Shelly Beach, looks like Italy

After a 30deg day of incredible heat we went out for dinner on my son Connors 1st day back at school. While most buckle down for the school term of early dinner & early to bed, we opted for a walk along Manly Beach in a salty mist that almost hung along the shore line. As we walked I found this gorgeous door & wall that seemed like it should of been in Italy or Greece.

The rustic paint has been left by the new Cafe owners that create a well loved look.

Hope u like it as much as me.

Side Tables

Today its over cast & it's time for a jiggle and reshuffle of the furniture in my office/lounge. I have become sick of my black printer crowding my space visually. So I swapped the office set of drawers & put the drawers closer to the lounge & have created a nice little side table. I've gone for my favorite look of seaside bleached chic.

My 'Collection' of Flowers

Barbequed Ocean Trout

 Yes it was the family coming to dinner.

And it was 'oh so easy'

These vegetables are a mix of home grown and bought. You can create you're own mix to 'stuff' the trout but this is what we did....

Sliced a large leek

Then we sliced a large red capsicum

We added plenty of sliced Australian garlic

Sliced up half a red onion

Squeezed in lemon juice

Added a handful of lemon thyme

This Ocean Trout weighed approximately 3.6 kilograms. We placed the fish on foil with leeks on the base. We then cooked in a 'medium' heated BBQ for 40 mins. It was sensational - a real crowd pleaser. 

Note ... friends cooked a salmon about the same size in a pre-heated BBQ but with the heat turned off. They said it 'sat' in the BBQ for 45 minutes and cooked to medium rare and was delicious.