Random thoughts

Wouldn't I love to know what Chewy is thinking. With a look like that . . . who's to know??












My in-laws have graciously given me a beautiful old bank desk for my art room. The tables I've had before would shake a bit when my sewing machine would get up to speed. This table has been stored in their garage and I thought it would look rather nice in my art room. Now my plan is to paint and recover some old chairs that I found down in this shack on our property. I'll share photos when I get them done!!!







One of the biggest hates that I have is folding laundry. Much to the embarrassment of my parents this is my guest bedroom. The laundry comes off the line and gets put on the bed. When I get tired of the look then I'll eventually fold it. My first college roommate, Shauna, would fold my laundry for me while I would read a story. She knew how much I hated folding. She's truly a gracious person!




Here in Australia we hang our laundry out to dry. In winter that can be a little tricky. I finally convinced Colin to buy me a dryer! (Probably a week after my family left who had been here for a month!!) So, they'll just have to come again to use it!!









My gorgeous Leah. Playing cutesy. Love my dogs. Always.

Little surprises at Maplegum

The beauty of living in the country is the wildlife that we get to see. These guys were found shortly after we moved in and Colin took these photos. The photo below shows how little they were. Kind of reminded me of the books I used to read as a kid "Frog and Toad Together". Did anyone else read these books? Can you imagine if these little guys fell in the pool? Disastrous!! There are down sides of finding wildlife. Just the other day Colin killed a baby brown snake. They sound simple but they happen to be the deadliest in Australia. And it was a baby. Where's the momma??? Just had to share this cute photo with you!

Good things

Nothing like freshly squeezed orange juice to get you going in the morning. I've had a bit of a cold for the past week and this gave me a good kick of vitamin C. The funny thing about being sick and working with people all day is the free advice they just have to share with you. One wanted to give me antibiotics right then and there. Another gave me this recipe for a concoction that I think would work if you lived as a hermit. The ingredients were so potent! But it's nice they want me to get better!

I'm a bit of a reader. I need to read before I go to sleep. I love books. A must. I found this new author Jodi Picoult, and I'm totally into her books. A must read. This is my bedside table.

This is Colin's bedside table. He's a scientist and not much into books. He'll watch it on DVD, but read? Little chance. But at least someone is reading something educational to better our life! Gotta be thankful for that!

As mentioned in previous post it was our anniversary. So no better way then to take the dogs to the beach for a good run and play. Leah loves the water and both the dogs play running races! Pure joy on their faces!


Did you notice the hair cut? I got bored! Love it. It's a bit funky! Something I do about every 6 years or so!!

Have a great day. Do something fun for you!

5 years

5 years today. We've come so far and look forward to going even further! I love you. xxoo