I know I should have waited till Christmas, but patience has never been my thing! Here she is getting maximum bubbleage out of one puff x
I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. Millie and I have grown Strawberries for the first time, (in a hanging basket - thankyou Jamie Oliver for the idea) and we are ridiculously excited to have eaten the first of our babies today! Woohoo
Over the last years I have started to really dig gardening! (Millie and I spend ages out there weeding, her tiny toddler's fingers are great for those stubborn little ones in the brick cracks) and I guess because we've thrown some money at landscaping I suddenly feel the need to make it work! Yesterday a local landscaper (who I'd nervously contacted after getting his flier in the post) arrived to spend a day here. We talked about what had gone on before (he wasn't very complimentary about the last guy!) and decided things were in the wrong holes, too cluttered and a couple of planting beds which I'd wanted to become 'walls' of planting (only because real brick walls cost too much) were looking pretty sad. A mere smear of ground cover then a couple of spindly tall trees do not a wall make! After dropping Millie at kindy we took of in his ute to the big tradesmen's nursery where I fell in love with Corokia Frosted Chocolate and we agreed it would do a lovely job of being that middle tier I so needed. SO we bought 23 and came home and stuck them in the ground. It was a drizzly warm day, perfect for transplanting. I attach a photo of the patio and planting...oh and one of Millie washing sand ;-)
Well ladies, today I became a woman. Or at least a footballer's wife. I had a spraytan! Here I am in one of the many and complex poses I had to master. I haven't bathed yet, but so far so good! Will update tan status upon return from Aus. x
I fought off inertia yesterday to spend a couple of good solid hours building Lancelot's armour. The eagle eyed amoung you may notice he only has half a body. Once I've perfected this side I will mirror it. I still need to texture the armour to make it more 'metally' and maybe add a simple row of rivets. But I dont want to overdo it as it's a little cartoony whimsy. x
EDIT: FRIDAY - And here he is in fuming glory.
We're feeling very excited and grown up as we invest in a proper BBQ which we don't need to erect ourselves (always a bad start) and which is guaranteed not to rust for years! I can't wait for summer. Our deck is beside the kitchen with bi-fold windows opening up the space between the two. I can pass dishes out the window and a party can be split between both areas and still feel like one gathering. I can tell it's going to get alot of use, and I can't wait to give our old one to the inorganic collection.
