Christmas: Australia vs England

Like most people, Christmas is a family affair for me. This involves driving to my Uncle's house for lunch and devouring plate-full after plate-full of nibbles. This year we had our classic cheese platter with the crazy fake seafood mix stuff I love so much, and a few other things. I only realised half way into eating it that I was meant to take a photo, so here it is half eaten haha.

My, How They've Grown

Last year I introduced you to two new little family members named Harvey and Norman. Here are some of the pictures of them when they were 9 weeks old. The two brothers haven't seen each other for an entire year until last Saturday when my family got together for our Christmas lunch.

Christmas In Melbourne

I would just like to point out that it was 36°C (96°F) on the day I took these pictures. A bit different to the classic white Christmas you see in the pictures of London or New York. But, well, Melbourne is a bit different. I love Christmas time for the obvious reason of pretty lights and lots of colours and Melbourne definitely doesn't disappoint in that department. There are amazing projections on the Town Hall when the sun goes down but I've yet to be in the city that late this year. I hope you enjoy these snaps of my city.

Merry Christmas

I thought I'd spread some Christmas cheer with you by blogging about my recent trip to The Boulevard in Ivanhoe. The Boulevard is about half a kilometre long and most of the houses are covered in Christmas lights! There's also plenty of Christmas music and lollies if you look hard enough. Now if you're expecting a nice, quiet, romantic stroll down this street, think again. The Boulevard draws crowds of several hundred every night, so expect a lot of children, prams and tourists. 

Gingerbread Village

Christmas has officially hit Melbourne and to celebrate the festive season the Gingerbread Village by Epicure Catering is back! Located in Melbourne's City Gallery are some of the major Melbourne landmarks baked out of gingerbready goodness. 

On The First Day Of Christmas...

*Heads up. You're going to want to read this one*

Each year my family have our Christmas celebration early because it's so difficult to get everyone together. This year we had it on the 1st of December which is a lot earlier than usual. I tried my hand at baking again and made these tasty gingerbread cookies. We also feasted on a huge amount of delicious delicious roast dinner which I may or may not have had seconds of. I had a massive food baby for the rest of the day but it was so worth it.