My lovely family took me to the beautifully placed Crossed Spoons Cafe at Boat Harbour for my birthday lunch which was lovely! Michelle and Claire both stock some of their gorgeous goodies there and have mentioned it on their blogs here and here. The cafe also stocks other local artists and gift lines as well as some lovely bits and pieces from Tibet including clothing, woollen gloves and socks. We brought home a cute pair of pink fisherman pants for The Munchkin and some writing paper and The Munchkin has her eye on one of Michelle's sock monkeys. The food was delicious and well priced and it was very, very Munchkin friendly which made our time there very relaxed and enjoyable. I had a scrummy Lemon Lentil Soup and Mr HMH had the Ploughman's Platter that included four different Tasmanian cheeses. Both were served with what seems to be a house made bread roll which was divine. We will definitely be going back again soon and if you are passing by, stop in you won't regret it!
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I was also very lucky and humbled to be given gorgeous presents from my lovely family and friends including:
This awesome owl light from Have You Met Miss Jones from my sisters Bridget and Olivia, doesn't she look at home on my side table? The Munchkin has called her Mrs Norton, yep, don't know why but it works! I LOVE it!!
This amazing Limited Edition "Shambala" candle from Glasshouse which smells deliciously of Honey, Vetiver and Patchouli from Mr HMH and The Munchkin. Yummy!
They also bought me this butter soft NZ sheep leather wallet from Elk which doesn't want to photograph well but is gorgeous! The Munchkin also chose me a sweet black hair slide from Tasmanian blogger and accessories queen Under the Shade Of Bonsai Tree. All of these gifts were purchased at Nest - Penguin and the beautiful Nat was super helpful and kindly wrapped everything too!
My gorgeous brother Sam surprised me by sending down these two pieces of hand lino-tile printed fabric, and some cards from the Babbarra Women's Centre which is located in Maningrida , Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is an Aboriginal community with a population of 2600 and my brother has been working with a construction company there maintaining the houses and facilities. I am so proud of him for choosing to support the local women by purchasing their textile art. I am planning on using some of the fabric as huge canvas panels as the handprinting makes them such unique art pieces.
I am undecided as to how to use the remainder as I don't want to waste it, and although it has been baked in a fabric oven to seal it I don't think it will stand up to a lot of wash and wear. Any ideas??
The Munchkin, Liv and I finished off the day with a trip to Ladybugs for pizza (paid for by my Mum and Dad!) which was a perfect ending to a perfect day!
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I am now madly planning our Daylesford trip for next month as it has snuck up on me! We are considering getting one of these for the 5 days instead of paying for accommodation AND car rental. Cool huh! Very road trip I think!
Till next time, xxx
happy birthday! looks like you were very spoilt with yummy food and lots of wonderful handcrafted presents. that owl lamp is just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday again! I love your presents and that Ella called the owl Mrs Norton is priceless! Very imaginative hehe :) Hopefully the postman brings you another little gift soon xx
ReplyDeleteawww happy belated birthday wishes are wished for you. Looks like you had a lovely day and lovely presents. Dee ;-) x
ReplyDeleteGracious, that food looks delectable!! And your gifts are sooooo nice - lucky you! I'm glad you had a lovely birthday :)
ReplyDeletehappy birthday!!xoxoxo hmmm...for the remainder of the fabric...maybe make smaller panel pieces for the bathroom or hallway or give them to your sisters and mum. Or..are there like cupboard doors and you could cut out a window and use these as screens?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had a wonderful birthday xxx Thank you for the lovely rap and I look forward to seeing both you and the munchkin in Nest very soon :)
ReplyDeletehey allana, happy belated birthday. lovely to hear you had such a great day. the wicked campervan are.....well wicked, brilliant, do it! bet you're so excited now. look forward to catching up with you and munchkin when we get back. are you coming to the stitch and bitch weekend? we could talk dresses then, i think we'll all thinking the same :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, such lovely gifts! Looks like you had a fantastic day! I love that your Owl is called Mrs Norton - how darling! Happy birthday!
ReplyDeletex Jasmine
Happy birthday! How gorgeous is that owl lamp.
ReplyDeleteThat food looks delectable and that owl is excellent! Sounds like sweet day. Happy birthday lady!
ReplyDeleteI am still very keen to check out Nest. I'm hoping Cam's parents will be up for a little day trip out that way soon. I am keen to explore more of Tassie as my travelling is limited only to Launceston, as far North as Devonport, down to Port Arthur and Hobart. Are you well Tassie travelled?
Oh oh and I must say I would LOVE to take you up on that Launie opshopping outing offer with you and the Munchkin sometime! :D Do you make it in often? Let me know when next you're about :)