goings on...

Where did the week go?
Here are some snaps of the goings on around here.

Baking biscuits for morning/afternoon tea.  We made three different varieties (ginger, choc chip and vanilla).  I am yet to share the recipe as I am not entirely happy with the dough.

 

 

PJ party for three!  These were the new PJs the Easter Bunny delivered.  Light cotton is perfect for this autumn weather at the moment.  
 

Below.  Dressed up and ready for ANZAC Day march.  Unfortunately, I stayed home to recover from a terrible bout of hay fever.

Weekend Dinner and leftovers for lunch: Home-made Minestrone soup from the new Australian Women's Weekly 'Food for Friends' page 8. I served mine with fresh corn on the cob and garlic bread.  Sooooo good. 

Today - a friend's son turned 6.  I know it looks like no one else attended but it's a courtesy thing.  Yes, there were moments of having the jumping castle all to their own little selves!



 

After an afternoon nap.  It was straight back into the kitchen to organise meals for the week and bake! I put my signed copy of Curtis Stone's 'What's for Dinner?' to the baking test.  His 'oatmeal coconut butter cookies' is a classic Aussie ANZAC biscuit recipe. 

 

I made a double batch and mixed up the sizes some adult size and some mini (below) for the lunchboxes during the week. 

Well, that was a little bit of the goings on around here.

Here's hoping you have a great week ahead.

xo.





52 weeks of grateful: cheeky monkeys

52 Weeks of Grateful: my girls 'pretty in pink'

Wishing you a lovely week ahead.
xo

52 Weeks of Grateful: adore

Wishing you a wonderful start to the week.
xo

52 Weeks of Grateful: autumn bloom

I visited my friend's place over the weekend.  She doesn't live too far from me and her garden is amazing.  I just couldn't resist photographing some of the flowers in her garden.  Taken on my iphone; this one is my favourite.  I spotted these striking colours from her back door. 

Wishing you a wonderful start to the week.

52 weeks of grateful

Praying Budda.  
Wishing you a calm and productive start to the week.
xo

52 Weeks of Grateful: time to draw

 

 

 

There's always time to draw at our place. 
Wishing you a great start to the week. 

xo



52 Weeks of Grateful: first days...

She is only three years old. 

'but mummy, I'm a big girl now'

'I can do it my own self'
She is strong, she is clever and she is such a sweet-heart.  

 

He is only 20 months.

'see ya later!' is his favourite saying.

He is cheeky, he is affectionate and he is determined.

 

 
These milestones make me teary.
These milestones make me smile.
These milestones, I want to savour.
I really hope they have a good day today.
xo

52 Weeks of Grateful...Cairns Holiday (Pt 1)

Before leaving for Cairns we took advantage of the post Boxing Day sales. We browsed Ikea and Freedom in search of a new kitchen/diner table.

 



- all photos above: ikea -  

 

- all photos above: Freedom -

 

We are still looking and deciding on what to purchase. 

 

The next day we took a two hour flight from Brisbane to Cairns.  No words can describe the excitement on these little faces when we finally arrived at our destination.     

 

 

While waiting to check in to our accommodation we explored Holloway's Beach.  

 

- beautiful Holloway's Beach -

 

On Saturday we visited Rusty's a well known and popular fruit and vegie market.   

- Rusty's -

 

In the afternoon the relatives converged at my cousin's unit to meet the newest member of our family, Alexander (9 lb 2 oz).  With so many cousins, aunties, uncles, nanas and grandads it I was lucky to get a nurse. 

 

Does this little guy know how much he's loved already and by so many?

 

After an early morning swim at the resort pools on Sunday we spent a beautiful day exploring Muddy's and the Esplanade.  The play equipment was utilised at Muddy's and we checked out the swimming lagoon at the Esplanade. 

- Muddy's...plus extra child in photo.  4 kids suits him don't you think! Seriously I am joking -

  - Esplanade -
 

After lunch the hot weather beckoned us to try some ice-cream which had to be devoured quickly as it melted down the sides of the cone (due to the extremely hot weather) - messy, but so delicious!



See you back here tomorrow to share a birthday celebration. 

xo

 



52 week of grateful...

Fresh flowers from the Sunday markets.



 

Wishing you a wonderful start to the week.
xo

52 weeks of grateful: garden harvest

Late yesterday afternoon we picked some of our vegies, baby carrots, kale, beans and herbs to add to our roast dinner last night.  Growing kale is something new for me this year.  It seems fairly pest resistant and its delicious.  This is also the first time growing beans, they didn't last long on our dinner plates.  What's growing in your garden at the moment?
xo

52 weeks of grateful...holiday break: Noosa Beach

If you ever come to Queensland and visit the Sunshine Coast a must see destination is Noosa.  We spent a few afternoons here at Noosa Beach. 

Baby flutterbug enjoyed finding abandoned toys and bringing them over to us...Oops. 

Mostly they just enjoyed running in and out of the water.  

Of course you have to make time to have an ice cream. 

Yep, we love the beach!
xo

 

52 weeks of grateful: 12 year anniversary!

Here's a peek into some of my favourite photos from our wedding album I snapped with my phone.  Some of our family and friends haven't even seen these photos. 

xo