I may go on about the weather a bit too much for a sewing blog, but it is MELBOURNE and we all know the song Four Seasons in One Day stems from this beautiful place... lately though, Im hearing our g...
Please excuse the iphone snap, but saying hi to you now is way better than waiting til the good camera is ready on the tripod (Where is the tripod, actually?) and the sky is bright enough (its totall...
Happy Mothers Day Mum!We spent a great weekend with my parents for their 40th Wedding Anniversary, but also, since its Mothers Day today, we got an extra round of hugs and kisses with them today.Wish...
Last week, Sue asked me if Id started crocheting a baby blanket yet... and you can bet your bottom dollar in my pregnancy nausea (I really dislike morning sickness as a term, as its not true!) state,...
Thank you all for your darling comments and positive vibes (even if youre usually just a reader/looker of my blog, thank you too! Youre still a darling even if youre a lurker!), and Husbie sends his ...
You may be wondering why I havent taken as many selfies (thank my Instagram friends for that!) around here, as there have been times where I havent felt human enough to even get out of bed (let alone...
Over the weekend, we took some time out, and had a holiday in.... Melbourne! As Doris Day the Dog is away at college, we booked one night at a Fitzroy hotel as a little getaway and revisited a lot of...
I just realised that last weekends blog post No to Pink coincided with the start of Sew Weeklys Pink theme, and being HORRIFIED, Id like to point out that my No to Pink is strictly for the garde...
We moved in last November, and my garden is gorgeous... dont get me wrong, I love having space and the greenery! It was such a gorgeous summer out there too! BUT, every single day since weve been her...
FACT: The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand was the first song I ever sang solo at a concert when I was maybe 15 or 16? Id had a couple weeks of singing classes, and I had to choose a song that my teac...
Did you know that I only got my ears pierced in December last year? I keep forgetting to make a big song and dance about it here on the blog, as I have done so a LOT with my friends in real life, and...
And here are THOSE white picket fences you expect to see in suburbia! With a West Footscray touch of course. Hope you enjoyed some photos of my neighbourhood this week! Theres so much more to photogr...
Heres another found object in West Footscray, and as my blog post title suggests, Im under the impression that its a little spot the artwork around here. Of course its a table top thats been left out...
What I love about West Footscray, is just as you get it (like yesterdays green themed community members proudly showing their Tank Water usage), you are surprised by the unexpected.Some parts of the ...
This week, Im sharing some photos from our neighbourhood as itll be at least a week til I pop into my sewing room again. The weather has been amazing for autumn, and my little patch of Melbourne is s...
This week, as my comedy festival carries on being LOL-worthy and thus keeping me busy back at work AND seeing gorgeous comedians, I thought Id show you parts of my neighbourhood of West Footscray. We...
Last week my friends were making a short film in the country, and somehow I ended up as the Preachers Wife, thanks to their creative script and abilities... so I took a drive down to their location i...
HI GUYS! Remember when I had time to take photos, and Husbands who also had time to take photos and I told stories and made stuff and the blog thrived and we laughed and were happy with stuff?! YAY, ...
It is cooling off here and there in Melbourne, and so come along the layers of clothing that goes with the chilly climes. Im alternating tights with socks but generally grabbing my boots already. I h...
Taking photos at other peoples weddings makes Husbie and I want to get married again, its a very loved up day of course... and it always makes us get a bit gushy over each other.I love my camera, as ...
I cant stop taking photos of Doris Day! Isnt she cute!?Shes naughty a LOT: digs my garden and scatters the succulents everywhere, runs like a maniac inside (and makes me worry about the new polished ...
One of the reasons Ive been a little absent here on the blog lately, is because March has been wedding month. The first was one of my oldest school friends, and as you can see they didnt scrimp on th...
Once there was a pair of big cotton tail undies... they were purchased from a very cheap (and closing down) department store in Footscray. Being so cheap, they did start to fall apart, but they were ...
As March draws to a close, Melbourne begins to get just that little more shinier, a little more busier and a little more... funnier. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is a long running inst...
Weve now been in the new house since November, so almost 5 months... so many things have happened here already, and there will probably be stacks more stuff this year too. Were loving Doris Days comp...
Happy Friday! This week, myself and the Sew Weekly gals from 2011 had a series return of our own in ode to the Mad Men Season 5 starting in the States this weekend! Its hard not to be around the sewi...
Husbie and I are shooting a friends wedding this weekend, and taking our new dog Doris Day to the country to hang with her best little buddy Dougal ... my parents dog!Were so pleased they get along.....
Hey there! Are you falling over from my sudden outburst of blog posts! Its the only way I can keep myself back here, posting every day... so its a little visit today, to show you my Sew Weekly post t...
OMG, over the weekend, I pulled out a pattern and cut up some fabric that isnt stretch knit... can you believe it?This week Im planning something for Sew Weekly, so I had a deadline, WHICH does make ...
Its simple, it works, its motivating... but setting your own goals and ticking them off is not only a great way to get better at crafty things like sewing, its really fun to see your projects get fin...
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