yummy sandwich

this was a really nice sandwich. just thought i'd share that highly insightful piece of info with you.

The twig and two berries

This morning I visited the twig and two berries. It's a nice little cafe/deli near Laburnum station. I went here this morning for a cuppa and a scrumptious baguette. This is my second visit. On my previous visit I had a great cup of tea and a lemon polenta cake. If you live in the eastern burbs it's worth a visit if you're after a small quiet place to enjoy a cuppa with a friend.

The strangest things

My hubby is a vet and therefore we have some very interesting pictures on our computer. I was looking through our pic's and thought, how strange to have such pictures on one's computer. I wonder if many other people have pictures like these. Enjoy the sample! It was really hard to choose between the macaw sinus infection, bird wing amputation, the hook worm and the flea eggs but I chose the below. Hope it doesn't scare you.

1. Bird x-ray

2. Cat Fleas

3. Hook worm (Anyone want this one for their next stencil??? Maybe not. Don't want to scare the kids)

The Emperor's new clothes (and a bit more)

After writing 'to top it off' I got my act into gear and got sewing some new threads for my little man. I found an old, but new, remnant of green cord that I bought to make a sensory quilt for my son. It never made it into the quilt and as of Sunday night it has been transformed into a pair of shorts for him. My old trackies have also come under the rotary cutter and are shorts in the waiting of a solution to the low waistline- maybe some thin elastic or additional fabric for the waistband.

Am now looking through the wardrobe and the recycle bags at my parents to see what other clothes I can find waiting to be transformed into a spring/summer collection for my boy.

this is....

This is my favourite kitchen tool:

It didn't take me to long to think of my favourite peeler. When I saw this peeler I fell in love, or maybe lust (absolutely nothing kinky), and I just had to have it. I hel it, I admired it and I bought it!!! Ka Ching!!!! It is just so good and chunky and ergonomically designed. It makes peeling a breeze.

My other favourite kitchen tool is on the favourite list as it makes me laugh whenever I look at it. My sister sent it over from the UK for a birthday present for me. I have since seen this item sold here. It is a 'crumpet'. She bought me the dog. It is like a mini dustbuster for sucking up crumbs. There is a bit of a personal 'you just had to be there' joke that goes hand in hand with this item which is why it makes me laugh. The funny thing is it has actually come in handy a few times to suck crumbs out of our balinese placemats and to suck up crumbs from a toddlers crushed biscuit on the carpet.

to top it off

With the sunny weather we've been having of late I was on the quick hunt for some shorts and tops for my little man, as he has grown since last summer (as kids do). I was amazed that so many clothes in the department store had skulls and cross bones or little teddy bears.
I feel we have passed the teddy bear phase (not that we ever really got into it anyway) but I am not really wanting to dress my little man in skulls and cross bones, it's just not my thing.
Why is there a need to over embellish with cutesiness or nastiness for toddler boys. Just give me the striped polo top.
I know there are other options so I will just have to either look around a bit more or make my own.