*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 11

Day 01 — Your favourite song

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)

Day 05 — Your favorite quote

Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy

Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 09 — A photo you took

Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently

 Is this really the most recent pic of me? From Christmas?!??!

Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy

Day 13 — A fictional book

Day 14 — A non-fictional book

Day 15 — A fanfic

Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)

Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy

Day 19 — A talent of yours

Day 20 — A hobby of yours

Day 21 — A recipe

Day 22 — A website

Day 23 — A YouTube video

Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy

Day 25 — Your day, in great detail

Day 26 — Your week, in great detail

Day 27 — This month, in great detail

Day 28 — This year, in great detail

Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 10

Day 01 — Your favourite song
Day 02 — Your favourite movie
Day 03 — Your favourite television programme
Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took

Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

me and dad

1979?

Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*inspiration - lissy elle

Lissy Elle is a Canadian photographer I just recently discovered on Flickr.

I am so in love with these images.

I am constantly amazed with the new generation of photographers out there. This is the one time (and possibly ONLY TIME) that I'll say - This digital photography thing has really been amazing.. People have been able to learn a lot faster and progress their learning style so much quicker than in the past.

When I was learning photography, it was on film. It was in the darkroom. You had to wait and have patience. (well, I still do since I still shoot a lot of film)

It makes me think about the way kids learn in general these days. They think and learn more faster and faster where I start to feel more and more of the simpleton. I see myself feeling more and more as my Grandparents must have when we were kids...

*oh these new-fangled ___________* 

I'm sure of it.. my poor aging brain just doesn't work that fast anymore. 

bring on the oldness!

xo

*counting down until we are home...

We still have another almost two whole years to go. 
But I'm counting down as much as I can!

xo

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 09

Day 01 — Your favourite song
Day 02 — Your favourite movie
Day 03 — Your favourite television programme
Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took

 Harvest 1998?

Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*the weekend update

Image : D Sharon Pruitt via Flickr

 I love long weekends. Even though I've been battling hay fever and a cold, it was still great. We had a couple walks with the boys, I did some drawing, cleaning, lots of yummy cooking, some work out in the backyard yesterday...

One of the coolest things that we do, that I am really starting to see benefits of, is composting. We have been trying to improve the soil quality in the veggie patch for about a year and a half now. I think it was once a sandpit, but it was sectioned off and nice and close to the back fence, so it seemed perfect! But the soil was so sandy and horrible. Yesterday we turned it, got two wheelbarrows of dirt from compost, which was a gorgeous black, luscious dirt - if dirt can be luscious! - added some rooster booster and turned the entire thing. I hope I hope I hope it works. I planted some zucchini and eggplant and replanted my chamomile. The more I'm out in the garden, the more I love it - except for the allergies...

I think we have sorted out the Zombie costume for this year's Zombie Shuffle!!! 

Something along these lines...

All class!!

xo

*work in progress

*everthing you've ever wanted to know... day 08

Day 01 — Your favourite song 

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)
Day 05 — Your favorite quote 

Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

 

 Michael Vick

Yes, I still find this just disturbing.

 

Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*hooooooray for long weekends!

Ahhh, long weekend ahead...

Tonight, Erin and I are heading to Art Melbourne. I've never been, so I'm excited. to check it out!!! The rest of the evening will consist of hanging out with the boys on the couch, watching rugby and enjoying the fact that I don't have to work until Tuesday!

Tomorrow, Bruce gets his little boy stitches out. Ouch! Poor nugget! Wish him luck!

**next weekend -- the MELBOURNE ZOMBIE SHUFFLE**

Can't wait!!

Here is some Etsy Zombie Inspirations!

Have a fantabulous weekend!!!

xo

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 07

Day 01 — Your favourite song 

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)
Day 05 — Your favorite quote 

Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy

via the amazing Olivia Bee

Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*the wrath of DOG(s)

Yesterday was the first day we left Timmy and Bruce alone together to be free-range in the house. I was hoping they would be lovely little boys, had cleaned the bathroom, done the dishes, laundry, you know... maybe I'm expecting a little too much... :)

I arrived home from work, me and my bike still at the bottom of our front steps when J stepped out.

J - "Wanna see what they did?"
B - "Oh no. Bad?"
J - "Just come look."
B - "Oh no!"

I step inside to see an empty tube of toothpaste I had put into the bathroom rubbish bin, in the front entry way.

J - "Keep going..."
B - "Oh no!!!!!"

Down the hallway...

I can't help but think it's hilarious! Maybe only because I didn't REALLY like the pillow they attacked but

...*heheheheheee*      naughty puppies!       *hahahahaaa*

xo

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 06

Day 01 — Your favourite song 

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)
Day 05 — Your favorite quote

Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy

Really?  

It would have to be this guy...

I love my hubby. 

He's a hippie at heart and has a heart of gold. 

Love you baby!!

Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*posted in an etsy treasury!

Thanks to Haley Studio for including my Green Leaves Fabric Covered Button in the Green Button Treasury East Collection on Etsy! It looks great with all things green!

Those slippers look so cozy too!!
xo

*our boys

So far so good on the new dog front! 

Timmy has slowly chilled out about Bruce. But Bruce being the 9 month old puppy he is, will probably drive Timmy to drink soon! Bruce is pretty hyper sometimes. But now morning as I get ready for work, I'll be doing my make up or my hair to the delightful noise of "runrunrunrunrun" "runrunrunrunrun" past the bathroom door. Then about 5 seconds later, "runrunrunrunrun" "runrunrunrunrun". This goes on for about 20 minutes straight. All you can see is a flash of black and white, followed by a flash of ginger! It's so funny. I will get it on video on of these days!!

*Bruce & Timmy*

I can't wait until Bruce gets to start his training! We go to Planet K9 over in North Melbourne. We have been taking Timmy there for Agility Training for while now, so, of course, young Bruce will be heading there for basic training. The entire staff there is lovely and patient! 

If you live in Melbourne, check out their training schedule...

Planet K9

xo

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 05

Day 01 — Your favourite song 

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)
Day 05 — Your favorite quote

There are a few for this one.

That which does not kill you makes you stronger. - Neitzsche

Lack of planning on your part 
does not constitute an emergency on my part.

- unknown


If I only had thumbs, I could call her!
source known, but I would get shot if I say who said it.. ;)

 
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 04

Day 01 — Your favourite song 

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Day 04 — Your favorite book (of all time)

I used to read this book over and over when I was little. It's a beautiful little story about a squirrel named Suzy. She lives in a little house in an Oak Tree. She gets kicked out by a band of ruthless thug squirrels, but eventually, find friends to help her fight for her home. 

I always loved looking at the drawings of her little house and imagined myself living there... on top of the old Oak Tree, swaying with the wind, being rocked to sleep.

Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*etsy update!

I've put up some new limited edition prints and drawings 

(new buttons coming soon!) on ye ol' Etsy..

And a few new photographs...

xoxo

*everthing you've ever wanted to know... day 03

Day 01 — Your favourite song 

Day 02 — Your favourite movie

Day 03 — Your favourite television programme

Ok. This one is actually really hard! Probably because I watch too much TV. 

Watching something like Law and Order is strangly comforting to me. I started watching it with my Dad back when I was about 16. J always complains that every plot is the same...

crime, *dom dom*  

investigate, *dom dom*  

arrest, *dom dom*  

after proper investigating... the first arrest turns out to be wrong, *dom dom*  

they arrest someone else who is the more well-known actor, *dom dom* 

court, *dom dom* 

vertict followed by somewhat witty "lesson learned" statement. 

*dom dom*

Yeah yeah, it's predictable, but that's what makes it comforting!

J and I are both oddly into Top Gear, Spicks n Specks, Hungry Beast (which has just ended, hope it comes back next season!!!)

Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*vegan banana bread and a bit of a crazy weekend

*please note... 
  we are not vegan, I was once, but still love to have vegan and vegetarian things. Yummies!

Saturday afternoons are good for making bread of any kind. I found this recipe quickly online. I've tried so many different recipes for banana muffins and bread, but this one is a big score for me. No butter! There were a few things I changed from the actual recipe, but that's just me...

* 3-4 ripe bananas
* 1 cup raw sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/4 cup water
* 2 cups whole wheat flour
* 1 tablespoon lsa
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon allspice
* about 1/2 cup of crumbled walnuts

In a large bowl mash bananas with sugar and vanilla until combined and creamy. Then mix in the water.

In a smaller bowl, sift together the flour, soda, powder lsa, allspice, and cinnamon.
Add the dry to wet and stir until just mixed. You don't want to over mix or the bread will be dry.

Pour batter into sprayed and floured loaf pan, top with walnuts and bake in preheated 180°C oven for one hour or so until done.

It's very yummy, for not having any added butter in the bread (even though we tend to add butter to it anyway...) That's the reason for bread - right? To eat butter?

Two sort of odd changes here at home.. I'm still getting used to J with no hair! He cut his hair when he was in NZ! He didn't tell me, just showed up at the airport with a big grin on his face.

Also we maybe adopting a little brother for Timmy! His name is Bruce and he's a bit OCD with Timmy, but we have a couple weeks with him, so we will see... He is basenji, like Timmy, but mixed with Jack Russell. Yes, he's a troublesome little nugget! Fingers crossed they sort themselves out over the next few days!

happy monday!

xo

*drop everything for love

I'm a sucker for this... 

(too bad it's for a diamond company)

*fill in the blank friday!

Thanks to Lauren at the little things we do....

1. The first thing I do in the morning is have a good cuddle with Timmy.

2. Every night before bed I play a couple games on my iPhone.

3. My favorite thing to do when I'm having a bad day is eat an Urban Red

4. Something that makes me cringe is most pop music.

5. Social situations are something I am finally getting used to. No more panic attacks! (wooohoooo!)

6. I like to collect vintage cameras. I love taking them apart, cleaning them, putting them back together and actually using them. These are my favourites...

7. Weekends are for cathcing up on house work. Lounging. Spending time with the hubby.

Have a lovely weekend!!!

xo

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 02

Day 01 — Your favorite song 

Day 02 — Your favorite movie

If you have not seen this movie, you are missing out. Granted, I love Cary Grant and pretty much any older film. My english teacher was always pushing us to watch old movies to expand our knowledge of where we came from - I think he just didn't want to teach sometimes... But we saw this twice in his class.

It has that element of slap stick and so many puns. It's brilliant. Death, violence, mental illness and marriage.. Can't get much better than that.

Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*watch hill, rhode island

I'm still going through a lot of my photos from the last trip to the US. 

I still have a whole other media card to go...

I love Watch Hill.

I used to spend a lot of time there when I was younger. I would go on these random drives and end up in another state. I would go down to the private beach at night, walk to the edge of the world and stare out into the mist. Some nights the fog would roll in and the mystery of what lay beyond that opaque veil was enough to send your heart racing.

*everything you've ever wanted to know... day 01

Day 01 — Your favorite song 


 
Day 02 — Your favorite movie
Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

*barack and gary

I must say... I'm not sure why I think this is so funny, but holy buckets batman...

please let there be more soon.

Barack and Gary, BFFS

*inspiration - living with nature

I love all things wooden.

So after about a month of not seeing J (I was in the US and then he headed over to NZ) it's so nice to have him back in my life. Everything seems to be back to normal ... and better. I never thought my life would really be like this. When he was away, I loved having the time to myself, but once he was back I realised how much I missed him. There is just something comforting about having someone to cuddle with, laugh with, plan your life with. It's taken me this long to see it all, but now I do and it's wonderful. 

It's only Wednesday, but I'm looking forward to the weekend! We may be possibly adopting another child! We are going to start the search Saturday. I'm all about finding the perfect play-mate for Timmy. He's a special boy and needs some company. Fingers crossed! 

And hopefully Sunday will be nice enough to maybe clean out our firepit for the upcoming winter! And maybe have some lovely autumn coziness in the backyard with the hubby, the Timmy, the fire and a couple glasses of red...

happy wednesday!

xo

*happiness.