unusual magic

Saturday, October 5, 2013

the softness of sunrise

a pale spring-time sunrise...

from week 4 of my month of mornings

Thursday, October 3, 2013

a few good things...

1. The jasmine is in full bloom - wish I could share the scent with you along with the image.

2. Music - loving Sara Bareilles' latest.

3. Sunrise. & dreamy blur.

4. Library books (the top one was actually a recent bookclub read & quite lovely).

5. Zentangling.

6. Blossoms & early morning sunshine.

7. New things - a light cardigan & soft navy & white knit sweater.
*Also, adopting/adapting blog post ideas from your sister :)

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

A horse is a horse, of course, of course...

plus a sheep or three...

one & three from week 4, two, four & five from week 1 of my month of mornings.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

I've been wanting to try baking these muffins for ages - something about the combination of tea & poppy seeds just really appealed. I much prefer chai tea to earl grey though, so I simply substituted chai teabags when infusing the milk - plus a dash of vanilla in with my wet ingredients - and went with apricot jam for the glaze.

A double batch (with an extra egg) yielded 3 dozen nicely sized muffins - although they seem more like cupcakes to me... but then again, I really couldn't describe what the difference is. Not that it matters, as they are soft & delicious, with a beautiful hint of tea & spice.

Just in case I haven't tempted you enough, a few other recipes I've had success with recently(ish) - Spelt Apple Teacake (& Amy also made this Spelt Carrot Cake not that long ago), Magic Custard Cake, & the chocolate version too. Plus, I had this awesome chocolate cake for my birthday :)