What Finlay did next…
From my youngest son… Nearly 10. Thanks for looking!
Read moreFamily & Friends
Happy Birthday Finlay
So, F & C are both eight as of this writing. It’s quite amusing that they’re both the same ‘age’
Read morePokeball Cake
I iced this cake (caramel mudcake) to look like a pokeball for Finlay’s birthday today. He’s going to have it
Read moreMini Studio How I love thee
I bought a mini-studio lightbox with two lights from ebay and am thrilled with it. Now I can take
Read moreLiving in the 70s.
Here’s a video of my me and my brother sometime in the 70s. You can see our dog “Boss”, our
Read moreLet the festivities begin…
I was thinking of reintroducing the Fondue party to my social repertoire in 2009, but now that I’ve found this
Read moreI’m alive and well…
I’m here, I’m alive, I still read blogs, but since I got my iphone I have hardly been on my
Read moreIt’s F F F Freezing here in Melbourne.
Do you like my dolly from Shop 66? She has a big sister too. This photo was taken with my
Read moreSix things that make me happy
I got tagged by Claire to tell about 6 things that make me happy so here goes (in no particular
Read moreSo lung… it’s been good to know you
My dad just had half of one lung removed. He’s a smoker. Not anymore. He smoked since he was about
Read moreAustralian Home Decorator and Painter
Yep, that’s me. The home decorator and painter… been doing a lot of that lately so it was fortuitous that
Read moreOne of the reasons my self-esteem may not be what it should be…
This kind of stuff makes me so cross… Photoshop Of Horrors: Here’s Our Winner! ‘Redbook’ Shatters Our ‘Faith’ In Well,
Read moreSome things run in families…
Me (1969 aged 4 1/2) Fin (2007 aged 5)
Read moreMore on the Tessa Furniture
There it is… sadly what’s not apparent in this photo is that i’m wearing a jumper with a kind of
Read moreTessa furniture.. and the 70s
Whilst reading one of my favourite blogs this morning (and I’ll tell you more about why later) I found this
Read moreGone fishing…
We took a trip to Narbethong and Lake Mountain. Report coming soon. {mxc}
Read moreHouston, we have a problem… very little water in Melbourne, Australia.
Volume as at 6/7/2008 5,874 megalitres (26.7% full) On our way to the snow/fishing we and the boys stopped to
Read moreSugar Lemon Sweetheart has adorable dolls.
Told you so….
Read moreNeed a Laugh?
Visit Claire…
Read moreMother’s Day…
This is not my mum… It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow and, although these days I have a couple of
Read moreD Golding Prints and the tale of the psycho neighbour
I acquired these recently and just love them. They'd look great in our bedroom but I'm still negotiating that with Read more
Renovations – Parte the Second
A cozy little place to compute for the boys: Finlay's room: Caelan's room Finlay and Caelan's room: I think it
Read moreRenovations – Parte the First
The boys' room is a horrible mess. The "Keep Out" sign on the door serves as a warning of danger to potential visitors as much as a way for the boys to protect their privacy.
But I will tolerate this mess no more! I want the boys to have a nice room; one that is organised and looks like the kids rooms in magazines. And so I have spent my break from work making this happen. It's not finished and I go back to work tomorrow but we've made SO much progress. Mainly due to Neil – the pedal steel player in Guy's band and all-round-handy-with-the-tools kind of bloke.
Read moreMerry Christmas
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Prosperous New Year. Finlay’s Digital Christmas Card Caelan’s
Read moreLiving in the 70s…
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Read moreMovie Star Shoes
A little indulgence I purchased today. Aren't they divine? The older I get and the less my body is worth
Read moreThe ongoing transformation of loungeroom X
We moved the dining room into the lounge room, and the lounge room into the dining room. For me the
Read moreAnother brick in the wall…
I suspect that many walking by our house would be quite surprised to be greeted with this sight: and sometimes
Read moreQuick Catchup
Been busy doing 'housey' things lately. We finally got a new stove (pictures coming when I find the charger for
Read moreBecause I’m Evil and Selfish….
Because I'm evil and selfish and didn't keep my promise to only unwrap my present today I had to take
Read moreIf you go down to the woods today…
Apparently there's a parcel waiting for me at home (I'm at work). I'm going to be really good and not
Read moreDo you want fries with that?
When Guy picked up Finlay from Kinder on Thursday they were looking for homes for the chickens from the egg
Read moreTippy no teeth
Well, we had a bit of drama here yesterday. I noticed Tippytoes (aka Fluffy the Superhorse) was constantly licking her
Read moreImage Alchemy
Did I mention my husband has a website . He made a cool website before cool websites were easy to
Read moreI’m not dead…
I just have a job on, and two children need to get to kinder and school and swimming and trampolining
Read moreA gift for the in-laws
A handmade, corduroy wallet with key tag, and two packets of the brilliant Dr. Oetker’s vanilla pudding for my MIL
Read moreRainbow Swap
Here’s a picture of part of the rainbow swap parcel I sent to my swap partner Gotinhas d’arte. Boy oh
Read moreNo longer an angel
Caelan at 6 months (his first Christmas) I’m so glad I have this photo with which to embarrass my firstborn
Read moreSticky toes
I guess it’s genetic, or maybe just an age thing, but I remember doing this exact same thing with my
Read moreHold your horses…!
How cute is this picture of Finlay and Tippytoes? He’s very confident with her now. Finlay’s only four but he
Read moreMy little pony, I love my little pony
Tippytoes (aka Fluffy the Superhorse, pka Redvale Park Shiraz) is just gorgeous. She’s learning new stuff all the time and
Read moreThis is your captain speaking
This is a fairly old picture of Finlay, but as I’m trying to document some of our life on this
Read moreMother’s Day…
Aside from super warm, calf length ugg boots (how *did* they know what I wanted?) I received the following hand-drawn cards for mother’s day. I’m impressed by little artists though I think if Finlay is going to be so anatomically correct he needs to check who in the family has the dangly bits 🙂
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Read moreWe did it, we did it, yeah, yeah, yeah…
FINALLY… I've always wanted to build shelves into the alcoves next to the fireplace in the dining room/office. Mainly so that I could order our CDs alphabetically.
Call me a nerd, but really… I don't have the time to go hunting for things when they're strewn higgledy piggledy (can you tell I'm going to turn 40 this year?) throughout the house.
Read moreKing Eggbert and his Girlfriend Egglizabeth
Today (Good Friday) we painted some eggs for Easter. wanted a king and henceforth we came up with King Eggbert.
Read moreI’m sick
I've been sick since friday (or before even) and I'm really fed up with it. I feel so tired all the time and really haven't felt up to much except sewing a few dolls clothes and doing a little bit of knitting. The house is a mess!
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