around here.

current happenings...

i hit up one of the many vintage bazaars in town yesterday with my mother in law and picked up some much needed summer-y and breastfeeding friendly pre-loved clothes. including this beautiful french chiffon number. i'm in love!

the reading pile beside the bed doesn't seem to be getting any smaller, but certainly has a theme... simple living and food abounds!

a wee bit of sewing has been happening... some cushion covers that i had been meaning to make, for oh, close to an eternity have FINALLY come to fruition! the patchwork one was put together at the craft sessions circa 2013, and the ink and spindle piece was from then too i think. both were backed with some calico i had in my stash (some perhaps bought for this purpose, or maybe leftover from the wedding bags? and one piece was actually used as wrapping for a christmas gift i received the year before last) and finished with buttons from my button box. the button on the right worked perfectly with my patchwork cover, with an imprinted leaf, very similar to the one i block-printed and used as my starting piece.
the perfect stash busting project!

there's also been a little bit of picking for breakfasts from the garden... i got fed up with sharing the blueberries with the birds (and by sharing i mean, never getting any) and netted the living daylights out of the bush. while i was at it, the strawberry plants next door got a covering too and i've been enjoying the spoils for breakfast every few days for the last week or so. and the raspberries, well *touches all the wooden surfaces* the birds haven't cottoned onto their location yet... so nice to know EXACTLY where my berries are coming from!

and a fair bit of progress has been made on these socks for bb. the heels are both turned and i feel like i'm on the homestretch! i'm getting a wee bit weary with them, but i'm also grateful for the slow and simple nature of them. i always know what i'm doing when i pick them up!

and that about sums it up... well there's the normal life stuff too, catching up with friends, eating, sleeping, keeping the house looking nice and ALL of the baby goings on, snuggles and crying and giggles and dirty nappies.
it's a happy, messy and tiring time he he.

ps. i'm hoping to make tuesday my blogging day every week. check back next tuesday and every following tuesday for different bits and pieces; greenery updates, crafting, probably baby toes every now and again, and maybe, when i'm feeling brave enough, a birth story...

my week.

phew! what a big week it's been!

there have been kitty hugs and brotherly catch-ups, with bb's brother returning to the country after spending MONTHS overseas. it was rad to catch up with all of his brothers, as well as sisters-in-law AND my cheeky, cutesome nephew.

i also managed a quick trip to shortstop for some donuts... it was so hard to make a decision on what to choose, i was tempted to go for one of everything! i made the choice of just two though, mainly because i was headed out for a yummy birthday lunch with bb. i then shared the donuts with the aforementioned family ha ha.

with some sunshine happening over the weekend, there was some outside time had too!
i discovered a wee little strawberry AND realised that what i thought was a giganto milk thistle, is actually a little thicket of rocket.
on closer inspection, several of what i assumed to be weeds in the back yard, were actually self-sown rocket too! i have a feeling there'll be lots of rocket-ty salads in my imminent future!

i was very spoilt on my lucky day on tuesday with lots of new literature. the to-read pile on my bedside table is nicely plumped, but might see me sneaking out of bed for midnight snacks ha ha!

what have you been up to this week? read any good books lately? what's your favourite donut flavour?

what i'm reading...

it's been a long time since i did one of these posts, not because i haven't had time, but because i haven't been reading!
the last couple of months, reading has just been one of those things that i haven't quite gotten around to... partly because when i get into bed, i'm exhausted, and partly because of a complete lack of light in our bedroom to read with.

well i can happily say that changed on tuesday this week,



with the addition of these beauties to our bedroom! i love their retro style and that blue *swoon*

so back to what i've been reading...
i started these two while i was away.



they were the perfect size to carry around in my bag and i therefore read them a lot on the go... on the plane, on the beach, in the spa, brilliant holiday size really.
and the read itself was pretty good too! i'm not a huge fantasy fan when it comes to literature, but bb is. he basically forced me to take these with me and i'm super glad he did!
i just need to get to reading the other 35 books in the series...

the next thing on my reading to-do list are these chunky things



i'm back to studying part time at the moment. a work related (and paid for!) certificate IV through an online learning provider.
as much as i know i am a born procrastinator when it comes to all things study related, i'm actually really looking forward to the learning aspect. i love to learn :D

now that i've got those swanky reading lights too, i'm hoping to finally make use of the library membership i took up well over a year ago too! we'll see what happens...

what have you been reading lately?

what i'm reading... february.

one of my 2012 goals is to read a book a month. last month, i successfully (finally!) got through this book, which took me almost a year! it wasn't a bad read, i'm just a bit of a spontaneous reader. i'll be in the mood for a read, read a third of a book and then not touch it again for a month or two!
this one took me even longer to read because i managed to lose my copy in june, only to find it in a second hand book store again in august!

this month however, i'm making a flying start!
i've chosen to read...



after a fair few people had said some good things on 'the twitter'

it was actually the first purchase we made on bb's christmas present...




a kindle! thanks to the delightful wes, for tweeting about the super bargain price!
i'd never used one before and was a whole lotta skeptic, but i do kind of love it :D
it takes all the awkwardness out of reading because of the buttons on either side.

i'm over half way through this book and although there's been a couple of moments where my inner prude has recoiled somewhat, the large majority of the text is quite easy to read. there have actually been a couple of instances where i've laughed out loud, scaring the crap out of bb, or whoever is on the train/bus next to me.

definitely a page turner, er, button clicker, so far. i don't think i'll have much trouble getting through it by the end of the month ;)

what are you reading at the moment?

what i'm reading.

day 6 of thirty days hath november, asks you to post about the book you're currently reading...




i started reading this book wayyyy back in march and i'm still going! i took it away with me to daylesford and may have left my copy there...
i then found it again when we were in lorne in the second hand book shop there.

i'm about half way through but definitely need to get going on it again. i'm definitely a big fan of rosalie ham :D

what are you reading at the moment?
hope your weekend has been fabulous! i've had my first weekend off from work in a while so bb and i went down and visited with our parents. fun times :D

a happy friday.

today, brianna and i met up in st. kilda for the magnolia square market being held in the st. kilda town hall this weekend.
compared to our last visit, it was much less overcrowded and cramped so a little more enjoyable (even though there were no cupcakes...). i spotted a couple of things i liked (oh those dreaded wanties) but the only thing i ended up buying was a birthday gift for someone else! leaving quite proud of myself, we then did a quick google search and found some oppies not too far away from us and had a bit of a browse and a little bit of a buy.
after a lovely lunch and a stroll around to another opshop (we stopped at scout house on the way. LOVE!) we headed our separate ways home.
after getting home and getting some dreaded housework and dinner cooking done, i'm not feeling at all creative or inspired. this weather is making me crave warmth and cosiness and i know just where i'll find it!
in bed!




with this.
i've been reading it on and off for a couple of months and it is the story of a couple who make a 'seachange' (sandchange?) to a small mexican village from la. it's the second seachange story i've read in recent times and boy does it make me want to pull up my roots and get travelling through the world!
in any case, i thought i'd share as i signed up for megan's book list right at the start of the year, and i've yet to actually finish a book yet! pretty disgraceful considering it's march already!
i've got my next book picked out too...


i found this while we were op-shopping today. my cousin lent me another of rosalie's books many years ago (yes i still have it. yes i suck at life) and i LOVED it! so i'm really looking forward to getting stuck into this one!

hope you all have a magical weekend!
xo

the book list.

yesterday, i read megan's book list idea and i signed up right away!



i'm really hoping that it gets me reading more. or any. i think i'm definitely missing the thrill of escaping into another world and i definitely have no shortage of books to read (i struggle to leave an op-shop without a second hand one AND i signed up to the local library last year).
in any case, i'll be posting about any books that i read i think, and they'll all be linked up in my sidebar too, well maybe, we'll see how technical i can get...
if you'd like to play along too, pop over and visit megan.



in other news, see how lonely and sad my ripple is there? it's oh so very close to being finished. SO very close.
but i'm a bit busy at the moment. with this...



lovely specimen.
it's inspired partly by lucy's blankie and the pattern is from here. it's destined to be a wedding present for my cousin, who is getting married on january 21st. i've definitely got my work cut out for me!!!

i'll be back tomorrow with a tinniegirl inspired new years list!