tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15151505215537806102024-03-13T16:11:09.661+10:00Suz and her SewingSuzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-27665732163273733952011-08-11T09:24:00.006+10:002011-08-11T17:10:32.216+10:00A Smokin' Sunset<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MkPbb1CeHMfmj5S4QqZd_ApbEzd9Lu6kjhyphenhyphenzkoNMxO_W9ZJs4nPeYHUHqURm1xwAH5qzaPmNqBqntvq8998487-v6jGaV3lduPc4zKKhqfEM3BWUFFItkQWweBYDVK9b40tyU-xtQck/s1600/sunsetandsmoke+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639372663407412434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MkPbb1CeHMfmj5S4QqZd_ApbEzd9Lu6kjhyphenhyphenzkoNMxO_W9ZJs4nPeYHUHqURm1xwAH5qzaPmNqBqntvq8998487-v6jGaV3lduPc4zKKhqfEM3BWUFFItkQWweBYDVK9b40tyU-xtQck/s400/sunsetandsmoke+002.JPG" /></a>
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<br /><div>This was the view out the back of our house yesterday evening. I hope its nothing too serious and just a control burn. But the girls thought it looked great, like the sun was on fire!</div>
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<br />Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-49955695273655309702011-07-11T07:59:00.001+10:002011-07-11T08:02:28.281+10:00Random thought<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj9JcWG3j97SeP030LSOUVXw15hHLkQfbADeUaU0NcB6Qt-8iDuGXax_ukNlUa0aksoz6bg7xTMkE3FcolJaDwELoThjv0RgUvpuzh6TErja4zC1lzgkRdTmlWhT0-WG6lmq5yByKxok/s1600/k+%2526+s+vs.+a+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627847084887132818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj9JcWG3j97SeP030LSOUVXw15hHLkQfbADeUaU0NcB6Qt-8iDuGXax_ukNlUa0aksoz6bg7xTMkE3FcolJaDwELoThjv0RgUvpuzh6TErja4zC1lzgkRdTmlWhT0-WG6lmq5yByKxok/s400/k+%2526+s+vs.+a+001.JPG" /></a> Chai tea and My Little Pony bikkies are a fabulous combination. Seriously, try it.<br /><br /><div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-28854100384483875872011-05-08T15:35:00.000+10:002011-05-08T15:44:05.252+10:00Swing set makeover!Happy Mothers' Days to all the mums. I had a nice day with brunch out, a brand new handbag and of course, some goodies from the school stall. I still marvel at how they source such lovely things for such small change!<br /><br />Earlier in the week, I tackled a quick projuect. We were given an old swing set years ago, but I'll be honest, the daggy green and yellow colour scheme always irritated me. So I finally got around to spray painting it. Now it's much more in keeping with the rest of the house.<br /><br />Before:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO1uLuo9YysknKW59GWbUeG6ADagYaHmiMq5Y2EWrdjlkYOradGDd9TwH6HNglRwVRak10UUAOcPsLE1HjY0HHXinaRVe_RaSynfcLMjP1eeT2s-ANoAZnGqScjITWNYnGAnuaEuRgsc/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604215729301685314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO1uLuo9YysknKW59GWbUeG6ADagYaHmiMq5Y2EWrdjlkYOradGDd9TwH6HNglRwVRak10UUAOcPsLE1HjY0HHXinaRVe_RaSynfcLMjP1eeT2s-ANoAZnGqScjITWNYnGAnuaEuRgsc/s400/009.JPG" /></a> After:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qgUuHW5gTfZA3AGuascWjPL-DdS7H3Q6m-AoUmtToDKEQdTNDvyg27XQQqTLzkJwCr3tpb4q9gEZItUvuyR0x7tjQWMAEoVuIlvLxBHz_AeK5xm5VQEu8QU47A3YDU1XquFiP_3qbM4/s1600/mothers+day+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604215724341710818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qgUuHW5gTfZA3AGuascWjPL-DdS7H3Q6m-AoUmtToDKEQdTNDvyg27XQQqTLzkJwCr3tpb4q9gEZItUvuyR0x7tjQWMAEoVuIlvLxBHz_AeK5xm5VQEu8QU47A3YDU1XquFiP_3qbM4/s400/mothers+day+002.JPG" /></a>Much better!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-92059732804702048682011-05-06T22:58:00.000+10:002011-05-06T23:14:52.505+10:00A visitor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4eXKEHsw9jNXh-1iHShLizLZ08U552KVjfVlEzDyGqSiBHkg7ZugA5c8tSfwPk9M5rz3G7vGGpGAvJy133lx5I0Ccc_QdY0vZ0lAcj50F7Rxzi_mdVTBgXS6J0OcY1pNXg7EAeUoDTU/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603589671574916690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4eXKEHsw9jNXh-1iHShLizLZ08U552KVjfVlEzDyGqSiBHkg7ZugA5c8tSfwPk9M5rz3G7vGGpGAvJy133lx5I0Ccc_QdY0vZ0lAcj50F7Rxzi_mdVTBgXS6J0OcY1pNXg7EAeUoDTU/s400/014.JPG" /></a> We had a cute little visitor to our house this week. Not exactly sure what species he (she?) is, but a more unusual bird for us. We usually get magpie larks, magpies, doves, ibis, crows, wagtails (my favourites).<br /><br /><div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-19006680841673866682011-03-28T14:24:00.000+10:002011-04-25T14:18:52.914+10:00FarmWorld<a href="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/suzqld/FarmWorld045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/suzqld/FarmWorld045.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/suzqld/FarmWorld101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/suzqld/FarmWorld101.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/suzqld/FarmWorld057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/suzqld/FarmWorld057.jpg" /></a> Some pictures of our weekend adventure. While visiting family in Victoria, we headed for the annual <a href="http://www.lardnerpark.com.au/FarmWorldmain.html">Farm World</a> at Lardner Park. This was always one of my favourite events as a kid, although then it was known as the Field Days. Lots of agricultural fun!</div></div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-14809992007742253052011-03-13T14:01:00.000+10:002011-03-13T14:38:12.495+10:00Gardening weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KcpwGunAhpaq1jeScSl0kY7blCT7dX4cz5_z0AQv971_zr5hrVs-YwAqlkN9i6BOVf9forlUbbZsoNo4FsyGPEn_83tcvECAsA8vHjb-oDa9wq6JtzQIZJBjAiJpFXhdIP3CMal_lTA/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583417914235933634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KcpwGunAhpaq1jeScSl0kY7blCT7dX4cz5_z0AQv971_zr5hrVs-YwAqlkN9i6BOVf9forlUbbZsoNo4FsyGPEn_83tcvECAsA8vHjb-oDa9wq6JtzQIZJBjAiJpFXhdIP3CMal_lTA/s400/016.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br />Yes, the insects are attacking my garden, but at least the pretty gardenia still offers a few last flowers for the summer.<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583410511603987730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27WtknH88N2xdvjT84lmMgxrMdCOzxyEEh29hNyMunNNGZHsdKHGbz-JV9OFvBAVFq3s1rawhyz6CgfN8vlrxGKO_aUlaDsbzwH75azJoEE79AUV6hJcfEGsyK72PT2ATZaJppdGFYuY/s400/009.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div>I've been doing lots of work on the garden this weekend. I've been removing the orangey pebbles from around our front garden, and replacing some of the plants, cutting back the yukkas quite dramatically, and putting down sugarcane mulch. It's the most neglected part of our garden, just in front of our garage, so I only really drive past it, and it's not until I had visitors that I realised how bad it's looking.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Pebbles are, quite frankly, a stupid idea in the subtropical garden as they always end up full of weeds, and it's been such a frustrating time trying to keep them at bay with all the rain we've been having.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>I know some might think it's ridiculous to put sugarcane mulch out on show in the front of the garden, but I'm crazy like that. I've found it so fantastic in other areas of the garden. It keeps the weeds at bay really well. I'm essentially a lazy gardener. So I like to 'set and forget', with just an annual bit of maintenance. Thankfully the sugarcane mulch fades in colour to a more natual grey and it's almost unnoticeable.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Here's the first section complete, another section to go.</div><br /><br /><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583410517150423794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiatAUXh29m3rSIOIwMN1YXJPR3wME2oK66U2XuPaJ4ulmh3o5uTWCBdza_O_RAaXtkTE-z9X5a2AUqBKA_0lXF9hv-toWWeYBmOxPsiHeVJZ7gsftv8jbXAiIX44jqkRfbJku1G86i8/s400/007.JPG" /> Here's some pics from the backyyard where I'm persisting with pebbles around the pool area, with long term plans to extend our deck, so we don't want to do anything too drastic or costly. The weeds are still an issue, especially the dreaded nutgrass, but at least in one small area, it's not so bad.</div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583417891385078898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkijdgIMA0PDJ2L20H-EOPt5CS4eqrpbm45Ft0rs_cIdf9YpxBcjHNo9aGUI7G5RT0PQlPxvsy5chMinoNHch2-1cuqIMLv_2DfdakzmuUMA_WxMbZ7wn6xfWP7z6aYc9i6RQxsGob00/s400/014.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583417900969815330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnabDhEsCEffk-6vWr3KIvKc3DxCMHnFU3L3eXm9UWxO0AFVlswXUJMjq9Laa7gIRfPjBJ8-pK83uL_1QAROpFEeOR5sxUj0d-B4Rc7Hqu5mDDvimM8zBaQcNp60OdhhPk1Ql_Ld2I14/s400/015.JPG" /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-20410561322251943342011-03-07T13:44:00.000+10:002011-03-07T14:12:29.078+10:00Our not-so-new new bed!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581179526343015698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtgNfDsy7X0aVhS4GWpuiaGZ1CbayKwT2bI3sqvG4VvklfFSWSGHnsmkpjBvBUchnR19_GKJLYgry8X0tIOsblfKTIZSmvX3Nihv_zGQp1n_IwjWxWrxYkExk7LNvKk38mHAOyqn8xOc/s400/013.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Here's a shot of our recently improved bed. It's not my dream bed, but for now I think I've changed the look enough for me to be quite pleased whenever I enter the room.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can see from the picture below that it was a little bit on the twee side of country and had that orangey stain that grates on me. So I decided to saw off the top of the bedposts and stain the wood with Black Japan. I like it a lot more now, and combined with some new bedside tables and new bedlinen, I feel quite happy with the room. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Before (in our old house) :<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581185702038803426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX9Fw_MkQ3jiUnMYrf1T5zGMQz_bPrzPow3dXej1Up6PDW2N2-qZl36e6qWLNacLrvUZn-UjGcDWVYQpEmAFT6zwlgx_BpBGu_4NKSBjgwyCx7oMyvJ7vKLpVLnYKQmlZa-asMgpzuiI/s320/6+Resolute+CourtMaster.jpg" /><br />The new bedsides are from Freedom, but of course, I didn't pay full price. One was 'damaged stock' (just a mark on the inside of the draw) and the other on sale anyway. Oh, and the faux leather trunk is from SuperAMart of all places - I'm almost embarassed to admit that as I hate their furniture and their store and their general business philosophy - but hey, the price was right! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-420277267054539472011-02-14T11:03:00.000+10:002011-02-14T11:13:27.996+10:00Happy Valentine's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI5M3UJznHbb4t28Tr8ViIfRmlwW5Q6Q2ylJZOGyu-CdwVHjZmLLsBO86wkIKbVDrhUqMrYe1hDwvtliTN3P3OYhBL5PwBuRg0TNd0lkb7JQW33ImNTcEoVAsO421ThSKr7R6_dDbQXA/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573344901232572834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI5M3UJznHbb4t28Tr8ViIfRmlwW5Q6Q2ylJZOGyu-CdwVHjZmLLsBO86wkIKbVDrhUqMrYe1hDwvtliTN3P3OYhBL5PwBuRg0TNd0lkb7JQW33ImNTcEoVAsO421ThSKr7R6_dDbQXA/s400/014.JPG" /></a> <div>I hope everyone's having a nice day. I received two cards this morning - a handmade paper one from each of the girls. Very sweet. My husband and I just said "Happy Valentines' Day' to each other. It's not something we make a big deal about, although I did decorate the bottles above in keeping with the Valentines theme. </div><div> </div><div>I had ideas of doing a fancy frosted version, but in the end, I left it to the last minute and slapped some white paint on, with some crackle medium I had lying around since about 1994. And excuse my hastily picked flowers from my garden. I planned to buy some pretty ones from the supermarket, but the usual cheap bunches have been replaced with very expensive ones! I wonder why...</div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-80187719126216646922011-02-08T13:58:00.000+10:002011-02-08T14:12:11.368+10:00Blame this:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAgnU1pQoGyisYyCz9HqmZZlFHV53n9GjtyLum_Li61UEwsCQwzzuIJ0g4NNUvOLGvENf33izEpDu00avLAYW9Zc_e0nwyPhy52UIy1gLJf_yFwNrINVz0JCCB3d8Lyy1IAcyFR60a0s/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571165003061810866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAgnU1pQoGyisYyCz9HqmZZlFHV53n9GjtyLum_Li61UEwsCQwzzuIJ0g4NNUvOLGvENf33izEpDu00avLAYW9Zc_e0nwyPhy52UIy1gLJf_yFwNrINVz0JCCB3d8Lyy1IAcyFR60a0s/s400/036.JPG" /></a> Well, Happy New Year sounds quite lame, considering it's February already. I'm very embarassed about my lack of blog posts, but we have had a very relaxing time over the Christmas/New Year period, and it's taken a while to settle back into routine.<br /><br />That handy little device above was my Christmas present, and I've been busy acquiring lots of great reading (including free classics!), so have become even more of a book worm than usual. I promise I'll be a better blogger from now on. Right after I finish this novel...Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-47206546144395305712010-12-22T17:27:00.000+10:002010-12-22T17:34:12.426+10:00Kate Rusby, Sweet Bells<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UwyOnLeyk6I?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Here's something to get you in the Christmas mood, from one of my favourite singers.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-36962360137904112832010-12-13T12:00:00.000+10:002010-12-13T12:13:31.439+10:00Annual Santa PhotoThe girls and I met 'Santa' the other morning. I have to say, he was a wonderful Santa, and the girls had a lovely chat to him about Christmas Eve and what they might leave for him and his reindeers. <br /><br />He also asked if they'd thought about what they'd like and Lizzie mentioned a Flairie doll (from Barbie in A Fashion Fairytale), and Louisa, having just seen a toy cobra in the store, mentioned that. So we discussed Cobra cars and how Daddy would probably like one, but they're very expensive and maybe a toy one would do. So a very patient and lovely Santa. <br /><br />Lizzie managed an almost smile, while Louisa beamed.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqZ49sOHTX6qC-Q8lVWUwcaek-imH1n8vgUJdczxx-CFvplk_1xkp_B7YVn3B2QeLiQMIDVEuJLzjW6OQdm85OZq-KEdj3WbyDviXP2iMwO_PsQ-JfFW7YlfWrILNfv9eXOVKE3CJqDE/s1600/Santa+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549981117969296050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqZ49sOHTX6qC-Q8lVWUwcaek-imH1n8vgUJdczxx-CFvplk_1xkp_B7YVn3B2QeLiQMIDVEuJLzjW6OQdm85OZq-KEdj3WbyDviXP2iMwO_PsQ-JfFW7YlfWrILNfv9eXOVKE3CJqDE/s400/Santa+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-42345506877911012582010-12-09T13:11:00.000+10:002010-12-09T13:18:34.338+10:00Lizzie's Kids SwapWell done to Kylie for organising this Kids Swap. We enjoyed making some clay decorations and cutting out some paper dolls, as well as choosing some cool craft stuff to send to another mini crafter.<br /><br /><a href="http://handmade-homegrown.blogspot.com/">Mollie</a>'s received her parcel from us. We hope she enjoys it! We hope our other little recipient recieved hers in one piece too.<br /><br />Lizzie was so lucky to get some beautiful things from Alice. Unfortunately my camera's playing up so no photos, but there was so many bits and pieces, and a drawstring bag full of things that tinkle and sparkle. Lizzie loves it! And is painting her little clay santa as I write.<br /><br />I hope to be back with a load of pics soon!Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-67968386750514067052010-11-24T13:25:00.000+10:002010-11-24T13:34:40.602+10:00Still here, still busy<div>Sorry for lack of posts lately. I seem quite busy leading up to the Christmas hols - only a week and a bit before all of Santa's little jobs must be done! I've been running around trying to locate items the girls have on their lists, while also assuring them they won't be getting even half of what they've asked for. We don't want to overwork those elves now, do we?</div><br /><div>Someone may end up with this:</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 377px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542953853800480722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WUL2t4zbLEOAYNRrbvlwDICu6pAOC4tagOl63_ezzevE4GByqQkWTmRC-y2lBn8vG0bvV1bZuRYz8kSVGUM91aPpEUjHd1kiyRNxQbCHqELFJxAlahLpmTW7ZJdF2OeuMxv-4MzmR04/s400/Babblebrook%252520Grange%2525204.jpg" /></div><br /><p> </p><p>and there may be a new Tinkerbell DVD and playset for someone else, so they can't really complain.</p><p>I'm looking forward to the end of term,. I love the lack of rushing around and remembering forms and taxiing to activities. Roll on Friday week!</p>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-17081357127893261972010-10-29T11:29:00.000+10:002010-10-29T11:46:03.523+10:00Pumpkin free zoneHi everyone.<br /><br />I have nothing against others celebrating Halloween. I'll keep a small stock of lollies in case anyone comes door knocking on the weekend, and may even take my kids along to a Halloween dress up party a friend has organised - but just letting you know I'm not doing any form of Halloween decoration.<br /><br /><br />I'll admit to spending way too much time looking at blogs, and gee, those Americans get carried away with it, don't they? I'm sure it's lots of fun, but let's just say that any holiday where orange and black are the predominant colours isn't going to win me over.<br /><br /><br /><br />And let's face it, the seasons are all wrong. Here in Australia it's spring, and images like this are far prettier:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533275294852849794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqdbJvxBXREDpPlyBiFWsDKJEyFlEGv6Na9mv2yv80YxbE-8TKehxEuWz0j-dnmGDkMGVtqvCVmo9qABIY2GCQ9hGfnkbBORQzwjCwEuxuyOoQPI7MZKiimHm9Qn3kwzcoLKMGv0hyphenhyphenHc/s400/UnderTheJacaranda.jpg" /><br /><br />That's <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/public-works-under-the-jacaranda/story-e6frg8n6-1225874082216">Under the Jacaranda Tree</a> by Richard Godfrey Rivers. If you're ever in Brissie, pop into the gallery and you can check it out. The girls and I decided it's our favourite painting there. The girls may have been swayed by the pile of jacarnada leaves the staff leave at the base of the painting at the right time of year.<br /><br />At the moment, the jacarandas are blooming everywhere. The girls play a little game when we're in the car to see who can be first to call out 'Jacaranda!' everytime they see one - even they same ones we see everyday.<br /><br />It was funny reading<a href="http://thehousethata-mbuilt.blogspot.com/"> A-M's </a>post today about the connection between the jacaranda blooms and the start of exam study. Being from Victoria, I never knew about this, and so thankfully I can simply enjoy the purple prettiness.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-52813941346905685782010-10-22T11:27:00.000+10:002010-10-22T11:51:20.985+10:00Back in actionA big thank you to everyone who sent their thoughts (here and through messages on EB and emails) after the passing of my beautiful father. It's so lovely to know that there is a bunch of people you've never met in real life who care about you. Really touching.<br /><br />I've been using one of my favourites forms of therapy: thinking about and working on making my home my castle. Lots of questions to ponder there.<br /><br /><ul><li>Will I ever finish sanding and staining my deck? And what's the ideal ground cover plant to replace the awful grassy things that look like weeds in around the pool area? One with pretty flowers?</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Is Tapestry Beige (Dulux) a good colour for a feature wall in our master bedroom? Is it the right kind of beigey grey I'm after? If not, what is?</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>How am I going to finish sanding and painting our hoop pine entertainment unit, without unplugging all those very complicated cables? And if I do unplug them all, how am I going to put it all back together?</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Will the home design police come knocking if I put up a print I bought at Target in my main living area? </li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Where can I buy mini lamp shades to replace revolting glass bulbs on lights in the dining and formal lounge?</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Where will I ever find a huge, stylish yet affordable light fitting to replace the gigantic very unattractive one in our foyer?</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Should I sand back the dining table top to natural or leave it the slightly orangey stain when I paint the legs white? The obvious answer (Sand it back, of course), leads to the next question, how will I find the time?</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>When am I ever going to get to Ikea? So many items on the 'if I ever get a window of more than a few hours to myself, I'm going to drive all the way down to Ikea and buy' list (rugs, storage units, picture frames,etc)</li></ul><p>If you know the answer to any of these questions, please let me know!</p>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-47066336359742923982010-09-30T13:14:00.000+10:002010-09-30T14:14:10.929+10:00My Dad<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">23rd March 1931 - 20th September 2010</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522541024552119618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnRb3bQnqLxedBGZorNX6GOoo-iwYKU5q9omkdspWTOo24eSP0dT-WxSc5GvO5t_Ol6ApZVRYXeRzxZ8GueaddNVRNVe7w-AKEXQR2_8UENYgTLsfT_qoqdRI1xZZ5Ou7FY-6Sfy0xJ0/s400/Max+195-something.jpg" /><br /><br />Here are some excerpts from the eulogy I read at Dad's funeral:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bwwJLaGYp2YZsUC-KovPjdWh_Ez9MyoGqb6j2T6zSXR1AmM14iZwXBiIyQXhdIJIY4SOzJUeytGxWVmWowag4rOOIg7523RxoaEYSEFXKyRfhXjZ7_Gssen2TCCUsVe9yfMTTRdbA0M/s1600/Dadblog1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522552143212944210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bwwJLaGYp2YZsUC-KovPjdWh_Ez9MyoGqb6j2T6zSXR1AmM14iZwXBiIyQXhdIJIY4SOzJUeytGxWVmWowag4rOOIg7523RxoaEYSEFXKyRfhXjZ7_Gssen2TCCUsVe9yfMTTRdbA0M/s400/Dadblog1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522552151637802978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwwqX8hw88nd12xKisBb2Xg-bxg5BPW3Z-EvPL01dLK4ihYtz44wzFebitxksBBLn6P7GhFs7C7AVWwL-kWDirjl6ddlK5i0EZv_910gdt4ma8jtNKplVs0w4vCohrglHW79Fvnbr0NU/s400/Dadblog2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522541031166579714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmggCQ7zznJAMNjw4whqL3fUSE1xNYjnWCZ6_vE2Yzd1BgzjdjXOwbKzoXn1clPWxXf2Fzm7KYM_wm8BVuGvLwpGGWIkyI88HHuouLKWUjK_P-FhshXIJ9A73nGOEx0U7MUR_BGBwhnU/s400/2010-09-28-1554-56.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've left a lot out from what you read here, about his community involvement, his love of travel around Australia, and his time spent with his grandkids, but you hopefully will get an idea of what a special person he was, and how much we all love him and miss him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi46EJzmNt5oVMO0y6hVh1yIW_k1JsCY0afbXlZhDb1z09NDMeTyIGA1donjn2CFn9hQFC8g9MJusqXfFDEbFwHS_yqM-jN4Pjc5KxtNBOEB5_SGRz37GUPk53q7Va4I0iZUzHDUir2pk/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522541046007276162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi46EJzmNt5oVMO0y6hVh1yIW_k1JsCY0afbXlZhDb1z09NDMeTyIGA1donjn2CFn9hQFC8g9MJusqXfFDEbFwHS_yqM-jN4Pjc5KxtNBOEB5_SGRz37GUPk53q7Va4I0iZUzHDUir2pk/s400/058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgEi8uEX2W2TMv0jv-bTAms9KJjLficOr7hEvOz7bON8YMUr5vm_hYblWTDaNB5_wtzw1xAjBAEl1-8RkGaY6G7A3JbjqrHlhKcPa7SmgHXQ_eID0qn0bzbszc_OZzuYbedMX2LOS0aE/s1600/Melbourne+071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522541038947535458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgEi8uEX2W2TMv0jv-bTAms9KJjLficOr7hEvOz7bON8YMUr5vm_hYblWTDaNB5_wtzw1xAjBAEl1-8RkGaY6G7A3JbjqrHlhKcPa7SmgHXQ_eID0qn0bzbszc_OZzuYbedMX2LOS0aE/s400/Melbourne+071.JPG" /></a> </div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-89563283128202554862010-09-27T18:41:00.000+10:002010-09-27T18:43:19.235+10:00My dadI lost my dad on Monday, so forgive the lack of posts. I'll be back during the week to rave about what a fabulous gentleman he was.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-83799764524363019742010-09-07T13:21:00.000+10:002010-09-07T13:42:45.633+10:00Link to a fab freebieI love this idea for a quick and easy project that I found <a href="http://sprik.blogspot.com/2010/08/define-space.html">here.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514009121846971426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhqxb2Cb2GsCL4c3XDsMy5SpxlRPX2g8voYcfvNxMJ3qJZnfzi057DoD5z9YlTAC0GFVATUXKipZcya6l5NnL-5q47LuY9MIdRCPM6RcFmAO-4QtEhSuo_sWljA9q1LXIo9iu7WgGyPI/s400/design+012.jpg" /></a><br />My own laundry is quite a boring space. Servicable but dull. To add to the 'ambience' or lack thereof, my dinosaur of a machine that will not die is yellow and faded and comes complete with cracked panels. I'll add pics of it one day when I'm feeling brave.<br /><br /><br />At least there'll be something stylish in there! <div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-47014088269819020112010-09-05T09:35:00.000+10:002010-09-05T09:41:47.813+10:00Happy Fathers' Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj5GVIL5BU3SZW1164TQpFRyhBFF1g_RNKbv7hVAt-8_2RKI6LaZO3CjOXdppHgPp9X0Dq5zGmSvQTtnxXsZRWLCYNQZjgp5g1ZTtWwRhlG0DjrKQlAqt8eI9U8hBeI5LFV9p24s9jYI/s1600/Melbourne+071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513207516539703442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj5GVIL5BU3SZW1164TQpFRyhBFF1g_RNKbv7hVAt-8_2RKI6LaZO3CjOXdppHgPp9X0Dq5zGmSvQTtnxXsZRWLCYNQZjgp5g1ZTtWwRhlG0DjrKQlAqt8eI9U8hBeI5LFV9p24s9jYI/s400/Melbourne+071.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-8061675632471318042010-08-18T15:57:00.000+10:002010-08-18T16:03:07.336+10:00Back again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlvLUIi6Jw0Zo7ed1gsE0ClV_ysZyek7Ptcp82T8RxYeVJ5vsM8MMspbj0dytEzhlbGL1b1g6o1IHsr_ruHRHG42Y19dlOtoHCSpMzVwq0RplFjHbOWvarIV-4_xQDSYF3LFN54iWUvM/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506625594959602018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlvLUIi6Jw0Zo7ed1gsE0ClV_ysZyek7Ptcp82T8RxYeVJ5vsM8MMspbj0dytEzhlbGL1b1g6o1IHsr_ruHRHG42Y19dlOtoHCSpMzVwq0RplFjHbOWvarIV-4_xQDSYF3LFN54iWUvM/s400/036.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I'm sorry my blog has been neglected lately. We've been interstate yet again, visiting my Dad who is currently in hospital. He has Alzheimers, and has also had pneumonia and other health issues lately, so it's not a very happy situation. This picture was taken looking out of his room, so at least he has a lovely view to look at. </div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-58341974146164326242010-08-04T13:50:00.000+10:002010-08-04T18:19:33.306+10:00Paint therapyThere's something very therapeutic about slapping some white paint on something. I finally won something on Ebay - which is remarkable for me, as I always bid so ridiculously low. My successful bid as a couple of not so lovely chairs. One of them is what they called a 'captain's chair' so I thought it was appropriate for our boating family. So a quick sand and some white paint and voila. No doubt there's someone out there horrified at me whacking on the paint, but, hey, I'm the only one bidding on it, so if not for me, most likely it was off to the tip for this cutie.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWvujvMLixIheOOaVZOqwg5NK7oiU3FgrfRqczTJ50jO2-wOrauRkvoYKUy3etEj1bVF5lxm7bEmuCjJTSBBYkz7wrFYhhGMyVfJkqatKfH0kVH_yzmnB1yEnWMuNIGSFSa3N9yayjG4/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501397533468504050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWvujvMLixIheOOaVZOqwg5NK7oiU3FgrfRqczTJ50jO2-wOrauRkvoYKUy3etEj1bVF5lxm7bEmuCjJTSBBYkz7wrFYhhGMyVfJkqatKfH0kVH_yzmnB1yEnWMuNIGSFSa3N9yayjG4/s400/022.JPG" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>Here it was before, the photo actually makes it look not too bad, but the finish was really bad:<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk7bJ526IdwIByWdaSliFfpL18lxwCCbMcFNTdf5adw2-M6lgoiFHK7-AcAzXLSSOnWXuY7rWOoes0RiIdMwuEEtcWsHaC8tKwNEZ8vLZi1Vz2acHN1vh6uUd2I2RaCGmZy1r3I_h53A/s1600/captainschair.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501397526957022034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk7bJ526IdwIByWdaSliFfpL18lxwCCbMcFNTdf5adw2-M6lgoiFHK7-AcAzXLSSOnWXuY7rWOoes0RiIdMwuEEtcWsHaC8tKwNEZ8vLZi1Vz2acHN1vh6uUd2I2RaCGmZy1r3I_h53A/s400/captainschair.jpg" /></a> I've got no clue what to do with the other chair that came with it - perhaps I need to sew a linen cover and it can be my sewing chair?<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-79123963003148925842010-07-30T11:19:00.001+10:002010-07-30T11:31:48.831+10:00Bunting for the girls' room<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPJ6gxFoqzsgj1vwU6NfUtM9smlvjq428WT7Top5_b4ZvV9YQNrJ2PLc82dxl29rtVjs6SFXMsGJGVbcFi36WJGDslpmxQdQUjNu6LGkM_TTkJds85Uj2iwf1heDJl-bDa2LQXhj-sHA/s1600/bunting+024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499503740870271986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPJ6gxFoqzsgj1vwU6NfUtM9smlvjq428WT7Top5_b4ZvV9YQNrJ2PLc82dxl29rtVjs6SFXMsGJGVbcFi36WJGDslpmxQdQUjNu6LGkM_TTkJds85Uj2iwf1heDJl-bDa2LQXhj-sHA/s400/bunting+024.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofxw4zgtfP6YU-J7hZ0pXx-Gi1A7jHxps5ISI6D7fOgJ0JZ5T7WZaPrLcjpGIh7DniGc7Pynxk566clmwMJN8h534veo9HpJtBanfco_wHTF8eUEKwB3Mym3xY863T_zutaloUuS9H_0/s1600/bunting+018b.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499503733107124850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofxw4zgtfP6YU-J7hZ0pXx-Gi1A7jHxps5ISI6D7fOgJ0JZ5T7WZaPrLcjpGIh7DniGc7Pynxk566clmwMJN8h534veo9HpJtBanfco_wHTF8eUEKwB3Mym3xY863T_zutaloUuS9H_0/s400/bunting+018b.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br />As promised some pics of the bunting I made for the girls room, following the bedroom reshuffle to to put them back in together. I'll admit I'm not the world's best photographer, and I do find it difficult to take shots indoors that do justice to how pretty it looks, but you get the general idea.<br /><br />I used the spare pillow cases from the girls doona covers. Lizzie's is a Sheridan fairy one that she chose when we first moved into the new house, and Louisa's is quite plain (bought as part of a doona set actually). It's such a pretty colour though. I think the bunting does a great job of tying it all together.<br /><br />In the top photo, you can see the vintage prints I posted about <a href="http://suzandhersewing.blogspot.com/2010/04/beautiful-prints-finally-framed.html">here</a>, along with some favourite toys.<br /><br />The furniture is a bit of a mishmash in this room, I guess, and I have visions of matching little girls cast iron beds, but for now this is what we have and they both think it's very pretty.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-82285324136961332452010-07-27T18:05:00.000+10:002010-07-27T18:05:11.200+10:00Vespers<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CWidBES-HGM&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CWidBES-HGM&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>This is gorgeous also. I love the warmth and comfort I feel when I listen to this one.</p>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-4509205178440686622010-07-27T17:54:00.000+10:002010-07-27T17:57:07.922+10:00Hannah Recites The King's Breakfast by A.A. Milne<p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/pseLTwJZCic/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pseLTwJZCic&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pseLTwJZCic&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>While looking for entertainment for my sick little Lizzie yesterday, I found this on youtube. Isn't she fabulous! This was one of my favourite poems my Dad would read to us. He is an ex-radio announcer so always did it brilliantly!</p>Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515150521553780610.post-15520519741936240192010-07-26T12:41:00.000+10:002010-07-26T12:47:58.159+10:00Sneak peek<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB9C6VHrS77dEBTmr1rRTZmWNyjInaLlGazWOIyWJcIllw5oGB8OUpl5Kmmr6_uWhqi-i0LbXxFfJMbgvfWThqAcmfk5RS-fs_NPqXldDBca33Oj6JCsku08Hf0JjQ-y0CcrEiZlBj1M/s1600/girlsroom+022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498040184451120866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB9C6VHrS77dEBTmr1rRTZmWNyjInaLlGazWOIyWJcIllw5oGB8OUpl5Kmmr6_uWhqi-i0LbXxFfJMbgvfWThqAcmfk5RS-fs_NPqXldDBca33Oj6JCsku08Hf0JjQ-y0CcrEiZlBj1M/s400/girlsroom+022.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br />My weekend project for the girls rooms is finished, but I have a sick child at home today, so no time to take pretty photos and post it. But let's just say - I love it!Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604413305738724358noreply@blogger.com3