Sweet Fabric:
Lonsdale

and looking forward to a clean slate filled with promise.

Happy New Year to you all.
Thanks for making the kootoyoo year a great one & for making me want to try harder.

To my lovely mates who've been spanked with the 2009 cactus (& I know there were many of you)...

The best way out is always through.
Robert Frost

You've made it! May 2010 be filled with good stuff. xxx

Everything is just so super slow & snoozy.

I can't seem to wake up. Wondering if it's just a lovely end to a full on year or if maybe it's lack of iron...

The Date made capiroska are certainly a contributing factor.

PS: Thanks lovely folk for offering encouraging words on the little rejig in this space. xxx

We've left the madness that is pre-Christmas Melbourne behind & we're enjoying the snoozy pace of life by the sea. I've been to a beautiful wedding, slept a lot & sipped a lot & today I lost a couple of hours in this place.

I'd only been to Kyo once before & had no idea it was anywhere near as big as it is. There's so much to love about Kyo. I was tossing up whether to share the vintage Kimono or the Kokeshi.

There's something else really special stored on the digital camera but I can't show you that...I'm working on The Date for that one!

This is my pick of the Kokeshi. I hope when I go back it's not gone! Keep away Melbourne girls.

PS: Wish you were here...happy to be a courier for Kokeshi.

Eeeek...I taught the big girl to granny square. She's really, really good. Her granny square is lovely & square & even.

Pt Lonsdale is home to a beautiful shop called Wildpurl so the lucky girl learned to crochet using Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. This was absolutely the perfect yarn for a small person to learn with. It doesn't separate at all.

Our break was really lovely.

The pace at Lonsdale is super slow & the only planned activities for the day are the run, coffee & the dog beach.

I devoted my down time to crochet & was feeling quite pleased with my efforts until I laid these squares & the 21 I had at home out & realised that I'm probably only half way to my goal. I really think that I'm going to have to revise the original plan & just make it big enough to drape across the foot of the bed. That would be OK wouldn't it?

I've picked up a few bits & pieces at the local Oppies. My favourite finds: Golden Book read along records, more stackers for the collection & gorgeous painted glasses.

The Date & I found a STUNNING red & white vinyl lounge suite at The Mill. I've never seen anything as gorgeous. All the pieces were there: two reclining armchairs, two footstools & a three seater sofa/divan. Unbelievable condition, so cool & now making its way to the super stylish home of someone else! Crikey - you've got to be quick!

Oh well... we would have had trouble fitting it in the car.

The Point Lonsdale Surf Lifesavers got up early today. By the time I got to the club (around 6am) they were packing up their gear. When I hit the front beach (6:10am), the street was closed & they were starting to set up.

It's a great event & this year it was slicker than ever before. I'm not sure the pretty female lifesavers unzipping suits were entirely necessary...

The Date's a golfer - he loves it & he's good at it.

The Small's are mini golfers - they love it.

The annual Mini Golf Tournament resulted in a draw between The Date & me - quite unbelievable but I'll be dining out on it for at least the next ten years.

Pretty drinks, games, brothers, sisters, parents, children, laughter.

We're off to a pretty good start I think.

now you don't.

They spent lots of time standing on their feet & lots of time being dumped!

The dial up thing means reply is tricky... I've just created a transparent gif from the film strip image & layered it over the photos.

sweet girl with curls singing, skipping, leaping & squealing with delight.

We've had a rough few days. The big girl has had to take just a little bit more reality than her fairly small frame can take.

So when the bell rang yesterday afternoon we decided to pack the car & get out of town. Once we'd put about 100 kms between us & Melbourne we all breathed a collective sigh of relief.

24 hours in ... happy & relaxed & getting lots of love from Mother Nature.

BUT it means dial up & that means no visits to my favourite blogs for a while - catch you all soon.

I love this pic. The little guy was always all about the outfit. Each & every game he played had an accompanying get up & he couldn't play the game without it. Super cute.

Just following on from yesterday. I find it so interesting that the "goodness" or not of the small boy was so important in all our lives at the time.

I actually can't believe that my beautiful, caring, charming, delightful 9 year all was ever nooty ... but here is the proof.

The boy wasn't always popular with the extended family. Always adored by the Darwinians though.

We heart all three of you!

I love this shot.

What a lovely bubba the smallest was. She's still quite lovely ... cheeky though.

This one makes me laugh.