tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61839535351870873152024-02-19T23:54:42.523+08:00The Blue Door DiaryPlatypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-89227936575797447372019-10-25T21:35:00.001+08:002019-10-25T21:45:37.499+08:00Tray of treat<div>
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Tea on bed before sleep. I have loads of tea to finish - bought in Sri Lanka earlier this year. </div>
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Tonight is extra special as we are ushering a long Deepavali weekend. So I assembled a tray of treat.. </div>
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I used one of my dainty tea cups that I secured from eBay during my UK days. It says 'Aynsley England Bone China' at the bottom. The design reminds me of the Renaissance.. or the Russian aristocracy eras..<br />
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The cake plate is a saucer from Royal Albert bone china, also from eBay. It comes with a matching cup. </div>
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The fruit plate is a cute leaf-shaped autumn colour. It comes in 4. I got them from a second-hand shop in PJ. </div>
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The vintage metal tray belonged to my arwah mak. I actually spray painted 'Let's Bake' on it and used it for display. </div>
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Hot peach cuppa tea...yummy sponge rolls...fruits to lessen guilt....cooling after-rain air outside... my legs are warmly tucked under the blanket... Nigella Smith's Christmas is on tv.... and my head is busy making plans for the garden. </div>
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Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-24982301360998785192019-10-22T21:38:00.002+08:002019-10-22T21:38:39.534+08:00889 days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Truth is I forgot my password.<br />
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Now I'm back! So much has changed. Moved into a new house. New purpose.. new priorities.. but still the same passion for making beautiful things and enjoying a simple life.<br />
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A short post before bedtime. I made this bobbins storage out of a chopping board. The wood is quite soft so nailing it was a breeze. It can store 50 bobbins.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We had very fond memories of our lives in Skudai. We had a pretty garden! These are some pics. We moved in there in 2004 when Imran was almost 1 year old. These pics were taken in 2006 when he was about 3 years old, Aisya was just born, and the garden was lush. </span></div>
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The garden was quite immaculate. My husband, Ian, had a back-breaking job every day and night doing up the garden. The land was originally full of big stones, cements, etc. </div>
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We had almost every plant they sold at the nursery there. Close to 100 types if I'm not mistaken. Some made it. Most died. We spent a lot on the garden. We had the same routine every weekend - wake up, McD big breakfast (euwww, I know but somehow we enjoyed it back then), nursery hopping, gardening, gardening, laundry, minor cooking, goreng pisang for tea in the garden, gardening, gardening, out for dinner,..</div>
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MahMah and KongKong used to come down to Johor regularly <br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">We designed every aspect of the garden ourselves. I wanted to create an English garden. We didn't know a lot of the plant names, so we called them... white snake plant, the japanese plant, the lalang, I can't remember anymore.. We had Imran's 3rd birthday party cum housewarming party there. Everyone was quite impressed with the garden (and food of course hehe). It was a nice day, breezy afternoon. The garden was perfect as our lot only received morning sun. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">This sitting area was opposite to sliding door at the side of the house. I wish I had a better pic of it. The idea was to create a focal point, a view from the house. We planted morning glory as the backdrop. The flowers bloomed pretty purple every morning, up to 11 o'clock. That bench we bought from a second-hand yard for either rm100 or rm80. It was actually a school canteen bench. I painted it green to cover the original horrible, shiny, orangey paint. That round pot that looked rustic was intentional - got it from one of the nurseries. I hated shiny, new things last time. So anything old and weathered found itself into my car trunk. </span><br />
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After staying in the house and slaving ourselves to do the garden for 2 years, we decided to make our lives complicated. We moved to the UK when I had to study. After one year, here's the garden in 2008. Abandoned and sad, but was still full of characters.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The raw brick wall was also intentional to create that English garden feel. Ian chose the bricks himself. We wanted something which was quite rough and uneven in color. I remembered we told the contractor that we didn't want it plastered and even taught him how he should do the cement joining roughly. I'm sure he thought we were crazy. The un-plastered brick wall gave our house an identity. It was very easy to tell people where we lived. 'Oh rumah yang dinding tak plaster tu ke? Kenapa macam tu? Dah siap ke tu? Haha.. it was very different that time. Everybody else's house was smooth and nice with flowery and shiny wrought iron grill. </span></div>
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Didn't I tell you that we had a good life then? The house is currently being rented out. We are hoping that one day we could return.<br />
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Love you nee..abang...adik...Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-76570095744259179032017-04-16T19:34:00.000+08:002017-04-16T19:50:56.827+08:00Cheese platter and stuffWe've been having cheese platter with baguette for dinner A LOT lately. It is very convenient, requires no cooking, and tastes heaven.<br />
The chicken and leek pie is a new recipe tried from the internet. It turned out good - healthy version as it didn't have any cream.<br />
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-62026765069048079202017-04-16T11:57:00.002+08:002017-04-16T11:57:51.013+08:00After 3 years... and a little sewing projectGeezzzzz.... my first post after 3 years. Truth is I did try to write something but I couldn't access the blog. Some account issue.<br />
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Nyways... just put on this bedsheet. Been wanting to sew a super wide bed sheet that isn't easily untucked like the normal store-bought fitted sheet. I found this fabric from Nagoya. Standard fabric that they normally use for hotels. Extra wide. I bought 5 meters. Took some out to make 4 pillow cases. RM29.90/meter. Quite pricey but good durable material.<br />
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-79282806961484105212014-03-30T11:30:00.000+08:002014-03-30T11:31:56.928+08:00Melaka nightmareWe went for a short trip to Melaka During the Chinese New Year break. We didn't plan for it. Ops redah and terjah.<br />
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We arrived in Melaka only to be greeted by massive traffic in Ayer Keroh. Too many attractions located on that stretch. And too many traffic lights. Melaka is really the land of traffic lights. And grave yards! We could see 1Malaysia even in the afterlife. We went straight to Holiday Inn. It was fully booked. The next one was also full. And the next. And the next. We called almost 20 hotels, pricey and budget. No availability! The kids were already whining blaming us for bad planning.</div>
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Still no luck with the hotel we decided to drive back home at 10 pm (after spending only 4 hours there). On the way to the highway I saw a signboard of a hotel. Told my husband we should give it a try just in case there's availability. It was a few minutes away from the main road. We were greeted by a big porch and bright lights. I thought wow this is so grand and promising. To my delight they did have rooms! The kids jumped with joy. I chose a cheaper room as we'll only use it for sleeping. After checking in while the kids bathing I decided to google the hotel as I never heard of it before. To my horror I found this <a href="http://kisahharis.blogspot.com/2013/07/puteri-resort-air-keroh-melaka.html">Puteri Resort Ayer Keroh Melaka</a> That's exactly our room!!!!!!<br />
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Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-71510677148438985432014-02-03T09:51:00.000+08:002014-02-03T09:51:22.946+08:00Baby pillowsI made these over the Chinese New Year break. What else to do right? Gifts to my friend on the arrival of her new baby boy.<br />
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Mental design : Simple. Buntings pattern sewn over white material. I imagined for the inside fabric to peep through.<br />
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Supplies : White cotton material with embroidery details (leftover from my previous pillow case project). Patterned coloured cotton materials (I used blue + brown + stripes over white). Perfect for a baby boy - some masculinity. Super soft grade A kekabu filling, I bought in Perak during our road trip holiday last year.<br />
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New sewing skills learned : Sewn-over bunting patterns. Making a bolster (making the rounded cap at the end required some skill. I got my hub to help calculating the diameter, radius, etc. At the end I hentam jelah tracing the shape using a jar! Haha)<br />
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Dear my friend Sha, I hope Muhammad Umar Zharif loves to snuggle the pillows...<br />
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-52539183516180972592014-01-26T16:21:00.001+08:002014-03-30T11:31:24.071+08:00Sewing with loveMy mother-in-law has been sewing blouses for her mother for quite some time. Ah Mah (grandmother in Hokkien) has been wearing nothing else except these homemade blouses. The pattern is all the same - front buttons so that it's easy for her to get dress due to her aging bones. It's always cotton, mainly flowery, for comfort. My mil said it's not easy to buy ready made 100% cotton blouse these days. My mil is making one now for the Chinese New Year. The octogenarian will be elated. So sweet. This is love.<br />
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-79111714222522893262014-01-20T23:36:00.000+08:002014-03-30T10:59:09.831+08:00Sawadee Chiang MaiOur family holiday in Chiang Mai Thailand on 24th - 29th Nov 2013. Flying Thai Airways. Overall verdict - not that great. It would be more appealing to westerners. For us the weather, culture, places, experience are similar to what we have in Malaysia. We made mistake by joining group tours, cramped in small van for 3 consecutive days. We loved the hotel. And it is a shopping heaven for some. I'm not one of them (husband sighing). Our memories of Chiang Mai:<br />
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Boutique hotel - Yaang Come Village.<br />
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How to celebrate new year?<br />
After satisfying dim sum brunch.. head home and spent time in the sewing room.<br />
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Been wanting to try making this Union Jack cover since I saw it a few years ago. Not that I'm an anglophile though. I used old t-shirts and scraps. Worked we'll since I didn't have to serge the edges. The white cloth was purposely ripped to fray. The cushion fits well in my son's bedroom.<br />
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When I showed it to my husband, his remark was 'you are in the wrong country'. My son said 'I don't like America'. I said this is not America.. it's England. He said 'I don't like England... Uhhh what's England?...<br />
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Haishhh people give me break will you. I just want to make something pretty..<br />
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Enjoyed my crafty afternoon.... Listening to Nasional FM Radio station...macam mak mak...heeeeee<br />
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-38189748213147178422013-09-28T14:00:00.000+08:002013-09-28T15:33:44.546+08:00Spring cleaningOn Friday, yesterday, I psychoed myself to dedicate my weekend to clean the house which has been somewhat neglected. So this morning I have successfully cleaned the fans - highly recommended to increase its energy efficiency. Then I saw my chandelier in the kitchen with horror. It's like something from Adam's Family movie scene. Thinking that we have dinner underneath made me cringe.<br />
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Before my gear turned to 'lazy mode', I quickly gathered some cleaning supplies. At first I experimented with vinegar and water solution (1:2 ratio) but it didn't really do the trick. Water and cloth sufficed. I learned this trick from the net - hanging an upside down umbrella to catch the dust and water drippings. Next time I should first brush the dust off before wetting them.<br />
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Here's the after. Crystal clear! It took me almost 2 hours! Eeeekk.... I have another chandelier in the living room. That has to wait.<br />
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A little story about the chandy - it was a pre-loved item I scored from mudah.com (Malaysia's ebay). I think it was about RM170. It was glass, not crystal. You should know by now that I love second-hand items. The price is one thing. But the main attraction for me is the stories behind them. Plus, their potentials - the excitement and satisfaction I get when anticipating the results and after turning them into something beautiful and loved again.<br />
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My house is full of those things. I won't trade them for newer, flashier furniture. My son doesn't appreciate them and keeps asking us to buy new stuff, more like a totally new house actually. I told my daughter, who is always a good listener, that I like those stuff because of their characters. She didn't understand at first. After explaining to her, she suddenly said 'oh you mean they have history?'. Didn't I tell you she's a good listener? :DPlatypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-9534517863647447862013-08-31T08:44:00.000+08:002013-08-31T08:44:35.917+08:00Baby bedding set<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">My friend requested me to sew a bedding set for her newborn son to be used for his 'cukur jambul' ceremony . I was reluctant at first given my long-term conflict with deadlines. But I did it anyway although I missed the deadline. She said, it's okay, just go ahead.</span><br />
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Her idea was a simple bedding from a white fabric. Afraid all white would be too plain, I was looking for cotton with subtle embroidered patterns but couldn't find any. So I ended up with this instead - a high quality cotton, very soft (perfect for a baby). It has subtle lines (quite masculine I think). I've seen this material being used for bedding in hotels. It's quite pricey - about RM30 per meter. I only bought a meter since the width is wide. </div>
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I just discovered this girl. Her cooking show, The Little Paris Kitchen, is cute with down-to-earth concept. The girl cooks in the tiniest kitchen in pretty, whimsical, retro dresses (apparently her own style). She often wears deep red lipstick and black eyeliner. I'm not sure about the cooking but the French names in the menu sound very romantic. Her presence is interesting enough to draw audience. She's beginning to warm up to me.<br />
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I was curious with her surname and decided to google. Guess what... she has Malaysian heritage from her father! She claims growing up eating all sorts of food including rendang.<br />
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So move over Nigella... welcome Rachel!<br />
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The traffic from my home to office is always horrible. Being stuck for 1 to 2 hours on the road is normal. I have found a more enjoyable way to endure the long journey - watching good movies on my phone. I know I know... this doesn't comply with good road safety behaviour. </div>
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One of the movies I've watched is 'Under the Tuscan Sun'. The story was okay, a romcom but its setting, filmed against the backdrop of beautiful Tuscany, was the real attraction. The synopsis:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Frances Mayes (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Lane" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Diane Lane">Diane Lane</a>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> writer whose seemingly perfect life takes an unexpected turn when she learns that her husband has been cheating on her. The divorce—and the loss of her house to her ex-husband and his much-younger, pregnant new partner—leaves her depressed and unable to write. Her best friend Patti (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Oh" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Sandra Oh">Sandra Oh</a>), a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Lesbian">lesbian</a> who is expecting a child, is beginning to think Frances might never recover. She urges Frances to take an Italian vacation to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscany" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Tuscany">Tuscany</a> using the ticket she purchased before she became pregnant. At first Frances refuses, but after another depressing day in her gloomy apartment, she decides that it's a good idea to get away for a while.</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In Tuscany, her tour group stops in the small town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortona" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Cortona">Cortona</a>. After wandering through the charming streets, she notices a posting for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Villa">villa</a> for sale in Cortona. She rejoins her tour group on the bus, and just outside of town, the bus stops to allow a flock of sheep to cross the road. While they wait, Frances realizes that they've stopped directly in front of the very villa that she had seen for sale—something she believes is a sign. She asks the driver to stop and she gets off the bus. Through a series of serendipitous events, she becomes the owner of a lovely yet dilapidated villa in beautiful Tuscany.</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Frances begins her new life with the help of a variety of interesting characters and unusual but gentle souls. She hires a crew of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Poland">Polish</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrants" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Immigrants">immigrants</a> to renovate the house. Over time, Frances also befriends her Italian neighbors and develops relationships with her Polish workers, the realtor who sold her the villa, and Katherine (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Lindsay Duncan">Lindsay Duncan</a>), an eccentric aging <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="British people">British</a> actress who evokes the mystery and beauty of an Italian film star.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Tuscan_Sun_(film)#cite_note-4" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[N 1]</a></sup> Later, she is visited by the now very pregnant Patti, whose partner Grace has left her.</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Frances meets and has a brief romantic affair with Marcello (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Bova" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Raoul Bova">Raoul Bova</a>), but their relationship does not last. She is about to give up on happiness when one of her Polish workers, a teenager named Pawel (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawel_Szajda" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Pawel Szajda">Pawel Szajda</a>), and a neighbor's young daughter come to her for help. Her father does not approve of him, yet they are very much in love and want to get married. Frances persuades the girl's family to support their love, and the young lovers are soon married at the villa. During the wedding celebration, Frances meets an American writer who is traveling in Tuscany, and their attraction for each other points to a romantic future." (Source: Wikipedia)</span></span></blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Living room. after renovation. <br />I quite like the un-plastered wall.<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frances' pregnant lesbian friend played by Sandra Oh </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frances' rough iron bed with the image of Mary <br />to whom she found solace at night</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">With Marcello, Frances' love interest, in the <br />beautiful Positano. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Love the white dress! </span><span style="text-align: justify;">By the way, in movies they always managed to dress up so beautifully although they traveled with only one small luggage. How on earth did they do that?</span><br />
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Anyway this movie reminds me of the trip my husband and I made to Italy in 2001. Here's our shots in Positano. Please don't laugh..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My husband and I had a good laugh looking at this. <br />Looks as if he's wearing a dead animal on his head. LOL!</td></tr>
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-65480144524714353112013-07-04T16:46:00.002+08:002013-07-04T16:46:20.599+08:00Kitties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-42537256731530900842013-06-25T22:05:00.000+08:002013-06-25T22:05:23.517+08:00Haze masks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This what I call turning a threat into (craft) opportunity! I made haze masks. This is for my daughter. Simple and fast (only 15 mins) to sew using whatever I could find in my sewing room.</div>
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Now she's ready to go back to school. My son's will take time to materialize. I imagined a big spider crawling over a black mask! He loves Spidey.<br />
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Look I also made one for my friend. <br />
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<br />Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183953535187087315.post-5140933423965884602013-06-24T22:24:00.002+08:002013-06-24T22:27:21.583+08:00Cornish pastyI experimented these tonight after watching 'Jamie's Great Britain' cooking show. The Brits called it Cornish pasty, the Malays called it Karipap, and my son called it Dinosaur curry puff.<br />
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I used Martha Stewart's pie crust recipe. For the filling, I used carrot, pumpkin, onions, beef and chicken (separate batch) and salt, pepper to taste. My daughter had fun as well making star shaped cookies.<br />
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The pasty was a little bit dry and too biscuit-y to my liking. My husband suggested that I reduced the baking time. The pumpkin worked extremely well with the pasties. Next time I may add a little gravy to the mix. All in all not bad for a first try. My son, as usual appreciated my effort the most and encouraged me to watch more cooking shows. Ouch!<br />
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I made 14 of these dino puffs. I liked that they looked rustic. Those with green dots are beef filling.<br />
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Had them with left over alfalfa sprouts and cherry tomatoes.</div>
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Another old and simple project I did for my son's room. </div>
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Bought wooden letters from craft shop. They were like 2 to 4 ringgit each.</div>
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Lined them up on newspaper. Spray-painted them.<br />
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Stick them on the wall. Done!<br />
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I added the wall stickers as well (need to be changed soon as the boy has grown up). The bedside table was left by the previous house owner. It was originally boring brown. The wood is solid, heavy and good. I gave it a matte black paint and stenciled the numbers. The bed came from the lady who gave us the cupboard and other stuff. It is metal with wheels, like hospital beds. We have two, one in my daughter's room which I painted white. I'm planning to sew bedding for him. The fabrics are patiently waiting in the sewing room. Ralph Lauren's bedding will be the inspiration.Platypushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668395296583724201noreply@blogger.com0