April as Instagrammed

Some of my april instagram shots, quite a few are from sydney, I want to go back there now and be on holidays again!

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Mother's Day

Some pictures from mother's day lunch today. I love mother's day for some reason, my mum is so good to me and I like that I can do something for her in return, also it's the perfect excuse to set the table so it looks girly and pretty. We had roast cauliflower soup, poached chicken sandwiches with lime aioli and  pink jelly lamingtons (all requested by my mum), luckily too the sun came out for a bit which made sitting at the table very pleasant. Kinda envious of her gifts too, a little dinosaur designs black and cream dish and Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi (might have to get that one for myself!).

The Grounds

It's amazing how quickly holidays start to fade into the background. Last week was a busy one for me, I started a new job (nothing too different, it's two floors down from my old job, but there's a lot to get my head around), but then halfway through the week managed to catch a cold which meant a day and a half at home, plus a very quiet weekend, feeling rather congested in the head. Not quite what I had planned.

Anyway I wanted to share one more post on Sydney, more specifically on the The Grounds of Alexandria. It was one of those places (along with Koskela - which is amazing, and where we ended up going twice - more on that another day!) that I had read about a few different times, seen a lot of pictures of and was keen to try out the food. We went on a Monday, and while it was busy the wait wasn't too long and by the time we shared a lemonade and had a wander around the outdoors area it was time to go in (I have to say Kevin Bacon the little piggy was super cute). For lunch I had the burger and Matt the tasting plate/ploughman's lunch, there were so many options I would have liked to try and the cake/pastry cabinet looked pretty darn good too, but the meals were quite big so we didn't really need to go there. I'd definitely go back, the styling of everything was lovely and that green they use on the tea/coffee cups and in the garden, I think that is the best green ever!

mak mak

On Anzac day afternoon after our walk from Coogee to Bondi, Matt settled himself on the couch with beer to watch the football, and I went for a wander on King Street, in Newtown where the apartment we stayed in was. I ended up getting myself a pedicure and manicure (which felt like a nice holiday indulgence) and then visited the mak mak store. I'd seen mak mak on Broadsheet (with photo's by the very talented Luisa Brimble) and I knew I'd have to check it out. The colours of these macarons are beautiful and the flavour combinations excellent, although I still regret not getting an apricot and elderflower to try.

sun and sea

We spent last week in Sydney on holiday, a whole week for wandering and exploring, eating good food, a little bit of shopping, not to mention the incredible sunshine and blue skies. These shots are from the walk along the cost from Coogee to Bondi, the sea was a beautiful colour.

My kinda sunday

Yesterday was my ideal kinda sunday, for once I didn't get up to go for a run or go to the farmer's market, instead lounged around for a bit watching iview on the ipad, then baked banana muffins, did some house cleaning and tidying, had a muffin break and read my new book,  played with Jerry and then went out for a drive to see Matt in a mountain bike race. It was just one of those days where there was no rush or hurry to get things done and I felt happy just being home.

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