I'm in the business of befuddlement.

thebluthcompany:

Who?

Jessica and I had an impromptu tea party yesterday after we bought some delightful macarons. It was a lovely afternoon.

If I think about the way I dress I realise I don’t wear that much colour. I accessorise with plenty of popping colour, but most of my standard day to day clothing is a varying array of shades of black, white, grey, and blue. I find this strange as I am someone who adores a rainbow of colour. 

I now have a whole bunch of these Archie Grand notebooks. I think they usually retail for between $15 and $20 in Australia, but at my local discount bookshop they were only $1. So now I have many, many of them. Some are destined for other people, potentially as a giant useable version of a birthday card. They’re such brilliantly attractive objects. A delightful combination of colour and wit. I also got myself some more reads to add to my tower of books. 

I recently acquired a new phone case. My old one had fallen apart to the point where it was actually useless, so it was time to upgrade, and did I ever. My new one is red and sparkly, just like Dorothy’s ruby slippers. The one I initially fell in love with in the display case was similar, but with crystals instead of the glittery-ness. I asked the cashier how much it was, and he informed me it was $99, as the crystals were Swarovski. I was stunned. Why would anyone want a phone cover encrusted with semi-precious crystals. The whole purpose of a phone cover is to protect your phone when you drop it. Anyway, the one I ended up buying is just as pretty and it sure wasn’t $99.

I recently bought a whole bunch of new make-up that consists of some of the most insanely bright colours, and a love it. Wearing a splash of colour strategically placed on my face makes me feel brighter. It’s also so much fun experimenting with colour combinations and I always enjoy Jessica’s appraisal of my latest experiment. Pretty things are best shared with your muhfucking badass sister.

macleanbrendan:

Brendan Maclean - Only Only

This song is incredamazing. Brendan Maclean is a delight. I could have downloaded it for free, but I wanted to pay for it. It’s that good.

If you want to do a fantastic Australian musician a solid buy it here. I’m sure he wouldn’t hate you if you got it for free though.

The last two days I have had a house guest. It was one of my oldest friends, Amanda, who really is the perfect person to have stay with you. She’s entertaining, relaxed, gracious, and helpful. We had a wonderful time reminiscing and laughing. Particularly at the videos of the recent batch of farmers for the reality show “Farmer Wants A Wife”, which this year features someone from our hometown. I’ve also known her so long she is basically family. 

When I have guests I like to really look after them. I become very nurturing and ply people with cups of tea and food. I love it. They love it. We all love it. 

So today I thought I would make something for lunch that was a little bit fun, a little bit easy, and a little bit different. I have had savoury muffins before, but they’ve always been really disappointing. They’ve been bland and usually lacking in the ingredients folded into the batter. When I decided to bake savoury muffins, I decided I would do it right. 

I decided to make two different flavours just in case one of them didn’t taste good, but as fate would have it they were both AMAZING. The first lot were semi-dried tomato, olive, feta, basil, oregano, and parmesan. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted anything with olives, feta, and sun dried tomatoes that has been great. The second batch was ham, cheese, and spinach. It was just as yummy. I made a little platter with cream cheese and avocado. I also didn’t want to waste the left over ham and spinach, so onto the platter they too went.

So thus the most successful lunch of all time occurred. Jessica loved them. Amanda loved them. I loved them. They were also gluten free for poor old Jessica. So basically everyone kicked a goal.