an envelope, a chocolate cake, and a garden

Well I'm finally back on the sewing machine, and this is just a little sneak peak at the envelope in progress for the Meet Me at Mikes, 'envelope project'....I had so much fun with this...After a fruitless search in the cupboard for some vintage wallpaper, I decided to make do with some other blue paper I had on hand...and after that my envelope just grew organically with the bits and pieces around me. 

I'll pop more pictures of the finished envelope and contents on Thursday.
(oh my gosh, I really do need to dust my foot!)

Yesterday, we had a wonderful, abiet a windy time at the Hobart Botanical Gardens, for a combined celebration for my hubbie and I.  Our birthdays fall 8 days apart, so to keep things relatively simple, we thought one cake would do!  Willow made our chocolate cake, with some guidance from his dad.  It's unusual for me to have nothing to do with a cake being made at home, so it was a treat!  It was also very DELICIOUS!
His first proper cake - I'm a proud mama.

 It was too windy for candles.

They also made a very yummy tzatziki, (from George Calombaris), which featured dill, honey, and cayenne pepper.   We all decided that is was good with a chargrilled lamb kebab, but not so much a dipping tzatziki for crackers and crudities.

So, please enjoy these pictures from the Botancial Gardens....it's one of my favourite places to go and chill in Hobart. 

I love the texture variance of the wall, arbour and plants here...

Then, we spent oodles of time in the vegie and fruit patch....where..(uhoh)...Bethany discovered snow peas growing...and you can guess what she did with those!

Tamarillos growing in Hobart?!

Wouldn't you love this Artichoke at home?  Such a double bountied plant, for foliage and those globes!

Have a lovely week, dear readers.

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