PrettyUgly: Grruno

One giant leap

One giant leap from Barcelona to Johannesburg. Lovely gift of a mosaic frog. Thanks. M'wah!

Hand painted gifts

Hand painted gifts from my nieces. Lovely. Thank you, my little angels.

Sunday lunch had an Indian theme

Since it was Diwali this weekend I decided my Sunday lunch would be Indian cuisine, or an adaption thereof ;-) Starter: Onion Bhajis with dipping sauce and baby potatoes with a chilli bite batter. Main: Butter chicken, brown basmati rice, roti, poppadoms and sambals. Dessert: Peanut butter ice cream, rose syrup and nigella seed ice cream, pistachio and litchi. Tea: Khajur aur anjeer ladoo (date and fig balls). I enjoyed trying something different and luckily it was a big hit.
Thanks to the girls at the office for recipe ideas and suggestions. Happy Diwali to you!

Sharpen that pencil

In an act of love I sharpened all my colour pencils for the girls.
Most of these colour pencils are from my college days, the late 1070's - yes, laugh all you want ;-)
On some of them the wood is so brittle and dry it just crumbles when you try to sharpen them. The cheaper pencils have better longevity, hmm...

Can't wait to get going

From a pumpkin that has been drying out since last summer we gathered the seeds and planted them on the sidewalk, but the few that were left over in the pot just got started on their own after the rain. I took pity on them and planted them in the garden - they seem very keen ;-)

Pink parade

Wrapped trees along Lonehill Boulevard.