beignets, bunya and beads

bear with me

the title will make sense quite soon

i love Beignets but having given up wheat last year

[for very good reasons and with a remarkable improvement in my health as a result]

i haven't indulged in these delicacies for ages

yesterday's experiments with spelt and a twist on my little [Latvian] grandmother's recipe for deep-fried goodness on the occasion of the [more or less] 125th birthday of my [German] great-grandmother's tiny frying cauldron 

resulted in some damn fine "fusion" Beignets

that disappeared with [as Winnie the Pooh's friend Rabbit would say] "Astonishing Rapidity"

washed down with coffee of course

which brings me to a fusion of a different kind.

after Roz Hawker and i met at Waiuku in 2010 we parted with friendly wishes on either side

but no huge plans

then

a bit later that year

Roz bravely invited me to come and teach in her lovely garden at Bunya

the pix above are of my notes for that class

[stitched, embellished with cloth and some metal from a tealightshell]

and a little while after that

we went on a trip into the wilds together [along with a friend from over the rainbow]

which has led to other roadtrips

in Oz, in New Zealand and even on the east coast of the USA

roadtrips offer lots of time for talking

and musing 

and coming up with ideas.

here's one we think is really good.

we're going to offer a co-taught class for wayfarers + wanderers 

firstly in Roz's garden and then a week or so later

in a green and gorgeous hideaway in north Queensland

please click on the mark  to read her side of the story  +

Roz is going to handle the bookings for this one

[ i'll be very happy to pass on email enquiries ]

and

you never know

there may be a Beignet or two

Bunya is where the first retreat will be held

and Beads? you may want to bring a few.