I love that the envelopes have a print on them also- very clever! Do you ever hand write a note or even a letter? Is letter writing a lost art in the age of emails, twitter and instant messages?

Hope little India likes it! Orange and soft turquoise are such wonderful summery colours! Hope the sun shines bright on her special day.

Well i’ve found JUST the thing for you…

These quirky little Meringue Rings from Charles & Marie! They are made out of silicone and look so real, i dare you not to try licking your knuckle in public!

With the weather being so chilly, its been nice to rug up in some comfy layers and cook some yummy wintery comfort foods. Stews and risottos, bangers and mash, gooey chocolate puddings and steaming soups.

So whats all this got to do with these wonderful Laura Laine illustrations? Well… nothing really! I just love her style and attention to detail and thought you’d all enjoy these beautiful drawings on my return to blog land!

A place to house little treasures:

A place to hang shiny pretty things:

A home for chunky colourful necklaces:

A spot for Wonder Woman inspired cuffs:

A niche for a colourful riot of bangles:

Its not the objects that make me happy, more so the fact that they are organised and stored in a way that makes them easily assessible & visible (or invisible if i so choose!). Im a bit obsessed with compartments and small storage and things that have dual functions like the white brass tree tea light holder which has been re-purposed as my jewellery tree.

Choc-Chip Muesli Slice

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup milk choc bits
• 2/3 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup light olive oil
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 egg

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 3cm-deep, 18cm x 28cm (base) slab pan& line with baking paper.
2. Mix oats, coconut, choc bits and sugar in a large bowl. Sift flour and baking powder together over the oat mixture.
3. Whisk oil, milk and egg together in a jug. Add to oat mixture. Stir until well combined. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Using the back of a spoon, press mixture into pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until light golden and set.
4. Stand slice in pan for 15 minutes. Lift onto a wire rack. Allow to cool. Cut into pieces & eat

I actually omitted 1/2 cup of the oats and threw in 1/4 cup of chopped dates and 1/4 cup of slivered almonds in there to bulk it out and give more flavour. After the 20 mins of baking, cooling and slicing i still felt that it was too soft in the center pieces so i put the lot back into the oven for another 15mins. The tops got more crispy and the slices are much firmer without being dry.

I think next time i will increase the temperature to 200 degrees. But there definitely will be a next time for this recipe!