5 days late......

Well I'm now 5 days overdue! and Waiting....although tonight as I'm writing this I do feel some pains so maybe all the baking I did today has had some impact? My Husband bought this great baking book yesterday I love it all the recipes are simple & I had most of the ingredients which is a bonus the only one I was missing was the Semolina so today I made English muffins, Apple & Cinnamon Muffins & a Blackberry tart....I'm not normally this productive in the baking department & I'm putting down to nesting....and I love that the measurements are universal! Also I completed my Nursing Apron made with some Amy butler fabric.The tutorial is from http://www.diaryofaquilter.com & I've attached the link as it was very easy to follow & for a beginner sewer It turned out great. Hope to have some baby news soon....x
http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2010/04/nursing-cover-tutorial.html

More Gifts from Grandma Carol

Well still no news on the baby front! I'm now one day overdue and am going to go walking today to try & get things moving.....but I have to share with you more fabulous knits from Grandma Carol...that turned up in the post from Australia. Thanks Mum! (: I also included some pics of my burping cloths I've been making with scrap material ..so easy to make, now just have to get cracking & make a nursing apron.

A waiting game....

Well its now 2 days before my due date and I'm sitting here wondering when will this tiny being inside of me decide to make an appearance! no signs yet! Its hard to believe at anytime now we will be parents & a whole new chapter starts in our lifes...When I look back at all the traveling, wonderful places we've seen together I think of how lucky we are. This picture above is from 2004 The year we met.....& what an amazing adventure this has been! & continues to be hopefully in the next week or so I will be updating my blog with the newest member of our family x

Knit One Pearl One with Grandma love & Preparing for Rugby Mayhem!

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi! Oi! Oi! V the singing of The Fields Of Athenry in support of Ireland! Our baby is ready to watch rugby with daddy

This knitted baby wear is all handmade from my mum...just a few small samples of what she has made such a clever mum & grandma or nan?? Along with cute bonds suits & singlets..Thanks Mum! xxx

Espresso Maker for one!

Espresso maker for one! I bought this for my husband for Christmas from Restoration Hardware as a stocking filler & I just love it .....its actually meant for camping.... I just think its adorable & love the enamel cup & loving my My Prada perfume x

As plain as this may seem it is after all these years this is still my favourite spaghetti{Capellini} to be exact boiled  in sea salted water with olive oil and served with butter, a few shavings of cheeses & an extra dash of sea salt!...I could happily eat this day in & day out & not get sick of it...boring I know! but Its delicious

Our Christmas Dinner for 2

Well as the preparation begun in our home for the Perfect Christmas Dinner I haven taken some snaps to show everyone at home our delicious Christmas Turkey dinner! & it was delicious!! Thanks to a Gordon Ramsay recipe! (: We had a 2kg turkey for the 2 of us plenty big enough with left overs for sandwiches. Above are my first attempt at Neenish Tarts not too bad but next time I`m going to follow the recipe & use Mock Cream as I imagine this will be easier to apply the icing. The Mince Fruit tarts were from Cobs which is our local bakery which is Bakers Delight back in Oz

The Best stuffing Ive ever had and so easy....http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/roastturkeyandstuffi_71053

Brussel Sprouts with bacon, shallots, & lemon juice.

Thanks Mum for the lovely hamper !!

Ta Da! The finale! Our fabulous Turkey Christmas Dinner

My Drink of choice to accompany the turkey sparkling fruit juice

And the

Pièce de résistance

Thankyou Mags for the recipe! The Coffee Pavlova was superb!!

The Eve of Christmas...

This Amazing window display is in The Hudson Bay in Queen Street Toronto the detail is exquisite & we spent Christmas Eve enjoying Toronto's Festive offerings such a great day and I got to take lots of photos to record our first Christmas in Toronto. My favourite photos are from The Ice Skating rink in Nathan Phillips Square if I wasn't 38 weeks pregnant I would love to be on that ice coming from Australia I have no clue how to ice skate but definitely will be giving it a go next winter!  And we finished the evening with a dinner Lobster & Steak combo from  the Keg with a delicious scallop & bacon starter with martini dipping sauce!

This year we are unable to travel back home to Cork Ireland or Sydney Australia to spend Christmas with our families as I'm 38 weeks pregnant tomorrow! so on the home front we have been doing lots of cooking and today Christmas Eve we will go into Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto to take some Christmas pictures and see the ice skating and Christmas decorations, and have a nice lunch. As my husband pointed out this is probably the last Christmas that we will ever spend alone just the two of us unless of course our baby comes today or tonight, so maybe we will get an early Christmas Present!....This picture above is one of my favourite cards we got from my husbands parents which is of Fitzgeralds Park in Cork in 1963.