Beautiful Mind, Beautiful Soul...

I finally say I'm going to start blogging again, and along comes my beautiful little girl. Mia Grace entered the world and our family on 25th March. I had no idea I could be this proud or love someone this much. My fantastic husband also got me an iPad to as a present for having his baby. Posts should come more often now that I have such a beautiful baby to gush over.

 
 This is also a photo of a crochet afghan I made for Mia in the last few weeks of my pregnancy. I got the pattern from Posy Gets Cosy and am quite impressed by my efforts.I have only just started expanding my crochet skills beyond the basic granny square, so this was quite an achievement. I will take some better photos of it soon. I have also started another blanket with another design when I get the time to finish it. For the moment I spend most of my day staring at my little girl. But with cheeks like that who could blame me?

 
 

Back... and waiting

 

 

1. Nursery   2. Filling in time    3. Alice    4. Max       (iphone hipstamatic camera app)

Wow, its been over half a year since I posted . I assume that because it was so new that I didnt have anyone to dissapoint though. Just after my last post I found out that i was pregnant. So the last 9 months have been spent working, and dealing with my first pregnancy and all the joy that that brings.

Now I am 5 days overdue, and I think I am ready to return to blogging. The last week has been pretty tough with waiting and wondering when I get to meet my new baby.  

I have kept myself busy though, the images aboove are what we (Alice, Max and I are doing while we wait). The image of the nursery, or baby's bed has a recent project that I have made using a pattern from one of my favourite bloggers over at Posie gets cosy. I'm quite proud of it actually, its my first attempt at crochet beyond the basic granny square. I hope my baby likes it.

 

Lost and found...

I have been looking every where for this book...

I remember it from when i was young. I have a vivid memory of a part in it with a front loader washing machine, and thinking that when i grow up i want one just like that.

Unfortunately i haven't found this one just yet. But i have found these...

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 Which i'm sure you will agree, are just as good. What was your favourite book as a child?

Bx 

  

Package Project

 
I have been part of the package project over here. I was paired up with Gwen who has a great blog. I sent off my package on Tuesday and am waiting patiently to get mine in return. Heres a sneak peak at the one that I sent ..

Where the wild things are..

Recently we had to take one of our dogs to live with my aunt, he was a great dog, but a little too enthusiastic, and a little nippy. And in a house hoping for babies this would just not do. So off he went, and I was very sad, but happy that I still had Alice. Alice though, she did not seem sad. Alice enjoyed having more bed (unfortunately mine), she loved being the only one to get cuddles, and she loved having all the bones from clever husbands roast.

Poor Alice though, because she did not like being alone during the day, in fact she did not like it at all. She was so unhappy that when I got home from work, she chewed up my shoes as soon as I took them off.

Alice

 

We had a chat, Alice and I, and we thought about her problem, and we wondered what the best thing to do would be... Ali suggested that I quit my job, and although we pondered this for a while, I reminded her that she probably wouldn't be able to have any more treats... hmmm said Alice, that just wont do.

So off we went to the lost dogs home and we looked and we chose and we found Max... Max is great.. We love Max... But poor Alice is scared of Max. Even after I told her that under all that hair Max was under half her size, she still hasn't been convinced.

Today.. We hope things will get friendlier and happier, and our first day home alone together will be ok.

xB

Max

Five Faves...

 

 

Here are my five faves for this week, for more faves and to check out the clever person who started this meme.. check out Pip's blog.

1. Spending a week with the little bro Jaidyn

2. A beautiful new chest of drawers thrifted and lovingly restored by clever husband (pic above)

3. My very first letter from my very first pen pal (not so keen on the amount of drafts it took to reply, didn't realise how dependent i was on the backspace button)

4. Lovely movies at the end of a great long weekend (example above)

5. and who can forget... chocolate and the bunny. I assume this will be on most peoples lists this weekend

Bx

 

What a way to start the morning

This was always one of my favorites when i was growing up...

Five faves meme...

Today im playing along with Pip's  meme five faves. My five favorite things for this week are:

1. Clever husbands who can take an old queen sized bed destined for the tip and make you a new single, all in a day just because you ask nicely. (above)

2. Cushions, table runners, and fabric buckets made for a friend, and the smile that you get when you give it to them. (above)

3. finding something that absolutely brightens your day, like this blog. Then reading it all (including the archives) when you should absolutely be cleaning or doing something more productive.

4. Dogs who learn to play fetch, then constantly bring the ball and drop it in your lap (like right now)

5. Autumn and cooler weather, so many pretty scarves to wear so little time. This one is particularly beautiful.

xB

Turning... or perhaps returning...

For the last 5 or so years i have been a vegetarian. I LOVEvegetables, I like lentils, and I love a great vegetarian meal. However, my decision all those years ago to give up meat was more out of not being a big fan of meat, rather than for political/ animal rights views. Although, I did love the fact that I was a part of something that was better for the planet as a whole.

A couple of weeks ago I stopped to get lunch at a mexican outlet and ordered what I thought was a vegetarian burrito....but alas.. no.. the chicken burrito I ordered actually had.. well yes, Chicken in it! 

After a bite, I wondered, what would happen if I ate this? and after I started I found that I couldn't stop. Since that moment I have been craving and consuming as many of my previous favourite meat dishes as I can remember. I'm not sure how many reformed vegetarians are out there, but if anyone else knows the feeling of eating a really good chicken parma, or spaghetti bolognaise, or even bacon and eggs, they will know what my last few weeks have been like... mmmm I have missed meat.

For those vegetarians, I know i'm a traitor, I have turned, or "returned" i guess you could call it, and all I can say is I'm sorry but my spaghetti bolognaise tonight with heaps of chilli and garlic was one of the best things I have had in 5 years

 

xB

Crazy weather...

What was the weather like where you live?

In Melbourne this weekend it was crazy!! A huge storm hit and we were flooded everywhere. It was a great weekend for staying in bed and watching DVD's with the husband and the dogs. I had lots of cups of tea and made some granny squares for blankets, with a beautiful wool/cashmere blend yarn. I also made some table runners for someone at work. I will add some pictures when the weather is better for taking them. 

Look at these fantastic photos that came from the newspaper, of our stormy weather.

xo B