Walking in the rain

We’ve had a funny old start to Summer. Just before Christmas was mild and wet. We felt like walking so out we went – walking in the rain 🙂 To be fair, it was only drizzling, so we popped on our wet weather gear.

And because he was wearing gumboots Master D was allowed to jump in puddles – and jump in them he did! I lost count of how many 🙂

There were snails on the move because of the rain and Master D spotted them everywhere. He instructed me not to step on them. We also saw…

…lots of ants busily working

…squawking galahs that we disturbed into flight

…a circle of toadstools where the fairies must meet

…a ‘talking’ pine tree (or so Master D said)

And for some reason Master D was very interested in drains. So turns out I have lots of photos of them taken by him!

And finally, here he is just been a goose!

Happy days, Kelly

January 5, 2012 by

Happy lil ❤’s are baking!

When I was little I used to bake with my Mum and Nana. I’d stand on a chair so I could stir the bowl. And I loved getting to lick the spoon! Sound familiar to anyone?

Now baking with my little ones is part of our weekly rhythm.

I’d love for us all to share what we bake with our little ones (and not so little ones) and hopefully inspire each other! Family favourites, new recipes, traditional or cultural recipes – you name it, we’d like to read about it and if you include the details, try them out 🙂 Below is a linky list to join in the fun and start sharing.

So to kick us off, one of my favourite biscuits to make was (and still are) Yo Yos.
You need:
1 cup self raising flour
1/2 cup custard powder
1/3 cup icing sugar
2/3 cup (170 g) butter
Mix all the ingredients together until you have a stiff dough.
Roll the dough into balls and then slightly flatten them with a fork
(I always loved getting to squish them and Master D does now!).
Bake at 170° for 15-20 minutes.
They taste great joined together with jam or butter icing.
This time however we just used a simple icing and sprinkles.
Don’t kids love sprinkles they’re like *edible glitter*!

These biscuits make me think of the treats the Magic Faraway Tree kids would have eaten.

We can’t wait to see what you are baking! 

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Warm wishes, Kelly

January 5, 2012 by