Meat is good

1. Mince patties in burgers, shop-bought.
2. Falafel patties in burgers, shop-bought, hand-shaped.
3. Vegan homemade baked bean burgers.
4. Vegan homemade chickpea burgers.

"I like the dark ones Mummy that are not home made".

Happy Mothers' Day

y

The letter y is missing off my keyboard. I am still able to type it due to devious cut and paste technology.

It is amazing how often I need to use the letter y. Thank goodness it's not the e that is missing.

This is what happens when you allow your baby to watch Hi-5 at the computer. Orla bounces up and down highly excited, so it is hardly surprising that the inevitable crash occurred.

I'm sure it will turn up somewhere, sometime.

In the meantime, my typing speed is somewhat impaired.

And crazy things are happening to my fonts.....

Contents of a small boy's pocket

a.k.a. "look what just about went through the wash!".

Biscuits

One of our holiday activities was icing Girl Guide biscuits. Here are some of the results. The little hands you can see waiting to grab a biscuit are Orla's.

First shoes

Today we bought Orla her first pair of shoes. Isabelle and Aidan also scored a new pair while we were there.

Visit to Christchurch

Some photos from our recent visit to Christchurch:

- Picking apples in the autumn sun.
- Playdough creations: "sheep" by Grandad, "rainbow", "volcano" and "earth" by Isabelle. (Note the Anzac biscuits cooling in the background).
- Playdought creations: "rainbow" and "rainbow earth" by Aidan
- A llama sensing the opportunity for some food.
- Isabelle and Aunty Loulou feeding a kunekune pig.

We thought he was a gonna but...

...the cat came back.

Bully cat that is.