An Emotional Christmas

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas or if you don't celebrate Christmas, a happy holiday.

Our Christmas has been a mixed bag of emotions. My sister's partner passed away after a long illness about a week before Christmas. At least he is no longer in pain.

Here's a pic of the family celebrating Christmas before he became ill. Left to right - Whitesnake, KB, Sister, Sister's partner, Dad. Mum took the photo.

A couple of day's later was the first anniversary of our sweet dog's passing. She was my baby and I miss the little angel dearly.

Coco: Photo source - KB

Our Christmas was full of love, good food, wine, Christmas movies and presents. Luckily for me, my husband loves to cook.

Orange And Lemon Cake Recipe

Love KB
x

Happy Valentine's Day

Having a lovely day with my man. Cooked a heart friendly recipe of Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon for our Valentine's Day brunch. 


photo source  : KB's room

photo source : KB and Whitesnakes Home



Coco is exhausted after her long walk with her Dad this morning, (while I slept in).

Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon reading a book and listening to music on our back deck. This evening we are going to watch a couple of romantic DVDs. Perfect! What are you all doing for Valentine's Day?

Love KB
xxx



 

Simply Delish Chicken Curry

Hi all,

Whitesnake and I have gained a little weight during the past year so we've been cooking healthy versions of our favourite dishes. A couple of nights ago I cooked a delish Chicken Curry. Follow the link to our joint blog for the recipe.

picture source : KB and Whitesnakes Home

Love KB
xxx

Interview With The Dog

I looooveee this site...aplacetolovedogs.com

Our recipe today is...Simply Delish Chicken Nuggets

Love KB
xxx

Flash Fiction Friday - Mistaken Identity

Each Friday I write a short story in exactly 55 words. If you'd like to join in the fun and games, write your story, visit G-Man and let him know you've posted.

pic source: Vera Kratochvill, public domain pictures.net

He travelled back in time to stop a murder. Carefully noting down every detail of the crime and how he intended to change the events of the day. The big day finally arrived, his efforts made no difference, a man still died. His notebook was found and used against him. Police arrested the wrong man.


I'm reading a fab book by Stephen King - 11.22.63, which gave me an idea for this story. I have no clue how the story turns out but this was one of the scenarios I came up with.

Our recipe today is...Simply Delish Meatloaf.

Have a great weekend all!
Love KB
xxx

Let The Games Begin

The big day has finally arrived, London Olympics 2012, let's hope security has now been sorted.

I can't believe I'm writing this but, according to a UK official, these two ladies are too fat!

source: Getty images

source: thesun.co.uk


Here's the NZ team...Go New Zealand!

source: Paul Gilham/Getty Images

Enjoy the Olympics everyone. Good luck New Zealand!

Love KB
xxx

Our recipe today is Simply Delish Thai Chicken and Rice

Keeping Up With KB

Really great catch up with a friend I haven't seen for almost a year. Been out to Howick earlier today and taken some pics for tomorrow's Walkabout.  House still on the market but being put up for Auction in a couple of weeks. Whitesnake is cooking dinner for me. All is good.

Our recipe for today is...Roast Beef.

Love KB
xxx

Keeping Up With KB

It's a beautiful day in Auckland so Whitesnake and I decided to go for a drive to the beach to enjoy the sunshine and some fish and chips. I'll share the pics in a couple of days for Weekend Walkabout. Hope you are all well.

Here's our recipe for today...Simply Delish Almond, Chicken and Asparagus Salad.

Love KB
xxx

Keeping Up With KB

Our recipe for this week is...Simply Delish Mini Meat Pies and Pasties.

 




Not much else to report for today but all is good.

Love KB
xxx

Simply Delish ~ Chilli, Lime and Beef Noodle Salad

Look what we cooked up. Follow the link for the recipe.

Simply Delish Chilli, Lime and Beef Noodle Salad.

See You Later
Love KB
xxx
xxx

Keeping Up With KB

Wow, it's a boiling day out so I decided to stay inside by the fan. We are having the strangest Summer, lots of rain and wind. It's hard to adjust when we finally have a few hot days.

One of my resolutions earlier this year was to eat a good breakfast every morning. I've made this resolution before and it hasn't stuck but so far so good this time. I found a really great website...
Special K  which has daily exercise tips and food plans. Whitesnake and I have been following the breakfast suggestions on there which has made it much easier to stick to our goal. I haven't been following the exercise plans as yet but that is next on my list.

I love writing poetry but have been having a hard time finding anything to write about lately. I picked a title at random today and just went for it. I think it's pretty average but at least I've started again. Better luck tomorrow me thinks. There is an upside to my bad poetry writing though...I do my best work when I'm depressed...so I must be happy right now. Yay!



That's all from me folks.
See you tomorrow for Simply Delish Chilli Con Carne. It's simmering away as we speak and smells rather good.

Love KB
xxx

Weekend Walkabout ~ Cockle Bay

Welcome to Weekend Walkabout, a place to share and explore the different corners of our world.

These pics were taken by Whitesnake. He found a walking track near Cockle Bay which we hadn't seen before, while I sat in the car drinking coffee and eating a muffin, hehe!

Walkabout is a phrase which means to walk around and explore with no specific destination in mind. Have you been walkabout anywhere interesting this week? If so, post your story or pictures to your blog, leave a comment here and a link to your post on our Linky and Whitesnake or KB will come take a look. Don't forget to put a link to Weekend Walkabout so others can find us and join in the fun.

See you tomorrow
Love KB
xxx

Our recipe this week is...Sage Pork Chops with Rice Pilaf

These pics have been shared with Scenic Sunday, Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday

It's Time

Don't forget to vote today, New Zealand.

In other news...we had heaps of fun for Whitesnake's birthday. I'll post some pics tomorrow. We have some pics of what we had for dinner on our joint blog...KB and Whitesnakes home.

See ya later
Love KB
xxx

Flash Fiction Friday ~ It Makes You Wanna Scream

Each Friday I write a short story in exactly 55 words. If you'd like to join in the fun and games, write your story, visit G-Man and let him know you've posted.

Why do kids scream when they play?

They squeal, giggle and laugh all day.

Why does our dog sleep half the day away?

She wakes to eat, cuddle and play.

Why do we work hard all day?

It makes us scream in a different way.

We need to take time to laugh, cuddle and play.

Have a great weekend all.

Love KB
xxx

Our recipe today is...Simply Delish Sticky Red Onions, Poached Eggs with a Herb Butter Sauce .

Flash Fiction Friday - Cold Feet

It's been a long time since I've written a 55. Each Friday my 55 friends write a short story in exactly 55 words. If you'd like to join in the fun and games, write your story, visit G-Man and let him know you've posted.

There's been a lot of talk about Kim Kardashian's divorce this week and some of the things she said reminded me of how I felt before my wedding. So on this topic, there's a little of me mixed with a little imagination for my 55 this week.

Susan felt strangely calm until the day before her wedding. Now her mind raced, her feet paced the linoleum floor, faster and faster, trying to keep up with her thoughts.

"It's just cold feet," said her friends.

Ten years later, her feet were frozen in place. She should have run while she'd had the chance.





Have a great weekend all.

Love KB
xxx

Our recipe today is...Simply Delish Salmon with Buttery Dill Sauce.

Daddy's Home

Here's my contribution to Friday Feel Good, which is hosted by my wonderful man - Whitesnake. Each Friday we will post something that gives us that feel good feeling. Pay Whitesnake a visit if you'd like to join in the fun.

My feel good this week is easy...my Dad is out of the hospital and recovering at home. It doesn't get much better than that.

I've learnt so much this past couple of weeks, my family means the world to me, I'm a lot stronger than I thought I was and most of all, I couldn't have gotten through this without Whitesnake's love and support. Thanks babe xxxx


Have a great weekend all.
Love KB
xxx

Our recipe today is Simply Delish Chicken with pine nuts, feta and parsley stuffing

Friday Feel Good

Here's my contribution to Friday Feel Good, which is hosted by my wonderful man - Whitesnake. Each Friday we will post something that gives us that feel good feeling. Pay Whitesnake a visit if you'd like to join in the fun.

Whitesnake and I have been together for two years today. He makes me so happy and I've never felt better. Here's to many more years together.

Have a great weekend all.
Love KB
xxx

Our recipe today is Simply Delish Spinach Wrapped In Bacon

Friday Feel Good

Here's my contribution to Friday Feel Good, which is hosted by my wonderful man - Whitesnake. Each Friday we will post something that gives us that feel good feeling. Pay Whitesnake a visit if you'd like to join in the fun.

Whitesnake and Coco taking a nap

All is well. Coco has recovered nicely from her trip to the Vet, and had her stitches out today. Looking forward to another World Cup Rugby match, All Blacks/Japan tonight . Go the All Blacks!

Have a great weekend all.
Love KB
xxx

Our recipe today is Simply Delish Onion and Tomato Scramble

Teaser Tuesdays ~ Monster by Jonathan Kellerman

Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by the lovely MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here's how it works...

Grab your latest read, open it up and share two sentences from the page. Easy as that. Don't forget to link back to MizB and share the title and author of your book so others can add to their TBR (to be read) list if they wish.

Here's my teaser...


Below the knee was bone sheathed with glossy white scar tissue, most of the calf meat ripped away. An organic peg leg.





Have a great day/night and I'll see you again soon.
Happy reading,
Love KB
xxx


Our recipe on our joint blog today is...Pork Chops With Cheese