tokyo on request!

mum has asked for more photos from tokyo - so of course i was happy oblige!

yo-yo delusion

why is it in times of stress or trouble, one tends to think of outrageously time consuming and laborious craft projects. one deludes themselves into thinking something can just be 'whipped up' and that all of the usual crafting obstacles will magically melt away and you will transform into some goddess of home made goodness?

it's a big mistake.

so instead of that giant sized quilt i'd LOVE to make for my daughter due in november (who already has a charmingly suitable quilt from kee's childhood) i may just give into temptation a little and make a kitschy number like those pictured above.

(image found here)

catch up

first half of the year i really lost my love of blogging. just too much do-ing and not enough time to bottle it and preserve it in blogland - especially what with 10 flights in amidst first trimester fatigue.

so now i'm really enjoying catching up on reading and discovering blogs. maybe it's winter, maybe it's more energy now i'm further along in my pregnancy or maybe it's just what i feel like but it's fun.

one of my fave blogs for a long time has been wikstenmade and Jeni's personal style and talent is really something else.....the above image is from her blog. stop by and have a look - you won't be disappointed!

sunday arvo

dinner last night with the gang was great - so great everyone ended up sleeping over! we had a great, lazy brekky at Cedar Bakery (our local lebanese bakery) and we all agreed a sleep over was a must again soon....

did my first bit of gardening since falling pregnant. ruth and john bought us a whole heap of seedlings last weekend when they visited to get us going again and even though it's a mere start it feels so much better knowing i'm back on the gardening wagon.

weekend has seen loads of cooking, washing, cuddling, crocheting of baby blankie and tea drinking. kee is off rock climbing this arvo and i'm definitely okay with snuggling up and catching up on a few crafty things and taking it easy.

just feelin' so happy :) hope you all are too!

weekend again!

(around this time last year mum visited and we went on loads of winter walks, pinched plant cuttings and did lots of opshopping. we didn't have a car yet so we travelled the epping line through some very no-frills suburbs)

don't know how it happened but weeks seem to be slipping into some kinda vortex. but super happy it's the weekend........even if it is a rather cosy, domesticated kinda weekend in front of us. although i have to say, i miss late night dancing and on these cold winter nights a glass of shiraz would be amazing but hey - gotta give this little bub in my belly the best i can which is early nights and nerry a drop of booze!

kee's in the garden at the moment preparing the soil cause i've got some leafy winter greens to plant in. then we're off to the market, going to make delia's winter veg pie (for the second time this winter) and the gang are coming over for cosy, lazy winter dinner and footy. pumpkin soup, roast chook and cake are also on the menu! yum!

i must admit, on days like these, i am rather fond of melbourne winters......

winter comforts

grated beetroot and carrot, natural yoghurt, cumin, parsley, lemon juice, s&p
(excellent on toasted rye)
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fresh orange juice in the mornings
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a baby afghan i couldn't resist in the op shop
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i love winter weekends

weekend

(incredible orchids on someone's front door in asakusa, tokyo)

it was only a four day week this week but still - the weekend couldn't have come sooner....

caught up for dumplings with a good friend whom i used to work for last night and i swear i still feel full this morning (i hope my baby likes dumplings cause it sure has had a few of 'em lately).

this weekend brings a haircut, a swim at the pool, the beginning of big love season two, more work on the crochet baby blankie, a big market shop and various other nesting activities.

what is it about being pregnant that makes you want to clean out cupboards, send things packing to the op shop and re-arrange your bookshelves? or cook a giant sized meal to be tupperwared into the freezer? i NEVER keep things in the freezer.

i guess it's what they call nesting!

riki watanabe watch

one of my fave things purchase in tokyo was the orange riki watanabe watch pictured above. love love love it! such a perfect, simple design with an incredibly readable face and the most beautiful details. and it's orange!!!

more tokyo & a sweet surprise

found out we are having a baby girl! too sweet!

tokyo

okay so i have a bazillion photos from our fortnight in tokyo.........suffice to say it was one of the best two weeks of our lives! exceeded all expectations and already looking forward to the next visit.