Hippo Hippo Monday...

3/7/2017

I cheated again with this week's inchie, utilising a cutie little baby hippo cartoon that I have used in the past and had stored away in my images file for creating a baby card...I simply resized it, fussy cut one image and popped it up over a second untrimmed image on my square of mount board...such a little cutie...although I almost ran out of room for the title...

Check out all the other hippopotami over at EIM...

Hippopotamus Inchie

My brother came for lunch today, bringing with him a lovely bag of filleted fresh whiting for us all to enjoy... they went down very easily indeed.He is off to the mainland for a week tomorrow to stay with his daughter Sharyn and her family...he will get plenty of footy talk there as her boys are young hopefuls and good athletes. His elder daughter has also left the State this morning, she has flown to New Zealand for a three week holiday, so his side of the family has really thinned out!

I splashed out and made a trifle for dessert today, as he was coming for lunch, but it wasn't nearly as good as the trifles that he produces for us from time to time - he doesn't cook many things but his trifles are family favourites! He was pleased to let me know that my effort "wasn't bad"...

BTW, If you would like a taste you had better arrive pretty soon... I am already having to beat the boys off with threats of extreme violence to prevent them dishing themselves another bowlful for afternoon tea! Desserts are becoming a thing of the past as we all try to watch our kilojoule intake.

Raspberry and Moscato jelly trifle...thank goodness for frozen raspberries...a taste of Summer!

I received my results for the final uni assessment today, a week or so early which was nice, so I have been able to realign the headings on this web site.
The cards, journals and box card links are now back and functional, as is the Contact Form...the uni assignments (which I submitted as blog posts - isn't distance learning wonderful), took up space and required some of the original links be hidden, but all is done with and back to normal once again now.

An old art book I was dissecting the other day revealed a lovely surprise inside the spine binding...old boat building specifications were revealed...I am not the first recycler to pass this books way!
It is a German book with wonderful font and paper that I intend to reuse in other projects, dated 1903...

Bonnie visited yesterday...

A lovely quiet evening yesterday, looking across Clarke's Bay, Lewisham towards Mt Wellington in the distance, just very lightly dusted with snow...

A few minutes later I took this shot from the boat ramp at Lewisham...

We had another cool night last night, with the birdbaths frozen solid again this morning...I did briefly think about getting some pics of the starlings and sparrows as they skated around on them, they have such surprised expressions on their little faces when the water is not how they expect it to be, but thought that seemed just a tad sadistic.
I just have to persuade one of the lads (usually Chris, as he gets up earlier than Tim), to pop out and defrost them nice and early and all is well.

Better trot, birthday card to make...
Di

12 Comments

chrissie link

3/7/2017 17:42:14

Fantastic and fun inchie.

A tummy and tasty post--sounds like your brother is very talented cook but your trifle looks fantastic.

Great photographs especially of Bonnie and the beautiful book

Love Chrissie xx

Di Ayers link

4/7/2017 15:49:52

Thanks so much Chrissie, we are finishing off the trifle this evening...everyone has been very restrained...the Moscato jelly gave it a lovely summery flavour despite the frosty air! Dixx

Sally Miller

3/7/2017 17:51:29

That hippo is so cute! It's hard to think that you have frozen birdbaths right now, mine need a good scrub as they are looking a tad messy, there must have been some very dirty bathers over the weekend!

Sally

4/7/2017 15:52:08

Thanks Sally, I have heard in YT videos that Europe and Britain have been quite warm lately...our early Winter has been very unseasonably warm, but we are starting to get into our chilly stride now...I love the winter. Dixx

karina

3/7/2017 19:32:49

R.I.P trifle

4/7/2017 15:54:28

Well, you know there is actually still half a bowlful left...they have managed to restrain themselves like heroes until now..but I don't think it will survive after this evening, there was a bit of muttering at lunch time!

Wendy K link

4/7/2017 18:37:05

Love your cute hippo and the lovely photographs. The Winter I can do without. It's very mixed here, too hot to do anything one day, raining the next. As it's raining now, I think I'll do some sewing today, or should I do some housework. Hard decision ----NOT.
Hugs Wendy

4/7/2017 20:58:38

Oh...that is always a hard decision...so glad you won!
We are going through a real dry patch, unfortunately...a good wet Spring and early Summer season last year and the farmers were hoping for another, but it is not looking very hopeful...Dixx

freebird7100

4/7/2017 19:15:02

Love the trifle! Yum! The book looks cool! I do love the look of your hippo, adorable!

4/7/2017 21:00:32

The book is lovely, wonderful paper and old "Gothic" font (I call it that but I'm not sure what it really is...I will be able to rescue quite a lot of the pages in crafty projects...Dixx

Jenny J link

11/7/2017 07:45:04

I love your cute hippo but that trifle looks too yummy not to mention - my favourite pud!! Your photos are beautiful and that book looks very inspiring - I have quite a few of my dads old calligraphy books which I've been wanting to use - you have reminded me! I wouldn't mind a bit of cool but everyone else seems to be enjoying the hot sun!! Just makes me want shade!! Oh well can't make everyone happy!! You'll soon have it hot again!

13/7/2017 10:38:34

Thanks Jenny, for your lovely comments, my absolute favourite trifle is a blackcurrant trifle (a Nigel Slater recipe)...absolute heaven! But I only make that when blackcurrants are ripe in my garden...hate to spoil a wonderful recipe by making it too often ;) This elderflower, raspberry and moscato one was pretty good, I must say...but maybe the trifle you are enjoying is always the best one...like a lot of things in life one must seize the moment, Dixx

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