Squish and I did some sewing on the weekend, a bear, with blanked and pillow, and a library bag for school. Inigo had his first go of the sewing machine, and has declared that he wants his own for his birthday next year.
And today I found out his library bag is supposed to be waterproof. Can I get away with sticking a shopping bag inside it?
Well, not really, but Squish wanted leftover risotto for lunch today, and I haven’t refined my system enough to use the planetbox for wet foods. So my $2.80 Daiso store bento box came to the rescue.
He has mushroom risotto in the sealed section, carrot, grapes, the last of the sweet mini tomatoes and a cheese bunny as sides, and orange and nectarine for crunch and sip.
I can see a spare planetbox big dipper in our future, and I might experiment with crumbling and frying the risotto leftovers to make yummy and lunchbox friendly risotto balls.
The littlest ratbag gets sporty.
Luckily I spent most of yesterday prepping food for the rest of the week, and I made polenta with sundried tomatoes and olives, which is easy to cut into shapes, and also (apparently) freezes well.
So today we have a polenta dinosaur with broccoli trees and a tea egg sun. Small boy is enjoying making his lunches so much that I can use lunch as leverage to get him to do his piano practice without yelling about it.
Furikake rice blocks – these were a hit, and were requested for the next day as well. Purple was far preferred over the plain or the green furikake. But I refused, because I already had a plan for Thursdays lunch…
Dinosoar sandwiches.
Zucchini slice bunnies.
Inigo’s first bit of work to come home. Cutting, and sticking. You can see he’s done very well.
So proud.
My knee is just sprained, no torn ligaments, and within a week to a fortnight it should be mostly better.
I’ve been given anti-inflammatory meds, and told to wear a compression bandage, and I should heal well. And I won’t need to see a specialist!
Hooray!
Disco Knitter 