Monday, October 17, 2011

weekend : open garden

shortbread
coconut ice











It was a weekend full of baking and volunteering. Our kid's school had an open garden both days of the weekend. It was a chance for them to show off their kitchen garden and promote their new community cookbook. There was lot's of tea, coffee and cakes to sell. Early mornings for the men getting everything set up. Lot's of kid's with a little too many sweets in their system. Let's just say we are all completely exhausted!

How was your weekend?

15 comments:

  1. looks like a great weekend though, they can be utterly exhausting those kind of events.

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  2. How exciting for the kids to be able to show off their fantastic looking garden. And I love shortbread, especially if it is with a cup of tea!

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  3. What a brilliant weekend - I love that so many schools now are getting children growing things - one of the most positive things to be taught from a young age I think. Lovely pictures, Tania

    Jem xXx

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  4. How wonderful! I would have loved gardening at school. How times change and for the better.

    There was a fair at the school down the street from our new house on Saturday. I was scraping away at underlay and dreaming I was wandering about the fair eating fairy floss. In the afternoon, after many thundery rumbling warnings, green and grey clouds rolled in and it hailed. I do hope everyone got packed up in time!

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  5. what a lovely weekend. the community involvement is wonderful. those sweets look delicious. coconut ice is my all time favourite, even when i was little. love your photos. xo.

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  6. How joyful is their garden. Kiddos looked pretty pumped.

    wishing you some quiet time with a nice cuppa.

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  7. what a lovely (and exhausting) weekend!

    i wish that my school had a vegie garden... such an awesome initiative!

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  8. Gosh haven't schools come a long way since our own childhoods? I love when they get the community involved in this type of thing.

    I am loving the look of that orange cake :)

    x

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  9. Oh yum, yum, yum! I loved every photo (and wish I could have eaten some of that lovely baking)!

    I love that schools are starting to teach gardening.

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  10. Busy Just reading about your weekend made me tired

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  11. Lovely pics Tania. Looks like a great weekend of fun. Mine was pretty busy too. School fete is happening soon for us so it's a busy time.

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  12. that looks like the best way to spend the weekend. hopefully a few mamas with loads of sugar in their systems too! x ashley

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  13. What a brilliant looking day! ANd such a special ooking school too! I hope you stocked up on coconut ice to help you recover from your wonderful whirlwind of a day. Hope all is lovely in your world :) x

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  14. It sounds like a busy weekend but lots of fun. I think it's wonderful that schools are teaching children important skills like growing and make them aware of where food comes from. Your cooking looks delicious, I hope it was a successful day for your school. x

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  15. Such a great initiative of the school to encourage a good relationship wholesome food and where it comes from!

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