Angel Christmas Tree Topper

Angel Christmas Tree Topper, originally uploaded by redcoulter.

How cute is this!

Christmas!!!!!

Christmas Deer, originally uploaded by k.james.

Christmas is coming too fast!!!!
I spent almost the whole weekend doing Christmas shopping and I'm still not done.
Help!

Vintage Pyrex.

Do you like Pyrex?
I like Pyrex.
Not the shiny new stuff you can get in the shops now, the old stuff is much better.
It was produced in lovely colours with beautiful designs printed on it.
It's the stuff that reminds me of my Mum's kitchen when I was a girl.
She had wallpapered a feature wall using restaurant placemats from all over the globe and it was carpeted, yes carpeted in hideous brown patterned carpet!
Best of all she had Pyrex.
Here is what I mean, I found these on some recent op shop adventures...........

Love Fridays

Liquid Sunshine, originally uploaded by 1bluecanoe.

It's drizzling today and the best this about this drizzly Friday is I have the day off!!!!! Yippeee!!!!
What a great day to be home indoors, it's wet weather so I can't do the washing! (what a shame).
I may even get to finish reading Mixtape and maybe, just maybe get to do a little crafting!
I love Fridays.

Mail Call!

Look what the postie brought today...........
my very first copy of Mixtape ( so i'm a little slow on the uptake), it's a gorgeous little crafting zine. I'm so excited.
I'm sooo looking forward to settling down with a nice cuppa and having a browse.
Can't wait for the next issue, it's a kids issue, joy!

Happy birthday Mums

M is for Mother, originally uploaded by k.james.

Today is a very special day and i'll tell you why.
I am one of those people who are lucky enough to have not one but two Mums!!!!!!!
How good is that and it doesn't stop there.................
They are both super awesome, lovely, creative, crafty, arty, caring mums.
But wait there's more..............
another really special thing about these mums is today is both of their birthdays!
How good is that!!!!
So, thanks mums and have very happy birthdays xxxxx

I Did The Macarena With Chuck Norris Because I Am A Ninja!

Ponte Chuck Norris by Bossanostra...

I am at home with my little guy today, he's got pneumonia, so we were both in need of some laughs.
I found this on Sew Funky's blog who found it on a friends, etc, etc.

Make sure to leave a comment telling me what your sentence for the day is! :D

Pick the month you were born:
January-------I kicked
February------I loved
March--------I karate chopped
April----------I licked
May----------I jumped on
June----------I smelled
July-----------I did the Macarena with
August--------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October-------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2----- --a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7---- ---m y mobile phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbor
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19------ - a smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an iPod
29-------a surfer
30-------a homeless guy
31-------a llama

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White----because I'm cool like that
Black-----because that's how I roll.
Pink-----because I'm NOT crazy.
Red------because the voices told me to.
Blue-----because I'm sexy and I do what I want
Green----because I think I need some serious help.
Purple----because I'm AWESOME!
Gray-----because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow---because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange---because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown----because I can.
Other-----because I'm a Ninja!
None------because I can't control myself!

Go on , you know you want to.

My son's sentence was I had lunch with a goat because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars!
Hey I'd eat with a goat for 1000!!!!

Help, I Think I Lost My Mojo!

Amigurumi turtles,
originally uploaded by yourtricolor.

I am going through some sort of off phase at the moment.
I keep coming up with these great ideas but am not able to put any into motion.
This has been getting me down a little.
When ever I get into these slumps I try to think of things my kids have said to make me smile.
One recent pearler came from my daughter not so long ago...........
When I asked my 7 year old son what he was going to be when he grows up he said " a scientist" good I thought, he's on the right track.
I then asked my 3 year old daughter what she was going to be when she grows up and she replied " a turtle", I smiled " and your going to be a kangaroo," she said.
I guess there are worse things you could be.

Amigurumi turtles,
originally uploaded by yourtricolor.

Do The Robot

Rhys Darby is "a little bit" hilarious!

Lovely Decole.

1. Decole - Savings Bank, 2. decole set 1, 3. Decole - Owl & Bee, 4. Decole - Red Riding Hood, 5. Decole - Little Red Riding Hood, 6. Decole - Little Red, 7. Decole Cat Tea-for-One Set, 8. Decole - Bon Appetit storage jar, 9. Decole - Lunchbox, 10. Decole - Bonjour Bird Hook, 11. Decole - Colouring pencils., 12. decole 壶, 13. Decole - Tea for one set14. Not available15. Not available16. Not available

I love Decole.
I love the little faces on the little pieces.
I love the cuteness.
I love the way it makes me smile.
I love the little mushrooms and red riding hood the most.
The one thing I don't love about Decole is I can't Find where to buy it anywhere!!!!
(apart from Etsy )

Another Meme.

Here is a one word meme that I found via mellimoomoo who found it via Potty Mouth Mama who found it via allsorts. Don't you just love blogging!


Where is your mobile phone? Desk
Where is your significant other? Work
Your hair colour? Dark Blonde
Your mother? Creative
Your father? Gentleman
Your favourite thing? My children
Your dream last night? Spider nightmare!!!!
Your dream goal? Happiness
The room you're in? Kitchen
Your hobby? Arty Crafty stuff
Your fear? Deep Water
Where do you want to be in 6 years? With my family
Where were you last night? Home
What you're not? high maitainence
One of your wish-list items? push bike
Where you grew up? Sydney
The last thing you did? cleaning
What are you wearing? clothes
Your TV? off
Your pets? fish
Your computer? imac
Your mood? happy
Missing someone? yeah
Your car? Clean, whoo hoo!
Something you're not wearing? shoes
Favourite shop? ikea
Your summer? starting
Love someone? absolutely
Your favourite colour? green
When is the last time you laughed? this morning
When is the last time you cried? can't remember

With a bit of cut and pasting you can play too!

Love Fridays

peace love and heart clouds, originally uploaded by URSOphoto.

Thank goodness it's Friday,
thank goodness it's the weekend,
thank goodness for you,
now go and enjoy!
:-)

The Big 100!!!!

Picture from Flickr
Can't believe I made it to 100 posts, whoo hoo!!!!
To celebrate Emily and I went out to the local op-shop and found some lovely treasures, any excuse will do really.
I couldn't believe I found Patons Tortoise Shell knitting needles that still had the tag on, didn't really need them but you know how it is.
Found some sweet little glasses and more Golden Books for the collection, still need that bigger bookshelf.

This will probably be one of our last sprees for a while as we are probably going to have to move in the near future.
Emily is developing a habit of her own, today she went with a bear theme.

So that's post 100 and Thrifted Tuesday all in one.
I'm off to see Merrick and Rosso being taped tonight. I'm a little nervous as they like to pick on their audience, wish me luck.

Quote Of The Day

Interesting Book & Warm Lapdog, originally uploaded by mtsofan.

One of my favorites..........

“Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.”

Groucho Marx.

Barack Obama Windu

Barack Obama Windu, originally uploaded by Sebastian Niedlich (Grabthar).

Happy!

And The Winner Is....................

The winner of my Blogtoberfest giveaway is number 8!
Congratulations miss mellimoomoo!!!
Please send me your details, my email address is.......
ausgrl2002@yahoo.com,
and the owl will be flying your way soon.
Thanks to everyone that entered, I really enjoy reading all of your blogs.
Today was brought to you by the number 8.

Polaroid pics

The next best thing to a polaroid camera is this little application.
These are from a party I went to on Saturday night, happy birthday Captain Garry!

A Sunny Day In The Garden

Today was a beautifully warm sunny day, a great washing day and an even better day to pick flowers.
Not even the bees in the lavender could stop Emily today.

Monkey Business

Actually not monkeys, apes!!!
Chimps to be exact.
We did another behind the scenes tour at Taronga Zoo again this weekend.
For once nothing relieved itself on us, that's a good thing because this time we visited the chimpanzees.
We were lucky enough to be in their sleeping quarters when they were brought in for the night and the noise is just amazing. They are so excitable when they come in because that is also when they get dinner. We got to watch them eat their vegetables and make their nests out of shredded paper, then they settled in for the evening. The highlight would have to be getting to see the two baby chimps up close, they are approx 7 months old and just the cutest things ever. Unfortunately I didn't have much luck photographing them as they really don't sit still at all!!!
Being a zoo friend is the best and I highly recommend it to anyone, it's well worth it.