Home alone on a Saturday night

What a busy week! Mat's sister and her family came to stay on Thursday and Friday night - so we had an extra 6 bodies in the house. It was great to catch up, have a chat and to see the little ones.

On Friday Mat took his nephew and his nephew's mate to the Big Day Out here in Adelaide (a massive musical festival in 42 degrees celsius weather!). The lucky man got to see a few of my favourite bands including Arctic Monkeys, Dropkick Murphys and Fantomas. Meanwhile, I got to chill out at home in the air conditioning with Zoe, my mum, my nephew and my niece. We had fun playing the x-box, watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and eating coloured popcorn. It was great to hang out with the little ones, it made me excited to think that Zoe will be talking, laughing and running around one day too.

Fast forward to today we saw Mat's sister's family off, I did the grocery shopping, Mat slept on the couch and Zoe spent a good part of the day trying to roll over. Now Zoe is asleep and Mat is out seeing Jackson Firebird play (the band he manages).

If you haven't heard of Jackson Firebird they are an awesome 2 piece aussie rock band. Check out their myspace page. to have a listen to their songs and see their video clip. Ha! That was some shameless promotion if ever I have seen it.

Jackson Firebird Live

Flickr Friday - Breakfast

1. Breakfast is sliced, 2. good morning, schnookums, 3. Whole wheat pancakes, 4. egg still (2/2), 5. donut, 6. Someday, 7. A Bowl of Goodness, 8. new brekky fave!, 9. coffee & the city

Hot, hot, hot

Hot Tap by *Tom*

To say it is hot here would be an understatement. Yesterday we reached 45.7 degrees celsius (114 fahrenheit) and today is 44 degrees. So far the weather bureau has reported that it won't be dipping below 38 degrees in the next week! Poor little Zoe has to sleep in the lounge room during the day because it is so hot.

I am really looking forward to a cool change (whenever that might be), this weather is just plain nasty!

Wednesday Etsy Picks - Red

1. Bloody Monster Mary Jane Shoes by Em & Sprout
2. Dangerously Red T-Rex Dinosaur Print Canvas Tote Bag by Happy Family
3. such a little ladybug by Goose Grease
4. 4-inch Red, Yellow and Paisley Hair Flower by Little Lilies
5. If You Love Something, Set it Free by 3LambsGraphics
6. Sky Scrapers - Miniature Clay Buildings - Set of 2 by the little red door
7. Walking the dog - Set of 4 Hand Printed Napkins by Yunny
8. Red and gray No.2 - Everyday bag by Walking Wardrobe
9. Bernie Dexter Italian Starlet Top in Red Hots by Bernie Dexter's Rockabilly Girl Shop
10. Pet Rock Valentine by Magic Yam
11. Scent Soy Candle - Red Jar by Sweet Surrender Candle
12. pin-tucked primrose by haysie-doodle

Plush Toy - Mission Accomplished

Today I finally finished a plush toy that I started a long, long time ago. I got the pattern out of the Softies book, which I also purchased a long, long time ago. It was quite easy to put together, rather enjoyable really.


As soon as I was finished making the plushie Zoe decided she wanted to have a play with it - so I guess it is hers now. Currently it is sitting in her cot keeping her company. She really likes looking at the face and always tries to put the ears, arms and legs into her mouth. So it is a big hit with the little one.


So far it seems that this year I am actually finishing what I start, it feels great to finally stop procrastinating. Perhaps having a bubba has helped me to get more done in the little free time that I have. Every time she goes down for a nap I race around the house like mad in a cleaning frenzy, then once the house is clean I move onto crafting and creating. I am finally making the most out of my time and it feels great!

Baking Mondays - Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I've decided to add one more weekly regular to my blog - Baking Mondays! I'll choose something different to bake each Monday and post up what I baked, a photo of it and what I and others thought of the baked goods.

So this week I baked these little devils...

I used the recipe from exclusively food - but made 1.5 times the mixture and made cupcakes instead of one big cake. The mix made 18 cupcakes. I also made double the frosting mixture, but used about 2/3 of the icing sugar suggested and added more lemon juice instead.

The result? Very yummy! These cakes were nice, moist, and not too sweet. The frosting was very nice also, very light and tangy. In fact Mat tried one and loved it, my mum thought they were great, and both Zoe and Harry the cat were giving the cupcakes a good stare up. I would say these cupcakes were a definite success.

Before I sign off - Happy Australia Day to all! Hope everyone had a fantastic day.

First Etsy Purchase

I did it!! My first ever etsy purchase! 


I got this wonderfully cute embroidery pattern from loopsies. Now I just need to get myself some DMC thread and some linen and get started! I might even get it framed for Zoe's room once I have finished, you can never have enough art work.

Yay!!