tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61585401371638573422024-03-14T05:38:12.503+10:00Olive & EstherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-26491487366371894782012-04-08T19:27:00.000+10:002012-04-08T19:28:24.407+10:00Rainbow toes for Annie.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sending lots of rainbow well wishes and hugs to a lovely friend Annie and her beautiful family....</div>
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The battle will be rocky and challenging but the victory will be the sweetest ever!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lots of cute little people in our caravan park last week jumped at the chance to have rainbow toes (and fingers) for Annie......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The caravan adventure has begun!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We are (3) nights in and having a fantastic time!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We have headed west of Brisbane and are en route to Darwin in the Northern Territory.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The hospitality of people in the country has been truly amazing and has added to our enjoyment immensely.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Our overnight stops so far have included Dalby, Mitchell and Barcaldine tonight.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Just click on the caravan picture in the right sidebar to view 'A Long Way Around'.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-28229959678629453642011-08-18T15:02:00.000+10:002011-08-18T15:02:15.393+10:00My Creative space<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">
Well the wheels are well and truly in motion here for the big around Australia adventure.</div>
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The excitement is mounting for this family of (5)!</div>
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Farewells are being said.</div>
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Schoolwork is organised.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Busy, busy, busy! </span></div>
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I gathered a huge amount of motivation this week to finish the 'Winona' quilt to take on the journey.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Yay! Finished, washed and hanging out to dry as I write this post. </span></div>
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I have also quickly whipped up several of these bags which will be used by the kids to put their pyjamas in (instead of leaving them on the floor).</div>
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Zooming around on Pinterest (again) this morning and came across this <a href="http://i.imgur.com/UoDty.jpg">Pin</a>.</div>
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A date has been set for departure!!</div>
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Very exciting I must say!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Naturally feeling like there is so much to do and so many things to think of.....</span></div>
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Naturally I am prioritising totally pointless things.</div>
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A trait that I have refined into an art.</div>
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For example, I found (3) identical Australian 1982 souvenir tea towels at a thrift store so they just <u>HAD</u> to be made into pillowcases for the kids.</div>
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Cannot leave without them! </div>
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Thankfully, Hubby is doing constructive activities such as buying bird identification books; setting up mobile Internet; getting plumbers to fix leaking toilets; getting vehicle serviced; organising pool checks etc etc.</div>
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We all have our strengths I say.........</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-40687218311742977122011-07-30T09:28:00.001+10:002011-07-30T09:28:33.409+10:00My Creative Space<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">
The sewing machine has been dusted off this week for a run.</div>
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Baby nephew Dominique is being baptised on Sunday so have been madly making him a quilt to mark the occasion.</div>
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I have really enjoyed using this colour combination.</div>
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Other craziness happening here this morning is just a little bit of 'chook hypnosis'.</div>
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Thank you Legoman from <a href="http://bungalowbliss.blogspot.com/2011/07/chooknosis-via-youtube.html">Bungalow bliss</a> for putting us on to this.</div>
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Ella has redefined the art and has developed her own successful technique.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Very proud of my girl, something to put on her resume when she grows up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For more creative enjoyment, head over </span><a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">here</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">....</span></div>
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I found true FMF gold on the footpath this week!!!</div>
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(It wasn't even curbside collection week!) </div>
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Could<u> not</u> believe my eyes as we drove past these on our way home from school.</div>
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Two lovely yellow Casala outdoor chairs with a sign that spoke to me and I therefore spoke back to it.</div>
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"Yep, would love to take you babies home!"</div>
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Just plain lovely and just what is needed around here.</div>
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The Bunning's $10 outdoor chairs have had their day.</div>
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The challenging quest is now on to find more of these at a price that suits the Accountant.</div>
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The Accountant has surprisingly discovered great joy in scrubbing and polishing these chairs after I mentioned perhaps getting them resprayed or recoated with something($$). </div>
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They have come up a treat.......</div>
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I am still in a state of disbelief!!! </div>
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Thanks to <a href="http://funandvjs.blogspot.com/2010/08/restoring-casalino-chairs.html">Brismod </a>for her meticulous, well researched advice on how to bring them back to life.</div>
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It was sport free Saturday yesterday so we decided to do a little road trip to a lovely little town called Pomona.</div>
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All the local thrift shops were open and we discovered these gorgeous old Nancy Drew books. Bargain at 50 cents each. Ella used to love these timeless novels.</div>
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The birds are a bit pricey, so couldn't pass up this lonely cheap one in the Antique store. </div>
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Oh my lordy, I had well and truly lost my blogging momentum......(2) months has flown by in the blink of an eye....</div>
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Thank you to all who have been in contact and wondered what the heck is going on here.</div>
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Essentially, all is going well. </div>
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Ella is doing really well, back at school and getting into normal activities again which is great.</div>
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She is such an Amazing child, we are both very proud of our girl!</div>
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My most joyous news is that we did a wee road trip in the new van and so absolutely love it!</div>
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It has a wonderful layout, is very warm, lots of storage, is apparently easy to tow (because it has lots of wheels) and a b-i-g fridge! (which equates to less trips to Coles)</div>
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It would have been great to keep on going down (or up) the track but appointments drew us back to Brisbane.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-69517536032653741352011-05-26T14:09:00.000+10:002011-05-26T14:09:22.825+10:00My Creative Space<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The creative space is reasonably full as usual.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Blogland, Flickr, and Pinterest continue to inspire my creative ADD. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">1. Finishing touches (binding) going on a quilt. I have never used white for binding, but am pretty happy with how it turned out on this quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x63cSB2SUNw/Td3M6fRXMtI/AAAAAAAAArw/qPmOV4BZ1j0/s1600/14247739716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="467" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x63cSB2SUNw/Td3M6fRXMtI/AAAAAAAAArw/qPmOV4BZ1j0/s640/14247739716.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Finally, I purchased this lovely book, 'Scandinavian Stitches' from the Book Depository and have been playing around with the Vliesofix and one of her gorgeous patterns.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I am lovin' this book. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Pop over to the special blog </span><a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">'Our Creative Spaces'</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> for a look at what others are crafting this week.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-30461721383693866582011-05-23T09:22:00.000+10:002011-05-23T09:22:44.322+10:00Flea Market Finds<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Our Poppy has moved into a Aged Care Facility so there were a few vintagey 'treasures' to be saved from the trailer heading to 'Vinnies'.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Head on over to </span><a href="http://herlibraryadventures.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Sophie's</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> for more lovely old treasures.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-51315435783820122482011-05-17T20:13:00.000+10:002011-05-17T20:13:37.850+10:00New Nephew Dominic<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Welcome to the world baby Dominic Anthony!!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">You are a gorgeous new little soul!!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">We just need to teach you how to tackle real fast if you are to survive in this world with your (2) brothers! </div><br />
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<span id="goog_865913825"></span><span id="goog_865913826"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-62372014572165784642011-05-16T12:02:00.000+10:002011-05-16T12:02:32.966+10:00Let the Decorating begin...<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">We now have in our possession our new caravan.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Hubby proudly gave it a spit and a polish yesterday.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">It came up wonderful.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">This van was bought for our (6) month trip around Australia.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"> We are still hoping to do a lengthy trip but will have to wait and see how our Ella is getting on in her recovery.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">We are not sure if we will keep it after the trip as storage is a little difficult.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"> Here it is parked on the footpath.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I have started the 'redecoration' project with some new curtains.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I chose some aqua gingham curtain fabric from Spotlight and will probably use the big spotted yellow fabric from Ikea on the smaller windows.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The 'Winona Caravan Quilt' will look fabulous on this bed.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">This morning I was playing around with another quilt top which is also waiting patiently to be quilted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It doesn't look to bad, might just be a tad to much aqua and yellow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkdTlw-k4wg/TdCBtWsa5KI/AAAAAAAAAp4/pdsolz3WrJM/s1600/14062421669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkdTlw-k4wg/TdCBtWsa5KI/AAAAAAAAAp4/pdsolz3WrJM/s640/14062421669.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Oh the options are endless really....</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-67314502029741801882011-05-15T18:27:00.000+10:002011-05-15T18:27:46.981+10:00Flea Market Finds<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">There is no time for op-shopping here at the moment unfortunately. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"> However, I have been gifted these a-m-a-z-i-n-g, still in the packet, set of double bed vintage sheets by the lovely Janice.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Thank you so much once again Janice.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">These babies absolutely made my heart skip a beat and seek out a paper bag urgently.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Pop on over to <a href="http://herlibraryadventures.blogspot.com/">Sophie's</a> for some more thrifted beauties. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-81293096956753808102011-05-14T19:44:00.000+10:002011-05-14T19:44:58.780+10:00Bloggers Quilt festival<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The wonderful Amy of <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2011/05/13/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2011/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29">'Amy's Creative Side'</a> hosts a wonderful Bloggers Quilt Festival each year.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">It is great fun to head over and check out some wonderful Quilting Bloggers and their entries.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">My entry this year is my 'Winona Caravan Quilt'.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Unfortunately it is only still a quilt top waiting patiently to be quilted.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Time is not to plentiful at the moment.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The vintage caravans are raw edged appliqued and I have done a little bit of 'thread drawing' for some added detail to the caravans.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I was inspired by Mel from <a href="http://clothwork.blogspot.com/">Clothworks</a> to have a go at this technique.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I love it because it is imperfect (mine not Mel's) and there is some margin for error.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There is deliberately no pink in this quilt (one of my favourite colours) and therefore it can go on anyone's bed in our caravan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is a special quilt to me as I am sure it will become part of the kid's wonderful memories of their many holidays in our Caravan.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It is absolutely gorgeous, I love it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It adds joy to any drab old outfit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thanks Cam, love your work!!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iNtMFqlhzxc/TbpWWWw5j_I/AAAAAAAAAo4/Cl8CUYJ9A2E/s1600/13751787660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iNtMFqlhzxc/TbpWWWw5j_I/AAAAAAAAAo4/Cl8CUYJ9A2E/s640/13751787660.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-61638600924097767612011-04-26T10:15:00.000+10:002011-04-26T10:15:06.847+10:00A Different Easter this year.....<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Easter this year was very different to our usual dreamy campsite at the Coolum caravan park.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Lots of tag-teaming it to the Royal Children's Hospital was on the agenda for us.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The kids "Wonder Factory" at the RCH was a very popular hangout for James and Charlie this Easter.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">A very special place indeed. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">James and Charlie enjoyed the usual kilogram of chocolate from the Easter Bunny....</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(An expression of utter joy and sugar overload)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> (chocolate 'trance')</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The Easter Bunny did find Ella in hospital which was truly lovely.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">As she was not up to Chocolate, I furiously whipped up a few homemade treats for her which she loved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M0e9-nhIUc8/TbQOl_2a5wI/AAAAAAAAAnw/Xi6mdo-1Gzg/s1600/Picnik+collage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M0e9-nhIUc8/TbQOl_2a5wI/AAAAAAAAAnw/Xi6mdo-1Gzg/s640/Picnik+collage" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The bunny was made from <a href="http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2011/01/its-fluffy-its-stuffy-its-a-bunny.html">this pattern</a>. Ella named him 'Dougie'.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Scruff the dog was a 'doodle' I found in one of Ella's old school homework books.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">She was overjoyed that I brought him to life on a mini-quilt.</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">A special, but different type of Easter for us all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am sure it will be talked about for years to come.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-14203399862084288772011-04-25T16:58:00.001+10:002011-04-25T17:12:08.007+10:00Anzac Day 2011<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">To all past and present Australian Servicemen and Servicewomen: THANK YOU!!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"> You are Heroes in the hearts of all Australians!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I4B-U2CbEUc/TbUXvP_hLcI/AAAAAAAAAow/T0r-HN-HqcE/s1600/Picnik+collage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I4B-U2CbEUc/TbUXvP_hLcI/AAAAAAAAAow/T0r-HN-HqcE/s640/Picnik+collage" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">We have some wonderful wartime memorabilia from Hubby's family here.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Some medals, letters home to the family, letters of tribute from friends and town councils (above right). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Truly amazing stuff to help us all appreciate our previous generations.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-74386868033326003412011-04-24T22:26:00.000+10:002011-04-24T22:26:15.105+10:00Unintentional blog break<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Times have been a bit tough here at the Olive and Esther household (to say the least).</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Our amazing daughter has become ill and has been in hospital for several weeks now. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">(Hence the unintentional blogging break)</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The pain of seeing one of your babies sick is shocking and unbearable as I know all of you will understand. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">We have always thought Ella was a special, amazing child and we are ever so proud of her and her incredible spirit during these tough times.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"> I will be eternally grateful to the wonderful Royal Children's Hospital and our wonderful friends and family who have helped us out in so many ways. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thank you all so much from the bottom of our hearts.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I can't wait to drive off into the sunset with the van on the back and lead a simple, basic life for (6) months exploring our great country with the kids.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">After packing a few boxes on Sunday, I decided I needed a bit of 'sewing' therapy.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">So instead of continuing to pack boxes, I launched into sewing my retro caravan quilt top.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Very productive!!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">So here is a sneak peek........</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I don't usually name quilts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I can't help but feel that this one needs a name......any ideas??.........anyone?????</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-77595439175292797762011-03-29T12:26:00.001+10:002011-03-29T12:51:13.915+10:00How is your Tuesday going???<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Things are 'caravanning' along here nicely.......</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JWGlBI7Dw84/TZFCry1SY0I/AAAAAAAAAlk/cGWmcgIjhP8/s1600/IMG_1052" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JWGlBI7Dw84/TZFCry1SY0I/AAAAAAAAAlk/cGWmcgIjhP8/s640/IMG_1052" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-31812249094043722582011-03-28T14:36:00.000+10:002011-03-28T14:36:02.224+10:00Vintage games<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Hubby bought home some of his childhood games from his Father's place on the weekend.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">All lovely and aged!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Scrabble and Yahtzee have stood the test of time haven't they?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Both still sold and enjoyed today.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-chS7m-Yo5Vw/TZAIeJnb1mI/AAAAAAAAAlI/4oKIsd5QQOE/s1600/Picnik+collage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-chS7m-Yo5Vw/TZAIeJnb1mI/AAAAAAAAAlI/4oKIsd5QQOE/s640/Picnik+collage" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Hubby's mother has even made a little drawstring bag for the tiles. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">They knew how to look after things back then.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">The fabric is a wonderful classic 70's print.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Some used Yahtzee score cards were still in the box which gave us a chuckle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Maris is Hubby's cousin and as you can see she had a great sense of humour and fun (which she still has).</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RYwy_EyGSNY/TZAItKXG5YI/AAAAAAAAAlM/k34ygnLlKjI/s1600/Picnik+collage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RYwy_EyGSNY/TZAItKXG5YI/AAAAAAAAAlM/k34ygnLlKjI/s640/Picnik+collage" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Hubby thoroughly enjoyed playing his childhood scrabble game with his daughter on Sunday morning.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">As you can see the scrabble tiles inspired a new Blog Header today.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I hope your week is off to a nice start!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-62467627317638142062011-03-27T19:56:00.000+10:002011-03-27T19:56:40.688+10:00I would have preferred soccer.......<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Charlie lives for Thursdays and Sundays at the moment.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Training is on Thursday and the big game on Sunday. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">To throw on the blue and white jersey, socks, and shorts and don the headgear and mouth guard are what it is all about.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">He is mad for football.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">His Father is very happy about it.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">His Mother would have preferred Soccer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">What can you do?</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YYhGtMEXeuc/TY8FbG4j05I/AAAAAAAAAjo/_UOpr8GtFfI/s1600/Picnik+collage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YYhGtMEXeuc/TY8FbG4j05I/AAAAAAAAAjo/_UOpr8GtFfI/s640/Picnik+collage" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-8143714641542020512011-03-27T05:38:00.001+10:002011-03-27T08:00:43.605+10:00Flea Market finds<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I popped into my favourite 'Vinnies' the other day on my way to the Quilt shop.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I couldn't leave behind this unusual, little bit 'kitschy' apron.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I have never seen anything like it before and I was quite taken by its 'uniqueness'.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I must say it is a bit hard to imagine wiping dirty greasy kitchen hands on these gorgeous white butterflies, isn't it?</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I also picked up a couple of metres of 'old fashioned' gingham. It is much better quality than today's gingham from Spotlight.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_3CB19PJZHE/TY44QBK29YI/AAAAAAAAAjU/x-mvKVB2GvE/s1600/Picnik+collage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_3CB19PJZHE/TY44QBK29YI/AAAAAAAAAjU/x-mvKVB2GvE/s400/Picnik+collage" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Sometimes it is hard not to wonder about the stories behind some of the things you find in thrift shops isn't it??<br />
Did the lady who made this apron use a pattern or make it up??<br />
Why did her family not keep it as a 'momento' of her craftiness??<br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Questions I will never know the answer to I guess... </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I think it is a nice tribute to stop and think about these things for a wee while.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Have a nice Sunday. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Pop over to <a href="http://herlibraryadventures.blogspot.com/">Sophie's place </a>for more Flea Market Finds.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-47917666511831418462011-03-25T16:14:00.000+10:002011-03-25T16:14:17.538+10:00Echino cushions<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I recently finished making these cushions out of some lovely Echino fabric that I have had in the stash for quite a while now.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I only bought a half a yard and that was perfect for (2) cushion covers.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">As it is a printed 'patchwork' fabric, it was just a matter of some straight line quilting and sewing on a cushion back!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Quick and easy, just the way I like it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I8GpjiESJkI/TYwd6FV-95I/AAAAAAAAAi0/YmP5cR8QNUE/s1600/IMG_0981" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I8GpjiESJkI/TYwd6FV-95I/AAAAAAAAAi0/YmP5cR8QNUE/s640/IMG_0981" width="426" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Warning: colour overload in following photo !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(may cause nausea to some) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kS_9eZV8UwY/TYwez0Y3xOI/AAAAAAAAAi4/BKCcOWo-drY/s1600/IMG_0976" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kS_9eZV8UwY/TYwez0Y3xOI/AAAAAAAAAi4/BKCcOWo-drY/s640/IMG_0976" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Wishing everyone a 'colourful' weekend!!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8