Weekend snippets

This weekend....

: Through the gate and some catch up sewing awaited me.....

: The said catchup sewing session saw me whip up a new dress

: It's that time of the year again where the candle burns with late night watching..

: Not the most nutritious lunch but a weak moment gave in to the request of the kiddies...

: Some self designed soccer practice in the front garden

: Just because it was such a stunningly warm winter day

: One of us is leaving the house before the other.

Last week of Term Two here ...a busy week ahead....down one family member...but no doubt it will fly just as fast as all the others have....

Hope you are in for a good one.

Joining in with Em 

26/52

 

My 52 weeks Project

Joining in with Jodi's 52 weeks project 

Things I am Loving....

This week I am Loving......

 

 

 

 

 

I am Loving this week.....

:: That the sun was shining for another soccer training.

::Coffee dates with my husband of 25 years.

::Noticing the little signs of the season we are in.

:: Always being blown away at the way our daughter dances so beautifully.

::The weekly rose offering from the garden bought in by my husband.

::Learning some pattern making skills with Jody.

::The ripening of our Lemonade fruit...oh so close....

::A "start the car" bargain found in readiness for our holiday.

:: Knowing that being married as long as this Iconic structure in our city has been around, will not result in us being deflated....

:: and the cool song for the week........ 

Joining in with Meghan again this week.

My REinventing Catch up

I have been very busy remiss in not showing what the lovely Jody has been assisting me with. I have spent 5 weeks in her studio whipping up some clever REinventions.....so here they are.....

My Purple Frock - REinvented from two pairs of "nappy pants" not sure what else you call them other than they make a much nicer frock to wear than pants.... 

 

Second....My tweed skirt....REinvented from two skirts neither of which fitted......

Third ....Jumper wrap and tie rose broach. Created from a lovely piece of woven fabric I had in my stash. The Tie rose was made last year in the studio using a man's tie.

Fourth...Khaki Tunic.....Reinvented using a designer skirt that was waaaaay to long for me.

(Thanks Jody for all the photos)

 I have three more sessions to go . Hopefully I will finish two half completed projects and maybe squeeze another one in to finish up with.

I love these classes and the fact that I have created some great garments that can be worn over and over...and all made from simple unused pieces is the best.

Joining in with Creative Spaces and Show and Tell 

25 on the 25th

 

Today is our 25th Wedding anniversary

Such a lifetime of memories, adventures, tears, belly laughs and love

We met as teenagers and married married as youngens

We have a lifetime ahead of us to keep perfecting this thing called marriage

and I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else

Let the celebrations begin....well in a couple of weeks. 

Our wedding song...just for nostalgia 

                            

Weekend Stills

This weekend..

 

 

 

 

:: It was touch and go as to weather we would play a wet game.....7 weeks out of 7 have been dry.....

:: A good game means dirty knees....

:: REinventing with my doily stash.....

::A red sky and the most perfect full rainbow first thing Sunday morning....

:: A little experiment with glitter and glow sticks.....

::Someone in our house is very excited to find a new store at our local shopping precinct.

The weather did eventually arrive....so it's been grey and dark all day...hope the sun is shining in your part of the world.

Joining in with Em.

 

25/52

 

My 52 weeks Project

Joining in with Jodi's Project here

Things I am loving...

This week....

 This week I am Loving....

Appreciating the time in the evening to put the feet up....

Goofing around with the kids...

Impromptu sunset watching......

Back to the sewing today....

Leaving the class in my new skirt....

Winter warming drinks that bring back childhood memories....

and some cool music.....

                             

Joining in with Meghan again this week....

 

 

Sunset watching

With the slow cooker doing it's thing......

a working week almost behind us.....

It was a good opportunity to go and blow off some of the cobwebs....the stuff blowing around inside the head.... 

 

 

A walk at near sunset.....

to the most beautiful spot close by..... 

 

.....Maybe a clearer head was gained....but even if it didn't, this was worth getting out and having some fresh air for.

How do you go about clearing a overloaded head space?

Slow cooker love..

I love my new slow cooker......

Can't believe I haven't had one sooner....

What a treat walking in after work and having the aroma hit you as you open the door...

Knowing that dinner is almost ready to go on the plate and there is no mad panic as what to have....

I just need your help though...

I would love for you to point me in the right direction of some full proof tasty recipes...

Share with me what you have found works and are your families favourites....

Monday Monday..

Today was not just an ordinary Monday.....

It is the Monday after our visitors left...

It is the first Monday of two weeks "in school" swim lessons.....

Need I say more....

It is winter......how am I supposed to know where the goggles are or the rash shirt or the bathers for that matter......

We did find them....packed the spare underwear, towel, found goggles and plastic bag to house the wet clothes...

Walking up to the classroom..."Fraser do you have your bathers on???"

Look of horror..."NO do you have them mum?"  what the!

Not wanting to do the whole lesson teaching thing first thing in the morning...I trot back home and gather bathers.....

Remembering that none of his clothing is labeled and most likely to be lost in the flurry of year three boys changing after swim lesson... quickly mark all his clothing with his initials...

Being a home day for me I took the opportunity to wander over to the aquatic centre to watch his lesson....

Upon arrival I am told it will be $ 1.80 to enter for the half hour lesson and sit on a seat...usually a wet one.....what's with that...clearly I was not going to be using the facilities... when did a parent ducking in to watch an in school time lesson warrant payment....

well I'll be at work the rest of the week...so let's hope we are all a bit more organised tomorrow as there will be no trotting home to collect forgotten items....

Oh and let's not mention the wet washing every night that needs drying for the next day ...

Weekend Stills....

This weekend....

another weekend gone....

This one was filled with...

Farewelling  friends..

A little guy who so graciously joined the other side to help even the match....

The day of reckoning for the piggy bank....

Counting the funds that will help pay for that dream machine....

A night at the circus...part birthday celebrations and part up coming anniversary....

Dinner in a funky part of town following the circus...

Will the ever be an end to the chocolate eating of the past week.....

Chasing the sun today...before the heavens opened up the floodgates tonight.

Joining in with Em

Happy week to you..