black and white

zoe posted this on one of her blogs and I saved it and look at it every now and then.

Purchase 'The Burley Griffin"'s new album 'You're Quite A Forest' and I (Zoe) will send you a personal card! Its all donations based but we do ask that you factor in postage & handling. 

Donate Here

i want to be empty. but i don't want to be hollow.

the endless fields of Idaho

and the sun set.

Banago Beach Resort in Sulangan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines.

Sticky Date Balls

don't mind the name, these little balls of heaven (as they are originally called) are delicious and great for any occassion that involves fancy dress, teapots, and coffee!

What you'll need:

500g dates

2 cups sugar

500g butter

2 eggs

2 packets of marie biscuits

Pinch of salt

Coconut

What you'll need to do with these precious ingredients:

Cut dates and melt with butter and sugar.

Add 2 beaten eggs.

Break biscuits in pieces and stir into mixture.

Spread in pan and let it cool down

Cut into little blocks and roll in coconut

and viola! a little ball of heaven!

 

thank you greatly to the lovely Louise Cronje for sharing this delightful recipe with us!

evan b.

evan murray buckpitt makes good music. and you should listen to it here.

candle wax

Wax drips down from candles lit in Cathedrals around the Philippines.

time traveller.

i am in the philippines right now. i am staying in the house my mother grew up in. my shower is a bucket of water (drawn from a well just outside). my bed is usually a straw mat on the wooden floors, but luckily my mom posted an air mattress. my day to day activities include riding a boat out to the fish cages, swimming, riding motorbikes through the jungle, and spending time with my cousins. i am blessed to have family here. and to be part of this simple way of life.

portobella

i am a sucker for mushrooms. and ricotta cheese. 

got this deliciousness from 'Snow',

the cafe/bakery that christina used to work at!