Last night was a beautiful event. Forty loyal lemon pie customers arrived and we rewarded them each with a gift. Elana won a gift hamper, Madonna won a beautiful Thai garden statue, Kate and Estelle won some lovely throws and numerous other gifts and prizes were given out last night.
Sue Alm, fabulous chef and caterer that she is cooked up a feast. We had pork and apple sausages with chilli and lager mustard. Lamb kebabs and vegetarian haloumi kebabs with lemon and feta, an absolute treat - a beautiful home made terrine with pistachio nuts served with beetroot and wild pepper salsa and caramellised onion, some absolutely delicious fig and camembert mini quiches and some delicious spring rolls served with spicy coriander dipping sauce.
Everyone was happily chatting and laughing and it was a really relaxed and enjoyable night with fabulous company.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Today, we had another shipment of floral throws and heart cushions and white nighties as well as some lovely plates and bowls in the shapes of little birds.
I really like little birds especially willy wagtails and blue robins and actually I even like sparrows. They are just sweet little things going about their business merrily and not really trying to look cute but they just are.
So we have lots of things at Lemon Pie with little birds. Aprons, tea towels, bags and tablecloths with little birds embroidered on them and plates and glass figurines and metal work all with little birds. Makes a change from butterflies and chooks I guess.
Feng Shui wise, little birds tend to represent messages and success and all kinds of good things. A painting or print representing 100 birds placed in the south is said to bring fame and success. So little birds are very auspicious. Naturally I have several such paintings - one I commisioned from a street painter in Kuala Lumpur and the other was purchased in Australia by a feng shui artist hangs in my office on the South wall.
Has it brought fame and success. Fame I do not seek, but success, I do believe so.
I really like little birds especially willy wagtails and blue robins and actually I even like sparrows. They are just sweet little things going about their business merrily and not really trying to look cute but they just are.
So we have lots of things at Lemon Pie with little birds. Aprons, tea towels, bags and tablecloths with little birds embroidered on them and plates and glass figurines and metal work all with little birds. Makes a change from butterflies and chooks I guess.
Feng Shui wise, little birds tend to represent messages and success and all kinds of good things. A painting or print representing 100 birds placed in the south is said to bring fame and success. So little birds are very auspicious. Naturally I have several such paintings - one I commisioned from a street painter in Kuala Lumpur and the other was purchased in Australia by a feng shui artist hangs in my office on the South wall.
Has it brought fame and success. Fame I do not seek, but success, I do believe so.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Today started out with a nasty headache but it has improved considerably. Friends, Robyn and Doug brought in some lovely organic greens for lunch, and after taking a pain killer and having a nice neck massage by husband Spyro I am feeling very well now.
The reason I am blogging is because Lemon Pie just got in two boxes of new books and some of them are so funny. I have been looking at "the worlds most absurd signs" and laughed till I got tears in the eyes. So I thought that I might as well write about it.
Some of the books that have arrived have only just recently been published and they are just wonderful. I really like Nigella's Christmas Food and Enchanting Magical Cakes is so interesting - not that I have the patience of course. Then while on the subject of magical, Heston's Fantastical Feasts is an eye opener. You don't have to be a chef to appreciate - more like a mad scientist, I believe. Certainly appeals.
I can hear the door bell on the shop going. Must go. Tra La
The reason I am blogging is because Lemon Pie just got in two boxes of new books and some of them are so funny. I have been looking at "the worlds most absurd signs" and laughed till I got tears in the eyes. So I thought that I might as well write about it.
Some of the books that have arrived have only just recently been published and they are just wonderful. I really like Nigella's Christmas Food and Enchanting Magical Cakes is so interesting - not that I have the patience of course. Then while on the subject of magical, Heston's Fantastical Feasts is an eye opener. You don't have to be a chef to appreciate - more like a mad scientist, I believe. Certainly appeals.
I can hear the door bell on the shop going. Must go. Tra La
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Thank God its Monday
Strange how one looks forward to the weekend only to spend the entire day and a half working on the house. We had our weekend mapped out. Saturday avo 12:30 - 1:30 set up bird netting to stop the cat jumping the fence. 1:30 - 5:30 get a coat of paint on large built in cupboard and put undercoat on three doors. In between coats of paint quickly shove loads of washing into machine and dryer. Clean out cat litter. By the way we are using dulux whispher white and beige royal half strength on the trim. That is the colour scheme for the entire house. Highlights and accessories are in charcoal, red and bleached pine. eg bleached pine floor with red rug. Looks good.
Sunday: No more gap the cupboard, put two coats of paint on cupboard and trims. Compete top coat on doors. Clean out office filing cabinet. While doing that, might as well clean the office. Might as well vacuum cat hair out of computers at the same time. Clean up desk and throw out ten year old files. Since we are cleaning might as well wash the filters in the air conditioners. Lets just keep cleaning till 9:00 and then collapse in an exhausted heap.
Thank God its Monday
Sunday: No more gap the cupboard, put two coats of paint on cupboard and trims. Compete top coat on doors. Clean out office filing cabinet. While doing that, might as well clean the office. Might as well vacuum cat hair out of computers at the same time. Clean up desk and throw out ten year old files. Since we are cleaning might as well wash the filters in the air conditioners. Lets just keep cleaning till 9:00 and then collapse in an exhausted heap.
Thank God its Monday
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Famous Author in Mitchell
Sunday Morning in Mitchell burned bright and Sunday after the wet wet wet ( wettest in recorded history) month of September. So what did we do, morning tea at the home of famous author Robin Stewart and her equally famous husband and supporter, Doug Stewart.
After meeting two exuberant German Shepherds, a blue tongue lizard and a delightful Siamese we enjoyed a wonderful gluten free morning tea prepared by Doug.
What has this to do with Lemon Pie. Well, the delightful outcome is that Lemon Pie will now be stocking some of Robins books signed by the author. How fabulous is that.
http://www.lemonpie.com.au/
After meeting two exuberant German Shepherds, a blue tongue lizard and a delightful Siamese we enjoyed a wonderful gluten free morning tea prepared by Doug.
What has this to do with Lemon Pie. Well, the delightful outcome is that Lemon Pie will now be stocking some of Robins books signed by the author. How fabulous is that.
http://www.lemonpie.com.au/
Friday, September 3, 2010
Sooooo Busy
I've been meaning to keep you up to date with all the latest news and have hardly had a chance to even sit at the computer to do so. Everytime I go to sit down another customer walks in to Lemon Pie.
The Gift Trade Fair products have been astoundingly successful and I'm so pleased because the Spode baking days mugs are nearly all gone and the Portmeiron Botanic Gardens products have to be re-ordered. Plus the beautiful south sea pearl and saphire sterling silver jewellery is doing really well and I am begging the artist ( I can't call them manufacturers when it is hand made) to get me a catalogue so I can re-order.
Right now I am awaiting a range of Gourmet foods under our own brand which is being created for Lemon pie. It includes yummy products such as Spicy Coriander and Chilli dipping sauce, Moroccan mustard chutney, lemon horseradish cream, beetroot and wild bush pepper pickle. And for the sweet tooth we have passionfruit and grand marnier sauce, white chocolate butterscotch sauce and double chocolate sauce.
I'll be having a food tasting night early in October and will be organizing invites to people who are interested and are Lemon Pie fans.
I dont know when I'll get a chance to blog again so until next time - lots of love
Krystal
The Gift Trade Fair products have been astoundingly successful and I'm so pleased because the Spode baking days mugs are nearly all gone and the Portmeiron Botanic Gardens products have to be re-ordered. Plus the beautiful south sea pearl and saphire sterling silver jewellery is doing really well and I am begging the artist ( I can't call them manufacturers when it is hand made) to get me a catalogue so I can re-order.
Right now I am awaiting a range of Gourmet foods under our own brand which is being created for Lemon pie. It includes yummy products such as Spicy Coriander and Chilli dipping sauce, Moroccan mustard chutney, lemon horseradish cream, beetroot and wild bush pepper pickle. And for the sweet tooth we have passionfruit and grand marnier sauce, white chocolate butterscotch sauce and double chocolate sauce.
I'll be having a food tasting night early in October and will be organizing invites to people who are interested and are Lemon Pie fans.
I dont know when I'll get a chance to blog again so until next time - lots of love
Krystal
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