Leesa - creative little me

celebration pancakes

Lockdown celebration pancakes in honour of my new niece- nice to have my nephew & nieces staying to keep me entertained over lockdown

Camellias in flower

craft

Super Textured Pot Scrubber

food

mostly food orientated here

just a couple of pics of some recent food that we've been enjoying fruit salad- yummy yummy! after a big lunch on Sunday we were all up for a light and summery tea- what better than fruit salad! Say melons, peaches, kiwi, orange, pear, mixed peel, coconut, almonds, mango

just an ordinary Saturday...

So I had a few things I knew I needed to do, so I didn't bother with a sleep in much to speak of and got right into it. Firstly I made up the loaf of banana bread (thanks thermy) that those 3 overripe bananas were crying out for and

rag doll

A little rag doll

Back when Ben and I were in NZ we bought a couple of things at Cushla's village fabrics and I finally got around to making up the rag doll kit that I fell in love with while we were there. She's a cutie! Don't envy me firstly turning through those

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ooh goody!

I forgot (like I do every year) that it was our wedding anniversary yesterday- but Ben never forgets! He did a home delivery of this stunning bouquet of hydrangeas and peonies and lushness for me, just for me. Am I not one lucky chickadee! wedding anniversary flowersAnd today I decided

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my completed second chevron rug!

for a little boy I know don't ya just love the bobbly bits between the ripples! I know I do! And since daisy rugs are my best sellers on my Etsy shop, and since I enjoy making them and have the yarn on hand, I started yet another daisy

progressing slowly

well I won't bore you with the details but I haven't been feeling so great, But, here are some pics anyway! echidna in waterfall gullyThe other day while I was nannying there was movement in the garden out the back (at Waterfall gully), and eventually this echidna came right up

and some more yarn!

cotton aran yarnZoe guessed straight away that I plan to make another daisy rug- looking forward to starting that soon. ATM I am working on another chevron blanket for a friend's baby boy, it's coming along sweetly and giving me much joy. crochet chevron blanketand we have been enjoying as

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blue bird

I forgot to show you something that Ben bought me when we were touring on the long Weekend bird garden ornamenthow cute is the little ceramic blue bird on the perch! It must have been by a local artist -we got it at Mclaren vale. And these flowers were from

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merrily onwards

so a few things have happened, nothing big, just enough to keep me busy. Firstly Ben and I finished our nice relaxing long weekend with a day trip to Victor Harbour, and a quiet day at home Monday doing some house painting (Ben) and some tidying and sorting and crochet

travel

And that was a good day

so the kids are away and Ben and I are enjoying some time together at home(ish) on this long weekend. I say "ish" because we are not exactly staying at home all day, just sleeping here while doing some fun things in the daytime. Like today we drove to

Live theatre

I didn't feel like I needed a day off, but nevertheless I am enjoying myself immensely! Zoe and I took some little friends (our "excuses") to the outdoor live theatre happening at the moment in the botanical gardens- Alice in Wonderland- no less, and didn't we all have a blast.

and that was it?

not much again, just a photo showing how much and why I love Springtime again pink ranunculiand a pic of a raw, vegan cake my hipster mum made for our family catch up on Sunday raw, vegan lemon tartwell, she's not really hipster, just very up to the minute with

and on we go

just a couple of quick pics a couple of cakesa couple of gluten free but yummy cakes (strawberry dacquois and torta caprese) crochet dressand the dress for my friend's granddaughter- which turned out to be a size 2 instead of for 18 months, but I'm consoling myself that a bit

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I love Springtime!

It's just such a beautiful time of year, what with the warmth and all the blossoms and buds and birds and butterflies... I am very thankful. pansies in the gardenand as usual, the thermy is getting a workout- tonight Seb is making pasta sauce in it to go with the

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I've lost my voice

so I can't say much, but hopefully not for long! I've been busy but never too busy to fit in a little crochet on the side... beginnings of Chevron rug

dress ups

the great circus dress up night

so this was what all the fuss was about- and didn't we have a great time too! circus costumes I was a fairy floss seller, and Ben was a mighty strong man. I was thinking of going as a lentil selling lady, but I kinda knew that fairy floss

the time has come

actually, not yet. All will be revealed soon though! We are getting excited over here about the dress-up night coming up at our ecclesial camp, but that's all I'm saying. There will be photos, but not yet! Plus I will mention that the sewing machine has been out and whirring

garden

Romanesco broccoli

I just thought this looked so beautiful in my mum's garden romanesco broccoli Sebastian talked her into planting it- it appeals to him mathematically I think. Looking forward to sharing some of it soon- I hope some of the other plants produce just as well in their own time.

crochet

what's happening over here?

Well, I finished another romper, a larger size, and in an oatmeal colour with a pink flower. Now I am just looking for a baby model! Or really I am looking for 2 baby models- one in 0-3 months, and one in 6-12 months I think, if I have got

family

Family Brunch

We had a family get-together on Saturday, we did a 3 course brunch here which went really well. We began with berries and yoghurt with C.A.D.A (cashews, almonds, dates and apple chopped in the thermy)- plus coconut and chia seeds. My thermy demonstrator recommended it to

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surprise!

oh my, I was so surprised to see that's it's already August! How time flies when you're having fun...

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Did I mention Zoe is home?

so our darling daughter arrived back home after a lovely visit to England, to see a friend who is living there and to enjoy a little touring too. How cool is this gift she brought back for Ben?! Big Ben socksAnd I received a lovely William Morris set of playing