The party's over....

The party's over. Normality is beginning to resume after visitors have gone to the airport; empty bottles have gone into the bin; the left-overs have stocked the fridge for the week ahead. Now, with the new job and all, a new blogging routine has to be established. Stay tuned. Thank you to those who have emailed or posted. Blessings and bliss Miss Eagle

Miss Eagle Regrets and Life Takes Over

Dear Reader, Miss Eagle wishes to inform you that she is taking Leave of Absence. She hopes to resume normal service in about ten days times. Real Life is invading the Quiet Life. Visitors are on the horizon with accompanying preparations prior to arrival and various jollities on arrival. In amongst this are your Miss E's birthday celebrations (26 is reprising) and Herself's best friend is being farewelled to live in England. As well, the coffers are getting a top up with a six month contract of employment - so nine to five time slots with train rides before and after will become the order of the day. Miss Eagle is happy to receive email from the sidebar and will be dropping by the sites and her Feeddemon so she will not be incommunicado altogether. Yours bloggingly, Miss Eagle

A nut of our own

The pretty little vignette above was part of the centrepiece in a table-setting challenge set by Jennifer at The Felt Mouse. You can read all about it at The Trad Pad. The cup and saucer are plain glass I've decoupaged with rice paper and a pretty rose. Around the saucer are some of Mac's Macadamia Butter Melts and in the cup are some green and white boiled lollies known to some as "rock candy". I am rather proud of the Macadamia Melts. In this globalized world, the Melts have that wonderful ingredient, the Macadamia Nut, which is an Australian native and was, before commercialization, known as the Queensland Nut. The Melts come from Mac's Shortbread Company in Kerang here in Victoria. A beautiful melt in your mouth product that is still home-grown and home-made.