Long time no post a waffle - I know.
Heaps has happened, and no Anna (my second daughter) still doesn't have her driver's license despite numerous threats of throwing her out of home, never giving her another lift etc. She has started a new dreadful habit when I take her out driving on her Learner's plates. She makes sound effects like "Woahhhhhhhhhhhh" when she brakes and "Arghhhhhhhhh" when she turns a corner or merges with traffic. The driving instructor is just going to LOVE that. Worse than when she used to take her hands off the wheel if she thought I was nagging her and say "Look Mum I am a good driver... no hands!"
My Mama gifted me with a patchwork quilt just before Christmas and since then Christian and I have painted our bedroom and started the decorating. The house we live in is about the same size as a postage stamp, so it is nice for me to have a retreat.
The frogs on the dressing table were a gift from Sara (oldest daughter) for Mother's Day. There is a story to that.
Yes - I know I have neglected that wardrobe for too long. I will give it some attention at the end of the month when I have some holidays. I haven't applied a coat of shellac to it since I let the chickens live in it when we first moved to Gladstone.
Oh - I could of turned that picture around and cleaned the mirror I guess.
The my retreat idea actually didn't work. When I come home and sit in my little chair... family tend to follow me in there and sit on the bed and computer chair.
We have also built a safe area for our outdoor setting and a few more gardens. Rocky (the dog) kept digging underneath our outdoor table and we were afraid he could topple it and it would kill him. And he also kept embarrassing me when I hosted any meal outside because he would flick dirt all over the guests feet.
Heaps has happened, and no Anna (my second daughter) still doesn't have her driver's license despite numerous threats of throwing her out of home, never giving her another lift etc. She has started a new dreadful habit when I take her out driving on her Learner's plates. She makes sound effects like "Woahhhhhhhhhhhh" when she brakes and "Arghhhhhhhhh" when she turns a corner or merges with traffic. The driving instructor is just going to LOVE that. Worse than when she used to take her hands off the wheel if she thought I was nagging her and say "Look Mum I am a good driver... no hands!"
My Mama gifted me with a patchwork quilt just before Christmas and since then Christian and I have painted our bedroom and started the decorating. The house we live in is about the same size as a postage stamp, so it is nice for me to have a retreat.
The frogs on the dressing table were a gift from Sara (oldest daughter) for Mother's Day. There is a story to that.
Yes - I know I have neglected that wardrobe for too long. I will give it some attention at the end of the month when I have some holidays. I haven't applied a coat of shellac to it since I let the chickens live in it when we first moved to Gladstone.
Oh - I could of turned that picture around and cleaned the mirror I guess.
The my retreat idea actually didn't work. When I come home and sit in my little chair... family tend to follow me in there and sit on the bed and computer chair.
We have also built a safe area for our outdoor setting and a few more gardens. Rocky (the dog) kept digging underneath our outdoor table and we were afraid he could topple it and it would kill him. And he also kept embarrassing me when I hosted any meal outside because he would flick dirt all over the guests feet. Anna always complains that I never finish projects and there is some truth in that. But I have a new waterfall and fishpond and the birds are well cared for!
7 comments:
What a pretty quilt! I have one my grandmother made that spends most of its time in storage (still allowing the boys on the bed from time to time and I can't bear the thought of the inevitable pawprints) but it's lovely and gives me a lift everytime I take it out.
You guys are doing some good work around the house, it seems! Damn you for motivating me, Melly. I was beginning to get used to the piles of clothes yet to find space since we changed up our bureaus, but your retreat is giving me the incentive to clear it away and make it look nice.
What kind of birds are those?
Ditto on the quilt!! it's beautiful! hope this finds you well :) and yessss what kind of birds are those, they are beauties, ive never seen any like that before? take care mel!!! miss you
carrie*
When Mama gave me the quilt she did make me promise no dogs.. thank goodness she gave up the internet! I cant keep Rocky off it... and he is shedding hair. I do love it though..
The birds are lorrikeets. Sometimes I get galahs too, and crested pigeons but generally the lorrikeets (half their size) scare them away.
Absolutely lovely quilt...I am green with envy :)
Great to have you back Melly, and yes, life is just never dull when you have kids..and things to do :)
Looks beautiful Miss Melissa.
On the official front, we won't be up this year, then again at the rate the house shit is going (ie not at all still) I could spit the dummy and say 'feck it' and run away up there instead.
Looks great! Good on you!!!! Thanks for sharing - i appreciate it :)
Cyalayta
Mal :)
Oh Bianca.. danggit... it probably is time I visited you.. I am just scared of the cold not of the beauty.... Oh and I am poverty struck TOO.. danngit danngit..
You are a real treasure Mal. Thanks,
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