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16 years ago
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Colours!
I was thinking about this Big Fat Wedding Quilt (BFWQ) last night and I'd really like to plan it a bit better than the others I've done.
So I thought about colours. And thought. And thought.
And decided there were a few I could cross off the list.
pink. red. black. purple. white.
and then there were a few that had to stay:
yellow (my favourite). green (his favourite).
and the others I didn't really mind...
grey. ivory. orange. blue.
What do you think is the best way to pick fabrics? How many do you recommend? How much do you buy of it?
So I thought about colours. And thought. And thought.
And decided there were a few I could cross off the list.
pink. red. black. purple. white.
and then there were a few that had to stay:
yellow (my favourite). green (his favourite).
and the others I didn't really mind...
grey. ivory. orange. blue.
What do you think is the best way to pick fabrics? How many do you recommend? How much do you buy of it?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
A hiatus
Wow, apologies for the lack of posting around here! I promise it was an unrealised self-imposed hiatus...life just gets so busy sometimes!
Yesterday was one of those "hey, let's do something today" days. We buzzed around the Brisbane area, visiting markets, hardware stores, plant shops, pet stores and got home around two. Filled with the excitement of...well, a Saturday, we immediately jumped in the garden and started hoeing the ground up to make it usable. Well, I say 'we'...I planted all the pots.
After mulch, fertiliser and a bit of fish water, we're ready for day two. Hopefully the winter this year won't be so cold, otherwise our babies will be gone before we know it (and the $100 they cost!).
Anyone doing any exciting work around the house/garden? If you just wish you were, check out the Pioneer Woman's "Home and Garden" section (I should get paid for this...).
Yesterday was one of those "hey, let's do something today" days. We buzzed around the Brisbane area, visiting markets, hardware stores, plant shops, pet stores and got home around two. Filled with the excitement of...well, a Saturday, we immediately jumped in the garden and started hoeing the ground up to make it usable. Well, I say 'we'...I planted all the pots.
After mulch, fertiliser and a bit of fish water, we're ready for day two. Hopefully the winter this year won't be so cold, otherwise our babies will be gone before we know it (and the $100 they cost!).
Anyone doing any exciting work around the house/garden? If you just wish you were, check out the Pioneer Woman's "Home and Garden" section (I should get paid for this...).
Friday, February 19, 2010
Reading...
Spent the first half of the day pleasing other people -- marquees to erect (never managed it), coffee to buy (no time to make it), scones to make (didn't enjoy my first few bites), cleaning to do (make the house look presentable).
Now I'm spending the second half on me -- I've just finished "The Quilter's Kitchen" by Jennifer Chiaverini, and I'm about to start "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Both girly kind of novels, both enjoyable, both dealing with things I enjoy -- before my day gets busy again.
I often wonder how women do it. Any women, all women. Mothers, the motherless, women working 3 jobs, women unemployed. It seems in any position, all women are amazing creatures, doing what they (and their families) need to to survive.
And so many of them blog about it, so many of them share their stories to millions of other people around the world. If you're looking for a way to waste your afternoon, try All and Sundry, who I adore, or Dooce, who makes me giggle.
No stress, no agenda, no worries. Just me, a good book, and a bowl of pesto.
(Please note: if this was my lunch, I would buy myself a TV show. However, this is from Country Living).
Now I'm spending the second half on me -- I've just finished "The Quilter's Kitchen" by Jennifer Chiaverini, and I'm about to start "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Both girly kind of novels, both enjoyable, both dealing with things I enjoy -- before my day gets busy again.
I often wonder how women do it. Any women, all women. Mothers, the motherless, women working 3 jobs, women unemployed. It seems in any position, all women are amazing creatures, doing what they (and their families) need to to survive.
And so many of them blog about it, so many of them share their stories to millions of other people around the world. If you're looking for a way to waste your afternoon, try All and Sundry, who I adore, or Dooce, who makes me giggle.
No stress, no agenda, no worries. Just me, a good book, and a bowl of pesto.
(Please note: if this was my lunch, I would buy myself a TV show. However, this is from Country Living).
Interview...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Valentine's Day
I am not really a Valentine's Day person. I suppose it has something to do my cynicism and the "overpriced" world we live in; the authenticity of such a holiday.
And yet, something in my post-modern soul tugs at my heartstrings, urges me to buy expensive gifts, spend oodles of money and write cards (which will just be thrown out) to those I love.
So this is me proclaiming that tomorrow? Tomorrow will be a beautiful, good day. It will be me letting the Boy sleep in, making him pancakes (his favourite breakfast item) and not pressuring too much to clean up the house. Because in the end, how clean your house is isn't what you'll remember. I may even clean it all today, even the jobs I hate, as a pre-emptive strike at V-day.
How about you? What is on your agenda on Valentine's day? Clue me in.
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