Chloe was delivered by the kennel to our home which was fantastic considering we had been travelling for 24 hours. She came home better than any other long stay at a kennel. She had lost weight but it appeared to be more like toning than loss of mass and she was given a bath before coming home. She was very sleepy for a few days but she seems to be back to her lazy little self.

While away I bought her some new toys... I could not resist the squid toy.

Her bed did not have enough sun so the patio table cover was good enough. 

I had a wonderful surprise in my laundry 24 hours after we got home... a Red Back. Oh yay... there's a poisonous spider in my house... I must be home.

I planted a a few vegies:

6 tomatoes

2 tomatillos

1 Fairy Tale eggplant.

To plant:

1 water melon

2 zucchinis

The carrots are still growing in the winter bed.

Baby carrots... yum!

I caught my first Hunstman spider the other day which is certainly a milestone, however it was not without goosebumps and poison (which did not kill it fast enough so I had to resort to the cup method). It was a very challenging catch, on Chloe's doggy den.

I took me most of the day to be brave enough to release it and sadly by then it was dead. (Probably due to the poison).

Arepas attempt #2.

Fail, but still all yummy.

David's lamb shank ragu with polenta.

Arepas attempt #3

with my mexi-black bean filling.

Success!!!

Mexi salad.

It's still cherry season!!!

Above: Chocolate sponge cake with fresh cherries and whipped cream.

Cherry & chocolate macaron.

First attempt

Second attempt.

To give an idea of scale, the meal above was presented on a side plate with fries (actually potato chips) and mini gherkins (aka pickles).

The bun in the second photo was baked by yours truely.