tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70203358764547881482024-02-19T02:37:07.394-08:00box browniesSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928394911325788382noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-89877880889581704872011-11-08T03:11:00.000-08:002011-11-08T03:27:13.176-08:00Wind-swept and in Love...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z-ii2IziYhanBa5vsPbYZ7Iu6Ag1mxoA1F4_0-E8mIetbkIeLx90cdOyeROESbY9tfiOX2Ep2CFyeFO1FeiDtk2fM5B3wTeqMUzHIKJgaNOgTR3QiD54Girj-hWI8k9dJLkiqd54fOXJ/s1600/446Doyle.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 426px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z-ii2IziYhanBa5vsPbYZ7Iu6Ag1mxoA1F4_0-E8mIetbkIeLx90cdOyeROESbY9tfiOX2Ep2CFyeFO1FeiDtk2fM5B3wTeqMUzHIKJgaNOgTR3QiD54Girj-hWI8k9dJLkiqd54fOXJ/s640/446Doyle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672583225860018338" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">3 beautiful years today. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and although the past month </div><div style="text-align: center;">has been filled with heartache and loss...</div><div style="text-align: center;">we are still stronger than ever. </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-16586903953890195842011-07-21T04:48:00.000-07:002011-07-21T05:02:29.798-07:00Early morning light.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLrLlrpx5qASI8VQun6W0Czy5t_z-ZRFE_goIOpWN6bAxbvpEqvZHLCFyLGZ2vpEyqhYWdLhU8E3doHYMqtJvi8aScTF0Xl8igBXTI42VsD9Y_PCxmXwZQYETjNN4zjuLMpmYnSF4Q_jB/s1600/IMG_3781.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 428px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLrLlrpx5qASI8VQun6W0Czy5t_z-ZRFE_goIOpWN6bAxbvpEqvZHLCFyLGZ2vpEyqhYWdLhU8E3doHYMqtJvi8aScTF0Xl8igBXTI42VsD9Y_PCxmXwZQYETjNN4zjuLMpmYnSF4Q_jB/s640/IMG_3781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631773763790444850" /></a>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">This morning I had a few moments before heading off to the the craziness that is currently work to snap a few pictures. The light was just so pretty I could not resist. My beautiful husband brought me these yesterday to cheer me up. He is such a sweetie. I just love jonquils this time of year, they are a really reasonable to buy and they always cheer up any room. </div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope your week has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">not</span> been anywhere near as stressful as mine. Thank god it is nearly the weekend!</div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers Sarah </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">xoxo</span></span></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-13051897174542134862011-07-18T04:02:00.000-07:002011-07-18T04:15:39.138-07:00Lazy afternoons.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Osh2umxFB40UJdiGIpUr1f6Z-UgHbSQnYE_Ch6LStMi-KLE_R5AlGMYLpERDFMih-kd0b6mRlahn1xeuPxWbe4OXT_4qxEZM01Btfjn8sJB3u6k88bdZuVmuY46afEqysenZYi2tjxS7/s1600/IMG_3583.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Osh2umxFB40UJdiGIpUr1f6Z-UgHbSQnYE_Ch6LStMi-KLE_R5AlGMYLpERDFMih-kd0b6mRlahn1xeuPxWbe4OXT_4qxEZM01Btfjn8sJB3u6k88bdZuVmuY46afEqysenZYi2tjxS7/s640/IMG_3583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630648667126026722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTcglyz3jfAigPs7ax-Eq-xAwD5bL4VerKhqbBu0MH-ZZLBb_FcG9z8CEtLENonQyLQ3cyaTYy8B58USpM0aM9GbNORy2rDPZGluzSIhP_PBkochH1t5yeRlA1Esn1y7cZ0iJqF8Edi1G/s1600/IMG_3614.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTcglyz3jfAigPs7ax-Eq-xAwD5bL4VerKhqbBu0MH-ZZLBb_FcG9z8CEtLENonQyLQ3cyaTYy8B58USpM0aM9GbNORy2rDPZGluzSIhP_PBkochH1t5yeRlA1Esn1y7cZ0iJqF8Edi1G/s640/IMG_3614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647192262741666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy5IHr9gNdrMXr8Dlakk220Jc6_xk9RXuFu0RnY5HB3XyIcHr_vv1jiUefBB7DXN5YrjqHCrXe3UqMH-bCdEYbcNgWOWXetVIUcA6SGb61BnU5-FXMl8YzvkLhKTNlKMsFEea45SD5zSC/s1600/IMG_3617.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy5IHr9gNdrMXr8Dlakk220Jc6_xk9RXuFu0RnY5HB3XyIcHr_vv1jiUefBB7DXN5YrjqHCrXe3UqMH-bCdEYbcNgWOWXetVIUcA6SGb61BnU5-FXMl8YzvkLhKTNlKMsFEea45SD5zSC/s640/IMG_3617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647184280553442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ1AucLlW9Ut2R3yJ7dXsnOUyU5mL-sS6XFBlfdzW01wAiPUUQBSPWQUJY5sfQz7c6BuS5u-ovV-jrhQvkDPnUDHJ5LjdNzsFojWK73i_G5Xi1saD3AUbRPYZ8F-zElxY7Jgsp9DfMnzF/s1600/IMG_3620.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ1AucLlW9Ut2R3yJ7dXsnOUyU5mL-sS6XFBlfdzW01wAiPUUQBSPWQUJY5sfQz7c6BuS5u-ovV-jrhQvkDPnUDHJ5LjdNzsFojWK73i_G5Xi1saD3AUbRPYZ8F-zElxY7Jgsp9DfMnzF/s640/IMG_3620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647182396383346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNQcjcrlykbSaybpOH6R6TUBBBycN0LubS3eCWmTnDFumHyHjabHWLzkgCxVXk1pLXEQLxGF5oOp9YbJW7qWWemRQL_g8qI-rF737uuqEPpm64UA7FT1lNE1YkOMQFNf9BcIRcEgj7ilI/s1600/IMG_3622.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNQcjcrlykbSaybpOH6R6TUBBBycN0LubS3eCWmTnDFumHyHjabHWLzkgCxVXk1pLXEQLxGF5oOp9YbJW7qWWemRQL_g8qI-rF737uuqEPpm64UA7FT1lNE1YkOMQFNf9BcIRcEgj7ilI/s640/IMG_3622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647177548895042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxznE7Je-G7kSrd6IqzkobAhmhrqHgOsBkVVuaZjgy6Ocw_g9DO1YRbhPxV30xK9z1a6fAydd8H6sYXoaWZahLiCnUCF02uAUKQJFxYRToq1NaLUoXTYuCf59bLzdgwXu1_zctw-PEJvv/s1600/IMG_3625.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxznE7Je-G7kSrd6IqzkobAhmhrqHgOsBkVVuaZjgy6Ocw_g9DO1YRbhPxV30xK9z1a6fAydd8H6sYXoaWZahLiCnUCF02uAUKQJFxYRToq1NaLUoXTYuCf59bLzdgwXu1_zctw-PEJvv/s640/IMG_3625.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647169239807650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />A few weeks ago we took a trip up the coast to visit my little cousins. It was the perfect chance to take some pictures. I was pretty happy with how they turned out but it is easy when my cousins are all so cute :)<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-45354960934974483092011-07-17T03:38:00.000-07:002011-07-17T04:26:32.089-07:00Quince.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTtfkivpjwrcU3udXqITj_wpRzHhr4OgqguFZZ1hHQ68o517xO7nQQOu8-8AJ7AwK27wWoSfrxqVLHSziz4RJzW_se6V0f_dCKkz3yW76REoHJ7fI1Sxt_hokg5FscqktvWJaAjSZnOrj/s1600/IMG_3760.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTtfkivpjwrcU3udXqITj_wpRzHhr4OgqguFZZ1hHQ68o517xO7nQQOu8-8AJ7AwK27wWoSfrxqVLHSziz4RJzW_se6V0f_dCKkz3yW76REoHJ7fI1Sxt_hokg5FscqktvWJaAjSZnOrj/s640/IMG_3760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630269041500592658" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Quinces are one of my favourite winter fruits. My Grandmother Norma who is a wonderful country cook makes the best Quince Roly Poly. It looks very similar to the Jam Roly Poly found <a href="http://en.petitchef.com/recipes/jam-roly-poly-in-honour-of-st-georges-day-april-23rd-fid-784537">here</a>. It has to be one of my favourite desserts as a kid and Norma would always make one when I travelled up to visit her and Pop. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> I have never attempted to make my own because I don't think it would ever be as good as hers. However I love to stew and bake Quinces when they are in season. They can be a little expensive and hard to track down in Queensland but my mum managed to pick some up for me the other day. While we were in Tasmania recently they were only about $3 a kilo as opposed to $8 here, however I was able to stock up on plenty of home made quince jam!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Last season I used the following recipe from Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion cookbook. It worked a treat and I used the Cinnamon Stick variation. The syrup that the baking process created was divine. The only tip I would give is to keep an eye on the bottom as it can catch, especially in a standard convection oven like ours.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Oven Roasted Pears or Quinces</span><p></p> <p class="p1">Equipment</p> <p class="p1">Baking dish</p> <p class="p1">Spoon</p> <p class="p1">Knife</p> <p class="p1">Basting brush</p> <p class="p1">Bowls</p> <p class="p2"><br /></p> <p class="p1">Ingredients: </p> <p class="p1">•<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>80 grams butter, chopped</p> <p class="p1">•<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>6 pears or 3 quinces</p> <p class="p1">•<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>150 grams castor sugar</p> <p class="p1">•<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Juice of 2 lemons</p> <p class="p1">•<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>6 lemon verbena leaves (or a vanilla bean, scented geranium leaf, citrus peel, cardamom pods, a cinnamon stick or a star anise)</p> <p class="p1">•<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Honey-flavoured yoghurt or double cream, to serve</p> <p class="p1">What to do:</p> <p class="p1">Preheat oven to 150°C. Melt butter in a 1.5 litre-capacity baking dish.</p> <p class="p1">Peel pears, halve lengthways, remove cores with a twist of a parisienne spoon and roll in melted butter. Wash and peel quinces, halve lengthways and remove cores if you wish (they are quite edible after 3 hours cooking). Roll in melted butter. Turn fruit so it is cut-side down in baking dish and scatter with sugar. Drizzle over lemon juice and add lemon verbena leaves or other flavouring. Cover tightly with a doubled sheet of foil and roast for 2 hours.</p> <p class="p1">Turn fruit and baste with syrupy pan juices. The pears may be tender at this time and can be lifted onto a plate. Re-cover and bake quinces for another hour; they are ready when tender and highly glazed. Serve fruit with honey-flavoured yoghurt or double cream.</p> <p class="p1">This recipe is from <a href="http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/resources/resource-area/recipe/9/ovenroasted-pears-or-quinces">Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion</a> (Penguin Lantern 2009).</p><p class="p1">Happy Cooking.</p><p class="p1">Cheers Sarah</p><p class="p1">xoxo</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 10.5pt;mso-outline-level:3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><span><span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "> </span></p></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-40110449677359904172011-07-16T04:51:00.000-07:002011-07-16T05:15:18.131-07:00Parlez-vous français?<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3To2IF0dSx5JquSq1Uu_IpkW_KhrhpMR1bWA0UuybHBcE8GyfdFAppSOCpmTWC4N5ggdOUxvRntsTNnDryE1EmBq2WHH5eJFj6QzesBgqVBlQwbABHZ_WzLPjiMAiknumszonZeCXVrB/s1600/IMG_3752.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrar_9sOSc_io1Qf_SrFvXs_CRDDnAO7s2E2ItwfCnnitQGPJwM2DdZ7u_ncKUXbMAz0ebjSp-UH1T9QphURx8CM1mXxyb1zEY_AwQ_IrcdB0nBsLTaqpn6LN-nIT4wC4krbJWgGXaJfJg/s640/IMG_3739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629917120994740274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXOj70KLGVF9A2wb5MydV1eohDKA9kIsa9-8d7RNIQ2sHWofYQxyxgU5RrK0cqUiURVnIWrM5ckmKiBmxqiP7dEOIL6ibfYI_B4qPNO3hjoQaO12yJVRjWn5XP-Lhdx9_AIcuq7C6HPy2/s1600/IMG_3733.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXOj70KLGVF9A2wb5MydV1eohDKA9kIsa9-8d7RNIQ2sHWofYQxyxgU5RrK0cqUiURVnIWrM5ckmKiBmxqiP7dEOIL6ibfYI_B4qPNO3hjoQaO12yJVRjWn5XP-Lhdx9_AIcuq7C6HPy2/s640/IMG_3733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629920158211006674" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Today we headed into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GOMA</span> to see the current exhibition 'Surrealism The Poetry of Dreams' and we were also lucky enough to visit the The Brisbane French Festival!! I managed to fit in a little Op shopping on the way and found a cute portable typewriter to add to my growing collection. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">All in all I cannot think of a better way to spend a Saturday</span><span class="Apple-style-span">. I hope you are all having a lovely weekend too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Cheers Sarah </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">xoxo</span> </span> </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-51678281486918559542011-04-15T03:03:00.000-07:002011-04-15T03:08:32.662-07:00Easter inspired craft.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOPdg7pKTg8KWN0yCiBg0XpjWL3p_OdbhPmNm2SsgP4u4me4t5xEwqJvApiqnqFCp12h5dVwoVXHih_n4OTx_hoH7qhb925sP8T2GM7H1Q_q8RNk_o1IkE5SGwqTBkDAW_He0wm4pDHrw/s1600/IMG_2063.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOPdg7pKTg8KWN0yCiBg0XpjWL3p_OdbhPmNm2SsgP4u4me4t5xEwqJvApiqnqFCp12h5dVwoVXHih_n4OTx_hoH7qhb925sP8T2GM7H1Q_q8RNk_o1IkE5SGwqTBkDAW_He0wm4pDHrw/s640/IMG_2063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595749409540647730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Can't wait for the glue to dry so I can try it out!</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />Cheers </span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Sarah xoxox</span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-70205937692940484102011-04-11T02:07:00.000-07:002011-04-11T02:23:19.639-07:00missing week...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfEhKJzgfdJ7YpXBuazTcB1YpzLZBk45R3Lqy1J-ThSRK6tQcrpOOt2BUEpkhNgNod8iXHqZ7lwYvdh8x5jXA1Y7Lgmg1kCly6f8gvXTSVjm5Emgx7THNbQUtxzE-KMKbLdSiXGfT8X1C/s1600/IMG_2334.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfEhKJzgfdJ7YpXBuazTcB1YpzLZBk45R3Lqy1J-ThSRK6tQcrpOOt2BUEpkhNgNod8iXHqZ7lwYvdh8x5jXA1Y7Lgmg1kCly6f8gvXTSVjm5Emgx7THNbQUtxzE-KMKbLdSiXGfT8X1C/s640/IMG_2334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594252143193134674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">(Place I'd Rather Be Right Now ! ) </span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Unfortunately this past week has been a bit of a write off thanks to a nasty bug and a trip to the emergency room. I'm on the mend but have been taking it easy the past few days. Dad and Sean managed to do a bit more work on the renos over the weekend so hopefully tomorrow I can put up a few pics. </span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br />I hope you are all well and have managed to avoid any of the nasty bugs that seem to be on the rounds at the moment. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Cheers </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Sarah xoxo</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-89157582479010179642011-04-03T20:58:00.000-07:002011-04-04T04:15:05.409-07:00Suitcase Rummage April<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yesterday was another great afternoon at the Suitcase Rummage. We were lucky that the rain held off till about 4pm but it was pretty windy. The cloud cover was actually a god send in the end and I managed to avoid my usual case of post market sun stroke.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">It was great to trial my new "Travel Pillows" made using some vintage teas towels from my collection and my "Hip to be Square" crochet cushions. Thank you to the lovely lady that purchased my black crochet cushion. I was really happy with how it turned out and it made my day to know that at least someone liked it too :) Enjoy!</span> </span> </span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUfiFYOkOEoW96bIUKbaf74v6ryHqNEIC6RSmzliHgajQtlGi7M9EIZojCQGwjEM47ftQrCbWqr2SbNVmcwz_t61G7Wx0gqxsMnQOz8yHY8kba2_D86TIzUWzaxiTqDb_1w9UFwlQXwgc/s1600/IMG_1926.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUfiFYOkOEoW96bIUKbaf74v6ryHqNEIC6RSmzliHgajQtlGi7M9EIZojCQGwjEM47ftQrCbWqr2SbNVmcwz_t61G7Wx0gqxsMnQOz8yHY8kba2_D86TIzUWzaxiTqDb_1w9UFwlQXwgc/s640/IMG_1926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591574554084511634" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ANZloWdUBJKgCNL-Y3Sgzdg9vdDRiQAczHcnLeuS58KpHbwhbfmnrFjybKcyI_AOylcp_KLL10AG10HJRfOLL6NmPWrjKlaeGCke8XogiIvA10PqOehCDLZqXamChuWwUEDU0gaGZxO6/s1600/IMG_1953.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ANZloWdUBJKgCNL-Y3Sgzdg9vdDRiQAczHcnLeuS58KpHbwhbfmnrFjybKcyI_AOylcp_KLL10AG10HJRfOLL6NmPWrjKlaeGCke8XogiIvA10PqOehCDLZqXamChuWwUEDU0gaGZxO6/s640/IMG_1953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591574820610894194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZkioqOll0qm-Nar4tY4AvylhdLNCRLtxguIo4oiCt1myp5vpmXctTy8K8T36jpE5XuhN7rLfMjFzlpK9XAPZp7NxXN1VJzA54xwsRQDQGHfmXiZ7EIdXC33rNKi_1FGwDIkNRT7EVDU6/s1600/IMG_1956.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZkioqOll0qm-Nar4tY4AvylhdLNCRLtxguIo4oiCt1myp5vpmXctTy8K8T36jpE5XuhN7rLfMjFzlpK9XAPZp7NxXN1VJzA54xwsRQDQGHfmXiZ7EIdXC33rNKi_1FGwDIkNRT7EVDU6/s640/IMG_1956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591574828973000322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF9TVAarhwNKHKQnFuFOHds-P_RfFHUoAfEuZ28JFVfmZFT5_DWXPdBvJj6zIzYFKKlM2j9yCmMhTNNxeQsB4_bnHodyWxlk1l0G0Z0uFtkwzjlkrXmv4o_3cvZlIaRiRD05jLhPacrO3/s1600/IMG_1948.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF9TVAarhwNKHKQnFuFOHds-P_RfFHUoAfEuZ28JFVfmZFT5_DWXPdBvJj6zIzYFKKlM2j9yCmMhTNNxeQsB4_bnHodyWxlk1l0G0Z0uFtkwzjlkrXmv4o_3cvZlIaRiRD05jLhPacrO3/s640/IMG_1948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591574544085895970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaDOFJHvhcls0HtPr4yQaQbD6bk5UBspd6otJ-DyJ7EDdt8GSMTSm99axrUsL7CmGH4-9AMVcQZRSeWSxWLObwr55N9_zP8JUMMX-fXprAiry17zNGdP4obRRAbOHJWhC4KZ5zcFZsWy0/s1600/IMG_1939.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaDOFJHvhcls0HtPr4yQaQbD6bk5UBspd6otJ-DyJ7EDdt8GSMTSm99axrUsL7CmGH4-9AMVcQZRSeWSxWLObwr55N9_zP8JUMMX-fXprAiry17zNGdP4obRRAbOHJWhC4KZ5zcFZsWy0/s640/IMG_1939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591573980665768962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPT1QaGGVIaUXWruLL8v_YeQdMQvidgMKcUciJMgxENr7BEZSXHSZdrqajgUE46q51aCBplbFYGu5VwNjjcY-xYagLO4AZgUv-kr44WskHGxRq_R1xIQHi-Mxg2w6GJ2_5NmJ0vdcTEf2/s1600/IMG_1954.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPT1QaGGVIaUXWruLL8v_YeQdMQvidgMKcUciJMgxENr7BEZSXHSZdrqajgUE46q51aCBplbFYGu5VwNjjcY-xYagLO4AZgUv-kr44WskHGxRq_R1xIQHi-Mxg2w6GJ2_5NmJ0vdcTEf2/s640/IMG_1954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591679005350439122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >We were lucky to have our spot right Kerry from <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/Kitty-Hugo/163451257007846?sk=info">Kitty Hugo</a>. She had her suitcase full of beautiful hand crochet necklaces, badges and other accessories. You can check out her hand made goodies for sale <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kittyhugo">here</a> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Etsy</span> or you can also find her at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bris</span> Style Markets. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">I hope you all had a great weekend and are not suffering too much Monday-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">itis</span>!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Cheers</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Sarah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">xoxo</span> </span></span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-48370691735508278172011-04-01T23:56:00.000-07:002011-04-02T01:25:27.363-07:00Time to Rummage again...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74nkug_nxDVLum-5_BXgcFBU5SFNnytlTUW47FL6f-pZMb0tQEOYKBtveJqgZ1cU4QNPRY9pUTAYRqwwWNoB6QOUPkJnGorS2HL2dGm79Hbp8eGZrvTVHlS9MFYRcUC4N0LwhGIKszivS/s1600/IMG_1836.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74nkug_nxDVLum-5_BXgcFBU5SFNnytlTUW47FL6f-pZMb0tQEOYKBtveJqgZ1cU4QNPRY9pUTAYRqwwWNoB6QOUPkJnGorS2HL2dGm79Hbp8eGZrvTVHlS9MFYRcUC4N0LwhGIKszivS/s640/IMG_1836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590899164821540658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyJJs0ZgZWjQt6rfTLihls3M5UXzWlANJHlFlVM9SHUBEXIzMCsJTD4Hu8xYkT7RkBtkOOHkCQRGAr1zOCZvB2EiPOu8TZPsQM9L4X0xO3zlfPm-b-Z7dACTmNr6SC8W5eCsW3kbxiIv9/s1600/IMG_1825.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyJJs0ZgZWjQt6rfTLihls3M5UXzWlANJHlFlVM9SHUBEXIzMCsJTD4Hu8xYkT7RkBtkOOHkCQRGAr1zOCZvB2EiPOu8TZPsQM9L4X0xO3zlfPm-b-Z7dACTmNr6SC8W5eCsW3kbxiIv9/s640/IMG_1825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590898687795007618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLrPrEw1krYLLyxNuhHMIaUL8IBEEYq3eNSTslshHLHxB0Ke5yVjCQ6qZCAbN9nEs2kMpFv4jw7kI_VqR6QSOKdug1StFnhVOhpPke1KxXPSZgSyfUJqH-lOoePQOD0iJZ3k2qX0A08ox/s1600/IMG_1819.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLrPrEw1krYLLyxNuhHMIaUL8IBEEYq3eNSTslshHLHxB0Ke5yVjCQ6qZCAbN9nEs2kMpFv4jw7kI_VqR6QSOKdug1StFnhVOhpPke1KxXPSZgSyfUJqH-lOoePQOD0iJZ3k2qX0A08ox/s640/IMG_1819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590892879688809282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><br /><br />Don't forget the Suitcase Rummage is on in Brisbane tomorrow from 12 till 5pm at Redacliffe Place (at the top of the Queen Street Mall near the casino). I will coming along with some handmade goodies and can't wait to have a look at all the amazing stalls.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Sarah xoxox<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-72188683275868635982011-03-31T20:59:00.000-07:002011-03-31T21:19:47.822-07:00Sneak Peak...<div face="courier new" style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">Unfortunately it has not been very good photographic weather this week,so I have not been able to take any photos of my new handmade goodies that will be at the Suitcase Rummage this Sunday. I can't wait to get back into the markets and show some new things I have been working on.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" > However I did manage to snap a few shots on the phone on my way out the door this morning. Hopefully it will fine up towmorrow and a I can show you a few more things that will be in the Suitcase on Sunday.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbix_Oc7ZApz2zD4Xt5Oqy0LNG1Qmd4vgsGNmRngDWxacyjcHCHLMJPAgA8CdLd1wUgrUjHI7FmfTAg2xV212-Yo7K0DFa-LdTDbqHINUtmD4dH9bPyj8tlPGfoo22-0z29QD1TPmYl0e/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbix_Oc7ZApz2zD4Xt5Oqy0LNG1Qmd4vgsGNmRngDWxacyjcHCHLMJPAgA8CdLd1wUgrUjHI7FmfTAg2xV212-Yo7K0DFa-LdTDbqHINUtmD4dH9bPyj8tlPGfoo22-0z29QD1TPmYl0e/s640/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590459914245683570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrfRQ358Dkb0sVAXX4euC_7VCWcGOa81mlISy4dAlxCA3wSUlYjHtdsUrNcXuPIJ87b6zvCgty9PQNMhuorrW6qflhdwo8BjTUwxdhO0rK4M-YcP6-Wbh4xpCmI4zXW9FwcP8G1ykbDuV/s1600/photo%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrfRQ358Dkb0sVAXX4euC_7VCWcGOa81mlISy4dAlxCA3wSUlYjHtdsUrNcXuPIJ87b6zvCgty9PQNMhuorrW6qflhdwo8BjTUwxdhO0rK4M-YcP6-Wbh4xpCmI4zXW9FwcP8G1ykbDuV/s640/photo%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590459912608587538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Happy Friday!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Cheers</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Sarah oxox</span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-50958623127155220842011-03-27T03:36:00.000-07:002011-03-27T03:56:34.082-07:00Weekend in pictures...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtDlpA66jOct6oA5DED5t3LaHNjDJFH816CmIc0Drta0W6zYOdmn1AMq7J9DthqKIqi2V7Kq8LBLSMsmd8ObjczlSfMgBcXoeEVoPVl0n-mo_1uwY5mHsOFaEvhyphenhypheneYXHYN2nd_qNHDoMm/s1600/IMG_1735.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUN75ogEm_WkkHRfhI8qtdcxM_b55XBb8aoX-VZOC8q77Mskg-4UTMSPBcLFxZTjdGw02BeVRuo96H8O5EOmW0ZX55FnMUdJswL-sMO2FHTnLbcQJZIABnw9Xa9Y6PWIbjNrt5JXeeePio/s640/IMG_1790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588709671272704418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Party, Pasta, Skyline, </span><a style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://streetsofperu.blogspot.com/2010/01/peruvian-sapo-game-pssstits-not-called.html">Sapo</a><span style="font-family: courier new;">! </span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-82403278794252129872011-03-25T01:43:00.001-07:002011-03-25T01:59:14.795-07:0080 years young...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >Tomorrow we are heading down the coast to celebrate my Great Uncles 80th Birthday. As you can see he does not look a day over 60! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P5imBBozVP3M1i0EpuZ_sjhz7YszQRPWvOogFYjP6d_WDCcFIq2Q2Pw-bhNZu6YIeLNmxqWVooQINPi338_RL9FcY5QSs1R4gQJTJnDRj6lIqfZAZfPtv3MLVcJfnMyi7e7EGsaDKFbu/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P5imBBozVP3M1i0EpuZ_sjhz7YszQRPWvOogFYjP6d_WDCcFIq2Q2Pw-bhNZu6YIeLNmxqWVooQINPi338_RL9FcY5QSs1R4gQJTJnDRj6lIqfZAZfPtv3MLVcJfnMyi7e7EGsaDKFbu/s640/IMG_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587935955285659282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >I absolutely love his apartment it is filled to the brim with his amazing art collection. He has such a eye for design and has paintings on every spare bit of wall space in the apartment, including the bathroom. Many of them he has picked up in op shops and auctions over the years. Every time we visit he has changed the colour on the wall or added something new. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHyx25gX4yW9Vo52xjfoAlMKW2yNNRqXlsBIOvinu8XEx2LaGmMwqN5Irx5vcWgUyKEyXCFhyXoM_Se4ZoHsQI7qJOroFKS0mWj0Z8USW_jdtxlDiY1MnFHw7eWNF7tuJJEl1ZRrJVRGI/s1600/IMG_0190.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHyx25gX4yW9Vo52xjfoAlMKW2yNNRqXlsBIOvinu8XEx2LaGmMwqN5Irx5vcWgUyKEyXCFhyXoM_Se4ZoHsQI7qJOroFKS0mWj0Z8USW_jdtxlDiY1MnFHw7eWNF7tuJJEl1ZRrJVRGI/s640/IMG_0190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587935946825923810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >Happy Birthday Uncle Barry.<br /><br />I hope you all have a lovely weekend.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Sarah xoxo</span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-77256769174382190932011-03-23T03:04:00.000-07:002011-03-23T04:41:15.447-07:00Weekend drive...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >A couple of weeks ago we headed off on a drive down to Bangalow and the Byron hinterland. It was a really nice relaxing drive and it was great to get out of Brisbane for the day. We missed the awesome Bangalow Markets which were on the weekend before but it was lovely to have a walk around and check out the local stores.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">In Bangalow there are some great homeware and gift shops to check out including <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://littlepeach.com.au/">Little Peach</a> which is great for everything Japanese from kimonos to authentic kokeshi dolls; <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.auroradesignstudio.com.au/page7.htm">Aurora</a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> which stocks eco-homewares and supplies; and a new shop further down the main road, <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://thenewcollector.blogspot.com/">The New Collector</a>. It was full of awesome vintage industrial design items including old cameras, typewriters and school maps. It really reminded me of shops I went to in Melbourne last year. </span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><br />Of course we had to have a coffee so we visited one of our favourite cafes <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.byronfresh.com.au/">Utopia</a>. As you can see below the food, was as always impeccable. What I thought would be a simple bruschetta came out on a beautiful wooden board and was filled with caramelised figs, peach and prosciutto. It was delicious! It was something a bit different to what I would normally order but I was glad I did.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><br />It was however sad to see that our other favourite place to eat the Urban cafe and the gift shop next door <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2010/12/08/fire-closes-bangalows-main-street/">burnt down</a> a few months ago. 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font-family: courier new;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ReA0aj2qyvrt5_iv94mP1rcVAWDbuymjHvinibPStNVrxTOAd_qOfBZljSsRGG-wemo9p7ldYWxinRXTsM2aF0TUtXz249nKsl6-veATA08YF1hfKMjLO5KitdXYS-DXOajFPIH4Q8S1/s1600/IMG_1585.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ReA0aj2qyvrt5_iv94mP1rcVAWDbuymjHvinibPStNVrxTOAd_qOfBZljSsRGG-wemo9p7ldYWxinRXTsM2aF0TUtXz249nKsl6-veATA08YF1hfKMjLO5KitdXYS-DXOajFPIH4Q8S1/s640/IMG_1585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587219433071118722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="font-family: courier new;"> </div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >Just outside of Bangalow heading west along the road to Lismore is the Retro Shop. It is full of great 50's, 60's and 70's vintage items including fabric, books and kitchenware. It is not really the place to grab an op shop bargain but it was full of quality hard to find items.</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dL_IHIwcBnOoyebvaelP9i2SZswivh8_rTBDH9lOs8QOvL1rA3cMBMqR_Q7w2VX8mGoY0o3YMmHsDjN5bWH9xaB_Zz1XhFO4uFz0pnWiczhwp5pgNpX8_d50Rdk2wC1Bt5QJpzeTeB0r/s1600/IMG_1620.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dL_IHIwcBnOoyebvaelP9i2SZswivh8_rTBDH9lOs8QOvL1rA3cMBMqR_Q7w2VX8mGoY0o3YMmHsDjN5bWH9xaB_Zz1XhFO4uFz0pnWiczhwp5pgNpX8_d50Rdk2wC1Bt5QJpzeTeB0r/s640/IMG_1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587222367321968402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Newrybar</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >After our walk we jumped back in the car and headed just south of Bangalow along the Pacific Highway to Newrybar. In all the years we have travelled down this way we had never thought to drop into this tiny place. After hearing <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://petalplum.blogspot.com/">here</a> that there was an antique shop I felt compelled to have a look.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.countryhouseantiques.com.au/">Country House Antiques</a> was lovely but it was largely filled with expensive furnishings rather than knick knacks and collectibles which is more my kind of thing. However it was nice to have a look around. The best thing we found though was the <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://harvestcafe.com.au/">Harvest Cafe</a> across the road. It was packed with people and looked like a great place for lunch. We will definitely have to try it out next time.</span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpgIQnzu6ZKDPv2tuhDJgN0mJXcAmG5OdDi59RbHONUlvkBfL-GNCKCuG-qe6WAD3leXmMGeYy8SXNpR_kWU_zSFPxxbSJewOW81DKYA4KbeMqwV6VoTVqgLRWHZ55Bm-uKiesV_9-CYg/s1600/IMG_1614.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpgIQnzu6ZKDPv2tuhDJgN0mJXcAmG5OdDi59RbHONUlvkBfL-GNCKCuG-qe6WAD3leXmMGeYy8SXNpR_kWU_zSFPxxbSJewOW81DKYA4KbeMqwV6VoTVqgLRWHZ55Bm-uKiesV_9-CYg/s640/IMG_1614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587224732199178962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQSXclWFddM-aKO5QfuyaEDPOOjKBX6Slz4IuvQxFVqguffPHERR5BsRJEyT9ughrZzGkTtGZo6UQsChNegBgSa7dx_oZTuJIbJ2HJZJS3pln3Kv4lrumroAaRliFOQx9maxG3zEJM0ab/s1600/IMG_1608.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQSXclWFddM-aKO5QfuyaEDPOOjKBX6Slz4IuvQxFVqguffPHERR5BsRJEyT9ughrZzGkTtGZo6UQsChNegBgSa7dx_oZTuJIbJ2HJZJS3pln3Kv4lrumroAaRliFOQx9maxG3zEJM0ab/s640/IMG_1608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587221382014097218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkyifCrYIWe91wNedLoHuSkp1KTey_oWiB_Pif0aGoujWaCKdlkbeQJBdKo33Gag03UTinZGbIujITHF_kl0cd_XmYuWMNoQPH1yvLJhyfdofSik3NyPCbjZK2wU2VCqABRRVTdEjF2PC/s1600/IMG_1610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkyifCrYIWe91wNedLoHuSkp1KTey_oWiB_Pif0aGoujWaCKdlkbeQJBdKo33Gag03UTinZGbIujITHF_kl0cd_XmYuWMNoQPH1yvLJhyfdofSik3NyPCbjZK2wU2VCqABRRVTdEjF2PC/s640/IMG_1610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587221388276809858" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74zECBGdlv9TC9lXCgfXSRZCTPpSlN4TMW_M3b9-rYjuNAvFEncKAuCQVNY2SUne7UE7Ui-YRTev6LI_EzOOvHawzmG0XsJOINMtB6CHyw38iAndT42GuvZdeYnTZTAycb_qU112zwwxf/s1600/IMG_1615.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74zECBGdlv9TC9lXCgfXSRZCTPpSlN4TMW_M3b9-rYjuNAvFEncKAuCQVNY2SUne7UE7Ui-YRTev6LI_EzOOvHawzmG0XsJOINMtB6CHyw38iAndT42GuvZdeYnTZTAycb_qU112zwwxf/s640/IMG_1615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587221396133318866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >On the way home instead of heading back through Bryon Bay we took a lovely drive through the Hinterland via The Channon and ended up back at Murwillumbah...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglVFFh4zQi26O1ks-tZ5UGlzURnohc8hmR4PhJa72CpN6kYhABwdkGAZfL1IBI8dBqPJwGy8EAKXHXpC0YEkZv5I03VizKW3Eqet1OQRyM_JRCf7F5ckCXmqszrTVqJzqLInu4ZefbhUg/s1600/IMG_1621.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglVFFh4zQi26O1ks-tZ5UGlzURnohc8hmR4PhJa72CpN6kYhABwdkGAZfL1IBI8dBqPJwGy8EAKXHXpC0YEkZv5I03VizKW3Eqet1OQRyM_JRCf7F5ckCXmqszrTVqJzqLInu4ZefbhUg/s640/IMG_1621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587222373822486850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >It was such a lovely day full of the best of things in life, good food, antique shops and good company. If you ever feel like Sunday drive this is such a great place to visit.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Sarah xoxox </span><br /><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-22045582584578250682011-03-19T19:20:00.000-07:002011-03-21T04:25:35.230-07:00Sunday mail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ncV0S0MGCsrn8upZzcdy_Zu_N341PfIuEEkLx7EerppLcbcMv7symEs0Fj1UhaOfvltrlJ7kosO3hz8OWOfdvT1iqdHRAfj22G5A2Hm57LhgYkheuf9DyfkOEeuD4Mp1c4foHxcH6iY_/s1600/IMG_1712.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 626px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ncV0S0MGCsrn8upZzcdy_Zu_N341PfIuEEkLx7EerppLcbcMv7symEs0Fj1UhaOfvltrlJ7kosO3hz8OWOfdvT1iqdHRAfj22G5A2Hm57LhgYkheuf9DyfkOEeuD4Mp1c4foHxcH6iY_/s640/IMG_1712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585983973730779154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">Over the years it has become my routine to read the paper on Sunday morning despite the fact that we mainly get it for the TV Guide. The Sunday Mail has just undergone a make over and they have added a Homemade Section. (To be honest though it could have been there the whole time seeing as though I normally stop reading after the Entertainment Section).<br /><br />Each week they are featuring a local crafty person and this weekend they have featured Rebecca from Edward and Lilly. It was so great to see her talents profiled and hear her tips for getting a crafty business started. You can check out her beautiful embroidered pieces for sale <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/edwardandlilly">here</a>.<br /><br />Cheers Sarah xoxo<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-58316964259121777622011-03-19T17:14:00.000-07:002011-03-21T04:48:04.930-07:00Happy Weekend everyone...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUjp1qdvmT4LwhFh-j1c22EHMcHqqXyhL0u2csmi3X7Y1c9-ceOUQP69_w77vtb6XDFRbY4fhIFJqbqpuEs00vVVW9BF3GwHz8eTI3cpkvcvaJAQVWb8CsHiAR_mVdh7vUqhCI3jWhXfq/s1600/weekend.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUjp1qdvmT4LwhFh-j1c22EHMcHqqXyhL0u2csmi3X7Y1c9-ceOUQP69_w77vtb6XDFRbY4fhIFJqbqpuEs00vVVW9BF3GwHz8eTI3cpkvcvaJAQVWb8CsHiAR_mVdh7vUqhCI3jWhXfq/s640/weekend.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585949687789051570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. The weather has been rainy here in Brisbane but I have been enjoying the chance to take it a bit easier.<br /><br />I have been reading some home magazines for some interior design inspiration, catching up on Gossip Girl (yes I know sad!) and enjoying some delicious macaroons.<br /><br />Cheers Sarah xoxo<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-7554928772945519632011-03-17T04:40:00.000-07:002011-03-23T02:21:07.343-07:00Work in progress...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix1PPk3_2nK6Ws7YNPzZUsL3SdW-sxIdutB4-aCTdmdueMDuV4q9MKRxAC5PAMZbMrahpNaxHxbPcRGEI0hEeM9dJHmB7s2PSyuPxHSWI8qMLXavqQFRuCVvYUETEgbxlMmFLAuNNuEvd/s1600/IMG_8062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix1PPk3_2nK6Ws7YNPzZUsL3SdW-sxIdutB4-aCTdmdueMDuV4q9MKRxAC5PAMZbMrahpNaxHxbPcRGEI0hEeM9dJHmB7s2PSyuPxHSWI8qMLXavqQFRuCVvYUETEgbxlMmFLAuNNuEvd/s640/IMG_8062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579074426660435714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Spare Bedroom Before</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpqghD7IC1CWjJ2NBTrHHp6Axpa2ymf5EildoL0FYEyQd-iOqC23y-9V5aQGF-jDV4Pj3PpKv_PgIX2cRRP3AGEs-ZhuSaWpBJOYUMjmsdcCZU4df6PvOG3YchyxtDJIZ01fxxNcziHCR/s1600/IMG_1310.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpqghD7IC1CWjJ2NBTrHHp6Axpa2ymf5EildoL0FYEyQd-iOqC23y-9V5aQGF-jDV4Pj3PpKv_PgIX2cRRP3AGEs-ZhuSaWpBJOYUMjmsdcCZU4df6PvOG3YchyxtDJIZ01fxxNcziHCR/s640/IMG_1310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585014454098438706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Ceiling in progress<br />(I cannot fathom how someone would<br />willingly put these on any ceiling)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix1PPk3_2nK6Ws7YNPzZUsL3SdW-sxIdutB4-aCTdmdueMDuV4q9MKRxAC5PAMZbMrahpNaxHxbPcRGEI0hEeM9dJHmB7s2PSyuPxHSWI8qMLXavqQFRuCVvYUETEgbxlMmFLAuNNuEvd/s1600/IMG_8062.JPG"><br /></a><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjIPUyuCxz-NFnE3-elIuNplKvPDEWevWsKh1GRJ5POtPdle2PXVndvbBc1paS_gRds_IogDFMosFvIyOgcNQw2pz-8N5vPSW5ZnrtVI953lsJ7EK40ywO7Pky_wc_8NcuPO3MQNebO7j/s1600/IMG_1326.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 428px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjIPUyuCxz-NFnE3-elIuNplKvPDEWevWsKh1GRJ5POtPdle2PXVndvbBc1paS_gRds_IogDFMosFvIyOgcNQw2pz-8N5vPSW5ZnrtVI953lsJ7EK40ywO7Pky_wc_8NcuPO3MQNebO7j/s640/IMG_1326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579074427769809346" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Spare bedroom in progress (post demolition) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />I can't wait to get in there and get it all finished. </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">First things first though we need to solve the problem of the old cupboard which is currently holding up the cornice! Gotta love old houses. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-13182755059161582512011-03-17T04:28:00.000-07:002011-03-23T02:19:10.505-07:00No words...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW0RjfVjbEH4xDe_6_gE3mG4rVClT4TJNRLk8oEHPa6SLkVGVV9Xa-__i98TCZv630LJZsOyhy8lsgyzFXKBdtyYY9dZ29AhAXJJMkDoBqbPrX90BRQGeIwj6ZAWOQU66yvEP8uyuNBYZ/s1600/IMG_81088.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW0RjfVjbEH4xDe_6_gE3mG4rVClT4TJNRLk8oEHPa6SLkVGVV9Xa-__i98TCZv630LJZsOyhy8lsgyzFXKBdtyYY9dZ29AhAXJJMkDoBqbPrX90BRQGeIwj6ZAWOQU66yvEP8uyuNBYZ/s640/IMG_81088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585010812500171314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Kyoto Nov 09</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">can express the loss being experienced in Japan right now.<br /><br />The horrible natural events that have occurred in the last few months really make you take stock and remember the most important things in life...</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br />are the people<br />you share<br />it with. </span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-63638965873385264852011-03-08T00:57:00.000-08:002011-03-23T02:18:18.986-07:00Willow & Fox<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjep5z48xpsCs2ahDHFdIAuKwyk0daiBQbsd0VdhDvzYNQ-aC50WTbSiH5xM3vK6Xr-1RiOKJXnxsm6O6K_HWRQPX1UaidSTb0z49MOd0u0wRLJbIyyBYf4FG0sbm6VB6A2CbXjAX5U8R8/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89E4yCWcXrNBM9zUmAzUOQF_PJM9USqXHNnsRkooPa_GHEqT_nj3uvWr95Q7D-QVW5BCcPWNd9jftOzDcKXsN6sC9Cx7ASL8kW8RxV9h7eFS3aOD3qIGzbk62x1_8tJnAsUiwF1HDVAHj/s640/IMG_1495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581644066752762770" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_SpgasxgNR7VSxnv40YZKpIaukXNrL4FNl8xMJR7nU5rTWYX0Eyq7aXADgtt4SOZecESfmhnyTFGETI7k-oi2WR_wd4xrpJ-A_TS-2csZVEQIya-2QuwYIGSU1jvu3L-TTnBUVhqACtF/s1600/IMG_1507.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_SpgasxgNR7VSxnv40YZKpIaukXNrL4FNl8xMJR7nU5rTWYX0Eyq7aXADgtt4SOZecESfmhnyTFGETI7k-oi2WR_wd4xrpJ-A_TS-2csZVEQIya-2QuwYIGSU1jvu3L-TTnBUVhqACtF/s640/IMG_1507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581644908271527970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Last week our friend Mandy opened up her very own store Willow & Fox in bayside, Cleveland ! I'm so excited for her. We were lucky enough to be invited along to the grand opening last Thursday and I managed to take a few snaps with my new camera.<br /><br /></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Mandy's little store is full of vintage goodies, primarily clothes as well as furniture and other secondhand homewares. </span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">She would love to have you stop by :)<br /><br />Willow & Fox<br /></span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">112 Bloomfield St<br /> </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">Cleveland</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-72261210948697920402011-03-07T00:37:00.000-08:002011-03-07T00:53:25.760-08:00How to cure a case of the Mondays...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyxzB7hcYNpeMWZPBD_vNsHXD4TFiac8QXAImSXqYitrbESeyuKh2o23jfT9WSnD7jDWTHNUK9sjnj6I0xmlQ9UDWnD97-EI8bTPaUxVwmt5njPOD56gdrB4GqMuQtC_uh3kYKysHKHI9/s1600/hello.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyxzB7hcYNpeMWZPBD_vNsHXD4TFiac8QXAImSXqYitrbESeyuKh2o23jfT9WSnD7jDWTHNUK9sjnj6I0xmlQ9UDWnD97-EI8bTPaUxVwmt5njPOD56gdrB4GqMuQtC_uh3kYKysHKHI9/s320/hello.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581254669817247378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Image courtesy of </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: courier new;" href="http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2011/03/hes-been-missing-all-night-long.html">Popped Culture</a><span style="font-family: courier new;">. </span></span><br /></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-74090778607710779712011-02-28T02:02:00.001-08:002011-02-28T02:40:31.806-08:00Long time between posts...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I can't believe how quickly February has flown by! At least orientation is over for another semester at work and hopefully I will be able to catch my breath.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><br />The last few months have seen me take a bit of break from my crafting so that we could get back into the reno's on our little post war home. It's hard work and demanding whilst working full time but very rewarding. We have just finished off the study which you can see below. It is amazing what a coat of paint (and little demolition) can do for a room.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Before</span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-YHy0NfcfOVGbh83OgKke4_nf5dVvygAiywS75TfibxnFlURMnr76y3lmLw6u3VNbwD0sSN6N2h9CKg5DI5HQ0AZYVYi0MQv4VCxwC6wDMGJOT1pfuv6PYWPQ-T3tk3MEfBJx1O1M_UD/s1600/IMG_8056.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-YHy0NfcfOVGbh83OgKke4_nf5dVvygAiywS75TfibxnFlURMnr76y3lmLw6u3VNbwD0sSN6N2h9CKg5DI5HQ0AZYVYi0MQv4VCxwC6wDMGJOT1pfuv6PYWPQ-T3tk3MEfBJx1O1M_UD/s320/IMG_8056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578682028246478962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf_dvn_vIQyC5Pbgnz9uD3kopodXqcvJc2S6pJ_38al8miMvasZi0QQMiIUj0We7hCkrJ9nPNQCsrjIyz1a_DboahmCBjordvzLwMaPdEKkZzKLlKPeQMtp1AF_7t-iinPGEE1zashlzi/s1600/IMG_8057.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf_dvn_vIQyC5Pbgnz9uD3kopodXqcvJc2S6pJ_38al8miMvasZi0QQMiIUj0We7hCkrJ9nPNQCsrjIyz1a_DboahmCBjordvzLwMaPdEKkZzKLlKPeQMtp1AF_7t-iinPGEE1zashlzi/s320/IMG_8057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578682693692008370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">After</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4l_Rtqr9jErSuicKa6LATHD75ryNzb0DFc3O6jIYFS6Y1ycqkfdQjgnHtKPI6tyOd_AyrIJ1okN8-VgTnlB_o4BU903hCzQF3hDG4f_1-3e1NAyAEym2Vh-5mIT1tX3v0GhDYQOt9va_/s1600/IMG_0825.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4l_Rtqr9jErSuicKa6LATHD75ryNzb0DFc3O6jIYFS6Y1ycqkfdQjgnHtKPI6tyOd_AyrIJ1okN8-VgTnlB_o4BU903hCzQF3hDG4f_1-3e1NAyAEym2Vh-5mIT1tX3v0GhDYQOt9va_/s320/IMG_0825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578685705257610450" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML2Iu7cp1VdY_B93Zz9vYevsbuxulQ5te6ZtXKFK0dTv5VlLUmWNST2ZCvmH9XXh4HRrLFj8c7n4-0IesWiN9OiBkUeEwI4qawc9uszp8l1eOniNc7VrqP3vXzgvmpQbnVCNBpA5TgpzS/s1600/IMG_0934.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML2Iu7cp1VdY_B93Zz9vYevsbuxulQ5te6ZtXKFK0dTv5VlLUmWNST2ZCvmH9XXh4HRrLFj8c7n4-0IesWiN9OiBkUeEwI4qawc9uszp8l1eOniNc7VrqP3vXzgvmpQbnVCNBpA5TgpzS/s320/IMG_0934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578686660585119410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">We are now moving into the second bedroom where I have become one with the wallpaper steamer. I can't wait to get it finished but it will be a little while yet.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I have not completely stopped all crafty stuff and I have been working on a few things for the April Suitcase Rummage. Hopefully by then I will be back in full market swing.</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> Here's a sneak peak...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKYDCfpEU-WywnVJnj5SWuPmFEQwHo9-jQsfQT-ydW_zP9DX9e-95bbPxnbM0LK_15RrxMJx3EaSA0pMA0YMw5jFzkFxseUdsnokNNEzH5eP05JwBgpIOwwFtDHZpJoY9bYhiscBareUJ/s1600/IMG_1361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKYDCfpEU-WywnVJnj5SWuPmFEQwHo9-jQsfQT-ydW_zP9DX9e-95bbPxnbM0LK_15RrxMJx3EaSA0pMA0YMw5jFzkFxseUdsnokNNEzH5eP05JwBgpIOwwFtDHZpJoY9bYhiscBareUJ/s320/IMG_1361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578688128440829410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Thanks so much to you all that are reading my little blog I really love sharing a little part of my world with you:)</span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-83717745688202066012011-02-04T02:22:00.000-08:002011-02-04T02:34:14.723-08:00Time to Rummage ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCysF_rO0xQ71M5FRplETrOiQvbPCw6HfqUfmH87WLHlJNkJ6K7_BeZ6ryduHFeZpd1cp9-roz3vPHfUlaQB5Xj6aWVscpw3LiJO5Nt35s3LNgPyj73tNrLUHCJ_tR9TDD904KUv8_Zn1T/s1600/IMG_2792.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCysF_rO0xQ71M5FRplETrOiQvbPCw6HfqUfmH87WLHlJNkJ6K7_BeZ6ryduHFeZpd1cp9-roz3vPHfUlaQB5Xj6aWVscpw3LiJO5Nt35s3LNgPyj73tNrLUHCJ_tR9TDD904KUv8_Zn1T/s320/IMG_2792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569780494674390098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Don't forget, the first Suitcase Rummage of 2011 is on this Sunday starting at Midday!!<br /><br />This month they will be back up at Radcliffe Place at the top of the Queen Street Mall (outside the Casino). As usual there will be some awesome vintage and handmade goodies on sale.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sadly I won't be having a stall this month as it is the busiest time of year at work and creative time and energy is lacking. Hopefully I will be back on deck next month. </span><br /></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-91774930114550712372011-02-04T01:49:00.000-08:002011-02-04T02:08:42.982-08:00It's our little secret...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cM8aOdAjCO8mSFc_ytoYsrVDImoEkVua-BhRWKwy7cOkwdZ8Yu6v2eDzOsDEP6sR3SSN0uIn2HEfM5yIMzjs1sJ96eC8wxwzgvs6KDmeMi3SyWwVGdlFsu21jD5EPkR9xcR45fBaR5wy/s1600/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cM8aOdAjCO8mSFc_ytoYsrVDImoEkVua-BhRWKwy7cOkwdZ8Yu6v2eDzOsDEP6sR3SSN0uIn2HEfM5yIMzjs1sJ96eC8wxwzgvs6KDmeMi3SyWwVGdlFsu21jD5EPkR9xcR45fBaR5wy/s320/IMG_1282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569769794625798962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKALL62O8u7qwFlfG7woGE9a1Ea6-S5u4Jm_K8l_bzWebcMOBFrBVW69dG7EskGiSXL0F3ZQpw7zCiDL-5UT_VV5wS2QEtIU1M88LWaZ-w5Twd2zoZSoUlOdQHPLastyqYeWfj7GFPmpsd/s1600/IMG_1280.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKALL62O8u7qwFlfG7woGE9a1Ea6-S5u4Jm_K8l_bzWebcMOBFrBVW69dG7EskGiSXL0F3ZQpw7zCiDL-5UT_VV5wS2QEtIU1M88LWaZ-w5Twd2zoZSoUlOdQHPLastyqYeWfj7GFPmpsd/s320/IMG_1280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569769786611338514" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_XLpbxKZ4XL6grF4tbDYusSEaQepuuI2w0a42UUPUbdDBJ9IcvqxqOnMl9GlYX3uzXKWZcQaMUXeJyVIlSmXZcaEvR9qjR6FyMUqYOBTCZxzDMi-LtJWWz7_drgLHrvtUALTrlP1q7__/s1600/IMG_1279.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_XLpbxKZ4XL6grF4tbDYusSEaQepuuI2w0a42UUPUbdDBJ9IcvqxqOnMl9GlYX3uzXKWZcQaMUXeJyVIlSmXZcaEvR9qjR6FyMUqYOBTCZxzDMi-LtJWWz7_drgLHrvtUALTrlP1q7__/s320/IMG_1279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569769786452581810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKNRSkXBsxgLOezwpwaFHK0j6AHq2ehUNrkpYqcGxLk-c6I4j5CTBvJ9_VmVdwgnG7zEt2NsArll2rf7Alx1W1LdsqVpu2dT62kBX0lz6K70Zw4hydygb23cyCpeMjDQppohDxcHrXIiS/s1600/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKNRSkXBsxgLOezwpwaFHK0j6AHq2ehUNrkpYqcGxLk-c6I4j5CTBvJ9_VmVdwgnG7zEt2NsArll2rf7Alx1W1LdsqVpu2dT62kBX0lz6K70Zw4hydygb23cyCpeMjDQppohDxcHrXIiS/s320/IMG_1281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569769791926861986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">This morning we decided to go and try </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Ave Cucina & Coffee Bar </span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">a new cafe which has opened just down the road from us at Coorparoo. The cafe popped up last December but we have not had the chance to drop in and try it out.<br /><br />After reading the review in the <a href="http://www.brisbanenews.com.au/issues/818/index.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Brisbane News</span></a> we discovered that it is actually owned by the winners of My Kitchen Rules, Shadi and Veronica. The article also raved about the French toast on offer and after having some this morning I have to agree. It is one of the best French Toast breakfasts I have had. It was so delicious.<br /><br />It is great to see the fusion of their Lebanese/Italian heritage on their menu. It is definitely worth a visit. <br /><br />Ave Cucina & Coffee Bar - 16 Eva Street Coorparoo<br />(07) 3161 5937 </span><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKALL62O8u7qwFlfG7woGE9a1Ea6-S5u4Jm_K8l_bzWebcMOBFrBVW69dG7EskGiSXL0F3ZQpw7zCiDL-5UT_VV5wS2QEtIU1M88LWaZ-w5Twd2zoZSoUlOdQHPLastyqYeWfj7GFPmpsd/s1600/IMG_1280.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_XLpbxKZ4XL6grF4tbDYusSEaQepuuI2w0a42UUPUbdDBJ9IcvqxqOnMl9GlYX3uzXKWZcQaMUXeJyVIlSmXZcaEvR9qjR6FyMUqYOBTCZxzDMi-LtJWWz7_drgLHrvtUALTrlP1q7__/s1600/IMG_1279.JPG"><br /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-33345168357123450572011-01-16T23:56:00.000-08:002011-01-17T00:27:34.798-08:00The week that was...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIkjK6FLpNMAiIQVJZXvi9_OZDsURR2uAcgf8ucwamMAxdGengWy6NDWyn6WK6l_WeO_deUMfJqOa4ut1yjLWrKGigPOnO7FMHbbS1tddU1AOrggZsYeG7tiAPBWD3g4UT9zEVdXGdaQ3/s1600/chair.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIkjK6FLpNMAiIQVJZXvi9_OZDsURR2uAcgf8ucwamMAxdGengWy6NDWyn6WK6l_WeO_deUMfJqOa4ut1yjLWrKGigPOnO7FMHbbS1tddU1AOrggZsYeG7tiAPBWD3g4UT9zEVdXGdaQ3/s320/chair.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563062143511158642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bulimba Ferry Terminal 12/1<br /><br /></span>It is amazing just how much a week can change everything. I can't believe the events that have unfolded here in Brisbane and out West. I am so lucky that I have not been affected by the flooding in our suburb but is it just heartbreaking to see those that have not been so fortunate.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">Driving to work today there were just piles and piles of peoples lives laid out on th<span style="font-size:100%;">e sidewalk. It is hard to imagine the damage.<br /><br />Luckily the spirit of community has come alive and everyone is out doing their bit, however small. I thought I might share a few ways you can help those in need:<br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://bakedrelief.org/"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">Baked Relief.</span></a><br />Are arranging food and drinks for those out in the mud. If you think you can do some baking or deliver food please check out their website.<br /><br /><a href="http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204); font-weight: bold;">Premiers Flood Appeal.</span></a><br />Is where you can donate money to the Premiers Disaster Relief Appeal.<br /><br /></span></span></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-83429810083774277782011-01-11T00:33:00.000-08:002011-01-11T00:41:29.947-08:00Floods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQEBorvjF5oPkfu8uBExWIFSbPS2y6bx1n0yqm5LcuNhZjG8rUj2zQAvD3s9X6c9Xw2Zwg1fn0kWLdnj1FxQFazSQnK1rna9PdX87R1WquS4lylMZ-8Hf5RXphbfgn_6yl57q7sq8fTu3/s1600/IMG_1125.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQEBorvjF5oPkfu8uBExWIFSbPS2y6bx1n0yqm5LcuNhZjG8rUj2zQAvD3s9X6c9Xw2Zwg1fn0kWLdnj1FxQFazSQnK1rna9PdX87R1WquS4lylMZ-8Hf5RXphbfgn_6yl57q7sq8fTu3/s320/IMG_1125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560845117006686658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">I hope all my Brisbane peeps are safe and sound. I wish everyone the best for the coming days. </span><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020335876454788148.post-77487765949862198512011-01-05T23:18:00.000-08:002011-01-05T23:19:14.873-08:00Market goodies...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYttjb4IBveKuomDPE8Rb3CnuPDZfmjXi-fewMIybkVIsriovRn_UKOlZcWIOpQDZTiQcs4Q-VdJFUeu0QBaaDFj7LUFua9gK9aUi_YOwpbWw-sbIdUDprnpjg0rPfhpeLuHJ1d5kmXD6/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903419645808258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYttjb4IBveKuomDPE8Rb3CnuPDZfmjXi-fewMIybkVIsriovRn_UKOlZcWIOpQDZTiQcs4Q-VdJFUeu0QBaaDFj7LUFua9gK9aUi_YOwpbWw-sbIdUDprnpjg0rPfhpeLuHJ1d5kmXD6/s320/IMG_0538.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR23JgxXFsCAgLT9WGtzZcICUF3iw2jzZabjKe076iunjZQtvQp75M8yHWIEUYUfcKqTEn1gb8qypTBElJnQQKnWEMJ7x6pOh-J0csUc8KZUonA0m7OhHnGyKtPStpWVQ708hiM2lq8FG/s1600/IMG_0575.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557904634258089058" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbDmsm3gMvrVvcfexPb6OERdbqDE-gZXA8hD035znnSgTIfX8pHtVC8Zt6aOCeYIzdsvp2zQ5QZ1MwyUCKWa8pczUd56mvUmDJR0AWbIKu_aiYPXooLzLT3cdKBLUYIO8vSQBDbTvVtz7/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASSUAS1bOc6RGiAIj3Y8RJqSNJan6m-dJFgyZYyLA6Atkfd4bGBCNj7cvBRJtFlPbOm4GZWKEhEK_qDz6q6cwpR54vsYNXSkbHXwG1vxcEaVQe7IqRt2rzOeTRBbI9ZCifX43uijQX5Kd/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903425234322434" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASSUAS1bOc6RGiAIj3Y8RJqSNJan6m-dJFgyZYyLA6Atkfd4bGBCNj7cvBRJtFlPbOm4GZWKEhEK_qDz6q6cwpR54vsYNXSkbHXwG1vxcEaVQe7IqRt2rzOeTRBbI9ZCifX43uijQX5Kd/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Here are a few images of the lovely items I bought from <a href="http://www.perpetual-one.com.au/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Perpetual One</span></a> on my market trip I detailed yesterday. I fell in love with these old bottles and jars. I can't wait to get some flowers to fill them with. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br />I also could not resist the beautiful bunting made from vintage hand embroidered napkins. The butterfly detail and colour is divine. The bunting was a steal at only $26. All photos have been taken with my new camera.I'm just loving how well it works in low light, especially considering our recent lack of sunshine.<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely day despite the fact that you may be back at work like me. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBelGwdAlyQ6qtCf_Gq4nUfhEC_FHuV-9WChcXdKOiAUVPxcxxYbtCrucqs1OU0SYdFIrJjuhd2Me-j8QSKHjWz9Y_PG1OoEUrj8LV4ZY1K-0qUjiMt3y2avZKIUBaKgXzS3ldrz55Xpl/s1600/IMG_0526.JPG"><br /></a></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667755179026014495noreply@blogger.com3