This Weekend

This weekend was a good mix of getting things done and doing not much at all, the best kind of weekend really. Along with a little daylight saving adjustment (love daylight savings!).
I …..

went to see Blackalicious for some good time music and dancing
had a much needed hair cut
spent a lovely quiet afternoon with rd
baked a tea cake with fresh strawberries and cream for a family dinner – it was pretty good if I do say so.
started a new project - painted an undercoat to freshen up some storage boxes
and enjoyed the purr-y company of sir ang and miss lola

I hope you had an enjoyable one too!

Interior Love

I love this place, again the white with the added coloured elements. Those green chairs and the paintings on the walls. I wish my flat would look like this...I'm working on it!


Found via Oh Happy Day.

Tagged

It’s that time again friends, the tag. I’ve been tagged by Michelle (yay another Tasmanian!) and loved reading some more about her.
I’m passing this one on to everyone, ‘cause I am a stickybeak and love reading about other people.

So, six things about me:

1. I'm not brilliant at making decisions, in fact it is a struggle at times. I'd much prefer someone just tell me what I have to do, which is sad when I think about it. Case in point - SLR camera, I know what I want in terms of the body but when it come with which lens to buy with it etc, all too hard so I have just put it off. Decisions must be made!!

2. I feel sad that I couldn’t master the art of crochet. As much as I tried earlier this year and had grand plans and visions, purchasing this book, buying the wool for a blanket, it was to no avail. My skills are seriously lacking people.


3. When I was a child would spend hours at the kitchen table drawing, covering it in pens and paper, and my yellow textas would always run out first. It was my absolute favourite colour. Now if I was to draw like that again, I think it would be the green to run out first.

4. My favourite sweets are Oddfellow peppermints, and they have to be crunched and munched on! This seems to be a family trait because my granddad was an Oddfellow man, always having a stash in the cupboard and my mum loves them too. They aren’t just your average peppermint, and I’ve never really come across anyone else who likes them.

5. I love trivial pursuit and quizzes. Twice a month I go to a local quiz night with some friends. This has developed into quite a serious challenge because the questions are always so very random and are hardly ever about music (my pet topic) or current events or seemingly anything I know something about. We never get close to winning but it’s a lot of fun and a nice excuse to have a quiet beer on a Monday night.

6. My current neighbours drive me nuts! Living in a big old house divided into four flats means that I get to lie in bed most nights and listen to my neighbours music blaring at midnight. The funny thing is I don’t think I would mind if they were playing something I liked, but neighbours with bad taste = no fun.

Waiting for the Quiet

See the little carved deer in the picture, well he is happily sitting on my hall table admiring the pink ruffled prettiness of the peony. He's a lucky deer, and getting to do something I wouldn't mind myself, some quiet, thinking, and relaxing time. I keep wondering when life is going to settle down, at least for a week, but I have a feeling it's just around the corner. Along with fulfilling some crafty ideas. Fingers crossed.....

Walking on a Dream

This weekend I completely fell in love with this song. Well I saw the film clip last weekend, and it's been a rapid build up to love and now I am completely smitten. I can't wait for the album to come out, it's so exciting these days when you hear something new that gives you that tingle.

Hi there,

Well I’m feeling pretty beat already this week. The lurgy is lingering and it is extremely frustrating…surely nearly three weeks is a bit extreme Mister Lurgy!

I’ve tried to take it easy but there’s just too much to do, lots of dinner plans this week, observing the day that is Grand Final Day on Saturday, and planning a short trip away in a month or so, also some photographing for this competition I entered as a bit of fun. The box has arrived now I just need some time to think about my shots. It’s tricky...but I like a challenge.

Catherine
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Spring Mix

Today is my last day home from work after coming down with this terrible lurgy, yay! Since I'm on the mend I had a rather pleasant day, making pumkin and carrot soup, and trawling itunes making a spring mix. Then I took myself off on a walk around the neighbourhood in the sunshine to have a listen. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with it, and felt pretty cheered up, I love how music can do that.

My Spring Mix:
White Noise - The Living End
Blue Song - Mint Royale
I like You So Much Better When You're Naked - Ida Maria
Cape Cod Kwassa KwassaVampire Weekend
It's Alright - Little Red
How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? - Sharon Jones
The Devil Called Me A Liar - Ash Grunwald
This Heart Attack - Faker
Always Where I Need To Be - The Kooks