Easing Into Nesting. Lunch at Jamie’s Italian.


The things I’ve done with all this time I’ve suddenly come into the possession of.

My long neglected hair straightener and curling wand were retrieved from the top shelf of the spare wardrobe with visions of a head of loose curls being mine by mid morning.  It was not to be.  Despite my best efforts and the better part of an hour, I just don’t have my hairdresser’s knack with heated appliances.  Or perhaps I can blame my tools?  Will one of those new all in one GHDs make the job easier for me at home?  The straightener and curling wand retreated back to their storage space with their heads hung low.  I wonder when they will next resurface?

Nesting has to start somewhere, doesn’t it?  Even if it is just tidying up a collection of perfume bottles.

Before cleaning (some of) my make up brushes.  To my mind, housework should be eased into.  There’s no point peaking too early.

Bump – 34 weeks, T and maxi skirt – Isabella Oliver Maternity, cuff – Hermes, necklace – Melbourne.

Housework done for the day, it was time to find some lunch….

Westfield Sydney.

With a bit of window shopping along the way.  The shopping centres are all gearing up for Christmas – with both decorations and hard to resist sales.

Stop the press!  I got this close to the front window at Jamie’s.  Granted it was at 11.25am, just before opening…  It still fills up so fast with the lunch time crowd, a year or so after opening.

N and I met up for lunch at Jamie’s Italian.  It was lovely to catch up properly after such a long time.

Veal Saltimbocca – $27.50

We went straight to mains after nibbling at the complimentary bread basket.  I had the veal.  It was very tender and the tomato salsa was light and complimented the meat perfectly.  I’m so used to eating veal crumbed, I had no idea how delicious it is when served so simply.

Funky Chips – $5.90

We shared a side of chips.  The Funky Chips are served with fresh garlic and parsley.  The chips themselves were fine but I’m not sure about the accompanying garlic and parsley.  Oh well, I’ll just have to try the Posh Chips with truffle oil and parmesan next time…

Italian Ice Cream Bombe $8.50

This visit, I made it to dessert and I was not disappointed. The Italian Ice Cream Bombe got two thumbs up from me.  It’s the perfect size for one and contains panettone, Vin Santo, candied fruit, ricotta and ice cream with a chocolate sauce on the side.  None of the ingredients overpowered any of the others and the bombe itself wasn’t overly sweet or rich.  It just had to be eaten with the accompanying chocolate sauce.

I’m stepping things up with the nesting today.  Baby SSG’s furniture is getting assembled (not by me, mind you) and the decorating of his corner of the master bedroom begins.

Hope you’re having a lovely Thursday.




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