fairies in the park

our littlest girl is 4 now. we met some other 4 year old fairies at the park on a sunny morning and ate cupcakes and strawberries. it was such a fun morning and so lovely to see sasha greeting her friends and delighting over her gifts "oh i love it, thank you for giving it to me", holding hands with her friends, and exclaiming over each other's fairy outfits.

new horizons

it's not a new photo, just a reminder of what i need to keep my eyes on - the blue skies and new horizons.

yesterday we lost our family income when the man-o-the-house was made redundant. with 5 weeks of intense study left to complete his MBA he's hardly in a position to job hunt - but he's doing it anyway. well done him, keeping all those plates in the air and smiling all the while.

so we're stayin' in, drinkin' more lattes at home, beachin' and looking to those blue skies.

cardboard boxes

a cardboard box, it's always fun.

a dolly's bed

hold on, i could fit in that

tuck me in please

a kiss goodnight

night nighty sleep tighty

we can both fit in i'm sure

remember muskettes from darrell lea? the kids bought a packet each in the last school holidays and limited themselves to 5 each day. needless to say, there's still some left and i've been munching on them. musk just tastes like pink doesn't it?

i was going to get them a little bottle of "dolly mix" but it's a glass bottle. i couldn't even see them getting out of the shop without smashing to the floor! remember those? i remember getting them as a special treat and loving how each one was like a little plump striped - and sticky - pillow.

we've been feeling very smug with warm sunny days up here in currumbin. t shirts and a cardigan in the afternoon. but today the expected cold snap blew in with a cold windy day. back on went socks, tracky pants, long sleeves and even hats. the markets this morning were great but very blowy. there are strawberries aplenty this close to spring and we've been enjoying our favourite indulgence - cooked strawberries.

a punnet of ripe or overripe strawberries, leaves trimmed off and cut in half if they're huge

a splash of water

1-2 T sugar

simmer gently for 10-15mins. cool and serve over icecream or porridge.

if there's a lot of juice left over that you don't want to use (???) add it to the next batch of cooked strawberries instead of the splash of water and these ones will be even more syrupy.