I am hoping to do something new with my Sundays, though as you know my plans have a bad habit of going array. But I want to Introduce you all to some of the new readers and commenters of these pages and some new collections I have discovered on my own travels. Often we see names as we are wandering about reading and commenting ourselves. With all our names intertwined I thought I might make some introductions on my lazy sundays.
You may have noticed that I am not using that word that rhymes with frog, and bog and sprog and chocolate Log. I much prefer the words writers, pages, collectors, imagery, colours and lovers of art. The word that rhymes with hog and smog is slightly brutal (what is the word I am looking for) tacky somehow. Maybe the word is base or even a wee bit ugly, and I think that the pages I read, the ones you write, are beautiful and tasty and poetic and deeply informative. A much better reason to be out here On the Webs.
I suppose it is a bit early to think about cleaning the pool!
So may I introduce you to a few more charming pages.
remedial eating Molly is a delightful and intelligent cook with delicate beautifully designed food imagery and two very busy children. The really fascinating thing about these pages is the photographs she takes of both. Weaving her text and recipes through vivid and colourful everyday images. She does not post often and is well worth the visit when she does pop up.
how sweet eats. Jessica is alarmingly beautiful and young. She is producing sumptuous pages full of gorgeous food. Her excellence is in simple clear presentation. She also has a generous exuberant sense of humour wandering through her words.
philosopher mouse of the hedge Karen and Phil have some startling and often humorous observations about life. They are not backwards in coming forwards. I love Karen’s visits though Phil is described as the writer in the About page. I love the pages. And I sincerely hope I have the authors names correct.
pseu is a poet, a lovely succinct writer and a photographer with an eye for detail. I think she is a watcher. One of those people who sees what the rest of us have just walked blithely past.
writing feemail . Renee writes as she reacts. There is a lovely honesty about her work. She is current and informative so I love to visit her to see what is going on.
Cooking Spree. Ani is another food find for me. Her work is breathtaking. She has a deep appreciation of light and lightness both in her food and in her food photographs. Her joy of food and her kitchen (and other peoples kitchen’s) comes through very strongly in her work.
There now. The Rosemary is out on the deck taking in the sun. 
Some Sunday reading for those people who, like me, are not watching The Big Game. Not because I don’t appreciate those good looking fellas running up and down chasing the wee ball and showing off their thighs and (well – you know). It is just that I don’t understand the rules. So I become deeply irritating for those who want to watch. Though the nice boys do spend a lot of time in huddles talking to each other and this is lovely. I like men who really talk to each other!
And yes that is a photograph of ash. Oak ash. Now at the risk of you thinking we have gone completely bonkers, we are going to make our own soap from scratch. The first stage is to gather a bucket full of hardwood ash. I will let you know when we proceed to stage two, which is the wetting then evaporating of the ash. The scientist in the family is in charge of this one. Just for the record it is very difficult to make ash look pretty!
Have a lovely Sunday and for you guys over the other side, Good Monday Morning!
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
75 responses to “May I introduce you to a few people I have read with this week”
Wonderful idea, C – it’s always good to make new friends…
Waiting with bated-breath for the rest of the soap-making instructions!
Evidently it takes some time! My job at the moment is to sit in front of the fire and watch it turn to ash (laughter) c
Well, thank you, Celi for mentioning me! And thank you for all those other blogs for me to go off and visit. That’s the next hour sorted 🙂
You are most welcome sarah, i do enjoy your pages.. c
I agree with gardenfreshtomatoes! Thanks for the links to new friends!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
You are welcome Linda.. hope you are getting a wee bit of sunday to yourself. Farm animals don’t care what day it is! c
And a good morning, to you, Celi! I cannot wait to learn how to make soap. No, I won’t be making any myself but I’m definitely interested in the process. I really enjoy Cooking Spree and if the other blogs you’ve mentioned are nearly as good, then I’ve got some great reading ahead of me. Thanks for pointing me in their direction.
I look forward to reading the soap making post.
John won’t let me post it until he has proved he can do it! Plus he is going to distill lavender oil to scent it. Which means we have to wait for the lavender flowers! Old fashioned living in a slow moving process. A great project though! c
Oh so sad you’re not closer! I have to trim the lavender walk today; I given away as many flowers as possible and have only trimmed one side.
Oh how miserable, I am sure they will make lovely smelling compost! Have you made lavender jelly? It is really tasty! c
No I haven’t made lavender jelly yet; I just made lavender shortbread! so yummy.
The compost worms are always happy with the lavender along with the squishy figs and other rotting garden treats…….my garden gourmets.
Morning C.,
Thanks for the new reads, I can’t wait to check them out.
We too, collect the ash from our fire pit, but we use it as a soil amendment in the garden beds.
While I like football, I don’t much care for the big game either, too much hype, I usually record it and then fast forward to watch all the commercials.
Enjoy a lovely Sunday.
LaTrice
Morning Latrice. It is a good idea to sprinkle a little ash around your beds. John has a strict rotation, so that i do not over sprinkle. He also throws the ash onto the icy areas of the drive, it is very old-fashioned but effective. I don’t like to throw salt too close to any gardens! c
It’s always fun to make new friends and to learn new tricks from beautiful writers. Thanks for the
introductions.
Ronnie
P.S. Is the Red Shoe Award a real thing or just a pretty picture?
just a pretty picture (sad face!).. morning Ronnie!!
It´s like a big circle of friends…I love it. And am looking forward to hearing how you make your soap as here it´s done with used olive oil and caustic soda which doesn´t appeal much. I have bags and bags of ash (almond, olive and oak) so await the “recipe” with interest!
Morning Tanya, ss the mad scientist, aka Our John has explained to me you make something like the caustic soda with the ash.. It takes a while though..In the meantime collect a bag of pure oak. This is what we are using, however i think he said something about fruit woods as well, i will check for you c
First things first: the ash in your picture looks very pretty. In Mrs Beeton’s book of Household Management, she has a section on laundry, which begins: “first make your soap…” I forget the rest, thankfully!
If I hadn’t already spent a large chunk of today b……g – er putting stuff on my site and reading others’ posts – I would have dived straight in to your list of recommended writers. As it is, with a little of my second translation yet to finish, and a third one to start, I will save them for the next rainy day – and thank you indeed for the heads-up.
maybe i can find that book. and yes darling, back to work for you!! c
Wow! Soap from wood ash…I’m intrigued! Look forward to seeing the results.
Hi bridget, I am also looking forward to the results with a healthy does of scepticism! c
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Well then, for the record your ash is pretty, but I really thought at first that you were going to apply it to sand and DE for your chickens to dust bathe in. You will, of course, delight us with pictures, a recipe and such when you are done? 😉 ~ Lynda
Oh yes there will be a recipe, of a kind and i shall keep you informed.. It might be fun.. c
Acquaintances of mine began a Soapworks operation in their kitchen about 25 years ago and have now retired. They have handed the operation over to their son and daughter-in-law who have the responsibility for 6 shops and a quite an exporting business.
So be careful, Celi…the soap bug may be contagious.
Goodness me. Is that the name of the company Soapworks? I shall look them up! i would be excited to even make my own though! Let alone sell it! c
wait…making your own soap? You’re my idol Cecilia. And thanks for sharing some new writers to visit!
Morning Linda.. hope all is well in your kitchen! c
Ooooh, goodie, some good ideas for people to visit. Can’t wait to get started – thanks for the recommendations!
You are welcome Kate, have fun.. c