Rock Cakes
byWhen I think of Harry Potter themed food, I think of Butterbeer. Not sure why. I’m not that big a fan of butter. But…
When I think of Harry Potter themed food, I think of Butterbeer. Not sure why. I’m not that big a fan of butter. But…
Nothing says ‘Harry Potter Party’ like Cockroach Clusters, or so Miss15 seemed to think anyway. The dates were a brilliant addition because they really…
I’m a huge pumpkin fan so no surprise I loved these Pumpkin Pasties I made for Miss15’s Harry Potter themed birthday party. I was…
Miss6 was obviously looking for something when she poked her head into the kitchen. No, not something. Someone.
Plus our first look at Port Arthur!
The best conversation of my famil to Maldives came on the last night on the clean streets of Singapore, and started with the simplest of enquiries.
Please.
The photo at the top of this blog post is blurry because it’s hard to focus when you’re hungry.
When you consider everything my beautiful wife has been through these past two and a half months, it’s really amazing how she’s managed to keep her sense of humour.
This week has been another one of firsts for Tracey: little milestones which flag the way back home.
Like so many people, the young me was a joke when it came to how he viewed parenting and how awesome he was going to be at it.
The chance to feed the cat is something the kids always fight over.
I had the worst morning this week. And it started the night before.
“Seabream, surimi, sole and snapper,” I mumbled to myself. It was one of four ‘New Broths’ advertised in a Woman’s Weekly from a year ago. “They sound interesting.” Tracey thought so too. Only in a different way to me.
It’s been my experience an important part of my parenting duties involves lying to my children.
“That drawing looks great. What is it again? An elephant in a tree. Brilliant stuff.”
But now comes the sweetest lie of all…
Last week I was conjuring up a quick snack for the kids when I received a bit of a shock. It was a different flavour to what was written on the pack.