This blog post is sponsored by Our Ingredient, Butter and my Postage Stamp Sized Garden. Although Butter can sometimes be Divisive (I know, who knew?), if used wisely, it can create what can only be described as Hardcore Comfort Food. So necessary during life's challenging times. Where would cakes and pastry and mashed potato and bechamel and bearnaise be without it? If you choose not to eat it, because I am Hardcore into Choice I respect your decision, but if you are a Committed Butter Hater, this is probably not the blog for you.
Meanwhile the FF Garden and its resident Old Testament Varmints (possums, snakes, rats, bats, scrub turkeys, grasshoppers, slugs, snails, a plague of locusts etc ) send their love
A lot of people start thinking about decorating their holiday tree in December. I'm not one of them.
I'm already thinking I'll need to decrease the pink ornaments and increase the blue ones (Baby FF being a boy and all). I found these feather butterflies today. I think they'll be the business tree wise.
I've got my girlfriends coming round tonight to watch the second to last Oprah. I know. I'm sad too. I googled the pink frock. It's L'Wren Scott. Andre's actioned an attractive Jackie circa 1961 hair flip I see.
I cannot wait to read this:
Today I did something I'd never done before. I went to Aldi half an hour before it opened and stood in line with about 30 other like minded bargain shoppers to get my mitts on a $39 tailored mattress base cover thingamy. Lucky I got there when I did-they sold out in minutes. I must say the Aldi shoppers were a very nice bunch.
I oranged it up accessory wise and wore these accoutrement's
with Opi's a Good Mandarin is Hard to Find
Sleep Sheep, I love your soothing Ocean and Rain sounds. And so does the baby. Please never ever run out of batteries or stop working.
Consume Your Butter Responsibly.
xxx
I have those butterflies...and they made an appearance on my tree last year! I also scored some fab clip on ornaments (butterflies & dragonflies) from Myer in their which are great for quick and easy tree decorating. While I don't follow a Retail Christmas, I do put my tree up much earlier than most. It's too nice to only have on display for 2-3 weeks.
ReplyDeleteAnd for what it's worth, I'm a hardcore lover of butter. Can't bake a decent anything without it :)
Mmm, butter... I LOVE BUTTER!
ReplyDeleteMy husband can't believe I have perfect health considering the amount of butter I eat! Whereas he doesn't have any! And could be in much better shape.
You garden is divine and I can only hope and wish for one as lovely, though I think I would be more likely to kill it than help it thrive...
Enjoy the 2nd last Oprah with for girlfriends!!!
FF, love it when you post photos of your garden, they give me a lot of comfort as I am currently living vicariously through your green thumbs. I have none and neither does MrBB, so we are trying hard not to kill all the plants that came with the new house... It's not working well, and we've only been here 2 months and a bit.
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Oh a butterfly Christmas Tree, super pretty for boys & girlie mummies alike.
ReplyDeleteSigh, Oprah, is she really leaving us, i'm not ready, she's taken me from 10 to 36 years of age & filled my school & university holidays with such wisdom & purpose. Then motherhood, her show perfectly timed with the afternoon naps, bless everyone's hearts.
Im not a butter lover, sorry, don't delete me, but my husband loves REAL butter, his family are all fabulously thin & never shy from butter, go figure. The fact margarine is really grey is enough to put anyone off that though. My eldest daughter's cooking teacher is French, with the task of teaching healthy cooking, he still never shys away from the real deal, after all, he's French. Everything she brings home tastes AMAZING. Love Posie
I love the fact that you have butter and are not afraid to use it.
ReplyDeleteyeah, you take that butter hater!
ReplyDeletei still remember my swoosh swoosh bear that i had as a baby. it had a little dial on his tummy that when you turned it up was supposed to mimic the heart beat a baby would hear inside your tummy...
lovely butterflies, i also have been counting down the days to when i can bring my tree out. sometimes it really makes me miss working in retail being able to put the tree up in September!
bf x
Nothing better than a butter and garden post. Well done.Hope nasty anon reads and is horrified. Fancy you lining up so early at Aldi. I keep saying if I hit 70 and am single (ie Mr M runs off with a 65 year old) I am going to hang around Aldi on Thursday morning, it's a hotbed of "mature men" My friend thinks I am mad, she reckons there is a better class of older man at Harvey Norman!
ReplyDeleteDidn't comment on your last post but baby FF is so very cute and I love your superior swaddling.
Nice to see Sleep Sheep again. I am a fan. He has cheered me up a bit there. It's the little things.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting, you can now get a 'Baby's first Christmas 2011' bauble.
ReplyDeleteChristmas trees and babies can be a challenge. I've seen many trees decorated to only midway (from top) to keep the precious ornaments out of babies reach; and also a fully decorated tree kept inside a playpen to keep baby out.
I think the play pen is a better option for you with your highly decorated tree.
I've gone off on a Christmas tangent I'd never have expected to in May. Ha!
Oh this is so funny! Butter in moderation wins hands down over margarine and all if those awful plasticised low calorie spreads. Up the butter revolution!
ReplyDeleteI love your garden, especially all the pink blooms. As one of your devoted readers, I can survive without Oprah, but not without FF!
ReplyDeleteYou have inspired me to work on creating the cottage garden feel which I love, in Brisbane's sub-tropical climate. You have shown me the pathway to Decluttering, and best of all given me the OK to embrace Spectacular Cushioning.
PS loved the dear baby pic in the last post!
I was distracted by the high level of plastic surgery. There was a lot of work on display.
ReplyDeleteThat shade of pink Oprah wore is simply exquisite. Actually pink really does suit Oprah doesn't it? I cannot believe Oprah is wearing a L'Wren Scott frock!
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Love it all!
ReplyDeleteDear Ms FF, I am lying down feeling almost too tired to do anything so your jaunty post came like a shot in the arm. I made chocolate ganache at 6:30 this morning to ice patty cakes for my oldest to take to school. While I will try to use butter responsibly, I am a deadset demon with the Cream! Say hi back to the varmints from us! I love the fight between Good and Evil in your garden. I think it could be a teledrama! love Lindaxxx
ReplyDeleteDear FF, I bought the Aldi 1000 thread count sheets for $50 a few years ago and they are still amazing. Just hotel white. If you ever see them again, please let me know and I'll Mum and Dad down there quick smart to get me some more. Not sure if I will get to see G but please send me her details just in case, Clare xx
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ReplyDeleteI am fully on the butter band wagon. My dear old mom would never allow tubs or sticks of that "butter like" spread. She is in her mid 70's and going strong.Plus i had the added advantage of growing up with such wonderful comfort foods while all my friends were eating boxed Mac and cheese. Garden posts are a must! My cold season is your warm season so i need them to get me through. People just have a hard time grasping your mulit talents.
Cooking,decluttering, Frocking it up, gardening, mothering, not to mention Coleface. They must have been deprived of butter as children.
K
I'm very glad to see that you standing up for your sponsors. They've been good to you!
ReplyDeleteI love the orange revolution and that enamel disc affair which I am assuming is a bracelet.
ReplyDeleteMy kitten Pepper has a taste for butter
she has been caught up on the counter licking the dish...
so we now must put it away behind closed doors!
Your peace lily looks fabulous, we have to keep them inside here as it is too cold for them to survive.
There is a store here that sells Christmas ornaments all year long...and no line ups!
FF, your posts are always fabulous. I am a butter girl all the way. I don't do reduced fat anything: I want it whole and natural or nothing. I love butter especially of the traditional French churned variety. There is a great French guy at the Eumundi Markets who sells one which is utterly divine. Also they are now selling a special Hello Royal Wedding Souvenir Edition which was released yesterday.
ReplyDeleteBring on the butter! My favourite type is French brand, President, it's the best.
ReplyDeleteButter all the way! I eat it every day...why are people so scared of it? It's natural people!
ReplyDeleteFF while I am a fan of homebrand, have you tried the Woolworths creamy Tasmanian butter from the select range. I kid you not, it is the best butter I've ever had - far superior to many imported brands.
ReplyDeleteI feel that I've missed out on Oprah, I never got into the show. now I wish I had.
I wonder who will be the next phenomenon like that. Maybe they are starting out already. The future is such an exciting place isn't it?
Life would not be complete without butter!! My Grandpa used to call me "Butterfly"... I used to love a bit of Arrowroot Biscuit with my butter.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma loves her butter too (almost as much as tea) and she is turning 99 next month!
Butter makes my world go round...
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I enjoy all of your posts FF. I do have one favourite; that picture of your darling baby's argyle- socked feet. So gorgeous!!
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I like the heavily endorsed home brand butter, followed by an aldi mention. You can never be brand loyal where fast moving consumer goods are concerned.
ReplyDeleteI've been reading up on the kate/Reiss dress phenomenon, doesn't she have that lovely just back from the beach glow happening.
Ignore the haters FF, luff the luffers. Oh and I luff the garden posts reminds this expat of her lovely garden back in your town. xxx
ReplyDeleteThere's NOTHING like butter on your potatoes or spread on your scone....and because of my gallbladder problems, I haven't touched a morsel for WEEKS. and a low fat diet means life is not worth living.
ReplyDelete*perks up* but soon I'll be able to eat all things without concern - cos my gallbladder is now in a skip somewhere :-)
My girlfriend swears by her baby's 'sounds of the rainforest' mobile over his cot. Never run out of batteries. As Prince FF grows up, you will go through batteries like you have never done in your entire life.
LUFF your nail polish :-)
Ali x
Love it, FF, just love it. Stick it to those butter haters!
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There is nothing to be argued about butter...it is an essential food, especially for breastfeeding mammas helping their little ones grow longer eyelashes and brain synapses. In the interest of my little one, I am now searching for my own butter keeper (http://domesticreflections.blogspot.com/2011/05/ten-things-on-my-mind.html)
ReplyDeleteso my butter is always at perfect consistency. Stay away from synthetics (in both clothes and food!)
Butter Botherers Be Gone.
ReplyDeleteI have wondered- I always try to buy the best dairy I can afford - so $4 butter by Lurpak. And you swear by no name. Is there a difference in taste?
I'm at the Gold Coast staying with my parents and have been a bit shocked at how cold the nights are, the days not so much. I watched my mother prepare a roast chook for dinner, she is woman not afraid to over butter.
ReplyDeleteIf butter is wrong, I don't want to be right.
ReplyDeletedo you find butter too salty for desserts? i always use unsalted butter for cakes.
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