Dreamfarm

There are those little treasures that have always lived in the utensil drawer of your mum's kitchen, that you can't help but get a little nostalgic over when you're home visiting, and remember the delight you had using them when you were little (for me, it was a stainless steel tea infuser in the shape of a tea pot). If you're like me, you appreciate homewares, and get great delight from building up your own little collection.
Also, if you're like me, you think that the homewares you possess are a reflection of your personality, and will do anything to avoid having a house full of boring and sterile crap.
To help make finding the gizmos and gadgets that will make your friends green with envy (and in my case, make mum's tea strainer look like total garbage) you need to check out Dreamfarm. Seriously, this stuff has the potential to change your life!

So close...

Sometimes I know just how this little guy feels...

Spring has sprung

My backyard is alive with all the little charms of Spring.
Big bright flowers, with little Bees dashing between them, while my cat chases them across the lawn.

Birthday Fun

So it was my birthday this Tuesday, and I managed, despite it being mid-week, to have a little bit of fun.
I worked in the morning and got home to Cody baking an AMAZING cake for me.



Now, the cake looks great from the outside - but it's only once you cut it open do you realize just how amazing it is...



After having some cake and polishing off a bottle of wine I headed to Gerties for dinner and drinks with a few friends. It was an early end given the fact it was a school-night, but I managed to stay out the entire night :)

Before the Sun comes up

Will you remember how it felt?
The slow dance of candlelight on the walls
We shared a moment
That we created together
While the rest of the world was just waking up
Laying there
Swimming in your innocent morning eyes
Can we be crazy for just a little longer?
Isn't it perfect how the memories stay the same
You are home to me

The Resurection

So last week I breathed life back into my Facebook account. And can I just say, that after being off the site for over 3 months, my reintroduction has been grand.

After a discussion with a good friend of mine, I realised that the problems I had with Facebook weren't with the site, but with the way I was using it.
I came to understand that it's alot like the way people discuss firearm deaths. The gun doesn't kill people, the person controlling it kills them. Facebook is a bit like this for me, I was blaming the site for all of the problems I thought it had, but at the end of the day - I'm in charge of the way I use it.

It's silly and almost ignorant to think that I can dig my heels in while the rest of the world continues to change and develop - In the time I was away from facebook I found that the people I still see and talked to regularly were the ones I expected I would, and in some cases there was more effort from some people once I was gone. Just because we survived without it before I don't think was excuse enough to remove myself from it. We survived without electricity and running water too...

I've gone back to Facebook with clear expectations of why I'm there. Purely to keep in touch with friends and family. I'm not wasting time on quizes, I'm not spending hours browsing through random people's pictures, I'm not adding random people, or people I never talk to - it's not a show of all the people I've ever met, but just for the people that are in my life right now.

Strawberry Muffins and Toffee

Today Cody and I decided, was the perfect day for some baking!



I made strawberry muffins and Cody made toffee.



At first I was going to make cookies, but after I made my dough I decided I wanted to make muffins - I managed to transform my cookie dough into some amazing muffin batter with a few extra ingredients.



We decided that the 'monster' themed sprinkles would be perfect for the toffee, and got a little carried away with the red food dye I found in my cupboard.
I'm happy to report that both of our culinary pursuits were a success!









We sat down on the back deck after our baking and had some plunger coffee that tasted like ass, but made up for it with delicious muffins that even the cat liked.