There were even the times when the lunch box arrived home full of nourishment only to be popped sneakily under my bed until I found a chance to tiptoe out to the bin to dispose of the evidence.
My teaching career was definitely penance for my disgraceful behaviour. A week wouldn't go by without some wide eyed little love coming to me with a lunchbox overflowing with yoghurt. It's milky sludge coating every single solitary item inside. Dry retching away as I cleaned out it's contents to avoid the little one's Mum having to do it after it had festered all day (hope some young teacher will do the same for me one day!) I couldn't help but think of my poor Mum.
I have made a little wee lunch bag for Bijou for us to tote her morning tea around in as we busy ourselves with galavanting. I used some quirky retro inspired fabric for the outside, some navy polka dot oil cloth and a vintage button. Hopefully it will never grow mould!!
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adorable lunch bag, some of my favourite colours. I do adore a nice piece of oil cloth
hi Steph, you have done such a superb job of the lunch bag, i love it. enjoy the snacks it is to tote for you and Bijou.
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Oh the memories!! My 4 have to eat lunch in class, THEN when the bell goes, they can go out & continue eating or play, but they are checked!! I remember in kindergarten (not because i'm young 'twas 30 years ago, but because it's burnt on my memory) we had to eat in front of the teachers & show them an empty lunch box!! My mum packed ace salad rolls for lunch, her tomato magically never made anything soggy. I don't do yoghurt in lunches, oh the humanity!! Love Posie
It's gorgeous, Steph, and I'm loving that yellow flower button!
it looks lovely! I have similar childhood lunchbox memories too!
It's beautiful! While I didn't leave my lunches (I love food) my lunch box always seemed to have that yoghurt-y sludge all over it! My son is now doing the same :)
Hope you have a lovely week-end!
It's gorgeous, love the fabric..way to pretty to shoved under the bed to grow mould! I think my 9yr old has just discovered the secrets of getting rid of the food without actually eating it, argh!
Lovely:) Still laughing at your story (only because it sounds to similar to my own:)
Thinking that I will have to make a few for miss A. Her primary school is a rubbish free zone - ahh - to wrappers for htis mumma:) Will have to get some tips:)
It is beautiful, love the fabric!
Anything that goes in that gorgeous lunch bag will be yummy just because the packaging looks so good! I do love your stories too.
Ha! this is a classic - i did assume you would have been a lunch eater though, not avoider - although perhaps you had acquired taste. No brie and turkey bagel?? Love the lunch bag and can't wait to use the pattern for my planned snack bags xx
Lovely little lunch tote,. Bijou will have such lovely memories of eating time and galavanting time!
Just checking out the Matilda markets blog to see what is on - noticed you will be there with all your lovely handmade things...hope to pop by and say hi!
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Salut Steph :) Your blog is so great, a lot of beautiful things :) Hugs :*
I love your fun stories Steph:) That lunch bag looks so good. I love the fabics you chose and the button and handle. xo
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