Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Making Cards

In a couple of weeks my little one will be turning three. Where did that time go? Months ago she had already decided it was to be a pink party! Can you tell? I decided to have a go at making our own invitations. I gathered up some little fabric scraps and then found an online tutorial which gave me a few tips. Then I just simply glued on the triangles and sewed a simple line to make it look like bunting. Not bad for a first go. Isn't it just amazing what you can find on the internet! Looking forward to having an extra special day with our little one. And having a go at making a few of our own decorations for the party ...

Thursday, October 13, 2011

New Beginnings

The weather is warming up and today my beautiful blossom tree began to flower. This is a photo of the very first buds as they begin to open. Every year I get comments on my tree. Its planted in the corner of the front yard and when it's fully in bloom I will share a photo of it. Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. The other day I decided to make a banana, walnut and chocolate chip loaf. I often seem to have over ripe bananas and the only way I knew how to use them up, was to make banana cake. Now this loaf is delicious, I found the recipe in the Countdown magazine. But more importantly than the loaf, I came up with a fantastic idea! How often have you lined a tin and then had trouble putting the cake mixture in because the paper keeps moving? Well, this time I had had enough! I found a few clothes pegs and pushed the paper down, made a few creases around the sides and then pegged the paper into place! Brilliant!! Of course, I did remember to remove the pegs before placing the loaves into the oven.
I've also recently participated in Megans Kids Rugby World Cup Swap.
Lucy and I had fun going around collecting up little souvenirs and things about New Zealand to share with a Maegan and her family in Lake Cherokee, Texas. We are doing a little swap with Karston age 5, Kyrie age 3 and Kanon age 2. We finally got our letter written and our goodies gathered so I was able to post the parcel today - hopefully the goodies will arrive before the final of the World Cup - and hopefully we are looking forward to the All Blacks being in the final!
Almost the end of the school holidays. Then there's only 8 weeks until the big summer holidays. Roll on summer!