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Happy Easter!  Are you organised?  I bought my Easter Eggs online a couple of weeks ago – got some great bargains and I didn’t have to try and smuggle them into the trolley without the kids seeing!  AND I haven’t eaten any of them yet!!!

Ever since having a salted caramel macaron at the Lindt Cafe in Melbourne last year I haven’t been able to get the flavour out of my head.  Before tasting the combination of caramel and salt, I would have thought it to be quite gross but it is actually delightful.

Pinterest, being full of all sorts of wonderfully tempting photographs has opened my eyes to a whole assortment of recipes of the salted caramel kind.  I am desperate to dive in and start cooking up some delicious sweet treats but will refrain until I’ve finished this flamin’ diet I’m on!  (I’m 3/4 of the way there and I’m desperate to get to my goal weight before we head off to NZ!)

So, while I can’t cook any of these at the moment, I’m pinning them so that I can find them easily when baking time strikes next!

Salted Caramels (these would make a great Christmas gift)

Caramel & Sea Salt topped Shortbread

Salted Caramel Frosting

Salted Caramel Cookies

Salted Caramel Sauce

Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Vanilla, Salted Caramel & Chocolate Mousse

Salted Caramel Corn

Salted Caramel Shortbread

Salted Caramel Yummies

Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Is your mouth watering?  If you do try any of these recipes, please have an extra piece for me!  I’ll let you know when I’m baking again 🙂 

I remember as a child that we always had a world globe sitting on top of our TV.  It wasn’t just a decoration…the globe was pretty battered and worn.  We would play games with it all the time – spin it as fast as we could and stop our fingers on a country.  The last I remember, it was very faded, the paper was lifting and edges were torn.  I’m thinking it was tossed away, but I wish we still had it.  I’ve been thinking about that globe lately and how I want a globe in our home – one that can be played with so that the children have an opportunity to explore the world and see how countries and oceans make it up.  Then I started spotting globes, maps and some great creations on Pinterest and I’m loving them – wouldn’t the world map make a great theme for decorating a boy’s bedroom?

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 week until Father’s Day and if you are anything like me, last minute is the way to go!  Thought I’d share some fun ideas that you can make and do to help get ready for next Sunday…

Great idea for a photo

Free printable – funny!

Free printable personalised cards from Moo

Cute!

Tie printables

Cool chocolate block wrapper

Print from Etsy

Clever word art

Love this card!

Awesome Daddy book…my plan this week is to make something similar using the following questionnaires as starting points…

Plenty of cool ideas for you to print/make this week!!  Are you organised for Fathers Day or are you like me and have good intentions but leave everything until the last minute?!

We have been in our new house for 18 months now and as much as we love everything about it, there are a few things that we would probably change/add next time. (Yep, there will be a next time…maybe in the not too distant future too!)  One of the things we have been talking a lot about is incorporating some cosy areas and we LOVE window seats.  A comfy place to stretch out and read, nap or play.  I love the streaming natural light and the fun that can be had with cushion combinations.  Such a great way to incorporate a bit of extra seating in the house without having to invest in any furniture either!