Archives

These are archived posts from a blog from many years ago.

  • Archives,  Sewing

    Skirt Conversion

    A project I have been trying to get to for months is the conversion of 1 dress & 3 skirts into 2 skirts. The floral pumpkin patch dress was a gift a few…

  • Archives,  Sewing

    Glasses Case

    My first attempt at a glasses case! I found a great tutorial here and gave it a shot. I wouldn’t say it is a professional finish, but I was pretty impressed for a…

  • Archives,  Ramblings

    Orange Sky

    Awoke yesterday morning to a very eerie orange glow coming through the curtains. Looking out the window all we could see was this orange sky.   It was like there was a bushfire…

  • Archives,  Things Kids Say

    Crooked??

    Last night Miss 4 came in to the lounge room where I was sitting on the couch. She climbed up alongside me, and I said ‘Would you like to rub mum’s back’ her…

  • Archives,  Cooking

    Chocolate People

    Today we are going to cook ‘chocolate people’ from the free coles magazine. They look like gingerbread men but they are made from a chocolate biscuit dough. Yesterday we made marshmallow/jam slice, also…

  • Archives,  Cooking

    Finger Buns

    Finger buns have always been a big fav in this house, but with the price tag they carry it is only an occassional treat. Today I gave making them a go, and am…

  • Archives,  Cooking

    Milo Muffins

    Monday cooking included some sweet snacks for the lunch boxes. A fav is ‘mini milo muffins’. This recipe was orignally found on Simple Savings, can’t quite remember the original poster. It is a…

  • Archives,  General

    2009!!

    Wow, has it really been that long since I posted anything in here. Time really does fly doesn’t it.  Things are finally slowing down after the Christmas/New Year rush, still have a few…