One day this will seem so long ago

So here are some pics:

Reminiscing about cakes

When the girls were turning four, I made two shaped party cakes. Luckily Hazel wanted a clock, which is a very easy shape. Ivy wanted a cat, so I went to the internet to work that one out. Here are some pics from way back when:

Did you eat the cake?

Me: Hazel, did you get out of bed and eat some of the cake?
Hazel: Yes.

This is the top half of the bunny cake I am making for Ivy, for Sunday's party. I think that bunny will have a dented forehead.

Ivy made dessert for me

It is chopped banana, passionfruit, yoghurt and cinnamon.

Harvest on a mild winter day

It must have been a mild winter, because there are still five capsicums on the bush,  happily ripening slowly.

How to learn to knit

Put on pyjamas, and then a dressing gown and big socks. Prepare the knitting instruments. Find the printout of the pattern. Get the ipad so that I can watch the helpful video that comes with the pattern.

Get a glass of sherry (ran out of port). Hop into bed.

Read Facebook updates. Sip sherry. Check on the AMBA forum. Sip sherry. Realise that sherry is mostly gone.

Notice that it is 7:57pm and acknowledge that I might as well just go to sleep. Realise that sherry is not entirely gone, and perk up.

Re-commit to trying the flippan knitting.

Wish me luck. I'm trying to make this (dire name, but a nice shawl): http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-dummy-clap-shawl

New shoes

Ivy made them for me.