Stick and Stones - February 2011

The heat is on

Decisions decisions! Is this the right choice of freestanding oven? Smeg are a level above a lot without costing the absolute earth. But how good is it when on their website they can't spell 'professional'! They seem to get it right on their other pages!

A gas cooktop and electric oven - beautiful. An oven - wow! I guess I will then have to start baking cakes. Baking is currently a bit hard on the camp stove or bbq on the verandah (not that I have the time).

Thanks for the cake Robyn!! xxxx


I grew up on a farm with an amazing 4 door AGA. I would love an AGA again but I would need to win x lotto and that won't happen as I never buy a ticket!
You could park you bum on the warm plate on a frosty morning. Herbs dried perfectly in the slowest oven (as well as rescued wet baby lambs!).


Some other beautiful ovens/kitchens...

Amazing Mother Nature

Mother Nature has been causing heartbreak and frustration across Australia, but the more fortunate of us can experience this – a Summer of crazy weather.
And isn't it bizarre that the clouds in the bottom photo almost exactly follow the shape of the trees!

Happy birthday Fletcher - RIP

Happy birthday Fletcher

Changes ... warming changes

Our lounge fireplace is finally finished! It only took five years!

Before - below (And just for the record it is shown with the previous owner's styling/decor.) Pink wall; Stone fire surround with green grout; Not sure how to explain the mantle; The fire box was also fairly useless; Plus grotty carpet etc.

It has been a long project spanning five years even though it appears a fairly simple transition in the photos. We drove to Geelong to get the Jetmaster fire box I bought on ebay. It is fantastic. And the fire surround was on ebay too! I found the big frame in a second hand furniture shop and had a mirror fitted. I think the frame might have originally been the front of a chest of drawers.