Fresh Bribes

Ahh...new bath towels...exactly what we need right now....

NOT!

Don't be taken in by the above photos of a seemingly snug Waverly wrapped in those towels. She's too gullible!

Bored

Missy's at it again - work work work work work. I gave her The Look. Did she get the message?

The Princess & The Pea?

Or maybe just a cat in a poodle's disguise?

Missy's Extra: Waverly loves to climb and perch on high places, much like a cat!

Yellow Bird

Jie jie loves bird-watching (or is it chasing?). Anyhoo, this morn, we had the pleasure of having one of her friends visit. Everyone, meet Yellow Bird!

Cuzzie Nicole, this one's for you:

"Yellow bird, up high in banana tree.

Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me.

Did your lady friend leave the nest again?

That is very sad, Makes me feel so bad.

You can fly away, In the sky away

You're more lucky than me..."

Party Of Three

Jie jie and I turned 10 and 3 respectively earlier this year but we never got round to celebrating because of Missy's work. We've always celebrated birthdays. Jie jie's arrival anniversaries, especially, are of particular significance. When friends receive invitations, they know, like Aunt HL once put it, that 'it's the time of the year'. Missy has been waiting a long time to make it up to us. So today, finally, we had our belated celebrations.

This time, there were no guests, but we had nature, beautiful nature, the trees and the birds, and we had a freshly baked Strawberry Tart in place of the birthday cake. And we had us, a party of three.

Missy's Extra: Happy belated birthdays, my babies!

Quick Meals

With Grandmama away at Cuzzie Nicole's so much, sometimes Heinz baby food comes to Missy's rescue when she needs to whip up something quick for us.

So what's on the menu? Pumpkin, Potato & Beef or Pumpkin & Sweetcorn.

Throw in some rice and a hard-boiled egg and viola!

It's always nice when Missy does the groceries shopping.

She always buys something interesting for a treat!

Lychees for dessert!

Singapore Botanic Gardens Revisited

Following Aunt Jo-Ann's urging, we revisited the Botanic Gardens today. We were pleasantly surprised. The grounds have become even more beautiful!

Here's us at the Main Gate. We love the details!

And the lush tropical foliage!

We caught many interesting sights!

A lovely pair of swans.

Can you spot the terrapin behind?

This huge turtle was as curious about us as we were about him.

He swam right up to the surface and poked his head up to take a closer look at us.

We also saw a cute little black chick but Missy was too slow and didn't manage to take a picture.

Later in the evening, we sat down to a nice jazz performance by the Thomson Jazz Club. It was really cool! We took a video clip and would have loved to share the music with you except silly Missy forgot to turn on the volume!

We didn't take too many pictures today as the garden was much too crowded. But the grounds were absolutely lovely and we would love to come back soon.

Special commendation by Missy: Waverly's leash broke halfway through our fun today so we had to leave her to off-leash. I was a tad anxious due to the crowds and was very conscious of her being off-leash with the 'Dogs must be leashed' signs all around us. But little Waverly was so good! Although never formally obedience-trained, she stayed close throughout. Her lovely temperament endeared her to many who stopped in their tracks to take photos of Daisy and her. I'm so proud of my little girl!