What greater joy is there to a little boy than to make a clay replica of a discontinued Lego character? Not many, as you can see from Michael's radiant appreciation of the introduction of our homemade polymer clay Mad Hatter to the Dynamic Duo. Using the body of the penguin, we matched the size and shape of the legs, body, and head. Michael designed and molded the hat, while I did the rest of the body, including the bow-tie and shirt design under Michael's constant eye and rigorous attention to detail.
What greater joy for me than to finally finish the sweater! The sweater started as a just a small row of stitches that I had to continuously restart due to my complete ineptness in crocheting anything other than a blanket, mittens, or hats, while I was staying with Sue in Virginia awaiting the Visas. It doesn't quite cut the mustard for public appearances, but, it is fantastic for throwing on and wearing around the house. Particularly because the 3/4 sleeve allows you to perform tasks such as washing dishes, and little boy's hair, without getting your sleeves wet :)
Try, try again! This is a picture of the milk tart I made the other day. Unfortunately, it should have been in a 20 cm pan, not a 30cm pan...so it was too thin. Still, it was tasty, and it is a great treat for Michael's lunch box.
Not being one to allow a recipe to end on such a note of disappointment I decided to remake the tart, even investigating different recipes and finally settling on one that Neil had found and doubling it for my giant tart pan. It is a thick, rich, sweet, Milk tart. I would show pictures of Milk Tart two, but I have no pictures of it yet. Look for it next blog :)
I found the idea for this recipe while looking for books in the Library for Michael's reading time. We were looking at the cookbooks and found recipes for different festivals around the world. On the horizon for recipes to try is the Chinese dumplings, rice pudding, and peanut sauce.
On Sunday we headed to Brighton to meet Ianne for breakfast and go to the Mini Rally. We met at Carats, and had a lovely morning. When we left the restaurant it was pouring down rain and very cold. Poor Michael had worn shorts, so we decided to purchase some "long sleeve" pants for him at the shops. We still had a half hour until the shops opened, so mommy bird tucked baby bird under her coat and kept him warm in the corner of the store front. By the time we got into the store, bought the pants and some umbrella's the sun was shining and we had a fabulous, sunny day to play
We went to the Madiera Park, which has a snack vendor, bathrooms, a sprinkler (which wasn't on), and various climbing and riding equipment. It is a nicely designed park, and the location, as you can see, is fabulous. Check out the sea in the background! It is a short walk from the Sea Life center, which we didn't go to, and it made for a nice break for Michael from the walking around looking at the cars.
There were literally, hundreds of Minis of all sorts. One was the Mystery Machine, which was my favorite, it was really amazing how many of cars there were. Being that they are Minis, they can fit a whole lot of them onto the street!
There were literally, hundreds of Minis of all sorts. One was the Mystery Machine, which was my favorite, it was really amazing how many of cars there were. Being that they are Minis, they can fit a whole lot of them onto the street!
I end today's blog with the delightful blackmail picture we have of Michael. This is the picture we will show to his future girlfriends to completely mortify him. Neil snapped this while Mike was on skype with his grandmother......
Til next time!
I adore the blackmail picture!!
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