bigbucketgirl

Guilt

Moving house etc. is taking its toll.

This was the result of a few minutes work for me and a big spoon. It didn't take long. It was over quite quickly and no children or animals were hurt in the process. So what do you think?

Should I berate myself for devouring an entire jar of Nutella? or just lick the spoon one last time, recycle the jar and remember to write it on the shopping list!

We're visiting prospective new schools tomorrow so this crime may well be replayed tomorrow evening! I'll buy a big jar incase you pop round with a spoon!!!

Mould. The fun kind!

A quick post to share the joy that the postman came and delivered marvellous wonders from Hong Kong. Rabbit and Bear. Moulds. Egg moulds. I know that i'm not re-inventing the wheel with my discovery of these delights but they are already firm family favourites and we are awaiting the arrival of their relations, car and fish!

I couldn't contain my excitement to control my camera and 3 kids around boiling the eggs but i think thats self explanatory!!!

Hot from the pan they were de-shelled and pressed into a mould. Snapped shut inside and dunked in cold water for an agonising 10minute wait. We wanted to be Oh so sure they were done!

Bear emerged unscathed and was promptly eaten by the 2yr old...his first ever boiled egg!

Rabbit on the other hand looked more like road-kill. He failed to make it out in one piece but tasted good mashed with a fork and mixed with cress and salt!

Check out my parallel life egg boiler for more pics!

Lunchbox.

After nearly drowning in tupperware containers, finding pots with no lids, discovering a selection of lids with no tub to fit, and surviving avalanche after avalanche of the blighters every time the cupboard under the sink was opened....we gave in. We looked for alternatives for making lunchboxes a little different and binned(donated elsewhere) the tubs. I found plenty of ideas and inspiration for this terms lunches stemming from a post I read on berlinswhimsy a while back. Amber spoke of a her lunchbox and I HAD to know more. My bank card was a little shocked when I racked up about £40 on 2 boxes but I got the kits and took a deep breath. It was painless! We tried them out for the last week of term before the holiday but its this term that we're going to get creative thanks to a Flickr pool dedicated to them!

1. "http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/166339638/">Pesto

2. "http://www.flickr.com/photos/faerysequins/2537899535/in/pool-laptop_lunches">May 30

3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/faerysequins/2418295550/">April 15

4. "http://www.flickr.com/photos/berlinswhimsy/2259501518/in/set-72157603657333140/">Kids 2-11-08

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/berlinswhimsy/2250317767/in/set-72157603657333140/">Kid (my daughter is sick) 2-8-08

6. "http://www.flickr.com/photos/berlinswhimsy/2242604586/in/set-72157603657333140/">Kids 2-4-08

Who'd have thought! Seeing what other people are eating has meant their charm has enticed my mother to buy one! The kids have even started adding their own Flickr favourites to photos they fancy on their weekly menu!

Exciting enough to make another mosaic!

"Mumma, WHY ARE WE HAVING BRAINS FOR TEA?"

It was purple cabbage. Honestly!

A is for Appetite and Afterwards!

My sweet tooth could hear these calling from deep in the pantry! They are left over from xmas. The ones no one likes. Good job really!

Before I'd even bookmarked a few lovely looking new-to-me blogs...I'd demolished them all. Gone. All gone. Ah!

I'd overcome the feelings of self loathing for eating them (i'd eaten a creme egg minutes before!) in time for them to provide me with a subject to photograph for this project. I love these alphabet things and the way different people look at life. There's more here...

I signed up on the last day, so with A done I have to get my cap on for B. I thought of many words and objects last night when i uploaded the photos above. They had to posted from Flickr because typepad was being a b*****, b*****, b**** etc etc etc!