berry happy

saturday morning

up at 6.30. the sun wakes me and the kids earlier than i would like on a saturday. i cant seem to sleep in any more.

early morning is the best part of the day right now. from about 10am onwards its too hot for this autumn loving girl.

today i picked the first three strawberries from our garden. its our best attempt at growing strawberries so far. the plastic around them to keep the weeds away seems to have done the trick. one strawberry on icecream for the three kids tonight :-)

and the raspberries are flowering. imagine if we grow raspberries. funnnn.

trying to get everything finished. i want the feeling of having nothing to do. i guess we need a holiday. only yesterday my farmer boy came in and said he needs a month long holiday. im thinking i need to just book a holiday because we'll never go anywhere if i dont. i said Italy. farmer boy laughed. i was serious. the food. the gelati. the sea. my Dad. i think its a great idea. and i know the kids would eat the food. which is one huge relief.

ahh to dream.

im off to write a list. yep. you heard right. a list.

my creative space

the fabric inks are almost empty...well my favourite colours anyway.... so i have pulled out some piles of stickers and moved onto sticker printing. how much fun? so much. if i didn't have to stop i'm sure i would have printed all night long. i love stickers. and this new girl fitted perfectly. i only printed red. but i have a nice little pile of paper ink colours. i think pink is next. naturally. Amelie just walked in and said Boo! More creative spaces at Kootoyoo. Happy Thursday :-)

pink+green=perfect

i only grow silverbeet for its beautiful colours. i dont like the taste at all.

beware im rambling because i can here :-)

so possibly the heat has got to my head today. quite possible since the evaporative cooling is broken and all it is blowing is 35 degree hot air through the house. im waiting for the person to come fix it. but since its 5.19pm im thinking hes not coming. which doesnt surprise me...but more makes me think oh god tomorrow we are gonna m e l t. seems its time to evacuate. maybe i will have to go shopping tomorrow. that or the beach. beach is 5 hours away. shopping it is.
anyway what i was going to say is that im really really happy. and it kind of makes me a little edgy.
but im just going to have to push those uneasy feelings aside and just be happy.
its almost summer holidays....i see the end of school just there over that little hill...and its almost daylesford makers market which i hope is going to be a whole lot of fun.... and my sister will be here soon..and there are good changes happening on the farm-even though it is looking very dehydrated. ive made enough things for the market so anything from here till then is a bonus. i just need my little cards to arrive oh and i have mountains of ironing to heat set prints.... and i would like some lady size dresses for my stall...dont know if i will get there. and i have totally neglected the fact that my own kids need a whole new wardrobe of clothes for summer.. ie a stack of shorts and singlets and dresses for princess Amelie.
and me. yes well i should empty my whole wardrobe and start again. that would be fun.
heat is getting to me.
im going to drink a cold beer. did i tell you i like cold beer. just one is nice. when im hot. and trying to cook for fussy little people. its a wonder i only have one. hehe.e.e....
anyway... happy wishes for you X
oh p.s .... i love this song called morchata by vampire weekend. i downloaded a whole stack of new songs.....god i love that too. for free ;-) dont you love free. :-)

i like fridays alot.

im slightly embarassed to say that i have in fact not just broken a needle, but bent a metal part of my new overlocker. im thinking i need to just slowww down a little. shes being fixed tonight and will hopefully be all better tomorrow. farmer boy just shook his head at me. he sees me speeding like a maniac when i sew. funny but not funny. in the mean time...i tried felting balls and decided that it took way too long. i will need to investigate buying someone elses patiently made balls.

felt bead necklaces would be nice with my prints i think.

thank god its friday by the way.

school fete on sunday...kids always love it. im on the pancake stall. yum.

i emptied a full rubbish bag and two more plastic bags of stuff out of our car today ,trying to make it a little clean for tomorrow when we swap it for a new one. yay. but oh my goodness, im drowning in stuff. some trips to the op shop to make a little space are so needed. and we will need a little more space soon because my sister and gorgeous niece are coming from japan for a long christmas holiday. hippity happity hooray. how nice that will be. now since i had an afternoon siesta..(the heat is knocking me out for some weird reason.).. i should go do something... hmm maybe i could print some babushkas. would you hang a babushka on your christmas tree? i think i would. goodnight :)

my creative space

in my creative space this week there are angels

and there is an overlocker with a broken needle which i have replaced and now it doesnt sew properly..oh dear.. yes my new overlocker. i think i will take it back to the sewing lady at the shop where i bought it and ask her nicely if she can make it right again. that nice new overlocker stitching didnt last long. i fear im a maniac overlocker driver.

and how i love pink ric-rac. it matches the pink icing on my mums birthday cake that im in the middle of making.

more creative deliciousness at kootoyoo

a happy halloween

last night we watched our Amelie up on stage being the cutest little ballerina in her end of year concert. it was heart melting. of course my camera battery died before the concert started..luckily my camera-clicking friend was right next to me to capture some cuteness for us.

today as we melt (yes here comes my season of moaning about the heat) the kids are all excited about a party tonight with our friends and wanted to have a day of spooky making. i did a little pumpkin carving without stabbing myself and the kids have made scary-yummy red back spiders with chocolates licorice straps and jaffas. now we have the afternoon siesta and tonight we play under the almost full moon.

my creative space

piles. piles . and more piles. on my kitchen bench (place of most creating.. either food or printing)....and in my head.

when im finished with the piles inside i sit outside and watch the prayer flags put on their shadow show. and i smile at the bottlebrush tree in the corner. a perfect christmas tree. im sure i say it every year. but its just getting more and more beautiful.

creative spaces at kootoyoo

missing

oh what am i to do? Veda is away on camp. i miss her terribly.
i made delicious laksa for tea.
i love waratah flowers. i wish i could grow one in my garden. i tried once and failed.
my sister was making hazelnut biscotti last time i spoke to her on skype.
today i bought a block of hazelnut chocolate, thinking of her as i did so.
tonight i will eat a lot of it.
x

:: this afternoon....