Good morning! It is getting so much harder to blog daily with a little turbo tot, let me tell you!!! My sweet bubby has gone from crawling backwards, to powering forwards, standing, attempting to climb the stairs and constantly eating shoes on a daily basis-all within a week. Hectic! Yet, equally as adorable :) Life will no longer be the same.
Hubby is currently heading down to his parents home with bubby to pick up a much needed gate. That won't solve every busy bubby issue, but at least when we make a loo dash, my little adventurer isn't attempting Mt Everest and risking smacking her head on tiles. The shoe issue will be fixed by softening the edges of my big shoe box and swapping it for the shoe rack currently tempting my dear little ones eyes and taste buds. And as for the floor fluff and hair- I'm sure it won't kill her! Oh the joy of having several females with luscious locks in a small home!
I have managed to cook, and take some stunning sunrises of late. Check out these beauties below...
A stunning mix of colours one morning, followed by one sunrise the next day with three distinct colour changes in half an hour...
Photo number 1, pink sky...
Photo number 2, gold and blue...
And number 3, glorious gold. How amazing is that kind of greeting!
We have a beautiful house guest at present. I love having her here- she is truly the most beautiful soul I have possibly ever met. Her maturity, understanding, wisdom and helpfulness is such a blessing to have around. Not to mention her cooking skills! I don't know what the future holds for this incredible young woman, but I certainly know it will be bright.
My beautiful, first long term student, Babette, has returned to visit us years later. Bubby already adores her as much as we do!
I love this full house at the moment. My non teen is over frequently, the dinner table is extended and we are grabbing extra chairs to accommodate- it is just wonderful!
My sweet bubby has been loving her swimming lessons. As encouraged by the instructor, my non teen took her bubby sister last week. This was also due to the fact that my fabulous new eyebrows aren't allowed to get chlorine on them whilst healing. It also makes sense to let children not rely on just one person for water safety. I like sharing the caring with my family :)
Adorable big and little sissy moment. Proud mumma right here :)
I managed to catch up with a beautiful friend this week. Sadly, due to family/study commitments, we couldn't make it to the beautiful Jacqui's engagement party in Brisbane :( But instead of me blessing her, this gorgeous woman turned up with flowers for me. I love her heart, have always admired her spirit, honesty and generosity for life in general, and am thrilled for her happiness beyond words. Her fiance Dave is one lucky guy!
Flowers for moi. Feeling just a bit spoiled :)
Here is yet another sunrise for you, just in case I hadn't posted enough already :)
The following pics are a snapshot of the weekend..
An experiment: gluten free tortilla based veggie slice/quiche thingy. I know, naming dishes is my skill!
Because I accidentally purchased mini gluten free tortilla bases, hubby gagged and I was annoyed at having wasted money on something the family wouldn't eat. Until I decided to turn it into something else.
I oiled a tin, lined it with tortillas, made a first layer of seasoned, cooked veg...
made another layer of steamed sweet potato, covered that in 6 eggs, a little cream and cheese and a hint of coconut flour, then baked it. Success!
Not an attractive dish, but certainly a nutrient dense, healthy one.
One of the many times my sweet bubby has attacked the shoes. Her desire for these are so strong, it motivated her to learn to crawl properly. Toys aren't her thing, shoes are. Sigh. Another shoe obsessed female in the house.
This is one of my favourite sunrises. It glows, and I think it's pretty :)
Not a sunrise! It's the other end of the day :)
Hubby, bubby and I went for one last walk along the boardwalk before they rip the old section up and make it fabulously modern like the newer section.
I will personally miss the character of the old boardwalk with its uneven boards and roped edge. I will however still have this scene, taken while standing on the bridge and looking towards Mt Warning.
Now, onto food again. Yesterdays breaky: egg white, chia seed, oat bran pancake with natural yoghurt on top. I love these! An experiment success.
Lunch yesterday: a very veggie feast with shredded chicken, topped with some homegrown jalapenos :)
At last, my first attempt at falafels. This is the only photo of them you will see, until I solve the sloppy, falling apart whilst cooking issue. They tasted divine, but looked horrendous!
My recipe is as follows...
Ingredients:
makes 12 balls
1 400gm can of chick peas, drained,
1 brown onion, sliced,
2 cloves garlic,
fresh parsley- 1/2 cup chopped
1 tbsp each freshly ground coriander and cumin,
1 tbsp coconut flour,
2 tbsp soaked chia seed gel,
1/2 tsp salt.
Roll into balls and refrigerate for min 30 mins.
I have since checked recipes to see that they use 2 cans of chick peas. Oops. My recipe was very wet, wouldn't fry in coconut oil, and needed to be grilled. May I say, the taste was amazing, and the girls loved it! It just looked like crumble :(
I will not be beaten! Trying these again soon :)
I shall leave you with a gorgeous flower to celebrate the end of summer :)
My non teen gave a beautiful bunch of flowers to Babette. I love this bright, bold yellow one. I also love that it's colour reminds me of autumn. Not autumn here. The subtropics doesn't have glorious, seasonal changes like cooler climates do.
But it reminds me that this intense heat will soon be over, and cooler, fresher days are once again returning. Sigh. I am one happy girl again!
That is all for now, lovely readers. Until next time, thanks for reading.
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