The introverted

The silent, the wall flowers, the shy.
Those who keep their mouths shut,
Those who fumble for a the right answer
Those who are dying to make you feel at ease,
to make you amused, to show you that they're not dull
but all of a sudden those words run dry...

Dear world, this affliction is an affliction, you can't make me
just 'say something', you can't make me not over think something. I can't just spit something
out, there's nothing there except my thoughts, and do you really want my thoughts?

Do I wish I could change? Yes in a blink of eye! Nobody wants to be a prisoner in themselves, nobody wants to be trapped in their thoughts. We want to show you our passions and dreams, we want to show you a different world. We don't want to be passed over. We don't want to be bound by this selfish fear. But it's still there, it still has to be fought, so please extroverted world...give us a thought.

Cheese Scones

Hi everybody, I just thought I would share the world's best scone recipe with you...yup you heard that right! These scones are seriously the best!

Cheese Scones

2 cups of flour
1/2 tsp salt
50g butter
3 tsp baking powder
1 cup of cheese
1 cup of milk

Heat the oven to 220c degrees.
Sift flour and salt in a bowl, then rub in butter until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Stir through the baking powder and then 1/2 cup of cheese (or all of it if you don't fancy cheese on top of the scones)
Make a well in the centre and add milk, mixing quickly with a knife to form a soft dough.
Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll it into a rectangle. Cut into shapes and sprinkle with remaining cheese (if you were putting some on top)
Place on a baking tray and cook for 12 minutes or until golden.

The key to good scones is to mix them quickly, don't over mix. Make sure the oven is hot and get them straight into the oven.


So there we go, that's how you make them...
oh and when they're cooked, be sure to grab a piece when it's hot and smear it with butter... Delicious!!

A peep into my life

this morning is a pretty dull winterish day in New Zealand, there are clouds everywhere outside and the air is a mild 12 degrees.

I'm sitting here typing with the half sewn facing of my bodice on my lap and an empty coffee cup beside me. My hair isn't brushed and it's 12:30pm, I haven't been up for long but it's the weekend and there's nearly no one in the house.
I've been exploring the wondrous invention of instagram... yes I got it yesterday, I'm a little behind on these social media things, I've still haven't got twitter but oh well.
This week has been pretty interesting I've started back again with my studying, the eleven human body systems and the basic structure of an atom being the main topics to remember.
I've also been slowly sewing my 1860s bodice and it's nearly done, however handsewing can take a long time.

Everything's been pretty slow lately but I know that it won't last for long, but it's nice while it lasts.

I've been reading Triumph by Carolyn Jessop, it's a memoir of the raids on a polygamous Mormon cult in the US, it's pretty eye opening and sad, as most cults tend to be, but there is a lot of interesting truths to be learnt from it about human nature.

So there's a little peep into my life...

(P.S my hair is now brushed, I'm not a total ragga-muffin ;) )