Sunday, November 30, 2014
Day Five - 24 of the little blighters, I counted them!
Do you like my new eye makeup?
Labels: Pennie, Stitches
Photo a Day Challenge - 30.11.2014 - Bought.
Not by me but by my beautiful Nerys, the fabrics are washed and waiting for a new project, I haven't tried the hot chocolate but I'm afraid all that wonderful Bournville Classic Dark Chocolate has gone...
Labels: 11/14, Food, Quilting
Saturday, November 29, 2014
I think the Cricket was just too much for the youngest of our team...
Asleep in the trolley on the way home to Peepee's.
Labels: Jackson, Pennie, Remy
Update for Gwil and Em, who have 'gone party' :-)
Quiet time with iPads last night before Charlie went home with Tim. (Charlie's cricket game is closer to home)
Breakfast bright and early of 'Bix and Tanas'.
Naughty... there is a great fascination of bringing the play tower ladder into the office and climbing on top of the desk!
All off to watch Jack play Cricket up at the Oval... Some naughty shopper parked their IGA trolley in our garden, Nerys saw them it was two young girls two doors up... came in handy with all that Cricket gear, two Chairs, a large Esky and Remy.
Off they go...
Labels: Charlie, David, Jackson, Nerys, Remy
Day Four - Where have my eyes gone?
A lovely sleep over and a short walk to the Oval this morning for Jack's Cricket game.
Labels: Pennie, Stitches
Photo a Day Challenge - 29.11.2014 - So this happened...
... exploded in our wine room in the middle of the night. I rang the makers, they took my address but I never heard from them again! I wonder if this juice is still available in the shops?
Labels: 11/14, Food
Friday, November 28, 2014
Peepee's turn to climb the ladder.
Just loving our Remy time...
I put a new seat on this old stroller of Briony's and this little man is doing what many others have done before him! We started our walk pushing Panda up the street, then Panda pushed the stroller, with a little help from Remy... we stood and watched fascinated as Matt, our neighbour mowed his lawn, maybe this is a new experience for a little man who lives in the inner city :-) Then Peepee pushed Remy and Panda home.
Out we get... and it's time for some Bubbles! That's what he calls water!
Then lots and lots of Blueberries!
Now it's quiet time with a bowl of crushed ice, some more bubbles and 'In the Midnight Garden'.
Labels: Remy
This is what my forehead looked like a couple of months ago.
My skin specialist marked the 'spot' then took a photo with my iPhone.
The Surgeon cut my skin then opened it up to get the cancer out... Yuck Yuck Yuckety Yuck!
Better out than in!
Labels: Pennie, Stitches
Happy Birthday to our Gwilym!
Where's Gwilly?
1. Clements (Great Grandfather) 2. Ripley (Maternal Grandfather) 3. Mervyn (Paternal Grandfather)
4. David (Father) 5. Gwilym (Himself) 6. Remy (Son)
Labels: Gwilym
Day Three - What the??? How can something that was so invisable need such an enormous cut?
Better all out than in I guess but I'm shocked! I know there are hundreds of stitches in there and it took the Surgeon a long time playing around with my forehead but... Yikes!
I've washed my hair... Hurray!
Labels: Pennie
Photo a Day Challenge - 28.11.2014 - Black.
With just a touch of colour.
Labels: 11/14, Quilts
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Day Two... Not feeling so brave and cocky this morning :-(
Photo a Day Challenge - 27.11.2014 - I'm thankful for this...
... beautiful family. I can't believe this photo was taken 30 years ago... feels just like yesterday.
Labels: 11/14, Family
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Day One... I wonder what tomorrow will bring :-)
Photo a Day Challenge - 26.11.2014 - Wall.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 25.11.2014 - Time.
Lots of different times here and not a single one working!
Labels: 11/14
Monday, November 24, 2014
We Celebrated a few Birthdays yesterday, with the tempature soaring to 34c the day started indoors.
Firstly a catch with Jackson then a catch up with Nerys both of whom spent this years birthdays in England, then it was Happy Birthday to David, wearing one of his new shirts.
Next up and a little early, Happy Birthday to Gwilym who really enjoyed his birthday card from those in Canberra.
Then it was time for lunch, Heston's Roast Chicken cooked slowly in the Kamado with three delicious salads.
The Boys... off to the Slip and Slide and the Pool.
Remy wanted to drive Daddy's car home but seeing he can't reach the pedals yet he just pips the horn with long blasts...
Passengers all ready for the 'Horn Blasting'.
Labels: Family
WaterSpray
Slip & Slide
Photo a Day Challenge - 24.11.2014 - I need to do this!
Finish putting the borders on this 'Trip around the World' quilt top!
Labels: 11/14, Sewing Room
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 23.11.2014 - I made this.
For Charlie's 3rd Birthday.
Labels: 11/14, Food
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Tomo doing his bit in Hong Kong... just lovely.
Tom 10 years.
Sydney Opera House, Fiddler on the Roof about 12.
Just looking at these photos I can... see a likeness with the young Tomo and George.
Listen Here... Go to Part 3, Tom comes on at 37 minutes.Labels: George, Tomos
They say it's his Birthday... Happy Birthday to him... off playing buses today, lunch tomorrow.
Happy Birthday David.
Labels: 11/14
Photo a Day Challenge - 22.11.2014 - A Favourite Thing.
Still loving it after almost 10 years.
Labels: 11/14, Sewing Room
Friday, November 21, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 21.11.2014 - Shoes.
I've stolen this photo from a Friend's Face Book photos... she has a lot of photos of shoes and feet on her page and I don't have any and I'm too lazy to photograph my own so here you are... Shoes!!
I wonder if you will hear the screams when she finds her photo on my Blog :-)
Labels: 11/14
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Airing our dirty laundry.
This is clean, this handkerchief has just been through the wash but when I was hanging out the washing I thought... enough is enough! This has to go in the bin!
Yes David still uses cloth hankies... yuck! He's never been one for tissues and man tissues are just a waste of paper says he.
This is one of his handkerchiefs that he got before Nerys was born, he was working at Choice Magazine at the time and they tested stains and washing powders on lots of different handkerchiefs. After the test David couldn't see a good hanky go to waste so he bought some home.
Death Notice.
A Handkerchief died today, it had been in continuous service, with the same owner and trainer for more than 43 years. Buried in a waste bin somewhere on the North Shore of Sydney. It did a good job and will be sadly missed!
Labels: David
Photo a Day Challenge - 20.11.2014 - Bright.
Beautiful!
Labels: 11/14, Garden
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 19.11.2014 - Whole.
This post is for Gwilym, this is what my 'Whole' Italian Stuffed Loaf looked like to start with and below after is is cut.
Very proud of my Gwil, he made this loaf last weekend for some friends, he's the first of my children to try such a tricky recipe.
Labels: 11/14, Food
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 18.11.2014 - I love this.
I've only just found this photo, the man in the middle is David's Grandfather, I've never seen a photo of his Griffiths Grandfather before. What a nice looking man he was. That's his mother beside him and on the left is his brother Eddie and on the right is his brother Rob who is just home from a Turkish P.O.W. Camp. The photo was taken in early 1919.
I love this photo not only because I can see what my husband's Grandfather was like but is also says a thousand words about family and the relief they must be feeling now that all the brothers are home safe and the War is over.
Labels: 11/14, Griffiths Family
Monday, November 17, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 17.11.2014 - Cooking.
Just like his father :-)
Labels: 11/14, Remy
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Photo a Day Challenge - 16.2.2014 - After.
David home after a few days walking :-)
Labels: 11/14, David
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Friendship Ring? Were you ever given one by some beautiful young man?
David and I were watching
'Grease' last night, what fun that movie is and of course I love all the music. I remember taking the kids to see it and they just loved it. Seen it a few times now I have.
That scene with Sandy and Danny in the car at a Drive-In when he's trying to take off his ring to give to Sandy and it's rather tight so when he does eventually get it off his finger... his elbow bumps into Sandy... So sweet but painful.
Anyway I asked David if he'd ever given any girlfriend a Friendship Ring and he said no he was too geeky to do that and then I remembered that I had been given one when I was about 14 or 15 years old.
The shameful thing is I cannot remember the name of this beautiful young man, I know he lived at Newport Beach and that he caught the same bus to school that I did but??? his name??? is just not coming to me. And... I can't remember ever going out with him, I think we just chatted on the bus.
Now I am feeling really mean and dreadful because this boy made this ring for me, he made it using a 2/- piece, yes it was so long ago it was Pre-decimal currency.
Isn't it beautiful?
See the inside, yes it is indeed made from a 2 shilling piece.
When I showed it to David he was most impressed especially seeing it was adjustable as well :-)
The really awful thing is that this boy asked for his ring back a few months later.
You know another awful thing... The movie 'Grease' has a lot of bullying in it, much to my shame I never noticed before, I just took it for granted which now makes me feel even more ashamed.
Labels: Coins, Pennie
