Breadcrumbs...

So a friend gave Sarah & I a "Make your own gingerbread house' kit for Christmas. This two days before Christmas. Meaning it never got made at Christmas time. Nope, that happened Monday night, with the charming help of children. Who approached the decorating in a totally unique and lovely way. And ate a LOT of sugar along the way.


Imagine if you will, seeing a picture of this on the box.



Yet this was a much more satifactorily way of doing I reckon...






I ate one of the walls. Gingerbread was not bad. In fact quite good. I've tasted other gingerbread houses, and they have been very pretty and charming, but taste like dry sand and a little spice. Not too crash on the lollies, but the gingerbread is good. Specially with my coffee.

Mm, a bit squiffy

Well, it's not really the end of a long week, cos i kinda have to work tomorrow. Well, sit in 'lectures' about librerry stuff. With my boss.

And Sarah got some riesling and we opened it and it is good. Too good after a few sips. Mm. And now we're havin rhubarb crumble. Yummy.

Circle K

Oriental grocery stores are great. And so are those buns. Mm.

Just walked from the Smash Repairer home. Was a good walk, I can tell you. And it's REALLY humid. Not hot though, so I guess that's okay. Otherwise I'd be really annoyed.

Will go for another walky soon down to the bakery to get bread and maybe a cup of coffee for me? There's a little boutiquey shop down there that I think would do brilliant morning teas. So that's what I'll do.

Some kind of mass induced writer's cra(m)p

The land of television is in trouble. But it may be getting better, with the return of an old favourite, though its on the TOTALLY WRONG night of the week. What kind of show is about the weeks news on a Monday night? Hint to Channel Ten - Friday nights are good for a Good News Week.

So now it's bellydancing instead of Bollywood dancing. At least for a while, the woman who runs it is getting married tomorrow. So I've decided to do the bellydancing on a Tuesday night instead. Yay! When BrideBollywood woman gets back, I'll probably start that too, unless I totally suck...

Anyone can talk to dead people, it's a problem when they talk back. And that's what wrong about Thursday nights. Will have to take long walk with swim in the middle...

Baby!

It's been ages since I last posted, but meh. A month.

Started (and finished) a little bedtime monster for the newest, littlest, nameless (maybe) Christensen.



I like the patch on his little behind. Gives a very 'little boy' feel.

Discovered that my sewing corner is sodden. The carpet is very very wet. Yuck. Put towels down, but really really hoping nothing is badly damaged (my sewing stuff I mean).

I Might Never Know...

I'm reading The Never-Ending Story. Yes, the movie that scared me so much that I still have shivers when I think of the wolf thing and the poor horse drowning and even the skeleton in the attic...

Did a little 'background' research on the movie adaptation, and found that I've already read past where the movie ends. Because Bastian is starting to get annoying and I couldn't believe that Americans would put that in the movie. And, I bet they didn't make him a fat, pale kid. I seriously can't remember that.

I'm going to have to watch the damn movie now. I guess this is a kind of step, but I'm not really sure what. Oh yes, the author, Michael Ende, did not like the movie adaptation and took the producers to court. So, naturally, I'd like to know what he found so insulting.

Less than a week left of my wonderful holidays. This has to last me to the end of this year, when I get to experience a cold Christmas, with soggy, frozen English customs. Yeah! So far it has been great (these holdiays). Christmas, business, lots of beachiness and a little bit of sunburn (peeled twice now. I really 'ope it stops). All I needs is another few movies thrown in and a LOTR marathon (Friday night, Saturday day if anyone actually reads this anymore...)

And, I was going to start crafting, but had Craig and Shelley around for dinner instead. Watched Emma Thompson do the funny sob/cry thing in Sense and Sensibility. Have wanted to watch that since Geraldine mentioned it (Vicar of Dibley).

Our Christmas tree is leaning to one side

I finished, last night and this morning, some of the Christmas presents I am made. Singlets for L & R. Peg dolls for the little girls (E & L) and a green sheep. I've still got some to go, but the mjority is finished (meaning that I'm still working on those that I don't need to give till Christmas Day).


The green sheep - to go with Where is the Green Sheep book for E.




Arn't they gorgeous? There are 10 in all, 5 for each. I made two geishas, two witches and two Indian ladies cos I like them so much.