This made me laugh out loud!

So cute and clever, great way to make someone eat eggs, bread and vegies for every meal.
I need to attempt to make my food more humourous! :) Not that I need an excuse for eating :)

How apt!

Found this from the Kerri Smith website. On her website are of course her awesome illustrations!

At the moment no. 4 and 6 apply to me ...  :O

Thanks Kerri, for reminding me :P

What type are you?

If you are a typographic nut like me, you will appreciate this from the talented guys at Pentagram.

I gotta admit, they got my type right, I do love Archer hairline.. now I just have to get the font. It's just beautiful :)

Go on, take the quick quiz and see what type you are :)

http://pentagram.com/what-type-are-you/

It's hard to beat fresh flowers and meringues!

I've been feeling pretty under the weather lately and decided to treat myself to some fresh flowers when I was at the market. It really is such a luxury buying cut flowers, even slightly wasteful, but it makes me so happy to see their lovely yellow blossoms around the house. So much so that I even, carry the vase from my studio to my bedroom so I can wake up to see these gorgeous runuculi. 

Another one of my absoloute favourite things in this world are meringues. Oh the texture, the simplicity of a not too sweet meringue. So delicate yet so much character! A little while back I found a blog that used recipes from the 30s-70s especially. Sometimes they may tweak the recipe but the meringue recipe doesn't really need much changing. It's perfect as is. Follow the link to find the recipe!
So tonight's dessert is basically an Eton Mess without the cream :) Healthier, no?

I'm hanging around the oven like a fly. The long waiting period just makes me want them more!

I made sooo many of these! But they will go quickly, I assure you!

These little babies are making me feel better already!!

I'm off to grab yet another one! :)

The finished product!

I've finally completed the fourth tutorial on Home Ec. – Round bunting flags!

A friend is about to bring a dear little baby girl into the world, and have already named her 'Aurora' (how convenient for me!) and what a gorgeous name! So, this is going to be her birthday pressie :)

This tutorial taught you how to use foil to create a fabric circle, and also helps you practise sewing rounded corners / circles. Very Hard! If you don't look too close, it looks lovely :) If you do look close, you may see a bit of wonky stitching!

close up - argh!

Unfortunately the beige wall doesn't do the bunting much good, but it was the only bit of big, clear wall space in the house I could find in a hurry!

I can't wait to give it to Aurora and her mum and dad!

The latest post on White Hot Truth really struck a cord with me. Its raw, wild but yet tender. Scarred yet radiant. She is you, she is me. It's just beautiful, direct and really speaks to me. I have been following her posts since I found her via Gala Darling, another amazing gal in the blogosphere. Their blogs inspire me with thoughts, pictures and words, life would be different without these and the many other blogs I follow!

On other news, I found the sweetest app! I've got to admit, since I received my secondhand iphone, I haven't downloaded a single app, but after I saw this, I might just pop the cherry! It's pretty, whimsical and beats normal sms and emails! What a great way to say words to a special someone!

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Yesterday, it was French themed stART day at the Art Gallery SA. It's my second time volunteering there and I had a great time! The stART day is a program that aims to cultivate an interest and love for art at a young age. 5-10 year olds are invited to come with their parents/guardians and enjoy all the activities that put on for them for free.

It was less hectic than last stART day and I spent my time on the meet and greet desk instead of the art and craft room (which got very chaotic last time!). I really enjoy seeing the parents/guardians/grandparents come in with their little kids. Not being a parent myself, it is actually very interesting to see all the different ways of parenting. Those who leave their kids to come up and ask questions etc while they stand back in the background; those mums who do ALL the talking and the dad that just stands in the background; those who get make a big point of the fact that the group of kids standing there are not ALL theirs; those who are very fussy about their child's artwork and end up doing it themselves to make it 'better'. The parent that thinks their child is going to be a famous artist and proceeds to tell everyone; and the list goes on. It's fascinating to see all the varying ways a parent/guardian shows their love for the child. Then there is the super friendly kid, the very painfully shy kid, the ones that make sure they get a goodie bag for their sister or brother who isn't here as well, the tiny kids that are not really the stART programs age group but really want to get involved... I love seeing people and families from all different walks of life.

There was a piano accordian player, a mime artist and a juggler (who did a workshop later). I noticed a father dancing with his little girl in front of the accordian player and they were having so much fun, then the younger son joined in as well. It's gorgeous to see such simple but wonderful moments.

Those who came to the gallery with their kids but didn't know this kids program was on, were pleasantly surprised. I especially liked telling people that everything was free, including the goodie bag, people are very delighted and I love being the bearer of that news :) Free stuff in this day and age?!! yay!

Finally, I craved croissants the whole time I was working there. All this talk of all things french made me very hungry. I wanted to visit france again, to eat all their yummy foods, speak very broken french and picnic by the side of an old ruined castle!

Carcasonne citadel at night

The café in Arles made famous in Van Gogh's painting. Originally the wall wasn't yellow but the owners have since painted the hotel's wall to match the famous painting :)