Hunting for Easter Eggs

Our little Easter tradition of a good old Easter egg hunt still entertains us.....despite the fact that, this year, it involved and amused 5 adults (not children!).

Of course, the Easter bunny generously left us some goodies to share.....

but the fun of hunting was to come! So with 20 small eggs to hide, we each had the task of writing 4 clues. It was a crazy mix of rhyming, cryptic, corny, frustrating, ridiculous ..... we had it all!

So, a few examples of our Easter nonsense for your amusement, entertainment or bewilderment!

This egg was behind the Microsoft Office box. The rest of the clue left me wondering for quite some time!!! I was told later that it was really irrelevant to finding the egg???

This clue was interesting....any guesses? The egg was inside a shoe!

Oh well, the finder of this egg went straight to the fridge. Good guess but it was actually inside a ceramic chicken.

And you had to be a member of this household to know that this egg was hidden inside the soldier eggcup!

I think this was telling us that the egg was in with maps or an atlas or something! 

And, well...the bare reference...meant with a collection of bears...I think!

I hope you enjoyed sharing a bit of our Easter nonsense and fun!

An Easter Picnic by the Sea

AmelieAnne has had a little break from posting.....a 'road tour' with friends and no access to blogland! But, my touring adventures can wait until next time. 

Until then, I would like to share a few photos of our  picnic on the headland amongst the seagulls and magpies and the many, many tourists enjoying the glorious Easter sunshine.

With thermos filled, hot cross buns buttered and crochet project in basket, we set off to enjoy the sun and fresh sea air for an hour or so.

I love Easter buns....don't you? Fresh or slightly warmed, full of dried fruit and lots of butter! Accompanied by a cup of coffee....the best morning tea to be had!

I am crocheting a doily as part of a birthday present. It is supposed to be 'vintage style'......what do you think of the colours? I will show the completed project soon as I have almost finished! 

 

Happy Easter, everyone!

A Trip to Japan

Over the past few years, my family have travelled several times to Japan. It is most certainly one of our most favourite destinations. It is a beautiful country with beautiful people. So I thought I would share some of our photos. 

Now, my story of Japan doesn't stop here. Last year, we were privileged to have a beautiful Japanese visitor. 

Now, whilst staying with us, she expressed an interest in learning to crochet. She continued with her crocheting after returning to Japan and sent these photos of her projects. Not bad for a novice crocheter learning to read English instructions! The owl is from instructions found at Attic 24.

We are hoping that she will return to Australia soon to visit us again. 

Banana and Walnut Muffins

I recently began reading a great blog called The Greening of Gavin. You can find it here..... http://www.greeningofgavin.com/.
One of Gav's posts was a recipe by his wife Kim for using up those over ripe bananas that always end up lurking in the fruit bowl or sitting in the freezer. You can find this banana and walnut recipe here.....
http://www.greeningofgavin.com/2014/03/banana-walnut-muffins.html.
Anyway, today I did a spot of baking and decided to make these muffins. They are not only very easy to make but delicious and well worth the effort! Thanks Gavin and Kim!

A Bevy of Swans

This little collection is dedicated to my dear friend who is besotted with swans. I hope you enjoy this bevy (or herd, game, bank, team or lamentation) of swans that I have put together as much as I know my friend will!!!
To begin, we have English swans on the Serpentine, in Hyde Park, London

and the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset.

Continuing with a touch of Europe, here are French swans from a special garden in Honfleur

and even a swan paddle boat on the lake in Pierrefonds.

For an Asian theme, these are Japanese swans on the historic canals in Kurashiki.

Now, closer to home......decorative swans from various collections. There is the swan who was rescued from the garden. the swan who has become the keeper of the buttons, the salt and pepper shaker swans, the locket swan and some who are just for looking beautiful!

A Bit of Baking

With bananas in the fruit bowl ripening way too fast, I thought it time for a bit of baking! And from one of my favourite recipe books came a simple banana slice. Iced with lemon icing, it is just right with a cuppa for morning tea.