For a Moment of Peace

I recently enjoyed this post on Sugar City Journal: what is twenty minutes of peace worth to you? How I ever get any blogging done is a mystery to me, but while I was doing a sneaky blog post this morning, this is what was happening quietly in the toilet. I only found out because he called me when he got stuck!

Bugs

We really love bugs around here! I think they will definitely feature in our homeschooling next year.

Frilly Top

This is Style pattern 2922 with a few frills added, made from a remnant I bought at least ten years ago. The last time I used this pattern was for a costume I wore for a contemporary dance at our wedding! Hahahah! Yes, I get paid out for having costume changes at my own wedding!

Fun times. :0)

Solar Power - ON!

I'm so happy to announce that we now have solar power! This is not an advertisement, but we were able to afford it because Origin has a special on at the moment where you can set up your home for $2990 and there is a two-year payment plan. They were super-efficient and helpful and I highly recommend them. Here's the link to Origin's solar electricity offer if you want to have a closer look. Even though we had to get our solar panels on the western side of our roof, at the moment, they are providing around 75% of our daily power. Yay!

Australiana IS Cool!!??

Crikey mate! Remember my cushions? Where I speculated about the coolness or dagginess of Australiana? Well, I couldn't believe my eyes at the Woolies' checkout yesterday. After all the fun of grocery shopping with two small boys, my attention was caught by this:

"Celebrate Australian Style", eh? So I took a look, and gasped when I saw this:

then this:
but the final shock came when I saw these!!!
Tea towel cushions!! Rainbow Lorikeets!! I didn't know what to feel. I guess the jury is in: could it be? Australiana is cool!? Yikes.

Fish

We recently spent a beautiful, albeit semi-cyclonic, week at Straddie, which I'll blog about when I can choose the photos. But we bought some really delicious fish there, so I was inspired to get some more on our return home and try a few new recipes. Off we went to the fish market with our esky; we were all looking forward to it. When we arrived it was still closed for another hour. At first I thought, "Uh oh, boring wait, standing around the playground". (Bad Mummy.) But actually, it turned out to be a really lovely morning, playing amongst the cotton trees, looking at all the boats, and finally, the excitement of the fish market, where "a man was picking up crabs with his bare hands, Dad!" We've made a few recipes, but the best was definitely the fish broth from Marie Claire: Fresh. I am really loving that cook book at the moment but I promise I'll give it back soon, Mum!

Funky Trousers

These trousers were tricky with a dodgy homemade pattern, but they sure are great for sliding down slides. I love corduroy. xx