Indulgence

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After a bit of a break in the kitchen,

(too busy watching Masterchef to actually cook),

I was forced to action some cupcakes today.

Year 2 Cake Sale Today.

Do you qualify as a bad mummy

if you enjoy baking without your offspring around?

The pinnacle moment for me is licking the spoon.

Is it such a bad, wicked thing to want to do that myself

every once in a while?

Cake sale is starts in 40 minutes,

just enough time to clean evidence off my face

and bundle cakes up.

Happy Weekend

Carmel

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Sat AM: $1000 dollars raised at cake sale - woo hoo!

Washing Up Wednesday

Meet my washing up companion.

This rather shocked looking little creature

brings a smile to my face,

whilst engaged on one of my least

favourite occupations at the kitchen sink.

Having managed to grow a beard,

he gets treated to a daily trip to the barbers.

I love that this makes me happy.

Life is coming back to normal here.

The no longer sick boy has returned full time to school.

The pushed aside girl is back in the middle of it,

and happy.

All is well.

Carmel

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Small Steps ...

I've been gone.

Now I'm not sure how to venture back.

There's been a sick child.

A lot of worry.

A convalescing child.

A frustrated child.

A child passed around.

A child feeling left out.

Small steps.

Yes

One at a time.

Carmel

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My Creative Space

It's been Granny Central around here recently.

When I was pregnant with The Fairy I attempted

The Granny  Square.

What I ended up with, couldn't have been less square.

It's taken me a long time to go back there,

and now I just can't stop.

The cushion started out as a project for the

plane journey to Darwin.

The Fairy is completely delighted with the new

addition to her bedroom.

Having completed this,

and loving the colours so much,

I started a blanket for each niece in London.

One is finished - Hooray.

I joined the squares on the last round of each square

and made it up as I went along.

It looks a bit strange I know,

but there's nothing like a bit of texture

and I've learnt how to do it more neatly in future

through the process.

Shipping to London for Christmas is the end of September.

I am determined not to sink into a lull of false security,

and am on a mission to get the second one finished ASAP.

I'm love, love, loving the Granny Square!

Woo Hoo.

I've tried all the suggestions to try and put my inability to leave comments on blogger problem right.

Nothing has worked and I still unable to leave comments on blogs that do not have a separate pop up box for comments, but an embedded comments section on post.

Apologies in advance for all the comments I will not be leaving today.

Be assured I love flitting around and visiting all the creations happening out there.

You can click here to see them for yourself.

Carmel

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A Spot of Opping

What's a girl to do when it's pouring rain, windy and cold and she's broke?

Head to the nearest charity shop and have a good sort through.

I'm really  happy with these finds.

It's always great to spot sheets in the original packaging.

These cost $15, which is more than I would normally spend,

but they are in such good condition.  I'm hoping I will be able to

remove all the sticky from the label stuck directly onto the fabric.

The round tablecloth caught my eye from the bottom of a pile.

It reminds me of tableware in the alp region of Italy.

It will be perfect for summer dining on our outdoor table

(which seems like a lifetime away today).

This weather calls for some casserole action.

I've pulled a lamb and green bean casserole recipe

out of Tessa Kiros' Apples for Jam

and we'll all be cosy and warm for dinner tonight.

To all  my fellow bloggers out there who have not heard from me...

I still cannot leave comments on most of my regular blog reads.

This has left me feeling most despondent about the whole blog thing

as that is half the fun.

For this reason I have begun shying away from even posting

as the joy has been diminished and the frustration

I feel  when trying to post comment permeates my day and robs my peace.

Blogger is showing this problem as a fixed issue,

I'm at a cross roads:

Do I carry on with blogger and rise above it

Change blog platform

Just give in and bow out

I'm off to start the casserole

Carmel

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Kakadu Dreaming

Sunset Overlooking Nourlangie Rock



Walking Around Nourlangie Rock



Yellow River Wetland Boat Trip

It's been a while.

I have had a few problems logging in to Blogger,

since it suffered a major hiccup a few weeks ago.

I have not been able to access the posting tab of my dashboard,

or leave comments on other blogs.

I am hoping that is behind me now.

Fingers crossed.

It's wet and wild in Sydney today.

The Fairy and I walked to school through the hail this morning.

Loaded down with wellies and macintoshes,

we were a little bit late, as I decided not to leave the house

until the thunder and lightening stopped.

Our trip to the Northern Territory seems light years away from this weather.

Only a month ago we were walking through the heat of Kakadu

discovering the land of ancient tribes,

and riding on sunset boat cruises.

I am hoping to have a productive week.

We have pulled the house apart,

had a garage sale, donated, done a run to the tip.

It's a liberating feeling and I am ready to move on.

Happy Monday to you all.

What are your plans for the week?

Carmel

x

My Creative Space

Another WIP.

This is the blanket for my son,

ordered to match his Miami Dolphins room theme.

Although it is now really steaming along,

I keep checking he is still a top fan.

It is going to be enormous.

I got a bit carried away with the foundation row,

and overcompensated for the chevron pattern.

Oh well it will be lovely and snugly.

Not sure that it will actually be ready for

the end of winter.

Click Here

to see some more creations.

Carmel

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