Picnic in the Park

Had the chance to spend a beautiful day outdoors at the Yanchep National Park, where we got together with my Mum, Dad and Jane, my sister Kristie and her baby Lily, and our friend Richard. Such a fun, relaxing time.

Under the hibiscus trees,

we all took turns cuddling Lily.

She was so cute in Jack's hat...

and in this pretty dress from Singapore.

We had a scrumptious barbecue lunch, cooked by Richard, (hmm, how did I manage to miss getting a photo of you Rich??)

Then Lily had a little nap,

as did Grandad

while Jack zoomed about on his Power Wing,

and tried on Uncle Rich's bike helmet.

We swapped Easter gifts, and celebrated Jane's birthday, Mum's birthday, and my birthday!

And we ate this cake - pretty and delicious!

Dad and Jane are off to England for a wedding.

Hopefully, it won't be long before we see Kristie and the little Lilster again.

Thanks for coming out for the day everyone! Love you, and thanks for all the lovely pressies! Stay tuned, readers, until the 16th, which is my actual birthday - it's time for a giveaway!!

Random Vinyl Pick

I've  randomly selected another 7"record from my collection for you. Love this sleeve!

Do you remember this classic song from the 80s? I think it is Paul Kelly's best. Such a catchy tune!
The video was filmed in Sydney and is really quite hilarious.
Watch, and see if you don't keep singing this song for the rest of the day!



Anyone else have a collection of old vinyl? Gee, they bring back some memories.
Wendy xxx

Happy Birthday Mum!

Popped over to Mum's place yesterday for her birthday. I thought profiteroles might be a nice alternative to cake (and not so much to eat!) One of my favourite things is the glow from candles.

And another favourite thing is giving pressies. There was a bit of a purple and pink theme happening. The books weren't a present, just a loan from me, but I couldn't resist the ribbon (never can!)

Lots of family phoned her while we were there, so I'm sure Mum was having a great day. Love you Mum!

My Creative Space

I found another blog game to play! This is one hosted by Kootooyo. I'm having a whale of a time looking at the variety of creative spaces in the blogging world!

Myself, I've been getting out my Alice in Wonderland inspired drawings again, re-drawing some of them and adding some colour with acrylics. Soooo therapeutic! Plus, I love seeing them finished, like the Cheshire cat pic.

One of these days, I'll be able to revive my etsy shop, and offer prints of these drawings for sale. One day!

Five Favourite Things

I've been having fun today, looking around at some new blogs. I love seeing the things people find, and what they do. While I have all this lovely holiday time, I thought I'd play along with another blogging game, Five Faves, from Meet Me At Mikes. These are five of my favourite things today:

1.  I love seeing this Little Poppets calendar from Sweet Pea when I walk into our study. Susan Mitchell, the artist, felted the little characters herself. They are too cute!

2. We watched this movie, Aliens in the Attic, which is a MUST SEE family show. So funny!

3. I am LOVING this new massage oil from miessence. It is so silky, and HIGHLY recommended! You can find one here.

4. I am thoroughly enjoying  my new iron, the Prosteam II. I wouldn't usually rave about an iron, but our last one was HORR.I.BLE!!!!! This one is just so light and doesn't stick to the clothes. I've actually been ironing for the FUN of it!

5. I am so into this new Robin Hobb book. I feel like I'm having the adventure!

Wendy xxx

My Place and Yours

Thought I'd play along with Hello Owl's weekly game, where people share pictures from their homes to meet a particular theme. This week's challenge is to share a favourite gadget. I've chosen this earring holder because I love the way it looks and without it, I would be in earring squalor!

You can get these from Target for $24.95, or Howard's Storage for $39.95. (Come on Howard's, who do you think we are going to choose?!)  I love organising tools!

Wendy xxx

This Easter weekend

Hope you've had a lovely Easter! I have been sick with a head cold since Thursday night, and am only feeling better today. However, the lovely Jonathon has been looking after me, giving me massages and cooking an extravagant lamb roast yesterday. I have been sleeping a lot, even more than usual! The Jackster has been gaming, and visiting friends, and devouring heaps of chocolate. Good on him!

And now, I am about to launch myself into having a busy day, cleaning and crafting. I had to do some crafting first, so I made these cute bookmarks using Green Stack Chipboard and a Kaisercraft paper pad.
Love the little woodland motifs!

Happy holidays!

(This post is linked to The Idea Room. Lots of inspiring craft happening there!)