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| Roxy and her friend Avah swinging out. |
LOVING :: Caine's Arcade
13 April 2012
Have you seen this? I noticed it on a couple of blogs, but didn't stop to click on the little movie and watch it until now. It's the best thing I've seen in such a long time. Inspirational, sweet, uplifting, fun and just plain wonderful. I've been sitting here sobbing happy tears! (OK, so maybe I might be a bit hormonal or something)
For your viewing pleasure: Caine's Arcade. Seriously. Watch it.
Found via Swiss Miss.
'70's Patchwork
11 April 2012
How was your Easter? We've had a very quiet time, with Roxy home from school sick for the last week of term and over Easter, and now I've had the lurgie since Monday. We were booked for a short break in Fiji next week, but I've cancelled because of the cyclone and potential health and safety issues following it. So all in all a disappointing start to the school holidays!
Totally unrelated - but something to brighten my day - is this totally fab quilt that was on my bed as a child. I found it and washed it when I was packing to move. Although my mum did sew she didn't make this, but I have fond memories of it and I'm really happy that she saved it. Mum was a chucker (or gifter), not a hoarder, so I'm grateful to have the few things she hung on to. When I get the apartment organised I'll find a place for this quilt, it's so bright and fun and the fabric is so of the time.
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What Are You Reading?
06 April 2012
I've just finished reading these two books... I couldn't put either of them down and I devoured them within a couple of days (very late nights!). I also recently read An Object of Desire by Steve Martin, which I loved.
What are you reading? Any recommendations?
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My Home :: The Dining Corner
03 April 2012
Here's another peek into a corner of my new home - the dining area. I bought the amazing Armadillo & Co rug to go in the centre of the living space, but today I moved it under the dining table and love it there. It's such a gorgeous statement piece (especially on the dark floor), that I'm thinking it dominates the room too much when it's in the centre.
I'll leave it under the table for now, and wait until I get another plain rug to go in the room and play around with them a bit. I also need to find something to put the TV on so I can get rid of the Ikea drawers that used to be in my office (you can see the corner of them in the photo). They don't go at all, but they are a stop gap solution. At least they're white.
The table was a major bargain find at the Citta Design outlet store (secret's out: run, don't walk, for amazing bargains on beautiful homewares and furniture) and I got the Nudle stools at a Freedom half price sale.
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