I had a day out yesterday with Farmer Son. We had coffee and breakfast at Canowindra and then drove to Orange via Cudal. It was a picture-perfect summer day with a huge bright blue sky and golden stubble paddocks. We had a relaxed time shopping and a quiet pale ale at the Union Bank.
I love the colour scheme at the Union Bank, Sale Street, Orange - inspiring!
We had a peek at The Orange Regional Gallery's exhibition Drawing Stories, a great selection of original illustrations by Freya Blackwood. I had no idea that Freya had illustrated such a wide range of children's books over so many years. I've always loved her style and found the exhibition inspiring.
Also inspiring me at present, is the latest offering from Jamie Oliver:
So this week's challenge is to cook from Jamie. First on the menu, is Sizzling Moroccan Prawns, Fluffy Couscous and Rainbow Salsa.
Foraging
This is something I've never done despite often reading about it, particularly in the beautiful UK Country Living magazine. It seems like the fertile English hedgerows have more potential each season for foraging than our generally dusty and dry Australian roadsides. Until today. Farmer Son had given me a tip off that he had seen peaches on the roadside when heading out with his mates to go fishing. It was just too tempting not to test out his tip and this is what I found:
Beautiful white slip-stone peaches on the roadside ripe for the picking
I thought I'd been a bit optimistic taking two buckets but they were easily filled and will give me plenty of fresh peaches to eat as well as poach and bottle. There are also nectarines and apples nearly ripe for picking on the same roadside which has become my "secret place"!