Sunday Night Bake Up

Awesome : Doing a bulk lot of baking to last the week, for the family, with Roh

Sunday nights are our weekly food prep nights. Sometimes it's only a cake and fruit jelly, and other times it's like last night...

First up I made up the jelly (this week Green Apple flavour) and added half a tin of two fruits - pear and peach. The kids love it, and it's so much more economical than buying it already prepared...(about $2.00 for six serves vs $4.50 for 4 serves when pre-made). Another bonus is it's better for the environment, being sent to school in re-usable Tupperware, instead of disposable plastic tubs...:-P


And Roh made another batch of Coconut Jam Slice, which he just loves to eat, and make, which is great!

The Choc Chip Cookies were a joint effort - I started them, Roh finished combining all the ingredients, then Roh balled them up, while I topped off with the extra choc chips - yum!


And here's another family favourite - Nigella's Banana Bread. I made up two loaves of this, due to a bargain bag of bananas from the market. Exceptionally yummy with a swipe of butter.


And this one is actually a packet Chocolate cake, although I did make the icing from scratch. As you can see, it won't last long in this house!


In between these things, I also made up a slab of lasagne (3 meals worth for our family of 4) and Roh made up a bowl of Bruschetta mix, ready to go. Mmm, the smell of fresh basil is amazing.

Did I make you hungry? .... he he

xx

Our Local Billy Cart Race Day

Awesome : Spending some time among our local community, watching the mostly home-made Billy Cart's race down our main street

This morning we headed to our little main street and met up with Nathan, Reeze, Bodie and Michael to watch the races.

Roh has a keen interest in the history of the Dandenong Ranges, especially Upwey, as he has lived here for over half his life, so when we saw the Historical Society set up with a stall, he became quickly involved in a chat with an elderly man, about the old roads, and where they used to go. He also just loves to look at the photos :-)


Lana, Jude and Bodie enjoyed watching the races, especially when Alannah saw a couple of her school mates race.


Isn't he cute? This is Jack, one of Alannah's school mates, in his first heat, about third race in.


And some more shots of my adorable nephew Bodie...




I think the plan is for our family to enter a billy cart (or two, apparently) into next year's races...I've been told a Star Wars inspired Tie Fighter billy cart and a X-Wing billy cart, are the way to go....we'll see :-P

Joint Felties Project

Awesome : Spending time with Alannah, creating a little feltie dog


I picked up the above book from The Book Depository a while ago, and yesterday Lana and I sat down and picked out one to make. Lana picked the design, the fabrics and even cut out some of the pattern. I did the majority of the sewing, with Lana having a turn when the mood striked her..lol..oh to be a kid again! I think he turned out pretty cute...he only measures about 7cm in height, and apparently he is for Levi :-)



It was definitely a nice way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon.

xx

P.S - He's suppose to be a chihuahua ...just in case you were wondering what sort of dog..

A Work In Progress

Awesome : Creating a little critter for a pressie


So far, so cute :-)

Robots Are Among Us

Awesome : Popping up some Robot window decals in Jude's room - he loves them!

A Bit More Paint

Awesome : Being able to see the end of the renovation with the nearly last (one colour to go!) paint purchase


So, I've just finished the first coat of the laundry ceiling. We've only got 4 rooms left to finish - Laundry, Ensuite (nearly all tiles), Rumpus and a refresh of our Master Bedroom. Sounds like a lot, but it's not really with two of those rooms quite small.

This green (Wattyl Nikau Palm) is the colour of the apexed wall in our bedroom, and where Levi will be set up with his cot and cupboards. I'm hoping to make a cute little bunting to hang near his cot - another thing on my to-do list :-P. I love the freshness of this colour.


And I picked up a sample pot of this orange (Dulux's Bright Delight) which we are considering for the rumpus room, mixed with two Iced Woods walls, following through with the colours from upstairs. It's actually nearly the same colour as the knitted throw I made. We'll see ...


So, needless to say, my daily activities will be fitting in quite a bit of painting, among our everyday commitments.

I've also started another little crochet critter - an owl this time. Hopefully I can share it in the next day or so.

Keep smiling xx

May The Craft Be With You

Awesome : Stumbling upon a crochet pattern designer who has little amigurumi Star Wars characters patterns - so cute!




So I'm pretty sure most of you know how Star Wars obsessed Jude is, following in his dad's footsteps of course, and definitely with his encouragement, so I am always on the lookout for Star Wars inspired creations/art/decor.

I found this very talented Etsy seller : Lucyravenscar Crochet Creatures : via flickr, who designed these little critters and I love them! I think I will definitely need to purchase at least one of these to try. Maybe the Ewok..I've always had a soft spot for Wicket :-P