Santa was good this year!

My Darling Husband gave me this for Christmas !!! I have want one of these forever! Soooooo exciting! I can't wait to start beatinf up things, food things of course LOL!

Thrifting a thrifting, I love to go a thrifting.

Another vintage sewing basket, to match my others. And isn't this PYREX USA casserole dish just adorable! So sunny, I am a real sucker for vintage pyrex, I can't resist. This one was a little exy at $15, has anyone noticed how expensive the Salvos are lately sheesh, anyhoo I must op shop to be! So this little darling came home with me.

Crochet Bloom

I plan to make a skirt in the coming weeks and yes I realise most of you decide to make a skirt that day, however I am a novice sewer and I "plan" to sew LOL. I made this crochet motif on Friday and it screamed "skirt embellishment", so I will make a skirt around this.

What are you reading now?

I signed up for this with Punky's Mama blog....given that I am techno challenged (sorry for absence of links-I promise I will learn how to do that this week), I am not sure if I am doing this correctly. But here goes.

I am reading my fourth Tim Winton book, but I just can't get into it. Nothing to do with Tim I am sure, more the likes of not being in the relaxing space required for reading. I haven't stopped since last year and I need a break!!!!!! Ugh!

can you guess ?

Hint: it is WA south; way south....Majestic creatures were unmercifully slaughtered here.









It is the old whaling station in ALbany WA. I have visited there before many years ago, my husband visited there as a child. He saw the slaughter in action and still reels at the quantity of blood he saw. He still has his whale tooth souvineer he purchased.
When we see things like a closed whaling station, operating as a tourist venue, now advocating to stop the senseless slaughter of the wonders of the sea - we can feel positive that change can be affected.

Happy Birthday Mummy

My Mum turned 70 on the 9th January. Martha and I drove to Canberra and joined my sister and mother and a handful of her friends for a "ladies lunch". We really enjoyed ourselves. I loved listening to my mum and her friends who have known my sister and I since we were in Primary school tell their "remember when" stories, tease each other and swoon over the delicious food my sister served up.

My Mum is a beautiful lady, full of spark and with a cast iron determination. She adores her family and protects us fiercely, in return we just know we couldn't live without her and simply won't stand for the idea!

Happy Birthday Mum, I love you

When counting sheep doesn't work

You begin a a crocheted rug of course!