tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83504741912208902402024-03-13T20:33:38.174+10:30Lounging with a LatteSharing my interests of interior design, baking, gardening and life in general.Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-46676076478992048312018-03-09T17:15:00.001+10:302018-03-09T17:15:30.054+10:30A new pattern and a great coffee shop!If you are heading to Glenelg in Adelaide anytime, you might want to check out a great coffee shop/ concept store I found....more about it in my <a href="http://www.thatsgraphic.design/faded-denim-cute-flowers/" target="_blank">newest post</a>.<br />
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-44225396696070972672018-01-31T09:18:00.002+10:302018-01-31T14:43:30.576+10:30A new blog on the horizon!Yes, it's been over a year and my poor blog has been sitting idle.<br />
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There is a reason....I've been putting all my spare time into developing another arm of my business which hopefully will take me into semi-retirement...that's my plan anyway for the coming years.<br />
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I started 'surface pattern designing' in January last year. Which is designing patterns (digitally) and loading them onto all sorts of products such as homewares, apparel, stationery, etc and selling them in a few Print on Demand marketplaces. I'm loving this process, but it's a lot of work and takes a bit of strategy and social media to then promote the products I have available.<br />
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Anyway, I have been working away at a new blog which is nearly ready. It will be a blog to showcase my designs and give sneak peaks into new designs, but I will mix it up with the other things in life that I enjoy as I had done through this blog.<br />
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So, stay tuned, I'll come back and let you know when it's live!<br />
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When I started on the Surface Pattern Design journey, I created an Instagram account, so you can find me there and see what I've been up to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatsgraphicdesign/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thatsgraphicdesign/ </a><br />
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In the meantime on the grandies front, we now have 4 with another on the way in May...wow, where does that time go.<br />
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Wow, I've been missing in action from my blog since Christmas. A lot has happened in the past couple of months.</div>
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I love the time between Christmas and New Year as everyone is in holiday mode and it's a good opportunity to get things done around the house. My project was to paint my office where I run my own business of website development and graphic design. As part of my graphic work I design brochures and business cards etc, so have always had things on show of what I had produced. This has been good for clients as they can see at a glance the quality of the product and what can be achieved. However, I've decided to just showcase that differently now so took down the display boards and got to work!<br />
The large display board covered over the wood panelled wall, an even though it's coming into vogue now, I wanted to paint it black and then have my logo cut out of compressed aluminium. I was happy with the outcome. Here are the before, during and after shots.<br />
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Above: The right of the photo shows overhead shelving that we replaced with new cupboards.<br />
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For those interested I put a video together of how the cutout logo was made. Our son Daniel did it with one of his machines in his workshop.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;"> You can visit my zazzle store <span id="goog_220256167"></span><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/thats_graphic?rf=238742056362962660" target="_blank">here</a></span></span><br />
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Above: Brooklyn looking all grown up now she can sit up.</div>
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Above: Family time down by the river.</div>
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Above: Luca and Owen getting being creative.</div>
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Above: Chocolate face....getting spoilt at the bakery! </div>
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-58098619905197461682016-12-26T11:00:00.003+10:302016-12-26T11:00:47.872+10:30Family photo shootHope all you fellow bloggers had a happy Christmas time with your loved ones.<br />
We had a hot one here in South Australia (42 deg C). We had our immediate family for lunch so we did the presents in our under cover are outside then moved inside to eat...much more pleasant with the air con!<br />
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Oldest grandchild Owen, helping little Brooklyn open a present.</div>
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A few weeks before Christmas we had a family photo shoot done at one of our son's place. We had 800 photos to choose from...wow! It was a perfect overcast morning so perfect conditions to take photos! Here is a small collection.</div>
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Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-59284082663259390282016-11-13T18:53:00.000+10:302016-11-13T18:53:06.486+10:30Cupboards and Tea Towels!I don't know how many times I've said in the last few weeks....'why didn't we do that years go'! In one of our spare bedrooms we have always had a mish mash of furniture eg a single bed, wardrobe, tall boy, chest of draws, filing cabinets and a couple of other stand alone little bookshelves and things tended to get dumped in there too.....SO we decided to get some built-in installed across one wall. WOW, has that made a difference. We had great delight in having a big cleanout of the room and sold off quite a few of the furniture pieces. We have built-ins in our own bedroom but it's been great to now spread out a bit into the other one as well now as there is heaps of room!<br />
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I'm pretty pleased that I now have room to house my shoes neatly in 2 rows per shelf.<br />
We even have empty drawers and shelves!!!<br />
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I was excited to receive my parcel from Spoonflower last week. I have started dabbling in designing fabric and to test the waters with colours etc, I designed some tea towels. I did 4 designs to a yard, so that means the tea towels are a good size.<br />
I was really happy with how they turned out. After washing the fabric, I cut them up and sewed the sides.<br />
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Below: Cut up and ready to hem the sides. </div>
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Below: Job done! </div>
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I did do some other designs but I can't show you as they are for Christmas presents!<br />
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I had fun last weekend, doing a bit of shopping....nice to be able to buy some pink things! <br />
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Over the past year, I've really enjoyed reading Di Morrissey's books. She is a great Australian author. Her latest book 'A Distant Journey' is one that I'm having trouble putting down...hence its a thumbs up from me.<br />
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I'm excited to have one of my best friends back in blogging world after a break. You may remember Jo from Vintage Lane Stitches....she has started blogging again on a new platform and under the name of <a href="http://www.hillsviewhomestead.com/" target="_blank">Hillsview Homestead</a>....Please go visit, I'm sure you will enjoy her posts. </div>
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Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-72699299154962121292016-11-07T07:59:00.004+10:302016-11-07T07:59:49.181+10:30FlowersNice to go around the garden and pick some flowers. I've brought them into my office so I can see them all day!<br />
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Something I'm having a bit of a dabble in to see how my designs turn out on fabric.<br />
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-47428739109706051032016-10-23T15:38:00.001+10:302016-10-23T15:39:38.033+10:30Is it really October?Yes, I do believe it is nearly the end of October! The time of year when the word 'Christmas' starts to get bandied around, and the shops are re-fitting their stores with festive goodies, reminding us that Christmas is indeed approaching quickly!<br />
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Our latest addition to the family is little Brooklyn, who is doing really well. Still petite but really filling out and starting to smile and making cute baby talk. Here she is.<br />
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Her 2 cousins, Owen and Luca think she is pretty cool. Owen, who is 3 is so gentle with her, while Luca, only 15 months doesn't know what gentle is yet, so we have to watch him when he is close to her, otherwise there may be scratches on her face or an eye poked out...lol!!! (you can see I am very close by!)<br />
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It has been a very wet winter, but the garden is loving it. Now that it is starting to warm up, a bit of colour is showing up in the garden and my roses should all be in full bloom over the next couple of weeks.<br />
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One of the things I love about living in a small country town is that you get to know many of the locals including the shop owners etc. I purchased a couple of mugs last year in one of our homewares shops and I really liked them. A couple of months later while I was in the shop I just asked if they were able to get any more of those mugs, but they said no, they were a limited number and not available for them to get any more. However, the other month I got a phone call from them, saying....guess what, we were just having a clean out of their storeroom and they had found 2 more of those mugs! So, I went and bought them!! How good is that. These are the ones, they are the Artique brand, really nice texture and lovely to drink from.<br />
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While on the subject of products, we had an 'Aldi' open in a neighbouring town, so one Sunday we zipped over there to check it out. One product I purchased was the 'Green Action Dishwashing Liquid'.....wow was I impressed. It cleaned so well and polished stainless steel impressively too. (I don't have a dishwasher). So whenever I'm over that way, I'll call in and pick up a bottle or two. I researched it and it has great reviews online.<br />
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I purchased a Stainless Steel frying pan a few months back, I've usually had non stick, so it was a bit of a learning curve as to how to cook with it properly. A tip I found on Pinterest was really helpful...here it is.<br />
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The last photo is of a Bird of Paradise plant made from metal, it was in the Open Garden I visited yesterday. It's really lovely and so lifelike.<br />
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-18459815382109520132016-10-22T21:25:00.001+10:302016-10-22T21:25:51.310+10:30Grrr!!A little frustrated....I just compiled a post on my iPad but for some reason it has disappeared without a trace !! I will redo it on my computer in the morning...stay tuned! In the meantime check out this rose, it was in an open garden that I visited today, I've never seen such big blooms, they were the size of a bread and butter plate...amazing. <div><br><div><img id="id_5b49_9ba1_2ad7_42b2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dTeOsRrZtZU/WAtFtXLXp1I/AAAAAAAACY8/13txeWn69EE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Annette</div>Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-51429931414966416322016-08-06T19:16:00.001+09:302016-08-06T19:16:01.244+09:30It's a girl!We are delighted to welcome Brooklyn Jade into our family, our 3rd grandchild and the first girl. <div><br></div><div>She is the first child for our eldest son Adrian and wife Chelsea. Brooklyn arrived a few weeks early but all is going well and they came home yesterday. </div><div><img id="id_b96f_cac_386_e37c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N6fPd2f-fos/V6Wu-BCvgLI/AAAAAAAACX0/SjlalLeprKs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Here is the quilt I made for her arrival, although I didn't know it was a girl, so might have to do another pink one down the track!</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_f962_20dd_499a_dd24" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3P-_NphPAYU/V6WvFDrh62I/AAAAAAAACX4/zHSO-sB7VFE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>As Brooklyn was born at the women's and children's hospital in Adelaide we went down with our other son Daniel and his family and visited them. We stayed at the Levi caravan park which was fun.</div><div><img id="id_88de_c2a_f3e6_8409" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cDsBJLTdftk/V6WvQs42rOI/AAAAAAAACX8/qd17CUhT2Pg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Watching the many planes that were going over! </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_8168_422b_c160_4ed3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ww_XpSEsKNQ/V6WvU0NqS2I/AAAAAAAACYA/x_LCoF_pf74/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_901c_ae9d_66c9_cf38" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y-fF3pol_OU/V6WxtihJb8I/AAAAAAAACYM/8w_UBNeWMNA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Little Brooklyn in her car seat ready for the trip home!</div><div><img id="id_917d_ff40_ca12_3982" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-doIYQ-tLbE8/V6Wx1wB9RFI/AAAAAAAACYQ/HX7abF4_f1c/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Annette</div><div><div></div></div>Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-54560280284971857392016-07-23T12:45:00.004+09:302016-07-23T16:09:26.642+09:30Makeover of Family RoomOur family room makeover has been about 6 months in the making, but I'm fairly happy with where it's at now.<br />
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My aim was to re-paint both our country blue suede look feature walls that are at each end of the family room with a paler blue/green colour to lighten things up.<br />
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Also our 2 brown recliners and 3 seater lounge had served us well for over 10 years, so it was also time to upgrade. This time to a lighter colour modular.<br />
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We weren't sure how we would make the change from recliners to a modular but we have adjusted well....and can still doze off easily in it after tea! I use a wooden tray to put my coffee or plates on, Paul has a little table next to his end. </div>
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Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-3142889803986415202016-07-17T19:11:00.001+09:302016-07-23T10:56:11.943+09:30This one is for Lyn!Yesterday we attended one of my nephews wedding and caught up with one of my sisters friend Lyn who I hadn't seen in years. As we started chatting Lyn advised me that I hadn't done a post in quite a while! It was really funny, Lyn isn't a blogger but follows my blog and many of my fellow bloggers and I had no idea! So you prompted me Lyn to get my act together and do a post!!<br />
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Here is Lyn (on the right) with one of my sisters Joy.</div>
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It was one of Joy's sons that got married....it was a lovely day.</div>
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A few weeks back we had friends over for dinner so I decided to make a dessert that I had seen on Pinterest. It was super easy to make but looks quite fancy! Here is the finished product (not real good photo!) See the diagonal jelly.</div>
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I made raspberry jelly and poured it into the glasses over some cut up strawberries and blueberries. You then place the glasses at an angle into a muffin tin and wait til it sets. You can then top it with whatever you like. I made coffee mouse and topped that with sliced bananas and crushed almonds and whipped cream.....it was very yummy.</div>
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I share my birthday with our 2nd grandchild, Luca, and we celebrated his first birthday a couple of weeks back with a family lunch at our local Club.</div>
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We have our third grandchild on the way very soon, so I have started a little something with these fabrics...will show you the finished piece once the baby has arrived.</div>
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Well Lyn I hope you enjoyed that, it was great to catch up after many years :)</div>
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Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-64042648063258232852016-05-26T19:39:00.001+09:302016-05-26T19:39:07.939+09:30Delicious banana breadI came across a banana bread recipe a couple of months back and have made it a few times since....it's delicious! Here is the link to the recipe <a href="http://thelatinahomemaker.com/cinnamon-crumble-banana-bread/">http://thelatinahomemaker.com/cinnamon-crumble-banana-bread/</a> <div><br></div><img id="id_4bc_5b9a_443c_3069" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J_i-A2NHiiU/V0bKDMVNxoI/AAAAAAAACUs/QurA7AQXhAs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 480px; height: auto;"> <div>Wednesday's is a fun day when hubby and I look after our 2 grandies. Here are some pics of what we get up to!</div><div><img id="id_5b01_42c1_4830_bcba" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-442RKkz94qk/V0bKJGNvoFI/AAAAAAAACUw/3XpDWiAf9gs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_7296_e787_10c7_51ff" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NbOfzfYaDKU/V0bKM3g5acI/AAAAAAAACU0/BdGAayAsxqA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_80d_465f_b90d_21f0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R_6e3vBDpFA/V0bKplCdyII/AAAAAAAACU4/vLZTagPIpIE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> </div><div><img id="id_e1d_3692_bcc6_289" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-akuqBznUw8E/V0bLJtQy5YI/AAAAAAAACU8/FP-WeOeFIB0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_62c5_b747_7d22_f8c6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rbn07pudGB4/V0bLQfbxp_I/AAAAAAAACVA/6lVrLRtNKW0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 450px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Good times :)</div><div><br></div><div>Annette</div>Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-63876471376513685952016-05-22T18:35:00.001+09:302016-05-22T19:07:37.770+09:30Painting LucyMeet Lucy, she was in her prime when she lived at my nanna's house and acted as an indoor door stop. I was 10 when my nana died, so Lucy is quite old. <br> <div><img id="id_5d01_8e52_150d_4076" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oINHLNh0YIg/V0F2SHW3H2I/AAAAAAAACUY/cF4fkOEC4-c/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 480px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>MUm kept Lucy after nanna died and she ended up out in the garden. When my mum and dad moved out of their retirement home, I chose to take her. She was quite flaky and rustic, but I quite liked her old whethered look. But a few weeks ago I decided it was time to clean her up and give her a new lease of life by painting her, so now Lucy is now proudly sitting on my bookshelf looking quite pleased with her fresh new look! </div><div><img id="id_62b_a5c5_710f_4254" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--4mNmgk31Lc/V0F2XdGoUYI/AAAAAAAACUc/2YLAUyU6mvs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 480px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm testing a new app for posting on my iPad, so we will see how it goes!</div><div><br></div><div>WOO HOO, I've finally discovered an app that works properly for posting via my iPad. You might find me posting more often now as I sit with my feet up in front of the TV at night...lol! THe app is Blogtouch pro, available on the app store</div><div><br></div><div>Annette</div>Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-21267491857118547362016-04-17T16:42:00.000+09:302016-04-17T16:42:01.482+09:30Time in AdelaideA couple of weeks ago I spent a few days in Adelaide catching up with a few of my sisters, which is always an enjoyable time.<br />
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We shared some meals together, went out for coffee and breakfast, shopping, movies, visited Mum and a family friend, watched the sunset at Brighton/Hove and on the whole had a fun and relaxing time.<br />
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Here we are (minus our older 2 sisters who couldn't be there that night).<br />
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And then the next morning we went for coffee at a new place on The Broadway at Glenelg South. It was an old home that has been turned into a gallery/coffee shop. Each room has eclectic mixed of art works and themes...quite interesting.<br />
I took this photo of the girls outside of the place. I can't remember what it was called!<br />
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A couple of us went and saw My Big Greek Wedding 2, which was very silly but good for a laugh as we expected it would be.<br />
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I was staying with one of my sisters which is about 400 metres from the beach so one night we headed down on dusk and caught a wonderful sunset. I couldn't stop taking photos! I think I might print a couple out on canvas and put in our family room. Haven't decided which ones yet out of the many I took. Here are a few.<br />
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Whilst down there we visited Ikea and I picked up handy shelving unit with top and legs to go into our bedroom. It took a while to put together, but am really happy with it and it's useful for that extra storage.<br />
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Hope you have enjoyed your weekend, they seem to come and go so fast!<br />
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One of my plants that is truly performing in our outdoor entertaining area is the Devil's Ivy. It's just in a standard hanging pot, so probably pot bound, but doesn't seem to mind. I am wondering how long I should let it crawl along the ground for before I give it a trim up. What do you think?<br />
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I've recently purchased a Microfibre Spray and Glide Mop. I'm so happy with it, it has a water container attached and you press the handle to release a fine jet of water onto the floor in front of the mop. So easy and effective. Much better than the normal microfibre one I had.<br />
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Some of my favourite authors are Monica McInerney, Nora Roberts, Katie Fforde and Di Morrisey to name a few. I love it when I discover an author that I like and recently picked up a random book at the Library by Anna Jacobs called Peppercorn Street. It was a very enjoyable read of friendships forming from people in a neighbourhood. I have just finished another one of hers and about to start on another. There are many more of hers in the Library.</div>
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-55856397047059243512016-03-13T09:38:00.004+10:302016-03-13T09:39:49.436+10:30A weekend awayLast weekend we went down to Adelaide. It was a great time for me catching up with family and friends while my hubby Paul, enjoyed watching the Clipsal V8 Motor Racing. We headed down Thursday night, so I had 3 days of R&R.<br />
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Friday I met up with a couple of my sisters and we visited Mum who is in Resthaven. Poor Mum has dementia but is well looked after and cared for. We have gradually be loosing the Mum we used to know. Very sad, but thankful for the services she receives to make her life comfortable.<br />
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From Mums visit us girls went out to lunch at the Payneham Tavern where we met up with another sister and Mum's best friend and her family which we all grew up with. It was a great get together. <br />
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After the 'long lunch' I went back with my sister 'Glenys' to her house and stayed there the night. We enjoyed some wind down drinks on their deck. Lovely!<br />
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The next morning one of my 'besties' picked me up and we went to Marion Shopping Centre where we had some lunch (delicious!), watched a movie (The Lady in the Van), did some shopping, had coffee and then went back to her place at McLaren Vale where I spent the night.<br />
The Lady in the Van was quite good. Started off a bit slow but grew into an enjoyable movie. I can't think of anyone else who would be so suited to the 'Lady' as Maggie Smith. She was amazing.<br />
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On Sunday we enjoyed a lazy morning, wandered up the main street of McLaren Vale and then after lunch went to House and Garden on Unley Road and Burnside Village before meeting up again with Paul after the race. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend 'in the big smoke'!!<br />
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I bought this cushion from House and Garden. It is the start of purchasing a few things to go with a bit of a makeover I'm doing in the family room.<br />
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And these 2 cushions were to replace some old ones on the cane chairs I have in the office for clients. I got these from House at Marion.<br />
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Our youngest grandson Luca is 7½ months old and is on the move. From our kitchen into our family room we have 2 steps, which Luca managed to go up this week no problem! We need to teach him now how to turn around and go backwards to get down. We taught his brother Owen that and he caught on really well at an early age and whenever he needed to get off of anything he would always turnaround and go down backwards. A good thing to learn.<br />
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It's a long weekend here in South Australia. One of my sisters and her husband are coming up today and staying the night.<br />
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-59848039477384852772016-02-29T19:49:00.000+10:302016-02-29T19:49:01.945+10:30Easy Tuna PieI have many favourite recipes that have stood the test of time...most of them have been ones that Mum or my Mother-in-law used to make.<br />
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One of those is Tuna Pie. It has a savoury biscuit base and the ingredients are a one bowl mix. So easy!<br />
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I made it last week, and remembered to take photos as I prepared it.<br />
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<b>Base:</b> 1½ - 2 cups of savoury biscuits and 3 oz butter melted.</div>
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I spent the weekend painting a couple of walls in our family room. We have ordered a new lounge suite which we won't get for another few weeks yet. I wanted to give the room a fresh new look, so the process has started.</div>
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I will reveal it once I've finished. Here is a little teaser!</div>
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Some of you may have seen some interviews that James Cordon has done with well known musicians. I love the one with Adele....make a cuppa, I'm sure you will love it. How good is HIS voice too?<br />
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Click here to see and hear it <a href="https://youtu.be/Nck6BZga7TQ">https://youtu.be/Nck6BZga7TQ </a><br />
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-76860930657278043042016-02-21T15:26:00.003+10:302016-02-21T15:26:53.445+10:30A quilt and some cookingWhen our first grandchild was born in 2013 I made a shaggy quilt for his arrival. Here is the finished quilt. You can see that post <a href="http://loungingwithalatte.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/this-and-that.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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So when we found out there was another grandy on the way, I got to work and did another one. As we didn't know if it was a boy or girl either time, I went for safe colours. I'm a 'self taught' sewer so my quilts are basic and not at all to the standard of my of my fellow bloggers!<br />
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And here is Luca with his Aunty Chelsea on it when we were down the river last weekend. His Uncle Adrian is strumming a ukelele!<br />
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Lasagne with veggies</h3>
Monday nights we have our kids over for a family tea, so on Sundays I try and get a bit organised with the preparation. Today I've made a big Lasagne and a little one which doesn't have the meat content in it as one of our daughter in laws doesn't eat meat.
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I like to add veggies to my lasagne's, so I just cook them up to soften first. Then I fry the beef and add a can of crushed tomatoes along with bolognaise sauce and then combine it all together. <br />
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I also made a couple of Date and Walnut loaves. I got the recipe from <a href="http://www.shirleyharring.com/vintage-cookbooks/date-and-nut-loaf-vintage-style/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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I don't eat a lot of ice cream, but my hubby does so I've always got a tub of Golden North Vanilla Ice Cream in the freezer. But while shopping the other week while in the Ice Cream section I noticed a box of 'Frutare Mango Smoothie' , so thought I'd give it a try.....Wow, they are delicious, so creamy with real chunks of mango. Sorry about the picture, it was the right way around in my file!!</div>
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The highlight of 2015 would have been welcoming another gorgeous grandson, Luca, into our family. It was extra special as he arrived on my birthday in July! He is a brother to Owen who is nearly 2½.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Above: Just a few hours old</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Above: Luca - now 7 months old and sporting 5 teeth!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Above: Paul's a bit of a 'Ford' follower and bought this shirt for Owen at Bathurst last year. <br />Owen loves having a shirt just like Pops.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Above: Paul and I have the boys on Wednesday as Telesha has gone back to work for a couple of days. It's great fun and lucky we can have a special day with them each week.</span></i></div>
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I like to update our quilt cover every couple of years. Once I start looking, it usually takes time to find one I really like. I found one at Bed Bath and Table that took my fancy, so I bought it. Very happy to have a new look in the bedroom.</div>
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<br />Lounging with a Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504081520904336115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350474191220890240.post-64640850213390284502015-01-18T20:04:00.001+10:302015-01-18T20:19:07.618+10:30Happy new year!<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well christmas has come and gone since my last post! We had a very relaxing, fun time with family at our house over a few days.</span><br />
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The plants ready to go into the garden area.</div>
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My planter box was looking a bit sad too, so I cleaned it off and repainted it. It's now holding 4 pots which are growing strawberries, basil, parsley, chives and cherry tomatoes.<br />
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The photo below is of a Devil's Ivy that I received as a hanging pot back in July for my birthday. The leaves when I got it were just below the pot....look at it now!! It must love the spot where it sits, very protected.</div>
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Nothing real exciting happening in the kitchen, but I did try some Vegeroni Pasta the other night which turned out nice. I cooked the pasta, chopped chicken thighs and browned in the pan, tossed in some finely chopped carrots, onion and celery. Once they were all nicely browned, I added some curry powder, cream and sugar and then the pasta along with some cashews. It was a nice quick meal.</div>
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To end with here is a pic of our little grandy Owen, playing his favourite game...hide and seek!</div>
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