The week in pictures and a few (too many) words...

Have you had a go at my quiz?? Take a look and see if you can guess what the common theme is.
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V from Stickhorse Cowgirls asked me what the raspberry lollies were that I use in my Rocky Road...
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They are just your generic (Home Brand from Woolworths) type of raspberry jube. They make the Rocky Road nice and chewy, along with the marshmallow and peanuts etc.

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This is the arrangement of flowers we gave Angus' mum, Margaret for Mother's Day. I gave my mum a nice little patio cream rose in a planter.
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A beautiful pink Day Lily amongst the arrangment.
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Tuesday bought delicious rain, soaking everything and...
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... very nearly filling our two rainwater tanks. Yay!
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Bonnie was sunning herself on the bonnet of Bri's car on Thursday morning but the minute I wanted a photo she was on the move. She is the hardest darn (or is that... darndest hard) cat to photograph!
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After a lovely autumn day, this was my Thursday sunset over the neighbour's house.
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Because the weather is getting nice and chilly, we've been enjoying some comfort food. This was spicy crumbed chicken breast with cauliflower & broccoli au gratin, baked potato bits and mixed veggies.
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Thursday night dinner was slow-cooked lamb shanks in a tomato sauce, mash and green beans. There are lots of recipes around for lamb shanks so I won't bore you with a full one for these.... er, okay I will! I just browned the 6 shanks in my Big Blue, sauteed onion, carrot & celery in olive oil (mirapoix), returned the shanks to the pan, added 2 tblspns plain flour, fried off again, then added 3 cans of chopped tomatoes, a good slug of red wine, 2 tblspns balsalmic vinegar, 6 anchovies, a good shake each of dried basil, thyme, oregano and mint (yes, use fresh if you have them, I didn't...), cracked black pepper, salt to your taste, a tblspn of sugar, a beef stock cube and a cup of water. Place in a 180C oven to start with. After an hour, give it a good stir and back off the heat to 150C. Continue to cook for another 2-3 hours - even slower temp if you've got the time. The meat should be very tender and falling off the bone. This could/should be an all day winter's Sunday dinner recipe - put it on at 2pm and enjoy at 6-7 pm! Serve with lots of creamy mashed potato and greens of your choice. Yummo!
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Friday night dinner is 'eat what you like'! Bri has had some chicken pies she made in Hospitality at school today. I am having a toased ham and cheese sandwich. There are leftover lamb shanks and mash also. No-one's going hungry here!
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Netball tomorrow is an away game but we should be home by 1.30pm so I hope to maybe get out in the garden, weather permitting and prune back some roses and do a small sewing project. Enjoy your weekend, won't you?
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Cheers - Joolz