A belated Mother's Day

Today was our belated Mother's Day girly lunch with mum, sister (bigndlittle) and the little, of Big & Little, wee Miss Mia.
It was a much preferable option to being at work, although there was the obligatory phone call from the office (and four missed calls whilst I was busy lying flat out on a massage table).
The massage table was to try and fix my broken-ness ... a shoulder suffering from not-able-to-lift-up-itis, caused by too much bad desk sitting at work, and too much cutting of veggies for soup at home! The soups, please note plural - in one afternoon- were delicious though!! (Potato, Leek & Bacon Deluxe and Tasty Tomato & Veg ... there will be more and photos to prove it.)
And just because my motherly-ness doesn't extend to having my own children (of the non-four-legged, furry variety at least) is no reason to assume I can't get a pressie too, so thanks to my clever big sister I am now zippered up ...

Now to finding the kitchen table under the accumulated letters, catalogues and random tupperware containers (apparently the cupboard must be too claustrophobic), followed by dinner ... hmmm, chicken and sweetcorn soup, perhaps, followed by a Voltaren for the shoulder (which will definately be crying out for one by then)!!

Photo-Phrenzy

Yesterday was an excellent mind expanding day with friend Miss Julia and photography-phellow, Rob, traversing the streets of Fitzroy, snapping away and annalysing each shot ... changing settings left right and centre ... and taking the same shot again. I feel the lovely Carlos, my Canon, and I are much closer and will take far better photos now!! Which is good news for everyone!!

Hmm, there were to be more photos, but either my 'puter or the net are not playing nice with each other, so that is all there will be for now ... I really need to get another 'puter, but went looking at new sewing machines the other day and just paid for flights to South America next March, so it's all looking a little too much!!

I will go for Upload Attempt #3 later today (given that the work is not an issue today - woo! day off!) and hopefully it's just a lazy 'puter rather than a broken one!!

The sun is almost shining, so I'm off to finally take a photo to go with the name of this wee blog. Very exciting!! Wish me luck with the upload!!

Blurgghhh ...

I have sickness. Annoying cough, and much sleepiness!!

Not much happening except for coughing and sloozing (half sleeping / half snoozing).

Although waking hours have been made much more pleasant by pouring over the new editions of Frankie and Peppermint magazines. Wonderfull bits of prettiness and usefullness and funniness!! I particularly love the first look - where you window shop the piccies and stick your nose into one or two articles ... because you know you've still got the second and third looks still to come! Accompanied by the background delights of Doris Day in "On Moonlight Bay" ... Heaven!!

My almost finished knitting of my cardy is sitting next to me ... taunting me ... I want to finish it by the energy is non-existent. Boo.

I think a Lady Grey with honey and lemon will be the only other thing I can muster tonight ... drink tea ... sleeeeppp!!!

A Glimpse of Winter Sunshine

A brief gap in the oh so chilly clouds has given a teeny shard of winter sun into the house ... ooh, lovely!!

It has made the job of re-distributing the clutter into a somewhat more acceptable state much more pleasant a task. Some call it cleaning or tidying, but it's much more re-distributing for me (although there aren't as many simple joys as a sparkling clean bathroom!).

And time was left over for a lovely winter walk in the park with the dog ... and dogs ... and more dogs!

Tonight's first attempt cooking: Eggplant & Balsamic Pasta - a, hopefully, delicious eggplant, chilli and balsamic sauce tossed through Penne Piccolini!

Goodies Galore!!

A most productive day was had yesterday rumaging and perusing!

Cookbooks, and table-cloths ... a couple of tops for me ... another fabulous paper parasol ... and the best piece of all, an olive green coffee set.

Now I can't wait to use it!! And trawl through the cook-books!! They're super 70's but I love adapting those recipies to make them more "now" (and they remind me of my childhood which always makes me smile).

Today there may be more vintage finds - off to a vintage market at The Corner Hotel ... Vintage Goodies, and beer! A match made in heaven! Fingers crossed for a find!!

Oh this confusing world!!

Ok, so big&little has morphed into odd socks ... much more me ... big& little will continue to post, but it will be used for lovely things that my sister and I make ... Odd Socks will be for me ... to show the wonderfull array of beautifull oddities that I come across and make.

I'm off to visit some oppy's (op-shops) today, so hopefully I shall return with a bundle of goodies and will post them on the next blog.

I will also post a recipe for Lemony Snicket Biscuits ... a choc-chip recipe that I adapted due to a crushing lack of choc-chips in the house. I'm afraid I have no photos to upload of the first batch as they were devoured by my work mates (boys like biscuits!).