Sunday Snippets

This weekend...... 

A bit of baking....

A bit of sewing....

and maybe a little more than a bit of watching .

Have a lovely week.

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Are you watching???

So are you watching????

We set our alarms for 3.30am this morning to watch the Opening Ceremony.....I got out and went to wake the little guy......he was adamant that we watched it.....

I couldn't wake him...

so I went back to bed and we watched the replay at 12.30pm...... 

 We have just this moment discovered that we can get some use out of our 3D function on the screen......This could be an interesting couple of weeks....

Hey how exciting one of my former students is running for his life and country...

well I taught him in his very early years...

So I'll be watching out for him.....

Are you planning on watching?

What are you wanting to see?

Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi !!!!!!!

Creating for a friend....

School is back and this being Friday and no more

REinventing for me this term,

I invited a friend to join me for the day.....

No real plans..a few ideas but lets see how the day rolls.....

I had made the suggestion that I could have a go at REinventing something for her......

She arrived with a bundle of clothes that we could play with.....

So between a few lots of cups of tea, lots of chatter and a bit of lunch we  I transformed a pair of jeans into a skirt for her.....

Oops forgot the photo as we had school kids to collect......

After she left I took my scissors to one of the jumpers she left.....

 ....not quite finished but I don't think she will recognise the original jumper,except for the colour!!!!

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School is back this week and just in time, I finished another thing off my "Holiday To Do List"

The third installment of the consignment for a friend using her grandmothers supper cloth. 

The apron was the second piece and the bag is for her daughter. The first installment was here.

There is one more piece of the cloth that I am awaiting instructions on how to use ....

I found it really quite daunting working with these pieces that held so much nostalgia for someone....

I dropped these off today and although I had to leave on the doorstep ....

I have heard they were well received.

Now finally on the "to do list" was something for me...so check back and I will show you what I am about to start as soon as I am finished here.

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Sunday Snippets

 

 

 

We have had the most amazing weather here...

Too amazing and not enough WINTER

Because it has been warmer outside than inside,

 we have made the most of it ....'cause hopefully the rain will come and keep us all indoors.

Happy week to you!

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The Story of the Cloth...

If you were to be out and about in my neighbourhood at 6.30 each morning you would have seen a sweet elderly couple doing their "daily thing".

He would ride slowly on a bike and she would walk beside him......they took the same route  at the same time.....

that was until a few weeks ago.

Their house went up for sale and then the removalists came......

We wondered where they were moving to and what  the reason for the move was, a home that clearly had been theirs for some time.....

Then this week there has been a garage sale held in their driveway for the last two days....

Today I had some time to wander over and see what was on offer.......

Four elderly people welcomed me and were keen for me to find something of interest.

I exchanged some friendly banter about the weather and realised that neither of the gentlemen there was in fact our bike riding neighbour neither did I recognise the women who were pottering around.

 I spotted this lovely tablecloth down low and reached  to admire it...... 

"Are you nearly done with your move?" I inquired......

"Oh this all belongs to our sister and her husband... we are family trying to help out."

The old guy has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and they have had to move suddenly to be with family.....

As our conversation went on I gained the knowledge that these four friends and family were clearly overwhelmed at how to move a houseful of worldly possessions.

I could tell from the tables of goods, that the bike riding man and his wife were of Italian origin...the intricate vases and garden ornaments gave it away....

I could also tell that what remained here were once treasured and prized belongings to a couple that had not had the chance to work through all of this with any time.......

It was then that I found myself encouraging these people to preserve and find a good home for these treasures, tings that have held a lot of meaning for someone.....

"It's too hard maybe we should just get a skip and put it all in"

GASP!!!!!  NO, there must be a way to find a new home for these things....

I left them with my name address, phone number and a promise to give them any assistance they may need to place these things in good hands.....a charity or something similar.
They were clearly surprised and said they would call....


I'll let you know if they do.

I also bought a beautiful cloth 

I am loving the opportunity to engage with random people in my neighbourhood

and to purchase my own little piece of someone elses treasures.

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I wholeheartedly believe that no matter what is happening in your life, there is always something you can be thankful for..no matter how simple it is.
 

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Still working through my "To Do List"......

I have finished the first part of a request from a friend.

She gave me a beautifully embroidered cloth that was hand sewn by her grandmother.

The brief was to use the four corner patterns of the cloth in four different projects, so that each family member could have a piece of family heirloom.

So a scary thing to be entrusted with someones precious memories.

 I have made an apron featuring the embroidery...... 

No real clear brief on what colours so I have gone with my own preference......

Oh gosh I hope it is just what she had hoped for......

For the third project I have been asked to feature the cloth on a bag.......

so stay tuned.

{just in case you were wondering the first project with the cloth  I did a long while ago here.}


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In the country...

I took the kids plus one extra on a little jaunt out to the country.....

My Dad was running the "men of the trees" section  so we headed out to say hi......

my two sisters and their tribes were there also.

It was a fabulous morning....

space for the kids to run,

so many locals and their produce to pick over.....

even an auction of everything and anything with most stuff going under the hammer for an absolute steal......

It was a stunning blue sky winters day...

I came away with 
carrots,apples and bananas

some plum jam

and three ferns for my garden.......
I did register to participate in the auction but didn't really find anything to bid on that I could justify coming home with.

A morning in the fresh air well spent.....
a bonus to hang out with my family too.  

For the Birds....

I forgot to share with you the craft we made on the last playgroup for the term.......

One for the birds.......... to hang in a tree and watch the birds come.....

Well that's what I told the little children would happen.....

Surely... the birds would come to their gardens.....

My nieces took theirs home.....

A couple of days later my sister sent me these fantastic photos.......

I was so excited as I am sure my nieces would have been to see this bird cleverly feasting on the gift that was put out for him.......

I hope the other families have had as much success as my nieces did.  


Note: Someone kindly pointed out  about peanut allergies....I did my checks with all families before we did the craft....I guess you could use some other sticky substance maybe sticky contact would work just as well.

A hunting we will go....

Start of the second week of school holidays today......

I did some searching through my button stash for a project that needs finishing......

My seven year old wanted to create a treasure hunt for his sister and the extra two we had over for the day......

I took a photo of his "stuff" for hiding and printed it out while he hid the "booty"

 He then sent the girls off to search around the garden for the treasure according to the map....

Do you like to hunt for treasure?

Sunday Snippets

A weekend full of.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

{sunday snippets} A collection of photos from your week. No need for words. Let the pictures tell your story.

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A little late this week.....but hey it's school holidays so everything is a little on the slower side.....

I have managed to knock two things off my "To Do List" that I set at the start of the week.....

Some bibs for belated baby gifts......

I also tackled the request from a young friend, to turn her favourite dress into a bag and doll!

After deconstructing it a bit more than I had planned I was able to create the bag and a matching doll.....

I think she loved it thankfully.......

Still a number of things on the list but next up may have to be ....

REinventing this velvet coat that has been kicking around in our dress up box

 BUT

 I have discovered it fits me quite well....

So no more dressing up for the kids with this one! 

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1000

 

It all started on the 20th May 2009.......

This little space was started from some prompting from a family member that lived on distant shores......

Who would have thought then , that I would have had 1000 blog posts worth of stuff to say.....

I have shared some of my favourite recipes,
some favourite books I have read,
some of the fun stuff we have done as a family,
I have shared lots of my creations.
and REinventions
I have even begun to be brave and show more of myself in front of the camera ...eeeek.

I have met some great people and been sent some lovely pressies through this little space.

It is not taking the world by storm but it has been a place to help me focus on the good and the things I am grateful for....

My family have become used to me turning life into a blog post.

So 1, 2, 3, 4 of my other family members have made appearances.

Did I think I would have much to say or share when I started...definitely not...

I have gone from doing it for someone else to now I do it for me.....I don't get most other social media but I love this spot .....so ....

 I am going to keep tapping away ...because if nothing else is gained .....I have a priceless record of family life for us right now and a little insight into how I viewed the world from where I sit.

Huge thanks for those that pop by and say hello ,you just add to the fun of it all......

Take it outside.....

I am the first to admit I don't do screaming and running around in the house very well at all......I am often  heard  saying ...

"TAKE IT OUTSIDE".... on a very regular basis.....

Now we only have two males in this family...

One little guy and one big guy....

what is it about the need to male bond and run through the house at top speed and top pitch????

So tonight right on cue at about 5 ish I called out my usual cry...

TAKE IT OUTSIDE!!!!

hey ...they did......

all went quiet.....

curiosity got the better of me and this is what I found.........

Oh my not what I had in mind........

but some good old fashioned male bonding put together with things found around the garden..... 

 Safe???

Not particularly but hey it was quiet inside for a short while......

Moments like these that I think the little guy will remember about his big guy dad xxxx