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After an excruciating wait for a little boy and many, many repeated questions of ‘How many sleeps?’ Alfie finally woke this morning to the day he had been waiting on for so many nights. Yes, it was finally his birthday and being one of the youngest in his Year, he was excited to now be [...]
My mother’s birthday was a few weeks ago and a celebration was certainly due so I invited mum and dad over for dinner. At the time the invitation went out I had no idea what I would cook and as much as I tried I couldn’t focus on the event because the annual council clean [...]
This is a post about a daisy cake. It’s not about a hibiscus cake. One day I was in the shower. Having a few moments to myself. Actually, probably not that many moments because it wasn’t long before there was a knock on the door. ‘I’m in the shower’, I yelled in an annoyed tone [...]
Over the weekend we had Carl’s father’s 80th birthday celebration. My father-in-law and his wife live interstate but came to Sydney for the event that we hosted in a hired club room that overlooks one of Sydney’s most beautiful beaches. In order to keep the costs down and within our budget we self-catered the event [...]
Last night I was out with family and trying to relax and enjoy myself but a text came in from Arabella, ‘I’ve had a few issues mum but don’t worry, the kitchen is clean’. And she sent the message with this image: You would worry though, wouldn’t you, if that came through in a text. [...]
A few days ago I was at Alfie’s swimming lessons, sitting on the sidelines next to my friend Sally. I asked her what she had planned for the weekend and she told me and then asked what I was doing. I told her we were having Alfie’s birthday party. She looked at me with a [...]
Thank you for your lovely comments regarding Cake Expectations. You were so kind, supportive and enthusiastic and you didn’t even mention the less than average photography – very good of you! I’ve had a few requests for the recipe for the Banana Split cake so I’ll share that with you today. I would however, strongly [...]
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