Week 26 was the last week before my vacation! Or should I say OUR vacation since Wille’s been with me at work for two weeks. I’m making it a staycation for myself and will try to finish off some projects around the house such as the stairs from the living room to the bathroom. I’ll be tearing up the old step kit much like I did here and here already.
After I mentioned that I’m back eating bread someone commented and said something along the lines of only eating homemade carbs and I loved the idea of never again buying bread but instead baking it all myself with the help of Arty. So I do. This time I tried my hand on a nut and fruit bread for Wille which he can have with smoked ham after his gym sessions when he needs to eat carbs and protein. He’s never been fond of dark bread but apparently this was good enough for breakfast which is a high mark!
And yes, I’ve fallen into the fig tree trap. I was offered a ride to the local nursery by a neighbor and ended up buying the most blogged about plant in the blogosphere.
And Bonus is as handsome and regal as ever.
Have a good week!
Agree, Bonus at his best!
The bread looks yummy.
Posted by: Zosia | July 01, 2013 at 03:53 AM
Looks yummy, I'm trying to get back to the habit of bread making after the local school holidays too.
Posted by: Estee Tea | July 01, 2013 at 07:18 AM
Bonus is a beautiful boy. I make bread in a Panasonic now, and it is always excellent. I like controlling the ingredients, using honey instead of sugar, and reducing the salt, and getting good flour and oil. It also makes it really easy to add ingredients like fruit and nuts. I must seek out the fig tree blogs. They are popular here in gardens and greenhouses, but not as a pot-plant.
Really just wanted to wish you a wonderful vacation.
Mal xxx
Posted by: Mal | July 01, 2013 at 07:19 AM
Be careful with the fig! It's toxic to cats and dogs if eaten.
Posted by: Paige | July 01, 2013 at 07:43 AM
That looks like a REAL fig tree... those that do give figs, in a warm climate that is. Not the other one, the most popular and beautiful plant on the blogosphere.
The bread looks scrumptious! Can you tell us the recipe?...please, please, please... :)
Posted by: Mig | July 01, 2013 at 09:45 AM
Yep - that is a fruit-bearing fig tree. The bloggy one is called a Fiddle Leaf Fig, Ficus lyrata, and doesn't bear fruit. The leaves are quite a bit different. I have a fruit-bearing one in a container and the figs are delicious! Enjoy it!
Posted by: Megan | July 01, 2013 at 11:04 AM
Paige - Mini and Bonus never touch house plants so I think we're safe but it's good to know, thanks!
Mlq - My friend Sanna who lives in the city has a fig tree in her kitchen all year around and she has fruit on hers so I'm hoping :). I'll make a note to translate the recipe!
Posted by: Carlos | July 01, 2013 at 02:10 PM
Benita, your week looks beautyfull as allways- Bonus is is best!
Enjoy our vacation!
Posted by: nicolezh | July 02, 2013 at 07:10 AM
Beautiful montage! The cat stole the show.
Posted by: Hannes Uys | July 02, 2013 at 08:24 AM
hi benita!
we do our own bread too...and is a pleasure by morning when i go down stairs and in the air theres only the smell coffe and fresh bread.
my day starts well!
BONUS has already in your blog is own space... please don't stop to give us news about him.
bye
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Posted by: sara | July 02, 2013 at 11:13 AM
The bread looks very yummy! I didn't know that a fig tree is THE thing at the moment, I might have to look into that LOL
Posted by: Marianne | July 02, 2013 at 01:14 PM
I love home made bread. You can even make it low carb, depends what you put in, and good olive oil makes everything better.
I love my bread baking machine, it takes just less then a minute to put everything in and then with the timer you have a smell of the freshly baked bread first thing in the morning all around your home!
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Bonus looks wow! Or mewow!
What does nursery means? I always thought something with babies.
Have a nice vacation!
Posted by: jja | July 02, 2013 at 02:19 PM
jja - Nursery can mean where they bring up baby plants.
Posted by: Carlos | July 02, 2013 at 02:23 PM
Do you have an english version of your bread recipe, Benita?
Posted by: kristi | July 03, 2013 at 07:04 PM
Kristi - I don't but I've made a note to translate it at some point.
Posted by: Carlos | July 04, 2013 at 04:38 AM
It looks soooo good. Thank you!
Posted by: kristi | July 05, 2013 at 01:18 PM
I live in the Mediterranean, where fig trees grow everywhere, and I've never heard of trouble with the cats or dogs and fig trees. My cats would always scratch their nails to the fig tree, and were never interested in the leaves or fruit, so I really don't think there's any danger there.
Still, I can't believe a fig would give fruit in such a small container, they are famous for having really big roots.
Posted by: Tena | July 24, 2013 at 09:17 AM