Palmier pastries

Been meaning to make these for ages, finally got round to late one Sunday night. They are soon easy to make.
1. Mix brown sugar with caster sugar and cinnamon.
2. Take out frozen puff pastry and brush with melted butter
3. Cover pastry with sugar mix in a nice layer
4. Roll the pastry into the middle
5. Stick the roll of pastry and sugar into the freezer to stiffen
6. Preheat oven to 180 and cut the pastry roll into thin slices, place them on baking sheets and cook for 15 mins or golden brown

Enjoy!
xo.clio

loving the new iphone 4s

hubs has bought the new iphone 4s and i am totally in love LOVE love with it!
OMG this phone can do amazing things!
today i just learnt how to post pics and facebook updates with it
AND!!
i can also post blogs with pics
PLUS!!
the camera on it is awesome, 8MB and its sooo clear
so you can leave the dinky lil cameras at home

i know i want one
but i just cant justify paying so much for one
considering im not working next year
and my current financial status is CRAPOLA

ill just have to make do with 'borrowing' hubs' phone

xo
clio

ps: i know im a technological dinosaur - haha it took me so long to figure out such simple things :P

Oakover winery and restaurant, swan valley

Gorgeous day today so hubby and i wanted to make the most of it. First stop was oakover winery for lunch. Hubby ordered the steak, potato rosti and brocollini, I ordered the fish with herb bread crumb and potato mash. I wolfed down my lunch very quickly coz I was so hungry. We were going to have a baci chocolate cake for dessert but they ran out :(. Over all great meal, would come back again, also good value if you use your entertainment card at 25% discount.

Xoxo
Miss clio

money management

now we all know i have a lil shopping habit

which i think is under control
but sometimes gets out of hand

because of the impending addition to our little family
budgets are VERY TIGHT and i am taking another mature step into adulthood

i am leaving my credit cards at home

they will not live in my wallet anymore and i will now live on cash and my regular savings atm card

it feels scary but very liberating at the same time
only because i know its something i really need to do

.... Mr P A my accountant, PLEASE PWETTYPLEASE FINISH MY TAX RETURN ASAP
i need my refund bad! :o[

xxoo

going to make more cupcakes, im in the mood for baking!

i won i won!!!

i won i won i won!!
i have won this beautiful painting by Chris Chun!!
i'm sooo excited, i dont think i have won anything this amazing before

how did i win it? i left a comment about what made me smile on his facebook page and taaa daaaa!
i couldnt have done it without lil bubs, she was the one who inspired me

so this beautiful painting is going to be hung in the nursery
just for bubs

[i might have to buy more paintings, just for me!]
xxoo

photo is courtesy of chris chun from www.chrischun.com

Damn....

Can't believe I already broke my new pram while 'playing' with it... Fml... So don't need this right now. xxoo