tired and vintagey

feeling a little jaded and energy levels on the low side...

still i must not let it get to me...

my old elsa bear has the right idea ..she amazes me in having the knack of finding the most comfy of spots for snoozing...and she snoozes a lot...

i love vintage xmas ornaments...

can't help wondering the xmas's they have seen....

a wonderful xmas to one and allXXXX

fire in the hold...

this week has been a real hellraiser..

we have had ..and are still ...had a massive bushfire too close for comfort..

so i have moved into the beach shack 6 kms down toward the beach..

then some bloody idiot decided to light a fire ..just give him to me and the other residents when they catch them!!!!

so i retreated to my happy place and finished another liberty beauty[3 now]..i must mention that i would not have come this far as a quilter? if it wasn't for my best buddy ...pat....thanks pat ..you inspire me so so much..

now i am going back to my happy place to retreat into my bubble...cos i really don't like the outside world very much at present ....it's full of crappy people doing crappy things ..and i am hanging by a thread..

i want the joy back ...NOW....

a comet arrived...

the universe had something special for me this week...
it sent me a comet...
the comet arrived as every comet does ..fast and furios...unexpected ...and leaving behind a trail of debris and destruction...
a close family member has now a journey to make ... a chemo journey..
the sheer disbelief and inadaquacy that floods the emotions is gargantuan..
i have cried a river ..not only for my dear p...but for all the loved ones who have fought and gone before...oh cripes here i go again....
i thought maybe writing it down i would feel better..but i don't....not one incy bit..
so i am putting my love into stitches as requested ..a chemo cap..
but i shall call it a love beanie ...so there..
and you mr comet can go and take a flying leap...so there..

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a nice bit of real estate...

okay ..okay...

you have to be a french royal aka mare antionette...

a girl can dream ...right...

can't believe i was there just a few weeks ago..

hmnn funny how life gives you flashbacks...

old friend

caught up with an old friend today..
gee it felt good..

no words today...

no words today...

why do we do these things???

why do we do what we do??

someone please explain why i wore odd shoes to work on monday????

and someone please explain why ..on same day ...night ..i washed my mobile phone in the washing machine...yes but it was in my pocket!!!

phone totalled...maybe a good thing?

and i will alway's look at my feet before leaving the house!!!

tiles ...tiles...luverly tiles...

the beachshack reno is on schedule...

we now have lovely clean white ones in ' little kitchen'...

blinds are coming down ...they are NOT staying...

and the yellow shower is a waterproofing jobbie..

white tiles in the shower soon..

hmmn...something happened
..in the tile showroom ...i was going to go for the white floor tiles too..but..

then i saw...no i spotted a retro greeny kath kidston kinda color and the whole showroom disappeared...
.....the green tile called to me and i fell in love with it???

green..matt and green grout...green grout...what the..

and when i put the tile on the floor i was complete..

yeah will look bloomin marvellous...

we're on the move....

we have after GREAT deliberation decided to move...
we have had a 2 bedroom x 1 bathroom [oops 0 bathroom] beach shack for a few years now.
so the time feels right to downsize so to speak...
a lot of behind the scenes dramas have brought us to this point and maybe one fine day i can share but not at the moment..
beach shack was purchased several years ago ..originally we were going to tear it down and build another as the shack sits on a 1000 square metres..but things change...
so the shower which was a leaky hellity hell of a thing...had to be stripped down ...nearly to bare earth...
enter the tiler ......TILER....PLEASE UNIVERSE SEND ME A TILER.....
after 4 hit and misses the universe sent me chris....dear sweet lovely ..member of the tradeseman's guild..chris...i thank the universe..
so the almost nightmare has turned out ok..
so off to choose tiles...white and more white methinks...
so maybe blogging about this little ...ahmm...upheaval will keep me on track...
i do not want a hellity hell reno!!
don't fancy my chances....stay positive ...b.r.e.a.t.h.e...

nb...bye dear emily we will miss you...and see you after your BIG adventure..xxxxxx

need...

i have an itch that i needed to scratch..
yes indeed....a need
so i knit a tea cosy and crocheted a few more of my milleflore ..
and all the while thinking of marie-antoinette and her petit trianon ..
gee i must come down to earth ..
tea cosy aka a tad marie-antionettish..me thinks

home...

well hello to one and all...

i am home ...i can now officially say that out loud...home..

i am totally and utterly content to be back in australia..home...

i did have a wonderful ,wonderful time but something unexpected happened while i was in france

all my senses became acute and i knew ...for the first time in 14 years ..why we made the move to australia....everything became so clear and reinforced...

i had come home and i now know i am an australian...both officially and in my phyche....

so on with the adventure..

we had the most lovely apartement above a bakery and every morning buttery waves would waft up and the smell was ...well lets just say you HAD to have a croissant...immediately ...

as you can just makee out in the photo you can see how close the eiffel tower was to us and on a night time we were privvy to a glittering light show...
the first four days were business and to say that was interesting is an understatement..

so we have some beautiful things coming into calicoandivy soon...

let us just say ...i do know what it takes to choose a ribbon!!...and how long!!

so if you can bear with me and my twittering on i shall give you all a run down how my french trip unfolded
until next time ..

gee missing the croissant already...

cath goes to paree..

yes well cath [kidston] is coming to paree with me...

as i have not travelled for sooo long since arriving to oz ..i am a little unsure as to what to take..

if it wasn't for my dear friend kim ..i would have nothing to wear..

kim has dressed me for the journey and i can't wait to wear my new clothes

those who know me know i am a fan of cath [a girl can't fight her roots]

so my little darling of a silk jacket arrived and this will be coming with me..

so i will be button hunting to replace the 4 buttons on the jacket while in paree

also the messenger bag [also cath] is coming along too

a girl has to have a big bag for all the purchases one has to make!

and those little 1/2 inch hexagons in liberty of course are my travelling project?

we will see how much i actually sew!!

well i am signing off now as i need to pick up momentum for the holiday/shopping trip/sightseeing/drooling/ooing and ahing/not much sleeping/and i have soo much to sort out ..

and this i can promise you and myself...I AM GOING TO CHERISH EVERY MINUTE...no make that..

EVERY SECOND...

AU REVOIR ...

back in 3 ..... weeks that is oh and be careful what you wish for as you just might get it! i did!

countdown..

well i am on the countdown....2 weeks to go to paris ....yay

i have a head like a toyshop...at least that is better than having cemented sinuses..all gone and i can b..r..e..a..t..h..e... again ..wonderful

then as i was coming throught the fog ...my grandie asked for a quilt with strawberries and some caff kidsum [cath kidston] ...so off we trotted to the stash and strawberry fields was born.

i love 4 inch squares..

they are a perfect size..
so what do i do when i have soo much to organize??

i quilt

and i start a new crochety project...also for the grandie..

we picked out bright and bright it is ..so different to my normal palette..

baby cashmerino has such a yummy selection ..you can never get bored

oh and i am also getting my crafty project together for the 21 hr or so journey ...

let u have a sneak peak next time..

so toodleoo and off to the machine i go ...

super bugs and spring....

hello ...

no the car didn't crash into the tree!!

forget the car [son's left over after using said car 'for bits'] spring is definately here.

the blossoms are blooming and blooming they are..

also a beautiful bowl of yellow tulips as a thank u from a knitting friend...lovely..

now to super bugs...of the fluey variety ..

i have escaped these deadly little so and so's all winter long .

but then the inevitable happened and bang i got one..right up the nose..literally..

infected sinuses..and yeah a course of antibiotics is the only thing that will take away cemented sinuses...

then the probiotic to help the antibiotic..not to mention when you can take these...hmm is it on a empty stomach or with food????

it's all too hard

but i can deal with ALL THIS ...

yes i can ..

because you see....I AM OFF TO PAREE..........

in september i am flying with deb ...calicoandivy...to paris ....yes yes yes to paris...

so no amount of sinus or s... is going to stop this little girl from getting REALLY .REALLY ..EXCITED...

so i'm off to sniff some wasabi up the nasal cavities ....cos i really have to get rid off this before i'm off to paree.....