Day 4 of Kitchen Renovation.

After only 4 days the new kitchen is really starting to take shape. It's amazing how quickly it's all being put together. The last kitchen renovation 30 years ago took 3 months, so this is super fast.

Not the Best Timing!

 The first week of December isn't the best time to start a kitchen renovation, but that's the way it has worked out. Above is the old kitchen which was about 30 years old and I always hated the hanging cupboard above the counter to the right. Standing at the counter I couldn't see anyone on the other side, so I had to either bend down or walk around to the other side.

                    The stripped out kitchen, looking very forlorn, but the hanging cupboard has gone!

Some Christmas Fun.

 At a meeting yesterday we were introduced to 3 fun little projects for Christmas.  I love the little mouse above!

                                            The other side of the little candy cane mouse.

                                This is a little box of Smarties cunningly disguised as a 'house'.

                                                Below is a side view of the Smartie House.

 Take 2 pieces of felt, place a pencil between the pieces and  adhere them together with something sticky.  The pencil should have been wrapped in ribbon but I ran out of time.

 Sew or glue 'ornaments' onto the tree and then sew tiny bells to the ends of each branch.

I ended up with glue in a lot of places where I shouldn't have, and didn't get time to sew on the bells.

Hunting for Potatoes.

 Little Miss 3 loves to help in the garden, and today was the day that we emptied out a huge plastic pot in which a few potatoes had been planted. What fun to hunt for potatoes in the emptied out soil!

                                               Then of course we had to scrub them clean.

Gorgeous Native Fringed Lily.

                  I have never seen so many Fringed Lilies out at once, they are everywhere.

                           They are so pretty with each of the petals beautifully fringed.

Cactus Flower.

            This gorgeous flower is huge, and with it's pink and deep green throat it's really beautiful.

Blackbird Eggs.

Although they are very pretty, these Blackbird eggs are not a welcome sight. Blackbirds are not native to Australia and definitely should not be seen in the bush.

Soaking the Fruit.

What better thing to do on a wet Sunday morning than make the Christmas Cake. Having soaked the fruit all night in brandy, I was all set to go today when it was predicted to be nice and cool for having the oven on for 3 hours. I didn't expect 40mm of rain, but how welcome it was!