Kaisha is still coughing after 2 months so I decided to take this "weekend" easy. No walking, playdates, shopping or library. Just snugly clothes, playing at home and lots of naps.

As an aside if anyone has any ideas on how to get rid of a chesty cough please share! Its mostly when she lies down to sleep that she coughs. I have her bed elevated and have been putting breathe easy essential oil on her pillow and rubbing vicks on her when she lets me.

milo and biscuits for afternoon snack

"Helping" mum water the garden

Just after this photo was taken she pointed the hose at the sky and then yelped in surprise when the water rained down on her.

rainbow cupcakes.

Its just food colouring, but we had lots of fun and blue lips by the end.

Homemade cream cheese and raspberry danish for breakfast. Recipe is from here. Can't wait to try chocolate next time.
Breakfast with Doggy and Blanky. Doggy has been somewhat superseded by blanky these days.

Cubby's under Kaisha's bunk.

I want to turn under her bunk into a proper cubby as a christmas present. This one was just made with a towel and her blanket but I would like to sew her some curtains with tiebacks and cushions and make it into a permanent little house.

Oh and after our being restful and quiet this weekend on Saturday afternoon Kaisha's nose started to run yet again and by bedtime she was completely stuffed up again. So we had another restless night and to top it all off she has the beginning of conjunctivitis starting this morning. Ahh the joys of daycare in winter.

Gardening

I went a bit crazy at bunnings this morning then had to try and fit everything into my garden. I have planted pansies and primula's in my front garden, they don't get much sun so will have to see how they go. In the back steps garden I have beans and sweet peas (I caved and bought my 3rd lot - now to make sure they don't die again), carrots, rosemary, thyme, broccoli and mixed flowers. And in the back garden there are, marigolds, spring onions, carrots, broccoli, oregano, basil, chives, coriander, garlic, snow peas, proper peas, tomatoes, eggplant and 1 sick capsicum. I also have a couple of zucchini in pots. I'm hoping that the possums have moved on and won't eat everything this year, so far so good. I'm really excited to be growing garlic - I grew ginger over summer which was something new, will let you know how the garlic goes.

The back step garden - everything is piled in willy nilly

The back garden - things are slightly more orderly

Self seeded tomatoes