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Sunday, December 29, 2013

enJOYing our journey

a few pics that tell some of our

journey of late

the blue & pink fairies at our Playful Market

mother's group friends

family holiday escapes

a plane does a fly-by over the sheep gathered in 'the stable'

pattern wrapped parcels

love my pink christmas tree

precious little baby Amy May

hand on my hand

some summer time beach sunshine & reading

lost teeth

enJOY your journey

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

i am the Lorax. i speak for the trees

"at the far end of town

where the Grickle-grass grows

... is the street of the Lifted Lorax"

there is a favourite story about these parts

its Dr Seuss' "The Lorax"

(in case you hadn't quite picked that up!?)

its so well loved that it was the theme for

Oscar's 5th Birthday celebrations held recently

"..... I came to this glorious place.

And I first saw the tress!

The Truffula Trees!

The bright-coloured tufts of the Truffula Trees!

Mile after mile in the fresh morning breeze."

the Onceler was there, seeds planted

a game or two .... pin the mustache on the Lorax

some dancing to the "bad song" .... & others from

the soundtrack to "The Lorax" the movie ...

"But those trees! Those trees!

Those Truffula Trees!

All my life I'd been searching

for trees such as these.

The touch of their tufts

was much softer than silk.

And they had the sweet smell

of fresh butterfly milk."

the party table was set

with a valley of green

mini truffula trees

made with pom poms & skewers

party food to match

with barbaloot bears & humming fish

"UNLESS someone like you

cares a whole awful lot,

nothing is going to get better.

Its not."

i so love the multiple messages within the story

of the Lorax ....

with hindsight, the Onceler is regretful about his greed

there is an environment that we are given to care for

you, me ..... it always starts with the 'little' people of the world

& there is always hope

it reminds me that really so much of what we have

we really don't NEED ....

lots of lovely little friends joined in the fun

for in our village, there is always time to celebrate

these small kids & their families

are all part of our heart-felt 'village' & we love you
oooh ... check out this spunky Lorax dress made
especially to be worn to this party!!

how time flies - blink & your baby has turned 5 years old!

a No.5 cake, which when cut, was all

green & orange & chocolate swirls

with some green-grickle-grass

& 5 carefully picked Truffula Tree Red Velvet Cake Pops

mmmm .... yum!

there were party loot bags with goodies

& truffula seeds & more barbaloots

special spontaneous moments with a grand-fatherly 'reading'

we love you so much Oscar

so while you are slowly 'biggering' & 'biggering'

we hope you grow & learn & love & enJOY

... its your journey & we love having fun with you!

all quotes are taken from the Dr.Seuss reference: "The Lorax"

first published in 1971

Monday, December 24, 2012

lately ...

there was some Wendy dress wearing

on a boat on a harbor with a bridge & opera in the background

a lovely hotel was stayed at

adored the carpets!

there was some arcade wandering

a most enjoyable escape treat

some wedge tree branch bites

were painted

there was another mighty

Pop Up Shop

an in-house market night

with a great big tups sell-off

which was more like a party party & great fun

only a handful of little skirts remaining

some thinking has been done

few changes are being made to the whole

hARTylittlepeaces making/selling part of what i do

not making some things & starting on some new

& now there's an

online shop ...

how exciting!

which will always be a work in progress

& has already

had great orders with happy customers

there will be lots more handmade & sewn items in the new year

including my unique ooak ... little softie

'Pocket Buddies'

now available at Shop Handmade

they are cute little buddies

that can be used for a whole host of things

you just never know when you lose that front tooth

.... you'll need a Pocket Buddy to keep it safe

until the tooth fairy visits ....

oooh yeah .... cute huh!

as i said .... ooak & it's also my ip ....

love these whiskers

oh & this is still a wip

but won't take me long

little humble gift

a scrappy log cabin quilt

love this free form

you've seen this style plenty from me before

its all about working those little 'peaces'

for a true friend who has been on a wonderful

interesting challenging journey of growth

with me this year xo

so a little gift when words are not enough

there is more in store for this journey i am sure

in fact there have been lots of moments

when words have not been enough

there was a great man in my husband's life

there was a fitting goodbye

& there was a new family member introduced

baby Oscar 5 wks met our Oscar

Definitions:

ooak = One Of A Kind

a unique, individual, often handmade item

of which there is no other the same!

ip = intellectual property!

ps - if you like these buy one

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

14 years

today's anniversary is one of the great markers in my life

today 14 years ago i married my best friend

marriage is that great binding promise of a future together

of making a life as one ...

counting back the years .... all part of

our journey ... be sure to enJOY yours
as the years seem to slip by fast ...

i love tulips .... had 100's everywhere

still love my dress ....

might do the whole bridesmaids dress thing differently now

.... but that's how it goes

.... we were married at our Church

Ashburton Baptist ....

same place my parents were married

my dad & I entered a full, actually over flowing church ... people standing

the sound of all those voices in song ....

wonderful memories ...
Oscar thinks i'm a princess .... awhhh
(took me some time but i recently worked out
that when he refers to a 'princess' ... he means a bride!)

thankyou my husband xxoo

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

soul deep, reap, sow & sewn, blessed

everyone feels loss

last week we said goodbye to a family member

the celebration was full of colour & great memories

it was an honor to have known her

in my first memories of her, she was a princess

the bride of my eldest cousin

she was someone with whom you could connect

in an honest 'true self' way
she was a woman who reaped what she sowed

no pretense or hiding behind histories & no games

just real thoughtful gracious caring heart-felt godly living

49 is too early when you look from the outside in

but she was ready to meet her maker

so many loved ones before her to greet her & welcome her home

& where she will revel in the celebration of her kingdom come

she has run the race & fought the good fight

she has kept the faith

God speed KGS

i choked & stumbled in my own humanity

in saying a humble goodbye

& watched in awe how her very near & dear

found such strength
A, R, M & E you are amazing
times at BH will always be cherished i am sure

so to this extended family of mine

who've 'had their moments'

let us get on with living

remembering & celebrating

but truly living ...

& to all my old & new friends
you are a gift in my life
treasured gold
lately i've been stuck with
a pounding in my ears ...
in a mix of the good & not so
of exhausted unnecessary energies,
sunshine-y days spent with toes buried in river sand & mud
that add up to the usual
summer creative slump
(PS: i saw another sausage dog ... are they reminding me?)
& of course the loss of the above mentioned
wonderful lady ...
but also grieving the
lost opportunities of family times
that could have been
& i haven't been able to focus creatively
on what 're-charges' me!
have you noticed some silence here?
last night i was able to make a start
i turned my overflowing
fabric scrap box out on the table
& pieced (while at SAY) ... piece by peace!
i see a kind of symbolism here:
in the taking the parts of the old
& making them into something new
it was good
today is a new day

music always swells my emotion & often surfaces

the essence of my thoughts in words

that i can't perhaps voice on my own

here's a current favourite verse

Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown

Edit: a great post over here all about KGS

Thanks for sharing Meridith

Monday, January 9, 2012

buried treasure:

my draft that has been patiently waiting to be un-leashed since the night before Christmas ...
it was supposed to be my 100th post for 2011 ... i wrote 99!
not a bad batting average i'd say!
(think i just never came upon the 'right' image & the day rolled on & we rolled into summer days!)
but hello .... i'm back:
day 12 of 12: gold, frankincense & myrrh
3 wise men spotted a star in the east ...

... they traveled afar

to meet the new born king
i love a bit of boney m ...
a ray of hope flitters in the sky
a shiny star lights up way up high
all across the land dawns a brand new morn
this comes to pass when a child is born
a silent wish sails the seven seas
the winds that changed have whispered in the trees
and the walls of doubt crumble tossed & torn
this comes to pass when a child is born
and all of this happened
because the world is waiting
waiting for one child
its all a dream, an illusion now
it must come true, sometime soon somehow
all this & i just want to say that =
my cup runneth over
& how thankful i am to be so blessed
Happy Happy Christmas peoples!!

this pic of the 3 of us was taken yesterday
at am extended family bbq ....
so after 2 weeks of being in the hot summer echuca sunshine
my pink hair looks rather sunbleached!
& there was no blowdrying it straightish either!!
it's happy ...