The good life at the lodge.

A few months ago I started my very own slice of the good life, minus the overalls.

In the past few months i have also learn't that sometimes bee's just dont do their jobs properly and that you have to pollinate some fruits yourself?!? My garden guru tells me that I have too many weeds in the backyard and that is distracting the bee's from cross my fruits & veg!

So far I have  grown, killed and am currently growing.... tomatoes, fennel, celery, carrots, asparagus, mulberries, blueberries, kale, spinach, silverbeet, beetroot, squash, corn, watermelon, strawberries, limes, lemonades, coriander, watercress, lettuce, basil, chilli's, lemon balm, oregano, passionfruit and capsicums.

I'm making my folks so proud!

The beetroot has been my best harvest yet! It was so delish and I learnt (thanks internets) how to pickle it too!

A little advice from The Style Council

Today, was one of those days.

Vintage Fabric Roundup #10

Here's some more goodies from the vintage & retro fabric collection. Have you used any of our swatches in a project? I'd love to hear from you.

 

Simple Pleasures.

I took this snap at home here last week. This is my view from the couch with my furry bunny and the hydrangeas 'borrowed' from the the neighbours tree. I love Hydrangeas, not many other people do and everyone seems to have an opinion of them, we've just planted two purple ones at the front of the house to hide the split system AC unit. I cant wait for them to grow.

What day is it again? Calendar's you need for 2012.

So you all know that I am enjoying not knowing what day of the week it is on holidays, but tomorrow the fun ends and it's time to get serious and back to work. Today i'm in mourning for my almost three week holiday. I'm sitting at my living room table with a cup of tea, banana on toast, laptop, sunday papers and dressed in black. *insert wailing here*. Tomorrow I will need to know it's Monday 9th January and I might need some of these.

2012 Moustache Calendar (or Mustache if your in the USA).
12 months of hairy pleasure from Two Pooch Paperie 

 

2012 Peacock Calendar from Brooklyn Illustrator, Galia Bernstein.

2012 Type Calendar from UK designers, Yumalum. Yumalum are having a new year sale! Enter the code yumalum15 to get a 15% discount on your etsy purchase. Yumalum have great international postage rates too!

2012 'The language of flowers' calendar from The House That Lars Built

2012 Kitty Calendar from Melbourne, Australia illustrators Able & Game.

Retro Fabric Roundup #9

I've been enjoying my holidays and hitting the opshops, antique stores & garage sales for more retro & vintage fabric for the collection. Here's some little treasures from my travels.