The Cheesecake

I did it.
I made the cheesecake.
And boy it was good!
No recipe, just some chocolate, cream cheese and a tiny bit of gelatine to help it hold together.
Pop that on a crunchy chocolate biscuit and coconut base and yummo!

When we arrived at our friend's house the children (and adults) stared and commented.
Ooooh.
Aaaaaaah.

We had dinner, chatted and the children finished their food long before us, ready with just enough room in their tummies for dessert.
I sliced it up as everyone crowded around me, salivating.
Then there was silence.
We all ate.
The kids wanted seconds, but it was time for bed.
The youngest, 6 years old came up to me and gave me a sad face.....
"Are you leaving the left over cheesecake here so we can have some tomorrow?"
I told him yes.
"OH THANK YOU!!!!"
He gave me a gigantic hug and ran off to bed.
So sweet.
:)


(Not big enough I say!)

Motivation Levels Low.....Make A Cheesecake!

The dirty dishes are piling up, clean clothes are rarely seen and my hair needs a thorough wash.
Motivation levels are low.......
But!
We have dinner tonight with some lovely friends and I promised a chocolate cheesecake for dessert.
Yum...... Cheeseecake......Mmmm....
I probably won't follow a recipe, I'll just "wing" it. The thought of doing a swirly marble double chocolate design sounds like a good option.
But I did hit the Google search and found this recipe...



Triple Chocolate Cheesecake.

I have made this cheesecake before. It was so good!
But I made a silly mistake. I used very dark and very bitter chocolate (silly me grabbed the first block and didn't read the label!). It didn't totally destroy the cheesecake but it wasn't as nice as it could have been.

Then I found this:



Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie Slice

When my husband used to work in the kitchen of a retirement home they would make up gigantic trays of this slice. Usually too much so some would come home to me.
It was very yummy.
But didn't quite fix my cheesecake cravings....
Yes I am a cheesecake-a-holic!
:)

I Heart Whales

It all started with this cute little whale bank from Pottery Barn Kids....

Then I moved on to this gorgeous white whale basket also from Pottery Barn Kids (how I wish we had one of them near me!)



Then while perusing Etsy I found this beautiful happy little whale necklace...



And then this pretty little piece of whale love...



I want one of each please!
(WARNING: While surfing through the Art section on Etsy for pretty whale things I found some pretty graphic paintings. If you want that innocent, cute image of a whale to stay in your head....Don't go there!)

The Rising Water...

Little girl, big storm.

It's been a bit wet in our little town lately.
The river that joins onto the creek that runs through town has been raging and causing lots of floods. Around town it looks like we are slowly sinking as the water rises.
As we left yesterday morning to go to a birthday party we were flagged down by our neighbour who warned us that the creek behind our house was getting higher and higher and it might flood over to us....... Yippee!
The rain was on and off and in a break of sunshine we went to have a sneak peek at the creek.....



You can see the debris in the trees from earlier in the day when it had been much higher!



Usually about 1/4 the size of this and barely moving.

The water had obviously been very high but was slowly going down though still very rapid.
We had a nice little walk, snapped some pics and just as we got home the rain started again. Those clouds were just waiting!








My goofy little dog & me. She loves our walks.
:)