adventures around town

Sing song and circle skirt

kitty!

here is the skirt i made on the weekend. a bit mad men no? i felt very chic cycling to work in this outfit today.

mwah mwah

kiss kiss

NY NY

The Dress

As mentioned I am not really sure about the peach - but the ladies at the markets thought it was a good idea. Never shop alone...

robot love

i know, i know! it's been forever since i posted anything - but prepare yourself for some crafty photo goodness! we went to a time travel dress up party a few weeks ago and here are our costumes...



getting my craft on!



sandy getting stuck in his costume


costume half made...


the final costumes! sandy and lou as Flight of the Conchords robots.


bad robot later that night...

weekend adventures

Tina in the kitchen

Garage Sale

Me and Mia - the cat that we found at Tina's house

The dog that I see every week at the markets - what is with the hat!

New York

Nick and I booked tickets to go to NY this August! Two weeks of pretending that I am living in Manhattan.

Hope you have a fun brunch today and meet some nice people.

hugs xx

tea party yum yums

hey kitty,

if you want to look at the tea party pics, have a look here.

i also have killer scone recipe for you to try - it never fails!




xx nanny

shake it

*this photo is lovely even though i am making weird face*

hey lady,

loving that photo! double exposure is lovely and dreamy and seXy with capital X.

i have been having my own adventures with photos and have found the bestest most awesemost most addictive programme that you simply must download here.

you can use it to turn any old pics into polaroid looking images and i am loving it! i have polaroid-ed some piccies for your viewing pleasure and am sure i will be posting more soon!

so what else do i have to tell you? i had the second tea party last weekend, which was lovely. it is truly awesome to get to meet new, interesting ladies and talk about all sorts of things (including, but not limited to, politics, religion, books, weddings, work, friends, love and cooking).

also, i have mad story to tell you about jules. the abridged version is that she was meant to be moving here this year, but met a boy in auckland who lives in melbourne. spent one day together, went to melbourne the next weekend to hang out with him. is now moving to melbourne to move in with him. ahh jules. so wild and impulsive - i love her so.

also, i love you muchly and miss you even more x



*carrot cake with lemon icing for tea party - yum*



*hungry sandy*

Shut up!

Nanny.

I am sure you thought that I would not actually post on the blog - but I did. I have not included any recent photos as I have no room on my computer to upload any.

I have started documenting my life now with my little snappy camera that my brother gave me for my birthday. I am not sure any of these images will be of interest ...maybe to you.

I thought I would upload this rather crafty pic my friend Amy took that is created via mistake - the film did not roll on.

Happy public holiday.

goodnight from Australia

sweet reunion

Hey kitty,

Just a little reminder of our magical catch up in Melbourne town. Sigh.

photos from romance pants weekend

the n15 tea party

kitty!

it was go good to talk to you on the weekend and to share my exciting news! it all still feels a bit surreal, i can't believe i'm going to get married... i hope this doesn't mean that i have to be a grown up. i am sure you will be the bestest 'best woman' i could ever hope for and after my first dance with sandy we shall dance to salt-n-pepa's push it all night long!

i have other exciting news that does not involve weddings though!

i have been inspired by the bruncheon club and am starting my very own supper club - well afternoon tea club to be more precise. presenting....

the n15 tea party

i am so looking forward to doing the first one after my trip home. there will be pink fizz and cakes and scones - oh my! when we were in brighton we found many beautiful tea cup sets and some gorgeous old cake stands to display my baking, the lounge room will be transformed, bunting will be hung, nina simone will be played and good chats will be had.

i'll upload some pics of my tea sets this week so you can get the vibe and i will have a special one in your honor when you come over to visit - hurrah!

the bruncheon club - part two

the chat after the eats.

the bruncheon club - part one

kitty,

how has your week been? it's been busy times here, working, cycling, singing, sewing, sleeping (fitfully), cooking.

today we took a break from cooking for ourselves and went to the bruncheon club. to explain - in ye olde london town there's been a bit of a resurgence of supper clubs, lots of clever people creating small restaurants/cafes in their living rooms where you go and met new people and eat homecooked food. it's great fun and this weekend was the best so far.

the food was delicious, the company was interesting and friendly and the conversation was full of good stories and laughter.

here's a few photos of our good time and the great food...



gregg and his freshly make soda bread.



afore-mentioned bread with scrambled eggs and salad. yum!



grilled grapefruit with brown sugar... the palate cleanser before...


the best i've ever tasted pancakes...

i sew therefore i am

** here is the back of the skirt, which i forgot to show you. the zip serves no actual function, but i think it looks pretty.



kitty.

how are things with you? how have you gotten on with trying to get down to melbs when i'm over? i so hope we can see each other! i miss you dreadfully - it's been almost 2 years since i have had a kitty spoon. sigh.

well, here's what i've been up to. we finally sorted out the spare room into a sewing studio for me. yay. it excites me ridiculously to have a little nanny space to do creative things.

this weekend has been most productive. i finished off the bag i started last week and made this skirt. it is seriously satisfying to make something from scratch to a wearable state. i have started so many things and just not finished them. mostly i think because i haven't had the space to dedicate to them.

as always, i miss you. i hope you are well and we can talk soon?

xxx nanny

pies

kit-kat,

what's going on with you? it's really cold here, it just keeps snowing and the roads are so icy - it's a challenge just to walk to the bus stop. i am uncertain why i live in this country.

however, the cold weather means a hankering for some hearty food so today i cobbled together a pretty good veggie shepherds pie which was super easy to make. i thought you might like the recipe.

nanny's no-meat shepherds pie

extras:

1 cup grated cheese
1 small knob (ha! - knob) butter
salt and pepper

the sauce:

1 tin tomatoes
.5 cup stock
1.5 cups chopped nuts
1.5 cups breadcrumbs
1 tsps chopped parsley
1 onion
2 cloves garlic

fry the onions and garlic in a pan til brown, add the stock and the can of tomatoes and break up the tomatoes. add the other ingredients and stir until even.

the veggies:

1 small butternut squash
4 potatoes
half a head of broccoli - chopped fine
3 carrots - chopped

steam the potatoes and pumpkin until soft. set aside the potatoes. mash the pumpkin and lay out on the bottom of a medium sized casserole dish. add a layer of the sauce mixture then lay in a layer of broccoli, another layer of sauce and then a layer of carrots. add a final layer of the sauce and grate a layer of cheese over the dish.

the mash topping:

place the previously steamed potatoes in a bowl with the butter, salt and pepper. mash until smooth and lay over the top of the dish to form the pie topping. add another layer of grated cheese and fork the topping to create peaks that will brown in the oven.

place the dish in the oven and bake at 180 deg C for around 40 minutes. yum!


i love you. hope 2010 is rocking.

xxx