You know I've had a sedate new year's eve when I'm up and blogging by 9am on the 1st...
We've had such a good post-Christmas week.
I've totally fallen into that "no idea what day it is" mode.
Firstly I want to discuss beeswax wraps briefly. If you haven't heard, they're the new environmental replacement for cling wrap. I don't want to lecture because if you don't care you just don't care. BUT... just think for a second about the fact that every piece of plastic you've ever used is still in existence. Probably landfill, but just as likely the ocean.
Even if you really don't care, there can't be any harm in using less, right?
Anyway, I got mine from Lilybee Wrap, who were fantastic, but you would be able to find a seller local to you.
I've only had mine a couple of weeks but I'm a convert. They work exactly like cling wrap, except you give them a quick wash under the tap in between uses. I've also seen recipes online to make your own and it looks really easy.
Ok, lecture over. Moving on!
We had a great Christmas day, with all the joy and wonder that small kids in the house provide. We ticked off all the cliches:
Cookies for Santa...
Carrots for the reindeer (from our own garden hence so miniature)...
And a shiny new bike for a certain almost-three year old. The squeal of joy when she came around the corner and saw it on Christmas morning will be tucked away in my heart forever.
We had a big breakfast with family: poached eggs, croissants, smoked salmon, gift wrapping strewn across the floor, and B at the stove labouring over his hollandaise sauce.
After breakfast there was time for a quick go on the new bike. Suffice to say that there will be a lot of practice required!
We then spent the rest of the day visiting various family, including a huge reunion on B's mum's side of over one hundred people. Back home in time for the girls' bedtime and then a very early night for us.
Boxing Day was the slow pace we all needed, pottering around playing with Christmas gifts.
So many happy memories!
We've had some damp cooler weather thank goodness and the garden is loving it. Check out the first dahlia!
And this sunflower clearly has triffid in its genes. It's well over two metres tall. We got the seed from a Little Gardeners pack that one of the supermarkets here was giving out as a promotion in spring. I don't recall exactly but I think if you spent over a certain amount they'd give you a little box with a degradable pot, some seed mix and a couple of seeds. There were about 30 different plant varieties to collect. Such a cool idea to get kids interested in gardening.
Last night for new year's eve we had a quiet dinner of freshly caught snapper at home with B's mum and sister. After dinner The Last Samurai was on tv. As B hastened to tell me for the fiftieth time, it was shot here in Taranaki, with Mount Taranaki standing in for Mount Fuji. I must admit it was pretty cool to watch the outdoor scenes and recognise the scenery.
B and I shared a Kit Kat and were in bed by 10.30. Up this morning early with the little girls, and on we go into 2018. I'm aiming for a quiet year with no major life changes...!
Happy new year to you all, and thank you for the support, advice, and laughs throughout 2017.
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