gifts for Easter

You can see some of the gifts I got for Easter were just to delicious to save for a photograph ;-)

Easter egg hunt

Sunday morning dawned and the children were still chatting when they spotted the parcels in the garden. Oh my word, the excitement. A- had to collect all the parcels with the pink ribbon, N- had to collect all the parcels with the green ribbon. So much chocolate, they loved it. Who wouldn't?

The secret garden

Everyone calls it the secret garden, and we have put our left over tiles on the ground so it looks a little neater. It's a great area for a romantic dinner with candles and champagne.
Top left is our before pic.

Hand-drawn cereal bowls for Easter

A few weeks ago I got the children to draw on these cereal bowls, anything they wanted. I wrapped them up with some eggs and other goodies and so for Easter they received them back as their gift ;-)

Catch up!

We have been busy DIYing around the house so we haven't been out much, but here's a quick catch up. Left to right: Dinner at the local Indian restaurant, most delicious samosas and rice flour pancakes.
We are buying two bottles of red wine every month, estates we have never heard of. I want a pretty label, and the other bottle must have a cork, not a screw-top. Simply little rules, then we have a small glass every night, while preparing dinner, or while the sun sets, or while reading a book in bed. And soon, while we're lying in front of the fire. Coke- Cola bottle is 100 years this year and they had a travelling Coke art exhibition. Like the brand, not the product, but you must admit they really know their stuff. Collection of stuff at home. Lovely, lovely new restaurant in our area: Green Origins. See you again soon.

Remembrance salt

We made up some remembrance salt as featured in the Taste magazine. Taste March 2015.
Lovely story, read it on page 44.

Lunch on Saturday at The Sheds - 1 Fox