Smelly Cookies Crisps Links

I made these biscuit/cookies from Smitten Kitchen last night just so I could tell people I've cooked a biscuit with potato chips inside. You can see them in the pic above, I also covered them in chocolate just because you can. I also like how in the Smitten Kitchen image of the dough getting dipped in sugar it looks like a potato. The world is crazy right?

Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt on the red carpet.

Did anyone play Moonpatrol as a kid? I like how you can find and play your old games from the '80s, although they are always a bit different. I remember the levels were letters and at playtime people would talk about how so and so got to level Q.

Lara from Ink and Spindle has some new limited edition prints and they are pretty amazing.

Yeah it is getting cold in Melbourne so everyone gets out the needles/crochet hooks. I'm the worst at it (following directions? Not going to happen) but if I could crochet a blanket like these granny squares I would be happy.

I know this letter exchange with Yarra Trams was all over The Age yesterday but I'm going to post it anyway because it made me giggle, mainly because of the cricket references. Gareth is a big one for saying he is going to write a letter (both good and bad) but rarely does.

Oh and we got new postcards, You Smell Swell is the newest edition to our postcard collection. It is very warm and pink, the dude has the coolest hair and he is in the esteemed yellow shorts brigade.

What type of Mum do you have?

We did this little quiz for our newsletter last month (yeah, we sent it last night just in the nick of time!) and I thought it might be fun to share on the blog. I used my own Mum for the funny Mum inspiration and the quote was from an SMS she sent me a few weeks back. I'm sure if she is reading this she is breathing a sigh of relief as there were MANY funny SMS to chose from.

The image was a bit wide so I've shrunk it down a wee bit so hopefully you can read all the text. if not all the cards and gifts have been hyperlinked for your clicking pleasure. Although I might need to give you a minute after looking at that bottom right hand pic.

Foppish

I did a bit of bike decorating today to spruce up my otherwise dull white wire basket as a little side project. I don't have a cute wicker one for my baguettes and kittens I haul around Brunswick so I thought I would trendy it up with some bright yellow flowers. It doubles as a high-vis vest for the bike, very important for riding around at dusk when you need to be seen. Gareth told me it looks a bit foppish and I do agree with him so I used the it's about safety as my defence.

What is the best party you've ever been to?

I remember when I was at uni and we went to this house party in this huge weird three story house. It had a rooftop garden (by garden I mean concrete area) and and intercom system. I decided to play that dizzy game where you spin round holding a broom then see how funny it is when you let go and run. On a rooftop with a fence between you and the ground I realised that I could have easily been a contender for the Darwin award that night. But when you're 20 and you do stupid stuff you're onto another drink of passionpop without a care in the world.

What happened at one of your favourite parties or do you have too many good ones to remember? Our party card is on Etsy, ready to help get the party started.

The big 0

I had a funny conversation with a woman in Adelaide asking for a Ha Ha Ha! Sixty card. We started with the 30 card and added more only because people requested them. I was worried people might think they were a bit mean but after a woman about to turn 50 explained it was the perfect card for her friend who was also turning 50 I realised it was just me being a bit naive. We will probably have to do 70, 80, 90 as well.

If you're wanting to buy them online we have Ha Ha Ha! Thirty (girl), Ha Ha Ha! Thirty (boy), Ha Ha Ha! Forty (girl), Ha Ha Ha! Forty (boy), Ha Ha Ha! Fifty (girl), Ha Ha Ha! Fifty (boy), Ha Ha Ha! Sixty (girl) and finally Ha Ha Ha! Sixty (boy).

Molecule Shop

This month we have asked to take part in Molecule Shop. Molecule is an architecture firm based in Melbourne and each month they showcase different products. I went in to set up our pin board yesterday and took a few snaps of the view.

This month there are a few food and drink related products with curry mix and a Madonna inspired french drink as well as the Hungry Girls Cookbook.

Molecule also have a gallery space, a 2 meter square cube used for installations and a food blog which features preserves and cake. I'm a bit of a fan of a creative enterprise having these other outlets for creativity and inspiration. It reminds me of something I read on Lara from Ink and Spindle's blog recently about allowing yourself to be creative in other areas. Often we get so bogged down with our day to day creativity we forget it is important to do other things and not feel guilty.


The other great thing about visiting the Molecule space is the view. I know people rave about views from way up high, but there is something special about viewing the city from a midpoint, so you can see in between the buildings.

Board Games

What is your favourite board game and what is your favourite board game memory?


I think my favourite would have to be Balderdash, the one where it has the five categories (films, date, acronym, name, word). My favourite memory of it is from a few years ago while Gareth's parents were visiting and Gareth's Mum went into hysterics over a film synopsis I made up about a Clydesdale horse that pulled carts by day and solved crimes at night. Now they are out again I think we will need to dust off the board and play again.


Our own game girl is available on Etsy, just don't let her be the boot in Monopoly. She is always the car.


Ps if anyone finds those primary ballet flats in real life please let me know.