Day 149 - Cheese flavoured heat

You know that moment when you have a cheesy dish baking in the oven - it's been in there for a good 15 minutes, its contents are bubbling and boiling, and the cheese sprinkled over the top has already melted and you can see through the oven door that its just beginning to turn a delicious shade of golden - and you pull open the door to check on how it's going and to gauge how much longer you should leave it in there for?

And then you get smacked by a hot wave of cheese flavoured heat as soon as you open the oven door??

Oh yeah, it's a great moment!

Day 148 - Appreciating the humble croissant and cute rings at Markit

1. I spent a few minutes today giving thanks to the croissant gods. There is something very special about layers upon layers of golden buttery pastry that's crumbly and flaky outside when you sink your teeth into it (sending crumbs flying everywhere), yet it's soft and moist on the inside. 

It's such a work of art. It was so delicious I almost cried. Thank you croissant inventors.



2. These cute little piggies popped up to say hi at the Markit market.

Day 147 - Winnie the Pooh's wisdom, beautiful mess of autumn leaves and my curious niece

I love...

...quotes from Winnie the Pooh. One of my absolute favourite quotes that I carry with me is of course, the classic, "You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think".

But this one is probably a close second.


...the gorgeous colours we're seeing now,

and the beautiful mess that the autumn leaves leave behind.



...a child's insatiable sense of curiosity and fascination,

and determination to investigate everything very closely!

Day 146 - David Attenborough marvelling at what a wonderful world we live in, nutella craving is satiated, Ladurée is opening in Sydney, free checkup and Korean stew on a rainy night

Here are a few things that put a smile on my dial today:

1. Nothing better than starting out a beautiful new day (despite it bucketing down outside - expecting 1 month's worth of rainfall in 1 day) with this remarkable video to remind me to be thankful of all the beauty in this world.



2. Finally appeasing my Nutella craving that's been hanging around for a fortnight. Nutella on white bread + hot cup of tea = win.



3. Finding out that Ladurée is opening its first Australian boutique in Sydney in July this year!! YAY! Fun fact - the macarons will be shipped in from Switzerland. 


4. Seeing my doctor for a checkup, for free..!  


5. Feasting on a hot Korean stew filled with random bits and bobs like macaroni, spicy sausage, soft tofu, rice noodles, thin sliced pork, kimchi and more on a rainy night. 

Day 145 - Snowflake the lemur

I was eating at the dining table and I almost spat my food out in hysterics when I noticed Snowflake wrapped around the armrest of one of the sofa chairs.

Day 144 - A Star Wars Wedding and another China Photoshop fail

Spent most of today in bed again nursing this bastard of a cold. From the comfort of my bed, I came across a couple of smiles:

1. Stumbled across a traditional wedding on Etsy Weddings where Star Wars was subtly thrown in. How cute is this! It's adorable to see a wedding where each others' personalities and what they love are celebrated and embraced. 


Source: Han Solo Finds His Princess Leia


2. The Chinese officials are at it again!

No, not Photoshopping. Levitating. They're such ninjas at it. 

I can still remember the last time they levitated.

Source: The Age - When Photoshop goes wrong: 'floating' inspectors cause internet stir

It looks like they've levelled up to levitating over challenging shrubbery now! 

Day 143 - Why I love Snowflake reason #5

Why I love Snowflake reason #5:

She's always nice to me when I'm sick.

If I let her use me as a pillow...


...she lets me use her as a pillow back!