!) so keep checking the blog for more on that.
xxx
I have been doing a little more design work recently (nothing too fancy...I didn't study graphic design or anything...I'm a self taught Photoshop junkie) but I'm quite proud of what I have been putting together. I'd love to hear what you think!
I hope you all have a wonderful friday today, and that you've got some fun plans for the weekend.
I'm going to be at Vintage Festival happening at the DLI Hall in Durban tomorrow selling these goodies. I hope you'll join be in what is sure to be an exciting event!
xxx
Ingredients
2 3/4 cup / 255g rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup / 125g whole wheat flour
2/3 cup / 45g wheat bran (or germ)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 cup / 225g unsalted butter
1 cup / 185g natural cane sugar or light brown sugar
1 cup / 170 g firmly packed Muscovado or dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
200g Bar One (I used 2 x EXTRA sized bars) chopped.
Preheat the oven to 350F / 180 C.
Line two baking sheets with wax paper and set aside. What worked better for me after a few tries was Holsum smeared all over the pans, finished off with flour.
In a medium bowl combine the oats, flour, wheat bran, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Either by hand, or using an electric mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar for 3+ minutes, scraping down sides a few times along the way. Incorporate the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla - scraping the sides of the bowl another time or two. Add the dry mixture, and stir until everything barely comes together. Then stir in the chocolate, mixing until it is evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Use a small ice-cream scoop, spoon, or 1/4 cup measuring cup, to make uniform dough balls. I used a metal 1/4-cup measuring cup, filling it about 3/4 full. Arrange each cookie at least 3-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. They'll flatten out quite a bit. I squashed a small chunk of bar one into each dough ball for some extra yumminess.
For extra crisp cookies, bake until deeply, deeply golden on the bottom, about 15+ minutes. Rotate the pans once about 2/3 the way through baking - back to front, top to bottom. Like your cookies a little chewier? Bake for less time. Cool on a rack.
Makes about 2 dozen large cookies.
Prep time: 20 min - Cook time: 15 min
{adapted from my absolute favourite recipe site: 100 cookbooks}
As of 2 weeks ago, I am sad (and a little bashful) to say that I have again returned to the ranks of the unemployed. I was in a wonderful {temporary} post, teaching full time as a Grade 3 teacher until the Department of Education placed their permanent teacher. We all thought it would take years for that to actually happen, but alas, 6 weeks later and I was out of a job. So I am now a lady of leisure, which trust me, sounds a lot more glamorous that it is. But, in between handing our my CV and going to interviews, I do get to meet up with friends for lots of tea drinking and spend lots of time getting my bake on (watch out for a yummy Whole Wheat & Oats BarOne Chocolate Cookie recipe up later today!).
I'm hoping the lack of jobs is God's way of nudging us towards some overseas adventures :)
So this is where I am spending my morning today...
This past weekend I had a very quick trip up to Joburg (Farmboy is away in Zambia so I thought a very quick visit home was in order). I met up with my dear friend and recent maid of honour at my wedding, Louise. Here are some snaps from our lunch date at one of our favourite hang out places, Wolves Cafe in Illovo. By the by, their red-velvet cake is to die for!
The lovely lady behind the cafe, Angie has an awesome blog called Luck Pony. Go and pay her a visit, you won't be disappointed as her blog is filled to the brim with goodies that will have you scrolling for hours.
