365 Reasons to Smile: 11/10/16

Did someone say Challenge?

For the next 365 days I plan to post daily pictures of something that made me smile.

I have lots of reasons to smile and I can thank my wonderful Husband and Daughter for that! I can post thousands of pictures and write a million blogs about them but I want dig a little deeper and find beauty in every corner of my life.

Like everyone else my life is not with out its challenges and sometimes I have to remind myself to ''Stop and smell the roses' as the saying goes.

Im just your normal mother and housewife who has found herself caught up in day to day duties and struggles of housewivery? Is that a word? anyway! That is why I chose this subject for my blog. I wont be to posting 'Selfies' non stop and I dont pretend to be a full on photograger. You wont find any pholosophical insights or any political or religeous babble here!

Im sure some days I wont feel like smiling, non the less posting, but I will push through!

Why not post your own reason to smile?

Be it a wonderful view, or a view of a loved ones. Perhaps its a pile of laundry that is nothing to smile about, lets face it, but isn't it still a reason to be thankful for? Thankful for having clothes to wear and wash and thankful for having loved ones to wash them for?!

I think there is beauty all around us and with bit or imagination and persistance we can fill the next 365 days with love.

What made me smile today?

Lets see...

So.. get posting

Thursday, November 10, 2016

365 reasons to smile: Banana Bread

365 reasons to smile: Banana Bread: Ahh I love Banana Bread My Mom makes the best Banana Loaf evA! She would normally make more that one loaf though and freeze it for a ra...

Banana Bread

Ahh I love Banana Bread
My Mom makes the best Banana Loaf evA!
She would normally make more that one loaf though and freeze it for a rainy day. She is clever that way:) and always served it with butter. The aroma was amazing and the bread not to sweet but really delicious and the butter really complimented it.
I would find myself sneaking into the kitchen for another slice slathered with butter, much more than was considered necessary or healthy;)
But she had a lot more skill than I do. When I do manage to make an edible loaf it doesn't last long enough to freeze for a rainy day:)
Gosh all this talk of Banana bread has made me crave other comfort puddings... Malva pudding, a true South African classic and of course one of my absolute favorites; Rolly Polly Pudding, served with lovely hot custard. Delicious!
Gosh now I cant even think straight..

I chose this as my 365 because not only did it come out right without a receipt, which was enough to make me smile, but it reminded me of happy childhood memories!
So I've added a link to a recipe that is similar to what I used. Ive tried to make it so many times but this time I just kind of threw the ingredients together. Hence the happiness that it turned out alright:) Go on go make some, the delicious smell alone is worth it!
simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread