What a busy week, busy doing… “not a whole lot…” We needed a break, to lie around and read books and sleep late and take naps… and cook in the great outdoors…
And before the weekend is over… Here are this weeks lovely links…
- A Beautiful Mess… Soup Love: 10 Deee-licous Soups… These soups look so stunning and there is a “beans and chilli” recipe – I have to try that for my family… just the kind of thing they totally love!!! And really, can these guys do anything wrong at all: A Beautiful Mess: Candy Vanilla Milkshakes…
- I cannot get enough of painted leaves right now – look at these on Bellissimakids…
- Be the book this Halloween on Chronicle Books… love love love this!!!
- Tim Challies… Eighteen things I will not Regret Doing with My Kids…
- Gotta say we love our tea… and you have to take a look at these teapot covers on Kid Independent!!!
- Looking for some adorable arty and edible surprises… look no further than Kireei!!!
- Alpha Mom’s Costumes from Paris… stunning!!!
- A Blast From the Past:
- 2008: Se7en things I Wish I Had Known About Nursing…
- 2009: Se7en Million Aliens are Coming… quick and easy craftiness!!!
- 2010: Se7en Build A City in Se7en Steps…
- 2011: Se7en’s Gallery of Recycled Robots…
- 2012: Se7en’s Ultimate Pastry Post: The Celebrity Chef Turns Pastry Chef for a BlogPost…
And the se7en + 1th link:
And on the Coffee Table…
Well a couple of weeks back we asked you if you knew of a fabulous audible edition of the Hobbit and more than a few of you gave us the same recommendation… but before I could get hold of the audible, we dove into the book. And we are loving it. I can see why my younger readers would have been overwhelmed but sitting and listening to the story unwind… and everyone is gripped. The chapters are long and yet we just can’t stop reading… just a little bit more, a little bit more… and the descriptions so vivid, you really feel as if you are on the journey yourself… So loving it!!!
GiveAway Winner
Meanwhile, last week we had a GiveAway for this fabulous book: MapStudio’s new Book: Things to do in a Dorp by Jacques Marais.
Here are all the entries…
Smothered in cars for your road trip…
Picked off one by one…
And the last car…
Comment #7: Karen Oct 19, 2013 at 2:19 pm There are two fairly close together which have special memories for me: Himeville and Bulwer.
Congratulations Karen, and one of your drop’s is featured… Bulwer on p117!!! Expect an email from us shortly, we are so excited to be sending this book to you!!!
We would like to thank MapStudio who supplied us with two copies of this book, one to review and one to GiveAway. We were not paid for the review and the opinions expressed in it are entirely our own.
That’s us… Hope you all have had the most fabulous weekend!!!
Congratulation to Karen! i like your way of picking the numbers ;), i bet your hood enjoyed it! And thanks for a link to soups…it is that time of year here that soups are very welcome in our daily menu 😉
Hay Katja, you are right, what was just quickly choosing a winner turned into an elaborate afternoon of play involving nearly every vehicle we own and the entire kitchen!!! Huge fun!!! Hope you have a fabulous week!!!
Oh I love how you picked your winner. I totally love The Hobbit and can not wait to share it with the kids. A and I have started on the Little Prince and I think I am going to get her Saartjie for Christmas
Hay Cat, Thanks so much for stopping by… and thank you even more for persisting with your comment… I went and caught it!!! Enjoy the Little Prince, how lovely. All my kids are loving the Hobbit, I am surprised, even the youngest is hanging on every word!!! hope you have a fabulous week!!!