Merry Christmas!

Its been a pretty busy sort of a week, good with lots of fun though!

I made another couple of these for gifts:

And a few of these, some of which I have also given away:

They don’t take long – you probably still have time to make some…

Managed to spend lots of time with my two favourite small people. Maia and I gave each other a manicure!

The kids made some very non-christmas crafty ladybugs:

Carter’s didn’t have spots for long…

Spent some time in the garden, its growing like crazy and starting to get away from me.

Its being very kind to us though, we have plenty of lettuce, beans, herbs, silver beet, zucchini, spinach, kale, strawberries and this week we dug the first of these… which have been just delicious!

We’ve also had our first plums which were divine and are hanging out for the tomatoes and grapes to ripen.  Our nectarines and peaches are still a wee way off though.

I made two batches of this with all the rhubarb we have growing, and this for dessert tonight. And one of these, really if you love gingerbread, make one… I promise you won’t regret it. I also made some of this which I have been enjoying for my breakfast every day, a little bit naughty but very yummy!

Well there’s really not much more to report from here in New Zealand, the sun has just gone down and the kids are tucked up in bed dreaming about Santa coming tonight. We’ve left out milk and cookies (two types) for the big man himself and some grain and lichen for the hungry reindeer (we went on a collecting expedition yesterday because it’s reindeer’s favourite food). So with that I will wish you all a very very Merry Christmas wherever in the world you may be! Lots of Love, Janette xxxxxxxx