friday feast

old timber, peeling paint, weathered surfaces.....some of my favourite things

thrifty thursday

back a little while I bought a noritake dinner set - well part of one - for $5.00. bargain. I love what I thought were two handled tea cups but have since found out they are for soup! doesn't matter....I'll still use them for tea cups.

 now this object is lovely. obviously it's a utensil of some sort, but what? melon balls, ice, dumplings, olives???

if anyone can tell me I'd be very grateful as it's been puzzling me ever since I found it.

wednesday words

mental health and wellbeing. today I have been at training and these words were at the forefront of our day. how important are these factors in our daily lives? given the alarming forecast of predicted rates of depression and anxiety alone in coming years, I would say very important. looking after ourselves and finding support when the going gets tough are both really important to ensuring that we cope with challenges and find strategies to help us get through these times. for young people having a significant adult in their life can be the difference between falling into self destructive ways or coming through tough times well. if I can ask one thing of you today could it be that if you know a young person who needs a little support, someone to listen to them, or just a cuddle, smile or 'how are you today?' could you take a little of your time to be that person for them and show them that someone cares about how they are......please.
thanks.....

sunday snippets

playing along with Sunday snippets over at tinniegirl

saturday showcase

playing around with phone apps recently
blogger is doing funny things with my settings at the moment and all my side bar is now down the bottom......grrrr. why does it take so much time trying to fix things......grrrr?

tuesday travels

so tuesdays during blogtober will be about one of my favourite things to do - travel. for those of you who have been reading here for a while you will know that I love to travel with my son to far flung places, and we have been so fortunate to have adventured to some of the most wonderful places on our planet. but today's post is about somewhere a little closer to home as we travelled home from brisbane today - bangalow. for those of you who haven't been to our beautiful north coast of nsw, bangalow is just off the highway north of ballina and west of byron bay. it's also south of brunswick heads and east of bexhill........do you think that our early explorers had a thing for 'b'?!
so we stopped in here for a coffee on our way home today and explored some of the gorgeous shops. we probably need to go back sometime soon.....this is the second time in the last couple of months we have stopped here and there is so much to see.....lovely coffee and food, interesting art, intriguing fashions and great craft.  if you're around this area make sure you drop in and explore.
keeping up it blogtober.......things are looking good!

blogtober has begun

two exciting things happening today....blogtober has begun - check it out at tinniegirl.  and today and tomorrow i'm at the craft fair at yamba bowling club - if you're in the area pop in and say hello. here's a couple of photos I took this morning of my stall...

did I miss something?

I'd like to be here...down by the river, having some quiet time...away from the rush...hiding amongst the reeds...watching the world go by...

I think I missed some days....maybe I'll have a last week splurge and keep up with blogtoberfest. but don't hold your breath...I'm not so good at this!

in a tight spot

missed another day and wondering if I can keep up with blogtober and posting everyday. back to work this week has put a spanner in the works as it's REALLY busy and I'm trying to get organised for our trip....only three weeks away. what to do? give up now or keep plugging away? so much to do.....

blogtoberfest

I've joined blogtoberfest (a little late) hosted by Cathy at tinniegirl . the idea is that each day for the month of october you write a post on your blog....yep every single day.....on anything you like. it's just what my blog needs at the moment as it's been sorely neglected lately. so to start off here's a couple of pics of some poppies from my garden. they have been so pretty this year....and yes I've been stealing some from my mum's garden as well! don't tell her....shhh! see you tomorrow....and don't forget to pop on over to tinniegirl to see who else is participating in blogtober