How life has looked lately (from Instagram)

It feels like it's been ages since I last posted a bunch of Instagram images. I guess it has been a few months but honestly, just looking back at some of these images, it feels like sooo long ago. I guess that's what happens when you have a 12 month old. I thought the early baby days were full on, and they were, but in a different way to now (I think I'm looking back through rose tinted glasses which aren't showing me the sleepless nights and nappies that took days to dry.. parenting is just full on, period). Now I'm busy with a little walker. Walking! My little baby is all grown into a toddler who walks. Anyway I've enjoyed this little trip down memory lane of the last few months or so of life, I hope you enjoy a little look too.

Nashi pears from the market. A lady selling six for a dollar, so we got quite a few. So delicious! And so beautiful too.

A typical summer garden harvest. Eggs, tomatoes, zucchini, rainbow chard. Summer staples.

Pretty things to add to dinner. Garlic from the market, thyme and oregano from the garden.

My boy, with a packet of biscuits that I thought he couldn't open. Yeah, he opened them, he spread them all on the floor, he crunched them all in half, and he wandered off to wreak havoc somewhere else in the house. But oh so cute.

Us, taking the dogs for a walk up the hill on a Friday morning.

Delightful yarn! I won a giveaway on Little Woollie blog and this was the prize. I'm still looking at it wondering what to do with it. Such beautiful colours, I'm looking forward to working with it.

Celery from the garden. I'm using it for making stock mostly, and in some meals too (like lentil bolognese). It needs quite a lot of cooking but the flavour is amazing.

A full house of eggs from our chookies. Good girls!

First coffee back, after almost two years off the stuff. I was a little concerned that one coffee would be all it took, and the floodgates would be open again. And I was correct. I'm loving the feeling of caffeine coursing through my veins once again. Sounds horrible, and it probably is! It's a drug, you know..

Afternoon harvest that was used to make a silverbeet and ricotta tart. So good. I'm starting to get into making tarts these days.

A little bowl of smartie goodness. 

Bubachino, for my buba. His eyes grow so wide when we make him one of these, and he has this look as if to say 'is that for me???'. And then he eats it in a little frenzy of coloured froth. We were never going to be those parents either, but it just happened.

I'm still as addicted to Instagram as ever. I'm pretty sure it's not healthy. You can find me @dustycountryroad or click here, if you like.