Wishing You All A Happy New Year!

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families & friends. We have been keeping pretty busy around here so I have not had a chance to share any photos but I wanted to check in before the new year and wish you all a happy and safe new year.

All the very best to you and your family in 2010

xo

Is It Christmas Eve Already?

Can you believe tomorrow will be Christmas? My gosh...where has the time gone? Are you all organized? Hope so! I am so sorry I have not posted much at all this month, Ive been running around mad trying to get everything done in time for tomorrow and finally its all done...well...except for our roast lunch with all the traditional trimmings that is!

In the meant time we have managed to visit some beautiful houses around Melbourne with stunning light displays (I am sorry about the photos as its so very hard to photograph them in the dark!) These would have to be our two favourites that we visit each and every year...

Aren't they gorgeous!

What a beautiful sight this was up high on a wall...

Sadly we didn't get to add to our light display this year and I feel a little guilty that we didn't get to put the family tree up...the big whopper tree that we put up each and every year but didn't get around to this time. Time has not permitted with all the duties I have been doing with the upcoming house but we are hoping next year will be the first year we will get to pop it up in our new home...fingers crossed! Instead we decorated a sweet white Christmas tree trimmed in silver and gold.

I hope you all have a wonderful and very Merry Christmas with your family and friends, stay safe and enjoy each and every moment! xo

Creamy custard & jam cake...yummy!

Jake and I had a lovely Saturday morning baking. I think I have said before that my son is very fussy when it comes to cakes and wont eat any chocolate cakes as he says its too rich (he doesn't get that for me!) In Jake's eyes there is nothing better than a home made vanilla cake filled with creamy custard and jam sauce!!!

The jam sauce would have to the highlight in the whole cake for Jake

creamy custard

Yummy homemade vanilla sponge

And dusted with icing sugar.
We are off to have lunch and then a piece of yummy cake.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Just what I have been looking for!

This week I sent my husband and brother off on a little pick up trip, when they came home they arrived with the ute & trailer full of furniture. Not like I need any at the moment but come on...how could you say no to these beautiful old French pieces???

dressing table...



stool...

boudoir chair...


OHHH...I am so excited!!! They are just what I have been looking for and will go perfectly in the new house! They also picked up a few other matching pieces which I still have sitting in my garage but I will get around to showing those a little latter.

Hope you are all having a wonderful December, Ive been shopping up and getting ready for Christmas as we will be having lunch here this year. I still have lots to do but I am getting there. What will you be doing this Christmas?