Mixin' it up with Charlie

Charlie and I were on the town today riding the 316 and 317 to Eastgarden shopping center in search of cupcake supplies for the Cake Stall sponsored by Stage 1 (that's Molly) at South Coogee Public School. We don't know what jelly cups are, which were the other suggested contribution, so we're going with what we know. We filled our trolley with two all-in-one mixes and sprinkles for on top. Charlie wanted to go with the Harry Potter cupcake mix, but I talked him out of it - I'm no fun at all. The all in one worked well, since we don't have 3 cupboards and a drawer full of baking supplies in our Moverly RD digs. You'll notice we do have room for Coco Pops - a moment of caving to our children who are missing summer vacation for uniforms and school instead.

In the same aisle as the cupcake mix, we couldn't resist the pancake mix, where you just fill the bottle up to the line. The Cadbury chocolate chips we bought as accessories don't come in the quantity sized bag we're used to, but that might be just fine.
Charlie did his part in the baking. I'm sorry to report that he lost his chance to lick the icing beater after attempting to take a bite out of his sister.


This is a plant in our backyard. Could they be poinsettias? They look like them from our balcony. Our landlords live downstairs, but they haven't been here since we've arrived, so we're not sure about what our access to the back yard is. On the walk to the park this afternoon, I saw two irises blooming. Yes, we're in the "dead" of winter.