What happens when you can't choose...

....between orange or blue fingernail polish?

Catherine set up business in her bedroom on the weekend... a massage and manicure shop, open from 3-4pm (very civilised working hours if you ask me). I ventured in, to be greeted by a very professional manicurist, who had prepared the work environment with a great deal of thought... right down to providing a coaster if customers had brought their own drink along.

The half hour manicure consisted of a fingernail trim (quite scary for said customer), a choice of orange or blue fingernail polish, and a hand massage with a scrummy almond moisturiser. As it was late Sunday afternoon, I found myself unable to cope with decisions regarding nail colours and therefore ended up with alternating colours. In the spirit of things, I wore my matching skirt today:

The dark side...

.... of making savoury pancake stacks on a beautiful Saturday morning :(

Hmmm, I need upbeat music. I think "The Big Chill" soundtrack fits perfectly. Any other suggestions for music that makes cleaning up a kitchen more fun?

Breakfast, anyone....?

Savoury pancake stacks:

Catherine approves:

Miss Hermione thinks the king parrots are ho-hum:

New addition

Replacing the faithful old starwagon is this cute little 2003 honda jazz. Already smitten! The boys took a LOT of photos, very likely at Christopher's instigation. Suffice it to say "She's silver and she drives like a dream". Took me all of 20 mins to decide to do errands, drive to the village, visit post office, drive to IGA, buy laundry powder, drive around corner, drop off tax info, drive home.... ta-da! I love living here, I love my Jazz, I HAVE A JOB for next year.

Magic Square @ 2 weeks

Two weeks since planting, and things are growing well. The nasturtium seeds have sprouted in this large green pot. Dead-headed marigold flowers are going straight into the garden. It takes one watering can to maintain adequate moisture at the moment, and I've only had to water four times. That's thanks to some nice rain over the last two weeks. I add a heap of kitchen scraps every few days and shovel on a scoop of mulch - which takes care of the composting side of things.


Leisa asked about pest management. So far the biggest pest has been Miss Hermione. The kitchen scrap smells draw her to the compost daily, and she was seen eating from it one day - and subsequently vomiting. Cats! I manage that by making sure I cover the tasty bits with extra mulch. I am going to start harvesting this coming week... just a few leaves here and there for sandwiches.