There was a terrible tragedy here on the weekend... Saturday afternoon my beloved Bull Terrier, Kimba, passed away suddenly.

She was more than just a dog, to us she was our baby girl.

She was my constant companion, my courageous protector. She loved me so much, understanding and comforting me without words every day, even on the worst ones.

She was a loving 'big sister', playmate and mentor to our Staffy, Abby.

To anyone who really knew her, she was adored, not feared.

Now Abby, Broc and I are working through our grief together - we are all lost without Kimba, and miss her deeply.

Rest peacefully baby girl, you will be in our hearts forever...

Well, the Halloween party was a blast, and my freaky foods were a huge hit! Unfortunately, I missed out on taking pics of some of it as it vanished almost as soon as it hit the table! I haven't had a chance to get hold of all the party photos for the gallery yet, but here are some pics of some of the finger foods:

You can find the recipe for the Mice/Rats at RecipeZaar - http://www.recipezaar.com/92899
And the recipe for the Pumpkins and Eyeballs - http://www.recipezaar.com/143344 and http://www.recipezaar.com/39945 respectively

The Pumpkins and Eyeballs recipes make huge batches, and as they are essentially the same, I just made one batch and halved it - half for pumpkins and half for eyeballs.

Just remember to convert the American cup measurements for the butter from 250g to 225g if you are in Australia! All my mixtures needed extra icing sugar (whoops!).

Well it was my nieces 6th Birthday a couple of weekends ago, and I had the honour of making her a Butterfly Birthday Cake. Here's a pic of the finished product!