~Happy Birthday JoJo~

Jo Jo has just celebrated her birthday and we had a great day yesterday

By special request a Wiggles Cake for her

She loves a bouquet of flowers

A Happy Birthday Mug was one of the gifts

And a long awaited for pair of Electric Blue Suede boots

I think she has inherited her Mum's shoe fetish LOL.......perhaps I taught her!!!

And JoJo was famous for a day when a dear Blogging mate Shez blogged about her special day (a year long awaited event)

The birthday post is over here

Here is the little decoration Shez sent her

and the back of it

She then hung it on the door handle with the Christmas Decoration Shez made for her!!!

Thank You so much dear Shez......you are one awesome chick and so thoughtful!!!

We went out for Breakfast to JoJo's favourite place for pancakes

Above is the view looking through the window overlooking Clyde River

Then on to a blown up balloon

After that we dropped her off to 'work', her Day Programme for a few hours

Her Brother came up for overnight and we took him for a Bowl of Coffee

He even brought up a selection of European Beers.......in snow!!!

I even scored a belated Birthday/Mother's Day Gifts in this pink bag

along with some Paris Cushions and a Katie Melua CD

When JoJo arrived home it was a Wiggles Birthday Cake

We then went out for an early dinner so that we could see Bay Theatre Players Production of Annie

And we are taking it easy today

Hope you had a Beautiful Birthday Darling JoJo!!!

And now it will be non-stop as we await Christmas LOL!!!

Happy Weekend Dear Blogging Friends,

Love Dzintra xo

~Cook Up With donna hay (No 20) Roasted Soy and Ginger Chicken and Nespresso Coconut and Chocolate Panna Cotta~

Mint from our little herb patch...

all ready for a Cook Up from donna hay magazine Dec 2012/January 2013

Irina from Gypsy In Me has joined me in these Cook-Ups......if anyone is interested all you have to do is cook something up from the latest issue and blog it.......easy peasy

Just let me know if you are keen to have a go!!!

On the Menu is Roasted Soy and Ginger Chicken (I also added some Zucchini and Beans)

Above is donna's version

Chicken, Chick Peas and Sweet Potato all set to go into the oven

and all ready now......

with the mint all chopped now on it 

Zucchini all set to go

Before anyone eats here I have to take lots of pics ha ha...

Above and below is the dish all plated up

and together with the extra veggies

this is a really tasty meal......we all loved it

and to finish off Nespresso Coconut and Chocolate Panna Cotta

The Panna Cotta was lovely and light and perfect for a summer's evening meal....

Now I better get my act together and do another one as the next issue has arrived

Happy Weekend and Bon Appetit......Dzintra

A Surprise Visit...Gardener's Journal Update...Blog Book...and a cup of Coffee!!!

A couple of weeks ago I had a surprise visitor, and unfortunately I missed her...

but she did leave a little something at the front door!!!

My visitor was none other than the gorgeous Barb from Theodora Cleave who has just spent a Year By The Sea a la Joan Anderson here on the South Coast!!!    

Joan's first memoir was A Year By The Sea... and Barb experiencing a year by the sea makes me think of Joan!!!

I am as unfinished as the shoreline along the beach, meant to transcend again and again...Joan Anderson

Barb left at the front door some of her lovely hand painted buttons and a Country Homes magazine for me...I love it all!!!  Thank you so much Barb...and hope to see you in Bendigo one day!!!

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And after all this time I was able to finish my Block A as part of the Stitch-a-long hosted by Chookyblue...of A Gardener's Journal by Anni Downs...

and just for interest there is also a French site doing A Gardener's Journal...go over here for a look...

I also ordered and received a copy of my blog in it's first year from Blog2Print...and it's fabulous, I think I'll get one every year now...but first I'll have to catch up with the other years!!!

While at my Daughter's last week visiting her...she is suffering from 2nd degree burns on her thigh from a cup of tea...ouch, ouch, ouch...we made a cappacino with this little aerating machine and I just loved it!!!  So as a treat for Mother's Day she contributed towards it and I now have one!!!  Just delicious for Hot Chocolate also...Thanks so much Jac...and get better soon!!!

See the milk all ready in the top part of the machine...

Spoon into coffee...

and sprinkle...

Simply delicious...

and I think Mr Armchair and I will have a few of these this weekend...

you see, JoJo is on a respite one off weekend away and we're taking it easy!!!

Have a great weekend...and many cappacinos...Dzintra