december 1...advent pockets to fill with love...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>morning lovely bloggy friends...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />we had a mid week teacher's strike here yesterday & therefore a house full of extra's...<br /><br />so not all my boxes were ticked- which i'm needing to do each & every day now that we are<b> *in*</b><br /><br />the month of our huge <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/going-homex.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{move back}</span></a> to the beautiful beaches of sydney...<br /><br /><br />so...after a morning of balance (you know those mornings- & it wasn't the kids!)...<br /><br />the ever patient, every gorgeous husband took all the kids to school...<br /><br />& i'm sitting here, with a strong cup of tea...thinking bout filling advent pockets...<br /><br /><i>not life altering i realise ;) but about all i can manage this morning...one of <b>those </b>mornings people...!</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3VrjwRYripjEAopaJrm0vZ6KCoLWyC5EBSo7JgH3BvhvbiJNO40u79W-EtNnr65pb3crhLAsNokFpacmYUIJHIBasShH9xyPscuOXOOT1dQmqyrQ5_ctlPgkXAR7lwARTFqMvqQT18IH/s1600/advent1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3VrjwRYripjEAopaJrm0vZ6KCoLWyC5EBSo7JgH3BvhvbiJNO40u79W-EtNnr65pb3crhLAsNokFpacmYUIJHIBasShH9xyPscuOXOOT1dQmqyrQ5_ctlPgkXAR7lwARTFqMvqQT18IH/s640/advent1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>for our three kiddos, age irrelevant, the *advent calendar* is a special lead up to the big day...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />they've all gone off to school this morning anticipating the opening of the first advent goodies<br /><br />this afternoon...<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>some years we've had little fabric squares on string lines across the windows...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />some years we've done the <strike>desperate</strike> easy <i>quick-it's-the-flippin-first-of-december-store-bought </i><br /><br />chocolate calendar boxes, with the flip open windows...<br /><br />you know the ones...awful, loud, disney inspired {!!??}...yet do the job...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXgZelBOaVKp9LOLPMxDLle10NIC5KRl6dsYwGDcmBZ-4hzltmTwq8Ubd57K8k_oNDNO2v11cyv5KJLPg4OcDYxUdZlUYbdNhFQlR5d99VtEUFuA5ULrI6Z04YJEVPoo1Da8T3Z_kJGLT/s1600/advent2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXgZelBOaVKp9LOLPMxDLle10NIC5KRl6dsYwGDcmBZ-4hzltmTwq8Ubd57K8k_oNDNO2v11cyv5KJLPg4OcDYxUdZlUYbdNhFQlR5d99VtEUFuA5ULrI6Z04YJEVPoo1Da8T3Z_kJGLT/s640/advent2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>this year</b> we needed something simple...that could survive a mid-advent flight <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/going-homex.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{home to Australia}</span></a>,<br /><br />whose daily pockets could be filled with more than chocolate coins...& that was made with love<br /><br />by me, for them, in the house we have loved in the english countryside, for so long...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKNjN6CgjmfQ6hJxuLgxIf-3GQjOCoasp29qY-q6XKm2762dISTZMg8oZFEpYbr_Eyb03u8k4MvwMXXSdWroX-eEwy3Xz-OT0jthfWBsg9Pf9LBVkchaZACpr1GLyS3MJs90u4ItX5SKG/s1600/advent3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKNjN6CgjmfQ6hJxuLgxIf-3GQjOCoasp29qY-q6XKm2762dISTZMg8oZFEpYbr_Eyb03u8k4MvwMXXSdWroX-eEwy3Xz-OT0jthfWBsg9Pf9LBVkchaZACpr1GLyS3MJs90u4ItX5SKG/s640/advent3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>so...the squares were cut...the french numbers stamped...the pieces sewn together...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />& this morning i am going for a quiet, simple wander to fill those pockets...<br /><br />english sweets...some little english souvenirs...little reminders of our time here together...<br /><br />by Christmas day we will be sitting in the sand, drinking smoothies & wondering what the cold<br /><br />felt like...<br /><br />so taking this advent calendar home on December 20 & opening one day in Dubai & the<br /><br />remaining days in the sunshine just makes <b>this year's calendar all the more special</b>...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIfWLtk2zczl-bq1G-lse3cdRq1vhoSwFNBNbSyu0HZsYFh2N5FOMHtOt10yg-L6pLFA6Zpb7C9mFDA4FJS88hFGdGDhOwo29YTDqH3f1V97mv12vZ-xbqKHUitZTQ0-PsVGG_bcxsXho/s1600/advent6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIfWLtk2zczl-bq1G-lse3cdRq1vhoSwFNBNbSyu0HZsYFh2N5FOMHtOt10yg-L6pLFA6Zpb7C9mFDA4FJS88hFGdGDhOwo29YTDqH3f1V97mv12vZ-xbqKHUitZTQ0-PsVGG_bcxsXho/s640/advent6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>at this time of year- life can be a tricky balance...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>remember the simple things are often the loveliest </b><b>memories...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYuE1fx-uwW5SmWhu3grFB1D6F3r6j6CdIZQbbgddZmLatD1aUf9qlq_MZc9LZ_6L91R420DJZt3BMYGz2HuqpYFCKxt7t_RPwOek31Yfj99XJ5AOdzvHY6mX315z129Oj7WAkUbFjczm/s1600/advent4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYuE1fx-uwW5SmWhu3grFB1D6F3r6j6CdIZQbbgddZmLatD1aUf9qlq_MZc9LZ_6L91R420DJZt3BMYGz2HuqpYFCKxt7t_RPwOek31Yfj99XJ5AOdzvHY6mX315z129Oj7WAkUbFjczm/s640/advent4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></div><b><br /></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a shared thought: yesterday an incredibly brave mother from our little school lost her long fight with cancer...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her two beautiful children were blessed to have had her guide them for as long as she could...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">today please just take a moment to look at your children...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">& to love them that little bit more...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Karen will always be an inspiration in my mind & though there are many tears- her smile is what i will recall each & every time we passed with school bags, scooters & *good morning's*...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">thank you for the small *moment* of time in which i knew you Karen- your children will continue to be loved & watched over at school by their many gentle friends...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>

december 1...advent pockets to fill with love...

morning lovely bloggy friends... we had a mid week teacher's strike here yesterday & therefore a house full of extra's... so not...

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vintage chairs, village markets & a B.B {british bestie}...

<b>our village market- the B.B {british besite} & i are taking you with us this morning...</b><br /><br /><b>we want your opinion on this seriously cool rocking vintage chair...</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJaE2-Vg07S4RAZIIy2vgm3km6zh8GYQc_yZbdJZK6T24I3VFwvmeoNLXUiLvCpze89cRhdOhEA4pBG9SpBboOo0ouRMkkntD_SBAIopwB_6B-Z7QNfiLWXD3HiqSgxHC_v2iIiXaEpzc/s1600/janechair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJaE2-Vg07S4RAZIIy2vgm3km6zh8GYQc_yZbdJZK6T24I3VFwvmeoNLXUiLvCpze89cRhdOhEA4pBG9SpBboOo0ouRMkkntD_SBAIopwB_6B-Z7QNfiLWXD3HiqSgxHC_v2iIiXaEpzc/s640/janechair1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />patch-worked by hand- <i>re-stuffed all squishy & perfectly snuggly...</i><br /><br />perfect for B.B's bay window...perfect for C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S....<br /><i> </i><br /><i><b>you hearing this Mr.B.B ?</b></i><br /><br /><i>i can assure you your christmas will be <b>full of festive cheer ;) </b>if you bobbed down & picked up this </i><br /><i><b> </b></i><br /><i>piece of patch-worked heaven for her...<b>you listening !?</b></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOkaOeKaXQ9ew4taiBYJU82q8vlhbS1qARDK6fTjzxrF3qYoA4XlBDAgSsylDTB6saUpiwSAqEiyoIj9toT3jTReoUgqS8nvhBwRtrUzmjxwpDw4VyQ60Rl2zbXZMVI56p-hTgmkAQnX5/s1600/janechair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOkaOeKaXQ9ew4taiBYJU82q8vlhbS1qARDK6fTjzxrF3qYoA4XlBDAgSsylDTB6saUpiwSAqEiyoIj9toT3jTReoUgqS8nvhBwRtrUzmjxwpDw4VyQ60Rl2zbXZMVI56p-hTgmkAQnX5/s640/janechair2.jpg" width="516" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>this is the same little stall that had the blue side board last week... <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/virtual-coffee-at-my-local-food-market.html" style="color: #a64d79;">{here}</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& i know from your emails & comments, that  a few of you would've whipped that in the back of your </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">people mover.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it's also the same little secret spot that the B.B & i got our french potato baskets from...<a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-potato-basket-love-my-thrift.html" style="color: #a64d79;">{here}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">man do we need to get her this chair...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirnlUtQ1yDqKiFB7Nc8rq6PV3YGtcloboMlCylRWhMmI02BsGHuuQq-BTKRCX6XL_Wmu-OqxNkpEJVH9Dh-0XvHZEUu4q1uda49B3kFkjcLalDrcSPm0TuaCgDOSPaawG4KR1VU8u_LBH/s1600/janechair4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirnlUtQ1yDqKiFB7Nc8rq6PV3YGtcloboMlCylRWhMmI02BsGHuuQq-BTKRCX6XL_Wmu-OqxNkpEJVH9Dh-0XvHZEUu4q1uda49B3kFkjcLalDrcSPm0TuaCgDOSPaawG4KR1VU8u_LBH/s640/janechair4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>anyway- the seeds have been sewn with Mr.BB & all 20 of our fingers are crossed...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>maybe a quick "how are you lovely Mr.BB- did we mention it's V & A fabrics" text may nail it?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDRWi2pO_On7ZYgvq-GsQa0hA_PKlsk0r53dKYl9va7jdJ1uXSix11KGYnikSSKsoqGJBwD-iNPdWBjfV8eL7d2tnPvR_121uaS8A7mb393JSy_YpnQ_2dBpRnN2bwxg1df5fPoi3uq0/s1600/janechair5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDRWi2pO_On7ZYgvq-GsQa0hA_PKlsk0r53dKYl9va7jdJ1uXSix11KGYnikSSKsoqGJBwD-iNPdWBjfV8eL7d2tnPvR_121uaS8A7mb393JSy_YpnQ_2dBpRnN2bwxg1df5fPoi3uq0/s640/janechair5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tWQB2PqmA6PHVQbdBkIDQ834jYFXQDA4UIwlL-X1vvNiKLl6MfFh60FpcMZQpUrSu5q1Qt8-OVKf0KZ5TAg5bBbTffTKB11aKEbcfLG5acHDHR3IN3g9bPJ0p0KUJQ73SNeT7zjTyfI/s1600/janechair7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>between this gorgeous chair & my big old country house there was also a *house sale* on this </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>morning...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i really just needed a wander <b>with her</b> & a look at <strike>old stuff</strike> vintage bits this morning...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">some<b> time out</b> from the list ticking & the endless <strike>at times a little overwheliming </strike>planning... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we did good....<b>real good</b>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a great old typewriter & some wonderful old cotton reels for me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5FC1YN3D9-6z7wk1Rvv8sueIefUsXzvhKK7ScMdvFrdHk3VipNGLcmTmZHH1zstKXnKG7mF_CCSHUEf5Kc6fMjPTgGwv6_BwwpweYAJcVH1HW8rcFDNCxvZic13G9tN5EDC7U00Q2263/s1600/janechair6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5FC1YN3D9-6z7wk1Rvv8sueIefUsXzvhKK7ScMdvFrdHk3VipNGLcmTmZHH1zstKXnKG7mF_CCSHUEf5Kc6fMjPTgGwv6_BwwpweYAJcVH1HW8rcFDNCxvZic13G9tN5EDC7U00Q2263/s640/janechair6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& a perfect vintage milk bottle that we worked out was over 50 years old and that was produced for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the dairy farm not far from the B.B's folks house- for her...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i love that...the history & connections...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>so...another gorgeous crisp wander through my little part of ol'Blighty...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">with thoughts of both days on the beach in Australia & days snuggling up with mulled wine & the  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BB on this chair<b> </b><i>dancing around in my head...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>yooohoooo...Mr.BB this is for you...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tWQB2PqmA6PHVQbdBkIDQ834jYFXQDA4UIwlL-X1vvNiKLl6MfFh60FpcMZQpUrSu5q1Qt8-OVKf0KZ5TAg5bBbTffTKB11aKEbcfLG5acHDHR3IN3g9bPJ0p0KUJQ73SNeT7zjTyfI/s1600/janechair7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tWQB2PqmA6PHVQbdBkIDQ834jYFXQDA4UIwlL-X1vvNiKLl6MfFh60FpcMZQpUrSu5q1Qt8-OVKf0KZ5TAg5bBbTffTKB11aKEbcfLG5acHDHR3IN3g9bPJ0p0KUJQ73SNeT7zjTyfI/s640/janechair7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the BB & i are bringing you back here over the weekend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>for the lighting of our village christmas tree<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a mulled wine or two</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you in?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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vintage chairs, village markets & a B.B {british bestie}...

our village market- the B.B {british besite} & i are taking you with us this morning... we want your opinion on this seriously cool rock...

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a giveaway - *rocking some creative inspiration*

<b><br /></b><br /><b>have you gals fallen in <i>creative lust</i> with the<i> *Mollie Makes*</i> mags?</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i am in hook...line & craft sinker...<br /><b><br /></b><br />the <b>Autumn edition </b>is just endless inspiration, page after gorgeous page...<br /><br />it's not just the projects...the <b>layout</b> of the magazine is right up my alley...it makes me want to create...<br /><br />a totally healthy <b>drug of choice</b>...<br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpqcX7HHAwUNxlFANRFqk6b6OTe7InucBp5MIVhJGfXRWzMMPZrHtDye8YxgmM38zd94r1mZbD2G3vUMKWtuin09V5e032cfisfheGgZtoV1bt0nCh14FQbg6OXA4RNmmZ1bY5WpWF-oc/s1600/molliemakes1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpqcX7HHAwUNxlFANRFqk6b6OTe7InucBp5MIVhJGfXRWzMMPZrHtDye8YxgmM38zd94r1mZbD2G3vUMKWtuin09V5e032cfisfheGgZtoV1bt0nCh14FQbg6OXA4RNmmZ1bY5WpWF-oc/s640/molliemakes1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i had a moment to day to just have a quick *squizz*...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />& inevitably this leads to a flurry of lists...<br /><br />things to make...things that inspire...<br /><br />just so much to want to do...instantly!<br /><br />if you like to have <b>a million creative pursuits</b> on the go at once...then get your hands on a copy!<br /><br />and this months edition indulges in two of my <b>fave </b><i><b>style crushes</b>...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><a href="http://thecraftyminx.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">{kelly doust- author of *The Crafty Minx*}</span></a>...who i could imagine being great friends with in the real </i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>world...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />{her daughter's name is Olive<i> & i love that name- </i>we're a perfect match!}<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvWgt7WlPl6ehni3jy2wSa8Gcz2JD5ek5pctzYTXDeIfOjcdkBhn6eo3ESAlT_uPLZ5fGnYlWZU3kJmJYhgk3mwtoTRcn40xxgWh-efRGPJHfhYsaa22IzBOwjiLMyiSXaFmpYkzP1P2f/s1600/molliemakes2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvWgt7WlPl6ehni3jy2wSa8Gcz2JD5ek5pctzYTXDeIfOjcdkBhn6eo3ESAlT_uPLZ5fGnYlWZU3kJmJYhgk3mwtoTRcn40xxgWh-efRGPJHfhYsaa22IzBOwjiLMyiSXaFmpYkzP1P2f/s640/molliemakes2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>& ...the gorgeously stylish blogger <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://frydogdesign.blogspot.com/">{jeanette lunde}</a></span></b><br /><b><br /></b><br />she is just so feminine, simply lovely, joyful & inspiring...<br /><br />i would be very happy to sit at her table drinking endless tea & <strike>staring at her lovely life</strike> taking in a<br /><br />moment of her day...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX9ytTA8IRTC11rgmhfPcL6pYPvz9xvQE10MdWmW-Ladvcl8BLHhvpnf-fUreeb6w2GlCWytm8zj3pPesUWi4OjN6SRvM4FaKYLJAy6xFA1gGrr4Vlfip0ebzv_luA5d8hsytyC3kQ8WW/s1600/molliemakes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX9ytTA8IRTC11rgmhfPcL6pYPvz9xvQE10MdWmW-Ladvcl8BLHhvpnf-fUreeb6w2GlCWytm8zj3pPesUWi4OjN6SRvM4FaKYLJAy6xFA1gGrr4Vlfip0ebzv_luA5d8hsytyC3kQ8WW/s640/molliemakes3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>since falling in love with the world of blogging i'm rarely *rocked* by a creative mag in the flesh...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>there are just so many wonderful bloggers out there, that there's no need to keep an eye out for </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>new mags </b><b>to </b><b>inspire...</b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b><br /><a href="http://molliemakes.themakingspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">{mollie makes}</span></a> is <i>soo</i> the exception to this rule...<br /><br />get your hands on a copy- a cup of tea & take a moment for yourself...<br /><br />be inspired...<br /><br />i love this autumn edition so much- that i'm picking up another copy <b>for one of you...</b><br /><br />just leave a comment on <b>*what rocks your craft boat*</b>...<br /><br />blogs? mags? books?<br /><br />be a <b>Miss Sew & So </b>follower & share your inspiration- simple...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeK9KfT0t6AxdaEDXOG5olGJp5LP4qqSQFPXhbcl-yJYWxOCQPlpaQFJ7CqqVzrtMECP1-ZUFgYWYdTLW1er9oSYyiArRhHSQiL51H-eGHctzreU7xpCgNCOf5Tq9eqnHfwOB4uURLgQ2/s1600/molliemakes5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeK9KfT0t6AxdaEDXOG5olGJp5LP4qqSQFPXhbcl-yJYWxOCQPlpaQFJ7CqqVzrtMECP1-ZUFgYWYdTLW1er9oSYyiArRhHSQiL51H-eGHctzreU7xpCgNCOf5Tq9eqnHfwOB4uURLgQ2/s640/molliemakes5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">on another autumn note</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">we had our very first open fire last night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">gotta love that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zoIOKjHRTqMdj1R43oU_7LU2bKNjHaLsBwtRfuL8smDqImBRuHDdG1kBk_ahonmdLJIs-nm_KAM35CFFvZqHK6xFvZT0wJvluHlqYkk1Is0z7xjZuwxzNngcIZowoItLp0NmOtNh8Ucj/s1600/molliemakesfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zoIOKjHRTqMdj1R43oU_7LU2bKNjHaLsBwtRfuL8smDqImBRuHDdG1kBk_ahonmdLJIs-nm_KAM35CFFvZqHK6xFvZT0wJvluHlqYkk1Is0z7xjZuwxzNngcIZowoItLp0NmOtNh8Ucj/s640/molliemakesfire.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i'll get the kiddos to pluck a name at random </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy tuesday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">melissa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>

a giveaway - *rocking some creative inspiration*

have you gals fallen in creative lust with the *Mollie Makes* mags? i am in hook...line & craft sinker... the Autumn edition  is just...

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ruffly friday pretties...

<b>friday pretties...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />a day of all weathers...<br /><br />will i ever get used to the british weather...?<br /><br />here is my ruffly lovely bag in autumn mode...<br /><br />inspiration to spend a snuggly day inside, making a matching one for <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">*sarah*</span></a>, after coffee with the B.B {british bestie}...<br /><br />sarah won my ruffly-giveaway...she is a doll & inspires me constantly on her gorgeous blog <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">*Modern Country Style*</span></a>...oh the houses she takes us through...-get over there!<br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrMeZonvoLjM2AGqYQhr-yAb80RkwFZaE82iMVxC1KSsj78-PWIL8e46pzYrwgarDycE3pV4L2r_JiA4aqXd9Ul0UK1coEPVekm_g41kJbQF06spIu5Xa7dgVGLYQEaj9z2YetgynQhoJ/s1600/autumnbag1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrMeZonvoLjM2AGqYQhr-yAb80RkwFZaE82iMVxC1KSsj78-PWIL8e46pzYrwgarDycE3pV4L2r_JiA4aqXd9Ul0UK1coEPVekm_g41kJbQF06spIu5Xa7dgVGLYQEaj9z2YetgynQhoJ/s640/autumnbag1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>ballet shoes...mac coat & ruffles...autumn...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i'm gonna show you when i get in my winter boots...i'm still holding out...<i>just</i>...!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so...with a coffee under my mac & a morning waiting for rain...i started ruffling...big time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE3rXE-pZML1u7KphXewKy9NQMBevsVOMzJplNqnxvoa3CFwfSWT4LJ8-ovFKQGiBtNo5-Id8CvBUzPG3MZYLvjNaBO3GllBT6dNkQAaZBGHl_XE02L5KWvv-IEoUd7AlIeUYZ06FAz07/s1600/autumnbag2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE3rXE-pZML1u7KphXewKy9NQMBevsVOMzJplNqnxvoa3CFwfSWT4LJ8-ovFKQGiBtNo5-Id8CvBUzPG3MZYLvjNaBO3GllBT6dNkQAaZBGHl_XE02L5KWvv-IEoUd7AlIeUYZ06FAz07/s640/autumnbag2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>see my little *i love mum* note up there on my machine...?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">that's been there for longer than i can remember...love those moments...it not ever coming off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>so</b>...ruffles by the yard...french ribbon by the roll...rain trying to fall...pots of tea...sarah's bag...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz668Hh_0aehZXhPUqjOep9m2x_4OgVt__l6xXal4ouj6B9MmtX1ptWICxyS22wd_r1t16BV-apslkRQpMd-TZudi7J24J0-JgqpJLjv40FjzoA9Lr4l8DZGlVynjNzZ8gCF98wfAdqQgA/s1600/autumnbag3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz668Hh_0aehZXhPUqjOep9m2x_4OgVt__l6xXal4ouj6B9MmtX1ptWICxyS22wd_r1t16BV-apslkRQpMd-TZudi7J24J0-JgqpJLjv40FjzoA9Lr4l8DZGlVynjNzZ8gCF98wfAdqQgA/s640/autumnbag3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i love sewing with plain fabrics where the texture really shines through...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it's not about the colours...but the design...the shape...the ruffles...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">lined in blue french stripe...simple...timeless...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiIck_C9TGSM8qXLYSOCz777wgbtswKCmkCzjMnRhkCigd-2Po7W4RD1vc9CNJ1pS2BviCYCzGiKxglxXfzsHX4ylBlFCEnp9NIi78u9HVQI9gqsaqBxgm8Bk6pNpwf1MDFXVfIK7Q1mt/s1600/autumnbag5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiIck_C9TGSM8qXLYSOCz777wgbtswKCmkCzjMnRhkCigd-2Po7W4RD1vc9CNJ1pS2BviCYCzGiKxglxXfzsHX4ylBlFCEnp9NIi78u9HVQI9gqsaqBxgm8Bk6pNpwf1MDFXVfIK7Q1mt/s640/autumnbag5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>as i finished...the rain bucketed down...pounding against the windows...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>B.U.C.K.E.T.E.D...!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*murphy's law*- lunchtime- chance of rain...school pickup- lashing down...!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so i left my cosy little corner...slurped the last of my tea & dashed <i>past my wellies {!!}</i> into the rain...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">leaving a pile of ruffles, cotton, fabric & creative chaos for another day...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jw6DUwASRZB2hHFF_o0uy0QcznrIcvz95mwA8RIyYfQJwY-dqAW1P89__4xHYylGb_-FqFtpNPtfGckNqaCK6MxhyUmyJGxZBd4mg-foSLQ3ONiU9XQXY_-9fMm_g8K9-8naIsDxYHB4/s1600/autumnbag6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jw6DUwASRZB2hHFF_o0uy0QcznrIcvz95mwA8RIyYfQJwY-dqAW1P89__4xHYylGb_-FqFtpNPtfGckNqaCK6MxhyUmyJGxZBd4mg-foSLQ3ONiU9XQXY_-9fMm_g8K9-8naIsDxYHB4/s640/autumnbag6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i so love sewing in cold rainy weather...listening to BBC radio on my laptop...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i've made lotsa extra ruffles today...ready for some cushion creating...for the change of seasons...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& i've been thinking of ruffly wreathes...& other autumn crafting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">there's some little projects i'm wanting to share..so ladies, get your glue guns loaded...!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5co582jtenVqLyoHhHotfbYbeH37VX1V1Bczr-eOk_ywMlj3sAolVFjNWkRLPhWqNnrza97YZ5ULiYAvbi86I5yPEMc-o3hZqZOFKkaipqeUCYgfzgw5fkF5eS-W66PJ-dOXccFIFN70G/s1600/autumnbag8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5co582jtenVqLyoHhHotfbYbeH37VX1V1Bczr-eOk_ywMlj3sAolVFjNWkRLPhWqNnrza97YZ5ULiYAvbi86I5yPEMc-o3hZqZOFKkaipqeUCYgfzgw5fkF5eS-W66PJ-dOXccFIFN70G/s640/autumnbag8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>this cushion is for my sitting chair...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">french typeset...old vintage sacks bought in the french countryside whilst brocante loving with my mama...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we had a couple of weeks together, the summer after we first arrived from the sandy beaches of sydney...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i've been saving these for a rainy day...& here's the start of something lovely...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">but...i'll keep this to show you for another day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">another rainy autumn day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">happy friday...hope you weekend is full of some ruffle love...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">xox</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">melissa </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b>

ruffly friday pretties...

friday pretties... a day of all weathers... will i ever get used to the british weather...? here is my ruffly lovely bag in autumn mode... i...

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a life made lovely in fabrics & friendships...

 <b>a life made lovely...& </b><b>going with the flow of the seasons...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>autumn has arrived...& i snuggled down over the weekend & created...</b><br /><b>i went with the season...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />a pot of tea...& a semi-chaotic studio of fabric...music...cotton lace & cushions...<br />i'd like to paint a picture of serenity...of order...of folded fabric...of quiet creation...<br /><br />but in reality...<br />it's more noisy {lovely} kiddos constantly interrupting, the husband on the nearby laptop chatting about the sports arrangements for the weekend & tonights dinner...& the BBC Radio humming along in the background...<br /><br />& i know i wouldn't have it any other way...<br />i'm sure it's the only way i can create...<br />it's the same way i've been doing it for years...<br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96yfii5dsgV70pT0P4Bq9l7FJPKrO2pdTARZ5-r00G1dUWHORpK5gsPKRGTO7XIBF4bxoMmzC_nqrbKK-Yl9DiRLLxecZeRrNSDU-_c95kqbeXDIcY-oCeYDoPX8JaeMKwblN_FILxLME/s1600/lace3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96yfii5dsgV70pT0P4Bq9l7FJPKrO2pdTARZ5-r00G1dUWHORpK5gsPKRGTO7XIBF4bxoMmzC_nqrbKK-Yl9DiRLLxecZeRrNSDU-_c95kqbeXDIcY-oCeYDoPX8JaeMKwblN_FILxLME/s640/lace3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>&...it makes me very happy...<br /><br />i also *work* in a <s>semi-chaotic</s> <i>less than orderly</i> way...<br /><br />everything is created as i sit down to fill an order...<br />not the week before...not with drawings done in anticipation of...<br />all of this i love to do...& i love to do it as i am about to create the piece...<br /><br />if it's a gift for someone - all i want is a little jumble of thoughts about that person...<br /><i><br /></i><br />their favourite colours...their jobs...a little of their nature...<br />& i take that & create them a special cushion, or bag...made <i>just for them</i>...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ3JXw8o6zIu3YQEQdM_l8hSMbKk3LTfFA5Pm9T_aIiq54UEi5Ramvy6o4_5VB70wdSN86S9qQSAGUdnLLwpG81nKo6et1i8-voMLGFEhJ-FIFGHTYaNKflP7gdSY673fDMKiVX_VLNLQ/s1600/life3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ3JXw8o6zIu3YQEQdM_l8hSMbKk3LTfFA5Pm9T_aIiq54UEi5Ramvy6o4_5VB70wdSN86S9qQSAGUdnLLwpG81nKo6et1i8-voMLGFEhJ-FIFGHTYaNKflP7gdSY673fDMKiVX_VLNLQ/s640/life3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />i love to approach each order like this, for me they're fresh...individual...& to be honest...the only way i know how to work...<br /><br />i plan so much of the <i>rest of our life</i>...<br />the daily...the monthly...the yearly...<br />i plan constantly for our busy family of five...<br />so...i thrive on this <i>instant...spontaneous creativity...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmvcLBOGj4LRGYYOfRYGfQdZLmgi3dTkoGknpx8lnwwni4A0g9C3ko_Fe7yM-RTiEMjLq6zcrEAlrFxEVp21Y1zvsva6fdm36vt-k-E535hNchk3A27l0etQOJUUeu07GIc_eEEjPTJ_R/s1600/lace4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmvcLBOGj4LRGYYOfRYGfQdZLmgi3dTkoGknpx8lnwwni4A0g9C3ko_Fe7yM-RTiEMjLq6zcrEAlrFxEVp21Y1zvsva6fdm36vt-k-E535hNchk3A27l0etQOJUUeu07GIc_eEEjPTJ_R/s640/lace4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><b>adding to the <s>constant mess</s> lovely creative chaos of my sewing room- i never throw out my offcuts...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i can't bare to bin anything- it's the building of a cushion from all the smaller pieces that makes it so special...<br />these pieces create the most loved & inspiring cushions...<br />my friendship cushions...<br /><b><br /></b><br />given by people who want to show their love & friendship for someone in their lives...<br />& made with so much enjoyment by me...<br />from french fabrics, british rose linens, vintage finds & cotton laces...<br /><br />made with kiddos sitting at my feet playing with mini skateboards...<br />wrapping tiny treasures in my leftover fabrics...<br />shouting at me from the kitchen whilst learning to make big hearty autumn soup outa leftovers...<br /><br />& all the while...i wouldn't have it any other way...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DJ-4wg0QhxQVs9WHsWbWjEqIWPXBA-TH2ITdWbMpKphyLRXkTtT-AFyuNupSjqIXv5ce2zRjgWNI6y_HtpJdV1_G69LPhpz9KUU1Dhz3CBV12gzkYQe1DgMze-BClih4n1bMYIpM3iLS/s1600/life4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DJ-4wg0QhxQVs9WHsWbWjEqIWPXBA-TH2ITdWbMpKphyLRXkTtT-AFyuNupSjqIXv5ce2zRjgWNI6y_HtpJdV1_G69LPhpz9KUU1Dhz3CBV12gzkYQe1DgMze-BClih4n1bMYIpM3iLS/s640/life4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>a life made lovely...</b><br /><b>with fabrics...& friendship...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />snuggled against the autumn weather...<br />a wonderful weekend indulgence amongst the usual loved chaos of my family life...<br /><br />no organised shelves of cottons...& patterns...<br />no long modern clean surfaces of space...<br />just a group of mix-matched vintage desks...thrifted cane chairs...baskets of fabrics & time...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVURdP6ITLKvI_TplA2cDtXaf1VKhNKPzS0g4BytAgNl3loEU5FbaWlpAVHkw9iKEPnTFp7Az4nxXwOLUvKuqRw5mTfQ4enCi2otP6tIIbjrXoweWJDmH662Ndf3ea7Na0Ga6xpS-f2ezz/s1600/life3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVURdP6ITLKvI_TplA2cDtXaf1VKhNKPzS0g4BytAgNl3loEU5FbaWlpAVHkw9iKEPnTFp7Az4nxXwOLUvKuqRw5mTfQ4enCi2otP6tIIbjrXoweWJDmH662Ndf3ea7Na0Ga6xpS-f2ezz/s640/life3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">a life made lovely</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">embracing the chaos</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">creating alongside everyday life</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc5hm-dS3x7XFDAvRM1cJ_6KctgCmzhxrg6oyZytXwd0Z_BiTeDvp3A3JTF0xbSRRDDM4miNjo51kVTBkxg51pyC3hL_JqDthuozA7QEnwuyEG-oWbdMJD8xqREyFEY7_eTpDkdymtFaP/s1600/life1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc5hm-dS3x7XFDAvRM1cJ_6KctgCmzhxrg6oyZytXwd0Z_BiTeDvp3A3JTF0xbSRRDDM4miNjo51kVTBkxg51pyC3hL_JqDthuozA7QEnwuyEG-oWbdMJD8xqREyFEY7_eTpDkdymtFaP/s640/life1.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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a life made lovely in fabrics & friendships...

  a life made lovely...&  going with the flow of the seasons... autumn has arrived...& i snuggled down over the weekend & create...

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friday pretties & hanging out in the english countryside...

<b><i>friday...yehar...</i></b><br /><b><i>fresh flowers...</i></b><br /><b><i>wimbledon...</i></b><br /><b><i>budweisers...</i></b><br /><b><i>friday pretties...</i></b><br /><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVsHlx3Cu4h0AJbDqQfJcAKOBGjjiRNQtmX2jbdikTeb6Vax3NyEM4fZLa-H_58NcBVSE8HO3pH_4ShYG4Lk2jdIRq8HGL456UGZeIUMPZexG43RSEyniKhLZpyDpfpQgbPVvQZV2isjx/s1600/prettyfri1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVsHlx3Cu4h0AJbDqQfJcAKOBGjjiRNQtmX2jbdikTeb6Vax3NyEM4fZLa-H_58NcBVSE8HO3pH_4ShYG4Lk2jdIRq8HGL456UGZeIUMPZexG43RSEyniKhLZpyDpfpQgbPVvQZV2isjx/s640/prettyfri1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />nothing like a friday arvo...<br />kiddos home, friday after school eye tests done...<br />&<br />yep...as i thought, i need to get myself into a pair of glasses...<br /><b>cool glasses i may add...</b><br />that's why i took the kiddos- they're pretty cool & VERY opinionated!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F4-xbY_Q8VGRdq0sB2-XIrvlTtUhigeyUoibPUWyTmYPolnXDkxEN57SCW77wv8lLuobh82Q6UeZOWVnIHYw3PgLfh2BqbH8W3DYFdGaDGo44KXF-QLV3_UfGS12qcu_Jo8kxBpOG5j1/s1600/prettyfri2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F4-xbY_Q8VGRdq0sB2-XIrvlTtUhigeyUoibPUWyTmYPolnXDkxEN57SCW77wv8lLuobh82Q6UeZOWVnIHYw3PgLfh2BqbH8W3DYFdGaDGo44KXF-QLV3_UfGS12qcu_Jo8kxBpOG5j1/s640/prettyfri2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we've done the budweiser/wimbledon match...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>love wimbledon...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">now we are heading out for a walk with the kiddos on the *village green*...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so...my fave day of the week...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">some *friday pretties*...white stocks, a vintage ladder...& some ruffles in progress...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSkN37B0jNpF_SnrL0IRPs4n1mKszHlvR2vx4AcSdQ2IMDi43Wig3lsUWu0ZK6aJF0bFqA6yOfSH6eLg65jZDMGSR2ciJdqkUwZhXf-f_UlxMzfKArUiUydbJp4YMtKJo9ihWxk3uDG2S/s1600/prettyfri3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSkN37B0jNpF_SnrL0IRPs4n1mKszHlvR2vx4AcSdQ2IMDi43Wig3lsUWu0ZK6aJF0bFqA6yOfSH6eLg65jZDMGSR2ciJdqkUwZhXf-f_UlxMzfKArUiUydbJp4YMtKJo9ihWxk3uDG2S/s640/prettyfri3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVP-GXj5lVrZ9nj72xwp5B39CtWXAcgzs_3KGZHnFfJXPzYb18pLd0P-U5RyRPC4MCOQVkZJpWCuxUuHh3pvYdDa6Lffji83CY-pCNJ99mM8LfjDTXNtfG8hD5X85yIlVISZPHGuviHFe/s1600/prettyfri4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVP-GXj5lVrZ9nj72xwp5B39CtWXAcgzs_3KGZHnFfJXPzYb18pLd0P-U5RyRPC4MCOQVkZJpWCuxUuHh3pvYdDa6Lffji83CY-pCNJ99mM8LfjDTXNtfG8hD5X85yIlVISZPHGuviHFe/s640/prettyfri4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">what do you think of the ruffles?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i'm thinking it's a whole new line of Miss Sew & So goodies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the whole etsy shop thing is still at the front of my thoughts...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">but for tonight...it's wimbledon...family...& friday pretties...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MST5ELgI0274NZILfrbzcovnRy05jx3YZCmYDmH-Yf-z_y1vSP_g8jikyepwR93Utqcqe6hwXGFaa3DZZwkDca8wdKc_Sxx7IXIBSZdSimfS7NwwumMtvpAvQnFpN-8DbIBd72bp76Kd/s1600/prettyfri5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MST5ELgI0274NZILfrbzcovnRy05jx3YZCmYDmH-Yf-z_y1vSP_g8jikyepwR93Utqcqe6hwXGFaa3DZZwkDca8wdKc_Sxx7IXIBSZdSimfS7NwwumMtvpAvQnFpN-8DbIBd72bp76Kd/s640/prettyfri5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvtE7hluJ9vEeEKEe_YqzotPg2yTide7r9wo5qFZwKMNEH_9E4OnVSqA5ATOOJOaa3_Qcq1vVNkXrRyHnhfGpexkPDe9VJSpR5EjABhKj86HsvGQGPkj9HirfZe4HS_vAaUSzRiWfCaV5/s1600/prettyfri6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvtE7hluJ9vEeEKEe_YqzotPg2yTide7r9wo5qFZwKMNEH_9E4OnVSqA5ATOOJOaa3_Qcq1vVNkXrRyHnhfGpexkPDe9VJSpR5EjABhKj86HsvGQGPkj9HirfZe4HS_vAaUSzRiWfCaV5/s640/prettyfri6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>take a moment this weekend to grab a bunch of blooms</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>to watch the tennis at wimbledon</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>to hang out with your kiddos</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>i'll see ya monday</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>we have a house full of extra kids this weekend</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>&</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>some serious parties to drop them all to</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>horse riding </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>& soccer</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>...i'm going to take a moment to say g'day to you all that have been visiting here </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>in the last week or two...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>i'm going to do it in the evening sun with a wine in hand over the weekend...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>...enjoy...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b>xox</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx5RrIRwnL9MMEuZf1vjAlFoVONGgUaCYKeMCiP89wP7q-oTBYUGOleVP_L2ws-refJM2l_HSYJQrhyH8WXtUM1oYIElcXQA7kzj8Fsy0uElDXMyBZBQV1UmP4ukubenYpgWJOGVoO0Gq/s1600/prettyfri7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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friday pretties & hanging out in the english countryside...

friday...yehar... fresh flowers... wimbledon... budweisers... friday pretties... nothing like a friday arvo... kiddos home, friday after sch...

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*a good life wednesday*...

<b><i>a good life wednesday...</i></b><br /><b><i>doing what you love...</i></b><br />when we moved from the sandy beaches of sydney to the english countryside a few years back...<br />it opened up endless opportunities for our family...<br />travel & the daily experience of living abroad...& for my husband, the chance to follow a dream & to work on foreign shores were the obvious...<br />but many other opportunities arose that we hadn't given so much thought to...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDd0jsfEH9VGpKhaLIb94kTGwj9HADUWcwjoWJAMk9d8ZqKGA4zTO101YOzxbWS6cmcQR6tNxc59K6amSXm77RrH9_8KtpUTxhx7Lz_uJqc8jJG1sBzfpjP_OzUY4_X13p1Mt3r9JNbgI/s1600/bunt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDd0jsfEH9VGpKhaLIb94kTGwj9HADUWcwjoWJAMk9d8ZqKGA4zTO101YOzxbWS6cmcQR6tNxc59K6amSXm77RrH9_8KtpUTxhx7Lz_uJqc8jJG1sBzfpjP_OzUY4_X13p1Mt3r9JNbgI/s640/bunt1.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><i>f</i><i>riends for one...</i><br />this move was for <i>our family- the five of us to have as *our* adventure</i>...<br />i don't think we'd realised how special new friends would be & will forever continue to be no matter where we all are in the world...<br /><br /><i>life in the countryside...</i><br />we are beach-reared...salty haired...freckled nosed...& at home by the ocean...<br />i *know* that we didn't realise just how much we'd love the countryside & the changes each season brings...<br />we have a love for the surrounding farms, produce & animals that we would never have gained living by only the beaches forever...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW_7BDoJupCrqiVT8EJXnZE2MlQNaXBX6pSceh18Po4x9W5hs-Ty7WsF_HOcL8xFgPKpHr7HqeObu5VX2pUZQX5RZ9C0gTYqye804eD4QfCuUUqpteDFpZCMyOIkan56yDdQ3UUgb4wPN/s1600/bunt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW_7BDoJupCrqiVT8EJXnZE2MlQNaXBX6pSceh18Po4x9W5hs-Ty7WsF_HOcL8xFgPKpHr7HqeObu5VX2pUZQX5RZ9C0gTYqye804eD4QfCuUUqpteDFpZCMyOIkan56yDdQ3UUgb4wPN/s640/bunt2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><i>& finally...a love of working from home for me...</i><br />when we <i>finally decided</i> to follow our dream of working & living abroad whilst our kids were young- we still had <i>small</i> children...<br />they ranged from 2 to 9...& we were still in the early stages of keeping it all going...<br />a last little one at home & all...<br />as they grew...& we all grew together with the experience...it opened up a life that allowed me to get back to work...whilst still being there for the kids...always...<br />in sydney- the hubster had worked seriously loooong hours & was away from home an awful lot- travelling & working into the evenings...<br />the experience from all he has given over the years- has meant that we are now in a position for him to work less hours but to enjoy the lifestyle we've worked hard for...<br />this has meant that my years of <i>parenting on my own for vast hours each day</i> has changed dramatically...<br />we now permanently <i>parent</i> together...side by side...<br />this coupled with all three kiddos being at school, has meant that our life in the countryside has co-incided with me starting up a successful little business from home...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ow_zVlR8tdc5MfaVEPGR5DihRoHgIuG3PKJWOS4UbfQ8T33IoYfJbgwijX2l4XsS1dXd23VIgYVi6ct8OoqMO3oNCmRbu1yQpMBlOg6DDgYgFjdWSG7SIeANDB0BJ3eZ44z8Mjmcn753/s1600/bunt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ow_zVlR8tdc5MfaVEPGR5DihRoHgIuG3PKJWOS4UbfQ8T33IoYfJbgwijX2l4XsS1dXd23VIgYVi6ct8OoqMO3oNCmRbu1yQpMBlOg6DDgYgFjdWSG7SIeANDB0BJ3eZ44z8Mjmcn753/s640/bunt4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><b><i>we feel blessed...</i></b><br />this experience abroad would have been vastly different for us all if i'd gone to work outside the house & the kids spent hours in childcare or alone...<br />having a dad around the house has been so wonderful...<br /><i>{god knows how he balances it all- work & home...but he's a seriously cool camper!}</i><br />&<br />opening my own small business has meant that we are all experiencing our daily english life together...<br />the kids see it as my <i>job</i>...& they give me the time to get orders done & we still do all the other regular stuff together...<br />we just do it as a big family now...with both of us around for the kiddos...<br />so all our memories are made together...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thanks to my inspirational bloggy friend from *down under*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for the weekly reminder to stop & smell the roses</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sarah from <a href="http://www.abeachcottage.com/category/at-the-beach"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">A Beach Cottage</span></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgrx9xt9p19yffjdpe9ejtFmRDv6i8Mmf1Vrl1znKyrFrzX5DhIZVK0xuZEMJpWSYy0fGV5XKBFiYO111b0vEP6qm5IJ-hBWwpRCfjSWfnFmn6B9GR5z_k5UMfe6OaX8oUvceDes2UY0L/s1600/bunt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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*a good life wednesday*...

a good life wednesday... doing what you love... when we moved from the sandy beaches of sydney to the english countryside a few years back.....

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