292 - Demolition finished and digging holes

Demolition completed (photos of the upstairs apartment)

We completed the demolition yesterday. At the end of the day, Dad and I were feeling rather buggered but happy with all the work that we've done. Next, we'll be attending to the windows - cleaning them and prepping them for painting or (good weather permitting) start painting the exterior weatherboards.
You can see that Euan (our builder) has been working on the outside - digging the holes for the retaining wall and the ditch for the new drain.
Photographs by Charlotte Minty.

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Three years ago...

Drei Jahre ist das Foto nun schon alt... Viel von meinem damaligen Stil lässt sich leider nicht erkennen, Röhrenjeans natürlich... so wie jeder!

Und meine geliebten Vans, die natürlich immer noch in meinem Schuhschrank stehen und auch gelegentlich noch getragen werden.

Dieses Foto war Anlass für mich, mal zu gucken, was Vans so zu bieten hat - drei Jahre später... bei Ladenzeile.de stieß ich auf eine riesige Auswahl von Vans in den verschiedensten Modellen und Farben. Der Shop eignet sich dafür wirklich super, weil man dort so ziemlich alle großen Onlineshops findet!

Meine Favoriten seht ihr hier... mal sehen, ob ich mich im Sommer tatsächlich entschließe, in ein Paar zu investieren.

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jen delyth. . . . celtic art

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Apartment Kitchen

Here is a modern kitchen that I designed with my brother a couple of years ago. It is in his apartment and he has a change-over of tenants this week so I quickly popped in today to take some photographs for my records.
Photographs by Charlotte Minty.

michael whelan . . . snow queen

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Store - Zinc+

Welcome to Zinc+

Zinc top tables are a Zinc+ specialty. This one has narrow turned legs.

A chunkier turned leg with zinc top

Vintage Tolix chairs from France.

French industrial light

Powdercoated Hi-Bay industrial light.

There is a great shop here in Wellington called Zinc+. It is an industrial and vintage furniture specialty store located in Thorndon. Owners Trish and Dave have created a unique mix of products sourced from their trips to Europe, especially France, combined with their own designed and NZ made furniture. Their specialty is Zinc topped tables - inspired by the French peasant tables. They can be made to any size and have a variety of leg options. For the rest of their cool stock, have a look at their website here.
Photographs via Zinc+.

Outfits: Classic OR Does This Outfit Make Me Look Taller?

I love this sweater!!! It makes me feel cheeky (as you can see in the pictures today!).

In fact I love this look in general. You just can't go wrong with a cardigan and some pearls. And I love this outfit even more because it is a little twist on the classic "cardigan and pearls" since the cardigan has giraffe print and the pearls have that great enamel flower detail on the side. SO GOOD!

Necklace: Le Chateau

Giraffe Print Cardigan: Joe

Lace Cami: Smart Set

Pants: Le Chateau

Black Satin Boots: The Bay

Oh, and that tall handsome fellow beside me is Milo Jerome Esq. the Third (long story, had to be there, don't ask...). I bought him at a kiosk full of African treasures. He asked me if he could come home with me...how could I say no to that face?

Lisa. xo

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jeans:zara. top:h&m.

cardi:primark.

necklace:les jumelles. boots:pimkie

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Chocolate AND cheese cake

Seriously, two of my favourite desserts - in ONE! I saw these lil chocolate cheesecake cupcakes at this patisserie near work and thought, wow! What a concept! I figured I'd give them a go for my boyfriend's birthday.

The tricky part was trying to figure out how to bake the cake for long enough but then be able to add the cheesecake in the middle...my flatmate suggested baking paper, which totally did the trick. I tried to put some rice in the middle to weigh it down, but it just ended up rising with the cake.

However, in the end (little bit of Physics here...) because the cheesecake is denser than the chocolate, it held its own so the cake just rose around it. And I have to say...it was indulgently good!
Gourmet Inspired Tip: I was short on time so I cheated and bought cake mix. I'm sure your favourite choc cake recipe will work just as well. Or you can try and mix up the flavours? Do an orange cake with chocolate cheese filling? Hmmm...combinations are pretty much endless!

Ingredients:

Chocolate cake batter: here's a good one from Nigella that should work. I would just make enough batter for one 8 in cake tin and skip the frosting. Or if you're lazy, buy a mix!

For cheesecake filling:

250 g cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs vanilla
20ish Blueberries

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Make the batter per instructions and pour into a round, greased 8 in cake pan.

Lay a sheet of baking paper across the surface, gently pushing down in the centre so that the paper sticks to the batter, but don't push the paper all the way to the edges of the pan. You want the edges of the cake to rise and a crust to form while the paper keeps the middle gooey.

Bake pan for 15-20 minutes.

While the cake is baking, gently fold the cream cheese into the sugar and the egg until smooth. Add lemon juice, vanilla and most of the blueberries and whip quickly until well mixed and the blue berries are just starting to break apart.

Remove the cake (but leave the oven on!) and gently remove the baking paper from the centre of the cake. The sides of the cake should just beginning to set while middle should still gooey without a crust. Carefully spoon your cheesecake mix into the middle of the cake, using the back of a wooden spoon to evenly distribute it into a general roundish shape. Don't worry if batter spills over the sides of the developing crust. Top cheesecake centre with remaining blueberries.

Put the cake back into the oven and bake for another 25 minutes until the cake part is cooked all the way through and toothpick comes out clean. The cheesecake part should be firm and not runny and little brown peaks should just be starting to form. Turn off the oven and cool the cake in the oven with the door ajar for about 2-3 minutes. Remove, let cool completely and serve.

andrea dezso . . .cut paperwork

i love cut paper work & am fascinated by shadows

this is beautiful cut paper work

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