yet more celebration props :)

Cupcake-mania

chocolate variation-  eggs, almond flour, coconut palm sugar and  raw cocoa.
Topped up with lightly sweetened whipped cream + mascarpone.
Decorated with fresh raspberries and cacao nibs.

From my regular recipe 

Coconut and lemon variation ( half/half almond flour and coconut flour + plenty of lemon rind)

 Whipped cream and mascarpone frosting  with raspberries and goji berries to top up

 

creative mess :)

                              and very last piece of coconut flour and lemon rind birthday cake

How to change violin strings- tutorial

             Just managed to do so successfully with grate help from this tutorial
            Now min 2 hours of practice by Miss O and off we go for the concert

a new arrival or unassisted home birth :)

 It took only 15 minutes.

 All natural and unassisted  and mum_to_be kept calm chewing some straw between contractions

 :)

It`s a boy!

 Born: Friday, March 10, 2012, at noon

Mum: Otis

Dad: Barley

                                                                        Aunt: Izzy

Our newborn Arapawa kid

new arrival- here about 5 min old and on his feet already!

celebrate, celebrate...

and double excuse to celebrate too.

Miss G`s birthday and Grannie A`s pre- Mother`s Day surprise

Meat muffins  turned out to be a great success

love my new cup cakes tier!

Master A`s various faces :)

our Firstborn just turned 15!!

                                                     and I still can`t believe it!
                                                     Happy  Birthday  Sweetie!

and once again my sentimental journey or blast from the past  :)