Grieving...

We are grieving and shocked at the loss of a dear friend and pastor at the moment.

So thankful for our hope in Jesus Christ, and the knowledge that right now he is having the time of his life.

Beautiful thoughts about him here.

Cranberry, Walnut & Chocolate Chip Biscuits

There is something about the tartness of cranberries mixed with the crunch of walnuts and sweet chocolate chips... I'm drooling right now as I type!

This is a basic chocolate chip biscuit recipe (my all time favourite that I make all the time) with the extra additions of cranberries and walnuts.  As you can imagine, the flavour combinations you could create with the basic recipe are endless... pistachios & cranberry, coconut...  Mmmmmm!!! 

Cranberry, Walnut & Chocolate Chip Biscuits

Ingredients
125g butter

¼  cup sugar

2 tablespoons condensed milk

A few drops of vanilla essence

1½  cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼  cup chocolate chips (or more)

½ cup dried cranberries

¼ cup chopped walnuts

Cream butter, sugar, condensed milk and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Sift flour and baking powder into creamed mixture. Add chocolate chips, cranberries and walnuts and mix.

Roll teaspoons of mixture into balls and place on greased tray. Flatten with fork.

Bake at 180°C for approx 20 minutes.

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Loving!

I wholeheartedly believe that no matter what is happening in your life, there is always something that you can be thankful for... no matter how simple it is.  

Joining in with Things I'm Loving over at it's new home @ MNM's...

Loving making Cranberry, Walnut & Chocolate Chip Biscuits!!!

Loving the circus being in town!!  We were given free tickets, so walked as a family to the circus last night and loved it (check out their site here for more info)!!

Loving new nail polish... but not loving being asked by someone at work if my girls had been painting my nails for me ;)

Loving seeing the Retro Granny square blanket getting snuggled under (and on top of in Barney's case)...

 Loving new sparkly shoes and pretty pink skirts (not for me of course)...

Finally, loving PicMonkey!!  If you are missing Picnik, don't despair... PicMonkey is here, with all new features, including a Collage maker!

To join in with your loving, click on the icon below...

Retro Granny Square Blanket!!!

It is finished!!  There's something so satisfying about finishing a large crochet project... this one started over the summer holidays.

This granny square blanket was originally named "The Ugly Blanket" but after your encouragement here, it was renamed "The Retro Caravan Blanket" (or The Retro Blanket for short).

For some reason I keep thinking of the old TV test pattern.

Now all I need is a retro caravan to go with my blanket.

Amazing what you can make out of your wool scraps isn't it!!

To check out my other finished crochet blankets (and the traditional "Yay, I've finished so lets do a crazy photo" pic, click on the photos below...

Woohoo, I've finished it!

For more crafty makings, go here. 
Joining in with Our Creative Spaces.