Challenge Fulfilled

So it started with a little thinking, actually it took a while to come up with the best design fit for the challenge, I even roped in the ever professional Inflate boys, Will and Duncan, to help me come up with an idea. At 2.30am yesterday morning it came to me and so we started to work.

It took a little time, some to-ing and fro-ing, and Will even brandished his faithful drill in order to perfect the final piece of art.

And here she is, our beautiful and lovely Statue of Liberty. Now I'm not saying she is particularly significant in terms of our Sydney-London divide but she is a strong woman who depicts the dreams and aspirations of many and therefore she can do that for us. OK well maybe not but goddamn those carrots fit perfectly into those man made holes - he's a genius I tell you.

A quick and quiet note from yours truly on this, the day of your birthday. I love you kiddo I hope you have a smashing pumpkin day.

Love your Gem xx

I rise to the challenge...

I was incredibly fortunate in that, the very week the pumpkin challenge had been set, I discovered this little beauty growing in our garden, already shrink-wrapped and just begging to become the star of our blog:




You can, of course, imagine my delight, but just in case you can't quite visualize that image:




So I began to ponder Gem's challenge to "get creative". Now, with her artistic background, I had no doubt Gem was ensconced in thoughts of abstract expressionism, cubism, the technique of screen printing, heck, possibly even finger painting. But there was something else creative I knew could be done with a pumpkin, that would satisfy a passion we both share: eating. The result: pumpkin and ginger cupcakes...



These little beauties are all set to become the centrepiece of my cupcake-and-champagne birthday on the beach tomorrow. All in all, a most satisfying resolution to the challenge. And in case you want to recreate this recipe at home, here's the link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/24/pumpkin-ginger-cupcakes-baking-dan-lepard/print

Ali x

At the shops causing a stir - just the way I like it

Let's start with Halloween

This is a little scary yet exciting at the same time. The first activity for this week is to source a pumpkin, I hear they are quite popular at the moment, and get creative. We have till Sunday to produce the evidence. Happy Halloween!

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