What I love about "the internet"

What am I thankful for today? The internet... following are some of my favourite websites and the initial hooks that reeled me in.

Our Best Bites - dinner rolls plus other foodie ideas

Sorry about the colors - I have only made these for dinner, so the lighting is not ideal... nor are my photography skills!!

Katrina Higham - best pancakes/pikelets recipe

Nicole Mallalieu Design - sewing tips and other blogs

Vintage Ric Rac - hilarity and creativity. Being crafty does not mean you can't be naughty...

Imagine wearing this to your ob-gyn appointment.

Or, for that romantic night with the hubby, you could wear this

Or, when you think you might have a Marilyn Monroe moment, this should do the trick!

And I also shed a tear over Baxter's story... check it out - talented, creative, heart-warming and hilarious.

I love the way this blogger's mind works!!

Ravelry - a wonderful knitting community inspiring new knitters to produce things like this

and this

And my latest find...
A Spoonful of Sugar Designs - for "the finishing touch" inspiration (as well as project and baking inspiration). I'm loving their posted Choc Chip Muffins recipe at the moment. My first muffin attempt and they freeze (and defrost) really well.

Do you use "the internet" for inspiration? (Hehe - the rabbit ears are a bit much, but it feels like something is missing if I don't include it).

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Back from my hiatus

Have you ever struggled with your identity? Like how you define yourself; how you think of yourself? I do. I have been. I still am. Rather than simply stating "I am Ag May", I need to add labels. I'm a mother. I work but I'm on leave at the moment. I'm a crafter, but I just make things not really create things. I bake. I cook. And right now, I'm confused. I wonder if the lack of varied adult interaction has made me lose sight of how I define myself. My wardrobe is probably a good metaphor... I've cleaned it out. So now I'm left with 2 pairs of jeans; a pair of light coloured pants; a pair of tracksuit pants; a handful of t-shirts; and a handful of dresses. Add to that a few jumpers and a couple of cardigans and that's my wardrobe. No more "smart casual"; no more "office-wear"; no more "formal wear" or "going-out on the town wear". I think I donated my personality to good will alongside my c...

Monkey See; Monkey Do

I was just monkeying around the kitchen... I had some dough leftover from baking dinner rolls and cinnamon buns (yeah - it was alot of dough!) and I had seen this idea from the Pioneer Woman previously. Cinnamon, butter, sugar and a dash of sweetened condensed milk - yes please!!! Ok, so maybe, just maybe, I accidentally on purpose put some dough aside just so I could indulge in this .... well, indulgence. And what an indulgence - worse still, an easy indulgence as I already had the dough. Caramelised cinnamon sugar with a bit of bread covered with sweetened condensed milk. I don't think I really need to say more. And, in honour of Father's Day, we had special "WE heart DADDY" pancakes... ok ok - I ran out of time, energy and ideas this year. (Note to self - try harder next year!) Don't mock the banana - at $12.99/kg this is a real treat. Unfortunately Daddy was too slow and Little Miss M took it and ate it. It might be Fat...

To ice or not to ice?

That is the question... I have a new addiction (surprise, surprise!). While I still favour Morning Tea and Afternoon Tea and all of its delights, I have recently been replacing the mandatory "tea and cake" with an Iced Tea or an Iced Coffee. These tea delights are so wonderfully refreshing on those hot summer days. And it satisfies my "drink and sweet" craving in one shot - which saves me on baking time and calorie count (like I do that anyway!). Seriously, I could drink Iced Tea or Iced Coffee all day, but I have limited it to either Morning Tea or Afternoon Tea. Got to keep it special! (Hence the continued use of CAPITALS :) ). The best thing is that these drinks are so easy to make at home and, to my taste buds and stomach anyway, are a lot better than most of the ones that you can find in your local cafe. I can control the strength, the milkiness, the sweetness to suit my picky palate. The other best thing is that I no longer feel the ...

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