I Love Spring

Well Spring has well and truly lifted my spirits! The August winds seem to have subsided and we have enjoyed some beautiful days! Last Sunday was Father's Day and it was indeed a time to give thanks for family. My husband and I enjoyed Sunday lunch at my parent's place. It was lovely to have the buzz of family to enjoy and celebrate all that dads are renowned and appreciated for.

My father, my sister's father in law and my brother in law were the fathers of the moment! We enjoyed a sumptuous barbeque and array of desserts. It was truly a blessing to play games with my niece, pick herbs from my mum's abundant herb garden (they grow so much better in the ground than in pots) and talk to my sister and her mother in law and sister in law.

After lunch my gorgeous Mark and I went to a nursery to buy new plates for our barbeque and I picked up some gorgeous plants to add a little more colour to the verandah! I felt it was likc a design tv program - a before and after!

My father in law, step mother in law, brother in law and his girfriend where the guests of honour at our place on Sunday night. I put together some antipasto platters for entree. I barbequed some souvlaki for main, with sausages (my father in law loves continental sausages) and a greek salad and a delicious vanilla sponge cake, flavoured with fererro rocher (Christopher's Cake Shop, Kogarah) and fruit platter. Wines to match of course!

I love the fact my butcher makes the sausages on site, and the souvlaki are lovingly made. I think that lamb is one of the best meats to cook with in Spring.

I love supporting local businesses and value the relationships developed with small business owners.