kettle corn success

Doing the grocery shopping by myself last week I had a little more freedom to buy a few special things. One was a bag of popcorn kernels coz it's the cheaper way. But knowing the kernals were there made me reflect on USA times past and sitting in SuhRa's room watching movies and eating kettle corn. I thought, "Surely it can't be that hard to make. I bet I've got the ingredients I need already." So I did a little research today and found a recipe and gave it a shot. Mmmm delicious success. After popping a batch of popcorn I put 2 tablespoons of water, 2 tablespoons of oil and 2/3 a cup of brown sugar into the saucepan and let it boil away for a few minutes. Ok, that was the recipe but I cook freestyle...approximate guessing. Then I salted my popcorn and poured the caramel over mixing it through. It ends up a bit sticky so I spread it on a tray and baked for a few minutes to dry it a bit. Now it's tasty tasty, non-sticky and vanishing before my eyes. MMMmmm!

lazy life

What a life Bella has! She's a funny one. The beanbags are her favourite place to sleep and in this photo she looks extremely comfortable sleeping away the hours near the heater.

a nanny again

So I didn't get the last job as I complained. However, this past week I got a new job and it's a nanny job. It's just 9hrs a week but it's cash coming in and also more professional experience in the childcare field. You see, I'm dreaming of working in Ireland in a year or so and the experience will help me be more employable.

I had my first day today. A bit of a "get to know you" this morning for a few hours and then my first shift this arvo. I'm caring for two boys 3yrs and 22months while their mother teachers music in the front area of their house which they have transformed into a music school. They weren't too bad today. A little shoving and pushing and snatching with a hissy fit when the plug was pulled on the bath but other than that it went ok. And the parents seem quite friendly so I think it will all go fairly well.

yearnings

I've been yearning the last week. After a surprise or two, I decided I really wanted the job I'd had two interviews for. The more I've thought about it the more that yearning has increased. I'd applied for a nanny job for a 2yo girl. No wait, possibly 18mths. Oh, she's actually 10mths!? Just a little bit of a difference. I finally heard from the parents today. Tough choice for them between me and one other person. Oh so close!! She said some nice things but said their decision was based on experience alone in the end. The other person has been nannying for 14yrs. Damn! So so close just isn't close enough. And yet I still find myself yearning... I don't mean to be mean, God, but please let it turn out they need me soon to take over.

*sigh* I know I'm probably just dreaming...

cosy

Pip from Meet me at Mikes has an expression exploration happening. That's my best description of it. Anyway, I thought I'd join coz the idea is to express your idea of a topic. This week's is 'cosy' and I know exactly what makes me feel cosy.

RAIN! I love those dull, dreary, rainy days. They make me feel so cosy. Best enjoyed if you don't have to go out at all and can curl up snuggly with a hot drink. So peaceful. I love a good downfall. Only, where I live it hasn't been happening that much in the last few years.

open for business

It's been an exciting day!! Today is a landmark for me. Today I opened my own little store to make my creations available to the world.

Last week I visited Kyoko's" blog and she was raving about ArtFire.com as a great place to sell handmade goods, supplies and antiques. If you're into or interested in selling this sort of stuff, check out her rave about it. (Only, if you decide to join make 'kelgellcreations' the one who referred you!) So after brewing for days I finally decided last night I would open my own shop. So today I've been gathering the final details I needed to start it up and I am now open for business. There's only a few items at present but there is definitely more to come. Go ahead and check it out!!

glorious rain

You know you're in a drought when you haven't had to mow your lawn for the past two months during summer!! The brown grass just hasn't grown.

Today brought a delightful surprise when a majestic thunderstorm started up. Makes me so happy. Thunder, lightning, hail and glorious rain. When it started I dashed to the clothes line to bring in my dry washing but after that I just enjoyed it. Nice big drops of rain falling from the sky, then pelting. The lightning must have been close coz the clashes of thunder came pretty soon after the flashes. It even turned my computer off on me. Then there was hail too. I checked Matt's rain gauge just before and we've had 32mm and it's raining again now. Nice! That's more rain in about 2hrs than we've had all year so far.

If you look closely you may see the hail on the ground. The clothes on the line are Matt's that have been there for a couple of days.