Gorgeous Man is in Cape Town over-night for meetings, so it’s just me and the Girl at home. Our first girls’ weekend! lol
I don’t bake. I’m not very good at making biscuits (cookies to my American friends) althoguh I am good at making scones (biscuits to my American friends – have I confused everybody yet?). Gorgeous Man usually makes the biscuits in our house and I make the scones and banana cake.
Anyway, in the last week I’ve baked up a storm, two batches of speculas (though I just used an ordinary cookie cutter), one batch of Anzac biscuits and one very good banana cake. I don’t understand where this sudden urge to bake has come from. I’m now looking at Christmas cake recipes! I didn’t get the pre-birth nesting instinct that everyone says you get before going into labour – maybe because I just had sporadic contractions for two weeks but never got into labour proper… Gorgeous Man wanted to know if there was pos-natal nesting instinct because it seems that is what I’ve got. 🙂
Yesterday was very, very hot. So hot that Gorgeous Girl spent the day in just a singlet and a nappy and we still had trouble keeping her cool. Today a cold front has come in and I’m sitting at the computer in jeans and hand-knit socks – very odd. I did manage to finish a hat yesterday despite the heat, but no picture until it’s received. I still have to knit something else to go with it, so it’s not in the mail yet.
There’s been some work on the sock, and I’m still plugging away at the re-knitting of the cardigan. My cutting board looks like it’s going to flatten out nicely, I put it in the sun like Tazzie recommended and then when it was nice and soft brought it inside and put books on it.
I’ll leave you with a gratuitous kid picture, but this is especially for Jody. Gorgeous Girl has started vocalising a lot in the last few days, and using her hands to bat at her toys. Here she is communing with Zebra.
I’ve got choir practice tonight, but hopefully tomorrow I’ll have some pictures of progress to show you. It’s that time of year again, filled with rehearsals and performances which keeps me out of mischief.
We are into our usual Cape Town summer power cuts. Today the power was off for two and a half hours – we are two for two so far, a power cut of some length every day this week.
It’s so funny to to me that Christmas is in the summertime in the “other” hemisphere. I bet the pictures in the Christmas books look completely different (Charles Dickens with everyone freezing to death would make no sense to kids Downunder). I’m one to talk – it’s 70F again here today!
It must be the Mommies Bake Cookies/Biscuits Instinct that I’ve heard so much about. Speculas is yummers no matter what the temperature!
sounds like the chips/crisps confusion…
I have an ANZAC recipe that I may try out this weekend – the coconut needs to but used up… Oh & we are having guests over, so a nice variety is always welcome… I can only kill so many sweet teeth with my chocolate pie.
OMG – I have to have that cat specula board – even though I have never heard of them… (My brain just works that way…)
Love the cute kid pictures – keep them coming!
Maybe it’s just a new Mommy instinct … baking and stuff like that. I’ve always liked baking, though, so I’m not sure. 😉
Love that picture of GG communing with the zebra!
Love the pic of GG! I’m so glad she likes her toy 🙂
Thanks for the links to the recipes – I’ll have to try some!
Another cute picture – as expected. I’m with Emily in always thinking it odd that Christmas is in the summer down under. It’s supposed to be all wintery and snowy and stuff (ok, not that it snows here at Christmas time, but it’s supposed to hit -2 tonight!)
We went to a Christmas concert last night and it was wonderful. It has been a long time since I’ve been to something like that. I didn’t realized that I’ve been missing it. 🙂
Cookies, cookies, cookies. I love baking frenzies!
But, even more I love that beautiful baby photo. The baby is Gorgeous, and the photo is great.
Have a beautiful day, all of you.
Warmest wishes,
firefly
Give me an Aussie Christmas anyday with a baked dinner – christmas paper everywhere etc
I made the Christmas Pudding last year and hung it for at least a week… no one ate it… so no Christmas Pudding and Custard for anyone… though if you come over Ruth we can whip one up… between you and I… we can teach Bub how to be a real Aussie… go to the British shop and get Crunchies, Twirls, Curly Wurlys etc it will be great…lol… take care – I would love a ANZAC bicci if that is ok with you… no one likes those here either…
he hee love those little kung-fu fists. by the way, youinspired me try a bit of hand quilting and I am quite enjoying it!
It looks like you have a future prizefighter there!
i’ve been going through a baking phase right now, too- enjoy your biscuits! 🙂
ps. i can’t believe how big your girl is getting now!