Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter

What a fabulous Easter break we’ve had up at our holiday house! Mum and I love this time of year as it means we get to decorate the house with our ever expanding bunny collection.

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14_Easter www.cherryandme.comMum arranging our coffee table display

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4_Easter www.cherryandme.comBeautiful Dahlias freshly plucked from our county garden

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9_Easter www.cherryandme.comMum’s 4 bean salad with marinated capsicums, red onions, coriander, lemon and olive oil

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Tune in next Sunday to see Cherry’s 2nd Birthday Kewpie Party Post!

1_Easter www.cherryandme.comI made my famous Strawberry Triffle. See my step-by-step recipe here.

Just in case you were wondering, Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter was a little trick my music teacher taught me to memorize the guitar strings notes.

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The Melbourne Flower & Garden Show

I… Love… Flowers! I always look forward to this time of year when Melbourne hosts The Anual Flower & Garden Show. This year Cherry came along with me to admire the beautiful blooms!

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The Woodsfolk Store Opening + Motex GIVEAWAY!

On Wednesday evening, I attended the official launch of a much anticipated store in Church Street, Hawthorn. The lovely folk who created Down To The Woods have opened a delightful retail store called The Woodsfolk, stocked with their famous animal lamps, freckle rugs and other whimsical and brilliant designer goodies.

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4_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comClink! Fizzy water served in glass jars. Don’t you just love those paper straws!

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Me (due July), Lauren from Patchy Rugs (due next week!) and Esther from The Project Agency (due June)

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16_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comPlastic and paper party goodies

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19_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comFawn and Toadstool lamps

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10_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comMotex label maker with coloured tapes. So retro and so fun!

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And now for the Giveaway…22_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comThis week one lucky Cherry and Me fan will WIN one of these Motex label makers + 3 x neon tapes!!

To enter the draw, simply Like our Facebook Page and SHARE this link on your Facebook wall before midnight 23/03/13. Then leave a comment telling us why we should pick you. Remember, you can enter as many times as you like! Extra points go to Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest SHARES too! Good luck!

Don’t forget to tag us too!
@cherry_and_me
@thewoodsflk

The Woodsfolk
39 Church Street
Hawthorn VIC
thewoodsfolk.com.au

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Cherry Meets The Cows + The Epicurean Red Hill

Cherry, Me and the family have been spending most weekends down at our holiday house, enjoying the warm weather, making jam, exploring the countryside and cooling off at the beach. We were absolutely delighted when a herd of cows moved into our neighbouring paddock! Of course we went over to say hello.4_Cherry'sCows www.cherryandme.com

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2_Cherry'sCows www.cherryandme.comCherry was excited to introduce the cows to her friend Kane1_Cherry'sCows www.cherryandme.comThey relaxed back in their seats and watched the sunset over the paddock together. A beautiful way to end another day.

6_Epicurean www.cherryandme.comThe next night we headed out for dinner to the latest hotspot in Red Hill, The Epicurean

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2_Epicurean www.cherryandme.comIf you’re visiting the Mornington Peninsula, I definitely recommend dropping by to sample local wines and cheese or stay a bit longer for a bite to eat. The Epicurean is located at 165 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South, Victoria.

 

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Duckies and Swans

One beautiful Summer’s day, Cherry, Daddy and Me went to Albert Park Lake to feed the duckies and swans. First we stopped off for a coffee at Carousel Cafe for a soy late and freshly squeezed orange juice. We brought our camera along to share the fun.

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Happy Purim!

Purim is my favourite holiday on the Jewish calendar. It’s a day where school children commemorate a biblical story by dressing up in fancy costumes, giving to charity and eating Hamantaschen, traditional triangular cookies filled with jam.

Purim has a special place in my heart as it bring up nostalgic memories of having the most fun possible with my friends. I remember arriving at school one Purim and the headmaster announced on the loud speaker “school is canceled for today!” The entire campus, teachers and all, hopped on a convoy of buses and spent the day at Luna Park, exclusively booked out for us! Amazing!

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So you can imagine the excitement I shared this week when Cherry celebrated her first Purim at Kinda. This is what she wore:

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As you can imagine, I love dressing up! I was Minnie Mouse for a costume party recently and you can see the photos here.  There’s also a cute retro costume party post here too. Oh and while your checking out other posts, drop into my mum’s Black Leather Leopard-skin Vodka Party! It’s hilarious!

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