While we were in Canberra I bought another pair of Giseles to add to my collection. $15 what a bargain!

Yesterday evening we returned home to Sydney from a trip down to Canberra for 3 days during the Australia Day long weekend. It was nice to be in the Nation’s capital during Australia Day and the ACT is the one Australian State (territory) that I have never been to.
On the way down we stopped at [...]

Well after 9 days in Perth visiting my family I am back in Sydney and back to work. I had a lot of fun in Perth and here are some photos that I took while I was there:

The two pugs on the right are my brother’s dogs which have been featured on my blog before – [...]

The night that I met Amy Butler I discovered we had a little friend living with us (well, living in our backyard I should say). It’s a teenage blue tongue lizard. I say ‘teenage’ because its not yet fully grown, but its also not a baby. He lives in the drain that runs parallel to [...]

Today we had our test for our motorcycle P’s. I’m pleased to say that both Tim and I passed with no points incurred. I was a bit nervous that I had failed half way through because I forgot the instructions for one particular manoeuvre and I stopped before I went through with it. I thought [...]

I discovered this etsy seller via Penguin & Fish I am loving the lovely pottery, particularly that dark blue elephant cup.
 
Oh and these other little things:
 

On the weekend Tim and I got out on our motorbikes for some practice. We have our motorbike test on the 20th of December so we only have 2 more weekends in which to practice. Yesterday I got out onto the highway and did 80km/h for the first time ever. It didn’t seem that bad [...]

My Christmas wish list currently comprises of:
A subscription to Real Living magazine
A new pair of David & Goliath pyjamas
Mirrored photo frame and matching box
An Ipod dock station charger/speaker thing that can play good quality music from my ipod
This apron previously blogged about here.

Christmas shopping is coming along well.
I have so far purchased the following presents:
Tim – Rack and bag for the back of his motorbike
Sister – Custom made necklace and ring from Mama Beth Bling on etsy
Mother – 2 little Royal Albert flower basket figurines
Father – The Michael Parkinson biography and the Chris O’Neil biography
Tim’s Sister – [...]

This is one of my favourite meals that Tim cooks. Because I am a chili phobe, this recipe does not use chili (which is usually used in a traditional Putansca sauce). This recipe will last 3 meals for two people OR it will last one meal for 6 to 8 people. We usually make a [...]