I made a garland...

Hello! I was pottering around the front room on the weekend feeling a little creative and decided to make a garland. I punched these little flowers from some scrapbooking paper, folded them in half and with double-sided tape attached them to a piece of string. Cute hey? I was going to list them on Etsy but decided to send them to my lovely friend Sally for her little girls room. It's so easy and such a pretty look... and good for the soul!  Anyway, hope all is well with you. Cheerio, Clare.

Bathroom dreams...

So I've been planning the bathroom renovation for months now and have slowly bought all the products I need to complete the job. The only hitch is that we need somewhere else to shower while this one is being done. Lyndon decided an outdoor bathroom would do the trick. Six months later I'm still waiting for it to be finished... sigh.  So yesterday I decided to take matters into my own hands and I excavated the floor. As you can see from the photo one wall is up and so is the plumbing. We just need the floor concreted and the sewer pipe plumbed in, the shower base installed, the other walls built on... none of which I can do.  Oh well, they say good things come to those who wait!

In the meantime I will keep dreaming of my lovely new bathroom and it's lovely clean fresh newness!    Here is the pedestal basin... isn't is fabulous?! Cheerio till next time, Clare :)

Watching TV

Hello! Yes, I'm still here. Just the usual busyness of life hindering me from blogging.
We've had some amazing winter days here - lots of sun and crisp frosty morning. Today the wind and rain has arrived (of which the farmers are happy about) and the roads are muddy.
Last weekend I had a little getaway to Daylesford with mum & sister Julie. We stayed in a lovely cottage, enjoyed a spot of shopping and ate a delicious lunch!
Did I tell you we have a new addition to our family? This is Papuss watching TV. He makes me smile every day - doesn't everyone need something like that in their life?! Anyway I hope all is well in your part of the world. Cheerio, Clare.

Holiday heaven

Hello blog friends! We enjoyed a lovely two week holiday in northern NSW recently. Here's a photo of one beautiful location we visited. We stayed in a little cottage on the river and apart from noisy neighbours had a great time. It took me 3-4 days to stop thinking about work but after that I was able to relax and enjoy my surroundings. Now we're back home and slap bang back into the craziness of life again!
We also have a new addition to our family - a kitten called MrPuss. He's a funny thing full of meow and the usual kitten characteristics. LittleDog has accepted him easily and they are good friends already.
Anyway best be off to hang out the washing. It's windy here today and there are a couple of fires around - stubble burns that have got away. Hope all is well in your part of the world! Clare x

Cooee

Cooee is an Australian call used to attract attention or indicate one's own location! I'm still here, just struggling to find the time to blog, as usual. Everything is well here. We are busy mostly working and renovating the bathroom. I can't wait for it to be finished!
We're heading north soon for a few weeks holiday in a little town called Mylestom. I'm soooo looking forward to relaxing, walking along the beach, etc. I haven't had a holiday since this time last year.

Hope all is well in your part of the world! Cheerio for now, C ♥

Photo below is from our front gate looking west.

Bedhead heaven

Hello peeps!
Just thought I would quickly share my new wonderful bedhead with you all. Isn't it lovely?! It really finishes the room off now we also have the built-in-robe installed too. The great people at Heatherly Design made the bedhead for me. I am now in the middle of stripping back the outside of the french doors so I can paint them. Huge job but it will be worth it in the end!  Hope all is well in your part of the world. C ♥

Hellooo...

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I have not blogged since June! What a terrible blogger I am. I won't offer any excuses as it's just the same old story, not enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do. Anyway here I am to say "hello" and tell you a little of what's been happening.

Mostly I have just been working, pottering at home, visiting friends and family, gardening and selling vintage homewares on Etsy. I have sold quite a few treasures lately which has been fun. I love packaging them up with white tissue paper and baker's twine. Isn't it wonderful to buy something on the internet and it arrives a week later like a suprise in the mail? One item I was going to list and then decided I might keep instead is this lovely set of teaspoons. They were tarnished and tired but an hour of polishing and they look great now. I love the Art Nouveau design on the handles and could not part with them.

Well that's it from me for now. I hope all is well in your part of the world! C ♥

I'm hooked!

Oh dear, I'm hooked on Pinterest! Have you seen it? It's soooo gooood!
I love looking at all the wonderful images everyone sources and adding them to my boards. At the moment I am taking advantage of the great bathroom ideas out there and am saving them for inspiration for my renovation. Here's one I love. So exciting! I've added a Follow Me button if you want to check it out.  C ♥

What now?

Should I admit defeat and ackowledge that I can't seem to find enough time to blog regularly? Or not worry and just post when I do find the time? Hmmm, let's pop that thought in the too hard basket for a little while!

On a renovating issue I finally got around to removing the old ugly tiles from around the fireplace. It took a fair bit of hammer & chiselling but it looks so much better. I have drawn up plans for a custom fire surround made of MDF that I will paint. Then we can install a gas log fire. Lovely! C ♥

Where did it go?

Eek look at the date! Where do the days go? Where do these blogging people find the time to blog? Maybe I'm disorganised... although everyone tells me I am so far from disorganised it's not funny! Anyhoo, here I am... on holidays actually... which is why I have some time to blog! I am trying to work out how to put my Iphone photos onto the laptop so I can show you some holiday pics. Rain check on that one! Here's one of the Little Dog - he's staying with Uncle Stormy while we're away (and having lots of adventures by the sound of it!). OK well cheerio for now. I hope everything is well in your part of the world. C ♥

A quote a day...

Hello everyone! I love quotes - they are funny and inspiring and make you contemplate life. This one is from Laura Trevey at Etsy.




Life just whizzes by so quickly it's good to be able to slow down now and then and take a breath. This quote makes me think that sometimes life is too fast and we keep putting off things we should be doing now! Not because we can't do them, but because we can't seem to make the time to do them. I hope this year I (and you too?) can achieve something we've been wanting to do for ages. On a lighter note, I found this funny quote on Etsy too! Hope all is well in your part of the world. C ♥

Happy New Year...

Hello blog friends. I am feeling a little flat this morning and was thinking of ways to help cheer me up. Anything orange always makes me feel better so I made a little collection of orange-y fun. I hope the images make you smile too. C ♥

I went for a walk...

Little Dog and I went for a walk last night... he trotted all over the place sniffing and exploring. I found these lovely little plants.

I also saw a copperhead snake... didn't take a photo of that one though! Hope all is well in your part of the world. C ♥

Rushing through...

Helloooo!

Just a quick message to say "howdy" and show you my little TEA letters that arrived from the good old USofA recently. I have plonked them on the kitchen mantlepiece in front of my lovely Japanese tea canisters. Sweet hey? (Forgive the not so great photo but I just quickly took it before posting this note). Hope all is well with you, C ♥