A Pink Baby Shower

As Themba and Sharon await the great day when the little one arrives, we were all invited to a very lovely and meaningful baby shower.

The house was beautifully decorated with all things pink and there were loads of food....yes....loads of food! The atmosphere was warm and the guests were terribly friendly. I could have sworn that I had just entered a Malaysian home because of the hospitality.

Lots of pink all around the apartment

I made the baby a quilt and her sister an apron.

I hope it fits!

And these are the 25 invitation cards

And officially this is the post with the most number of photos....time to exit.

An apple a day

Never tire of apples I was inspired by the apples that I harvested in summer to make a number of objects for the kitchen.

This is a quilted casserole holder which is a nifty way to carry a casserole of stew to a pot luck dinner. Besides it keeps the food warm too.

This is an absolute must when removing hot stuff from the oven. I got the material from Germany and I thought it would be most appropriate for holding a bowl of piping hot and delicious apple crumble with warm custard.

Even the kitchen tiles, mugs and casserole dish from Nicholas Mosse have apple designs...........

A pineapple for you...

Recently, I had a lovely Malaysian lunch with my friends and a lot of effort was put into it by all who attended. I carved the humble pineapple and put a tea light inside and immediately the atmosphere was transformed.

We had a great time..........

And I turned the pineapple pulp into tarts...

 In Cabaret the musical, there is this song called "It Couldn't Please me More' sung by Fräulein Schneider and Herr Schultz. Fraulein says: 

If you brought me diamonds,

If you brought me pearls,

If you brought me roses

Like some other gents

Might bring to other girls,

It couldn't please me more

Than the gift I see;

A pineapple for me.

.........True enough, the wonders of a pineapple.