How to: pretty headband

I made this pretty headband for my friend with some cute vintage fabric and foe flowers.

My favourite quick & easy meal

My most favourite quick meal to make is ramen noodle stir fry. The easiest option is red capsicum, tomato, cucumber, tofu and carrot. I make a sweet chilli and lime dressing and sprinkle mint on the top. It takes 10 minutes to make -which is awesome for when I come home from work starving and literally cannot function until I eat something (which is normally the first thing I see, such as chocolate biscuits or cheese).

There is such a place called Honeyworld

On Sunday we took husband's cousin to Currumbin Sanctuary for the morning. It is a bit overcast so it was a tad on the quiet side, which was nice. We saw many Australian animals- we watched a confused dingo try and escape from its cage for about 20 minutes while kids hysterically yelled 'walkies!"

I wanted to have my picture taken holding a koala but they were sound asleep and curled into the tightest, cutest little balls ever, so I enjoyed them from afar.

On the way out I found a place called Honeyworld. It was delicious. I tried 22 types of honey for free, so that was pretty much the hi-light of my day.

Utilising the humble strawberry

Since we now have an abundance of strawberries, it meant getting creating with receipts. Last night I made a particularly sweet salad. It was sliced strawberries on a bed of spinach layered with chicken breast, walnuts and crumbled blue cheese. I made a homemade raspberry vinaigrette to accompany the salad. It was very fresh and vey tasty. Plus I thought - very pretty.

Who's a naughty boy, then?

Something got into our leftover pizza. By someone, I mean Rainbow. He is so fat.

Strawberry Fields Forever

I love Sundays. I really do. In particular, I love sleeping in with my husband, slowly sipping my morning coffee and having a whole day to ourselves. Today we drove to Glass House Mountains about an hour out of Brisbane for a mid morning hike. It was a really beautiful walk with another amazing view. On the drive home we stopped at a 'pick your own strawberries' farm.
Therefore dinner tonight will be fresh strawberries and yoghurt.

Breakfast on the go

One of the Glass House Mountains in the distance

Ever the environmental scientist (pointing out tagging ribbon in distance)

Views from the top

I disobeyed the sign. I ate some.

Home... and exhausted...

What a whirl wind trip. In hindsight, it might have been a little adventurous to think I should fill every night with an activity after very heavy work days. As a result, I have arrived back in Brisbane exhausted and a little sniffly. It was so great to catch up with friends and family, which also made it sadder to leave. It was great to get home where pad thai and a bunch of flowers was waiting for me. I am lucky. Today is definitely a recuperation day which will include nothing more then lying on the couch, snuggling with husband and cat, watching movies and eating milk duds. Did I mention it reached 1 degree in Melbourne?

Wintery grey skies of the city

Hot damn! Summer (winter) in the city!

On Sunday, husband I trotted into Southbank to enjoy a long lunch (and a glass or 3 of wine) and a stroll through the markets. Even though its the middle of winter, it felt like a lovely summer day in Melbourne. In fact, there were people sunbathing by the artificial beach. It was so warm that we wore t-shirts and thongs and had the air conditioning on in the car. On the way back to the car, I had a call from my mother in Melbourne - apparently they are having a ridiculously cold winter. Pack warmly, she advised. Perhaps take some extra singlets. It looks like I am going from one extreme to another!