Wish Listing*

*This Cake.

*This USB.

*This chair.

*This book.

*This basket.

* This top.

* This throw.

* This moon print.

* These shoes.

 *This rug.

Discoveries

The Hunter.
Who knew that behind this kitchen pantry:

 Was This:

Score eh what? It is the original stove from the house, which was built in the late 1920's - whilst I appreciate it's beauty, I don't think I will be switching to wood fired cooking any time soon. We are planning on turning it into a barbeque and pizza oven outside, what do you think?!

Oh hi there...

Since we last spoke I've:

Gotten up really early to drive to Sydney for a wedding.

Had our car break down 5 minutes before the ceremony started and had to have it towed back to Wagga (edit: Thank goodness for insurance!).

Went to a beautiful reception. In a freakin' castle. With a photo booth.

Gotten up really early again to catch the train back to Wagga.

 Picked up our Lola from the kennels. (She has forgiven us now.)

 

Had the cutest couple in the world come and stay with us and be our first guests.

Floated down the river and seen a platypus (no photographic evidence but it blew our brains!) and enjoyed some more country sunsets.

Drunk a lot of gin and red wine and eaten tasty food.

 Oh and a very exciting item turned up in the post...

Oh yeah and...

Happy Valentines.

It's actually my Dad's birthday today and I'm far more into celebrating that than a hallmark holiday. We're cooking a feast for him tonight which is such a treat as we live so close now. This song is for him as he introduced me to Tom Waits and I love him for it to this day. Thanks for being the perfect combination of ridiculously intelligent, fun, handy, comforting and awesome. Love.

These parts...

* Our matching boots outside the back door.

* Wild cornflowers(?) on a walk.

* Getting the laundry in order.

* Being greeted by a rainbow at the front door.

* At the top of the hill on our walk.
* Discovering what was behind our boarded up fireplace.

* More incredible evening light.

* Chairs for two at dusk on the front verandah.

I lived in the city.

In the middle of the city.

There's this hill.

It's quiet.

It has the most perfect view.

There's a bench.

And you bring your own beer in a brown paper bag.

And you can watch the sun set to magnificent colours to your left.

And the city lights twinkle straight ahead.

There's people walking their dogs.

And I could just walk there.

Climb the hill.

And sit.

And feel an enourmous sense of not only belonging... but ownership.

Today we leave. I wonder if that sense of ownership will too?

Bouquet

Our succulents are having flowers at the moment and they just keep on going. Wouldn't they look amazing draping out of a bouquet with some Billy Buttons and perhaps sweet grey lambs ears and dusty pink roses?

Position wanted: Full time present wrapper.

 

I think possibly my favorite part of Christmas is wrapping presents. I've daydreamed about just wrapping presents as a job. Oh man. Does anyone need me to do there wrapping for them? I'll take payment in the form of mince pies or one or two of these cushions... 

P.S. This is last years wrapping efforts that I never got around to posting... Home made potato print stars, and book present toppers (what are they called?)