greasy goodness

just a couple of pictures of the food we have been eating lately...ever since i found the how to make bruschetta recipe on youtube, me and simon have been eating this on a weekly basis. This is just soooo simple and soooo damn yummy we cant get enough of it. Cynthia and Julian also enjoyed our bruschetta's when they came over last week... :o)

yummy garlic bread - cant get enough of the true blue garlic spread on a good ol' french stick...

simon's lunch the other day - a greasy fry up! anyone for a bacon & egg sandwich with onions?

i opted out of the greasy fry up and finished off the pumpkin soup with garlic bread ( i told ya i can't get enough of that garlic bread spread...just comes in handy!)

Bella's Pregnant

my little baby girl Bella is PREGNANT!!!

we went to the vets today for an ultrasound just to make sure she had some buns in the oven and not just fat. She's about 31days into a 63 day pregnant period - so we will be expecting four legged bundles of joy later in the month. She has swollen nipples, bulging boobies and a big appetite. We saw only 2 bubs in the ultrasound, but we were told to expect more as bassets tend to have large litters (about 6 - 12). This pregnancy was planned, unlike our little accident last year.

Above is a picture of Bella in the bath tub earlier today, she likes warm bubble baths :o)

For the oyster lovers!!

I'm not really into oysters au naturale....
i like them steamed with black bean & chilli or kilpatrick

but there is this amazing seafood shop just across the road (leach highway) from our house. every weekend they have someone freshly shucking oysters and giving away 1 free oyster per person.

Free sample? I'm there baby!
And now I'm hooked, they also have these amazing yummy oyster sauces, pour some on top of your raw oyster and down the chute it goes.

The oysters are super duper fresh and the sauces are delicious - they have me and simon hooked big time. we have to have our oyster fix every weekend now.

clio

1/2 dozen is $7.50 or 1 dozen is $15.00, oyster sauce bottles $7.50

smiggle!

it all started at school
one of the boys bought some cute stationery from the smiggle store...(yes i have trendy lil boys in my class)
i was intrigued
very intrigued

so i asked the kids (little experts)
apparently there is a new smiggle store in carousel
and its full of great, uber cute stationery at really good prices

i had to go and see it for myself
its awesome .... i absolutely love it...
i managed to buy some bits and pieces as prizes for the kids at school

its so good i have to go back now... at least before the holidays finish.. this time i'm going to pick up something nice for me!

clio

check out the smiggle store online for their full range www.smiggle.com.au

Term 3 School Holidays!!!!

Today is the 2nd day of my school holidays and feels bloody awesome!

Such a huge relief and i feel soooo relaxed!!

What do i have planned for the holidays? A lot actually - (unfortunately!! poo) only because everything that can't be done during school time is getting squished into the 2 weeks we have off.

So the list goes a little something like this....

1. Change 2 tyres on the Jazz car - $200. I dont know how it happened, about 2-3 weeks ago i noticed that one of my tyres was very flat and looking really BAD. Like slashed tyres bad, i guess someone at school hates? scarey huh?

2. Take Bella to the Vets for an ultrasound check! 3 weeks ago Bella was on heat and we had major dog porn going on in the backyard (this was a planned pregnancy - unlike last years incident). So hopefully, crossing fingers we might have puppies agaian - YAY!!!

3. Get our new blinds installed at home! Can't wait for this because the current verticals look like SH!T - well they are about 20 years old and never been replaced. So its about time.

4. Start a mini herb garden (and maybe some weeding). Its spring here and the weather is perfect for a herb garden. So far i have lemon grass (essential for asian cooking), vietnamese mint ( i dont know what to do with these yet) and normal mint.

5. Catch up on some serious reading. Just before the holidays i ordered 50 books from Bookclub for $50!! major bargain, they are mostly children's lit books, but i'm not complaining. i find that i am reading a lot of children's books at the moment.

6. Go to swan valley for some delicious food, wine and cheese ....mmmMMMmmm... cant wait.

7. Go to school and do some work and planning for next term (YUK!)

8. Catch up with all my friends that i always neglect during school time, you know who you are :o).

9. Catch up with some blogging... hehe ... i know i am lazy...

10. Catch up on some serious shopping ... harbour town here i come! and claremont, ikea, fremantle, applecross, mount lawley... shit this list is getting long!

last but not least.. the one i hate the most ... housework...urgh...

gotta goo.... housework calls...

love.clio

ps: can someone please send a servant from indo, philippines or cambodia to Perth please... i'll treat them really nicely :o).

state of Georgia

someone sent this to me today...

it was pretty funny ... and i had to share it :o)

it's really scary that there's people out there who are this ignorant.

(then again - thats me about 90% of the time :P)

miss-e me :oP

Kikki K is coming to GARDEN CITY!!!

Every one and any one who knew me when i was little - knew what a little stationery whore i was. (this was before i became designer bag whore - the addiction had to start somewhere)

so... 30 years on and i have somewhat curbed my urge to buy every cute sanrio kerropi, hello kitty, pokopon, little twin star pen - penci - rubber - pencil case - notebooks - stickers etc etc.
it took a lot of time, counselling and therapy sessions, but i have some what been cured.

i am now a more mature stationery collector - my taste are a bit more refined and mature.
i am now addicted to kikki k stationery

so far my wallet and credit cards have been safe

but not for long....

Kikki k are coming to Garden City !!! Yayy!!!

what was once restricted to the eastern states .... and the internet...... is going to be open in October (yes october) in garden city.

Lord and therapists help me.... my credit cards are no longer safe... :oP

love
clio.

ps: enjoy the pics of kikki k stuff
or otherwise visit their website on http://www.kikki-k.com.au/catalog/index.html

happy browsing!!