Monday, November 5, 2012

weekending




On Sunday morning we forewent the usual pancakes in favour of a rather unhealthy breakfast of  panettone, and a chocolate chip one at that. Reminding me of a typical breakfast at my mother in laws, minus the nutella (and of which deprivation I was reminded by my kids, and husband). But it did go down pretty well with a good strong coffee.

Although there was much to do at home, as there always is, we went for a drive into town. Our small town was buzzing with the sound of live music and passing through motorbikes. So we grabbed some coffees and drinks at one of our favourite coffee shops, and parked ourselves on the provided mild crates and folded coffee sacks to listen to some folksy local talent.

Before we headed home for a busy afternoon of jobs, we stopped at the park. I'm not a huge fan of parks, but they're something you can't really avoid when you have kids. Whether they're two or ten.

Did you notice Violet's little dress? Craving a quick little sewing project on the weekend I made my first pillowcase dress. I followed this easy tutorial, using a vintage pillowcase, sheeting and  a little quilting cotton for the pockets.


How was your weekend? I do hope it was a good one.

13 comments:

  1. how cute is that car! the weather was lovely to be outdoors. penny is crazy about the park and although i find the crowds a little overwhelming we still find ourselves there quite a bit - it's hard to say no. your weekend looks like a good mix of food and fun. xo

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  2. Looks like you had a lovely weekend. I went to a baby expo where lots of clever mums held craft stalls. Bought some gorgeous things. Sunday was a lazy one. It has turned cold and rainy here............

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  3. Oh, I grabbed a panetonne on Friday too....mmmm, probably shouldnt have...I love that soft cakey/bready stuff waaaayyy too much...

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  4. Summer dresses with daisies..I love it!

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  5. Violet's dress is gorgeous. Pillowcase fabrice is oh so pretty too. I just popped over to look at the tutorial.
    Sounds like a fun day. How sweet is that car.

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  6. I can't believe how grown up your guys looked in that car Tania...so sweet!
    Violet's dress is lovely...i keep meaning to try out a pillowcase tutorial...it's on the list!
    Sounds like a great weekend....we stayed home and got some planting in the vegie patch done with the twins...then fixed the chook fence after they got into said patch and dug around my new seedlings....hmmmm...have a great week x

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  7. We don't have Nutella here anymore either and a few other things that my family likes to remind of what they are missing. It looks like a fun day out and about, it's always nice to take some time out together to do something a little bit different. We had some time at home and on Sunday went to some markets which was fun, the weekend was too short as usual. Have a lovely Monday. x

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  8. What a lovely weekend you had! And that pillowcase dress is lovely. Be careful...you'll be churning them out in your sleep. Here...headed off for a potte around China town stopping for Yum Cha of course. Painting, painting, and more painting. The house kind so not terribly fun. LOvely all round though. WIshing you a gorgeous week :) x

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  9. I had grand plans to finish a bunch of crafty projects and tasks around the home but we ended up taling off for music and fun as well.

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  10. A delicious treat for breakfast.
    the pillowcase dress is lovely. It will get plenty of wear in these warmer temps.
    x

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  11. Why don't you like parks? People are the parks here are so friendly.

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  12. your little town sounds a lot like ours. great car shot..kids look at home behind the wheel. sounds like a great weekend to me...except the park...im not a fan either!
    allison x

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  13. i love weekending! i get a bit sad when the weekend comes to an end just because we had so much fun. i love that photo of the kids in the car

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