:: Lavender ::

Back in May Mr LG and I planted some daisies and some lavender in pots on our front deck. Neither of us are very skilled at anything plant related, except perhaps, on how to accidentally kill them :( True to form, our daisies aren't looking so good. But, our lavender has it's first flower! I am so excited (and kind of amused that my future namesake is growing just fine).

Look, look!

I can't wait 'til it's a full pot plant of amazing smelling lavender. Do any of you grow flowers? What are some fail-safe flowers we could grow?

:: Long Weekend ::

I have just come out of our last long weekend in a while. Over here on the East Coast of Australia we're quite spoilt around this time of year with long weekend after long weekend. Our next one isn't until mid-June, I'm not sure how I'll cope with a full working week next week!

I spent this past long weekend celebrating 60th birthdays - two of them in fact. The first was my sister-in-law's mother. We celebrated at her house. The long joint living/dining room was filled with a long table and was laden with all kinds of mouth-watering delicacies. My sister-in-law's Mum loves to cook, as does my sister-in-law, so we were all thoroughly spoilt with entrees of chicken soup and cabbage rolls (a Croatian food), mains of pig on a spit and corn salad, and a dessert of the fabulous cake you're feasting your eyes upon. It was made of layers of chocolate cake and chocolate mousse. To die for!

The second 60th I celebrated was my Aunty's. We celebrated by having a High Tea at the Hilton. Everyone dressed up and "played ladies" (or gentlemen) and it was lovely. I love how a High Tea takes seemingly simple items such as scones, sandwiches, and cake and turns it into one of the best meals you've tried in a long time. I have now decided to create a High Tea inspired dinner - with mini sample sized treats for each course. I'll let you know how this goes if I ever muster up the cooking courage to do this - I'm not exactly the most creative person in the kitchen.

Mr LG and I also potted our plants this weekend ... and sad to say all the daisies have already died on one of the plants ... I fear gardening may not be our strong point :/ Nevertheless, I am determined to persevere! Here are our plants in their new home on our front deck. The furry four-legged model is our next-door-neighbour's cat - Cleo.

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my potential bridal hair. I think I may have found my hairdresser, so I will soon be able to rest easy on that topic. I am currently growing my hair (which seems to be a bridal trend, I've noticed). I have quite a large fringe at the moment, so I am growing it out to allow for more flexibility when it comes to hair styles. I have started braiding my fringe across my hairline in an attempt to keep it outof my face (if I leave it out it looks like I'm growing out a bad mullet. Classy!). Gracie has asked me to post a photo of what my braided fringe looks like. I am not quite talented enough to braid both sides of the plait - as you can see, one side is braided and the other sits as a normal plait.

I hope you all have a great week!