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My Van Gogh's chair
Hello again! Have I ever mention how much I love old artworks? Oh, I have, you say? Just a few times? Well then, you will not be surprised to hear that I am a fan of Vincent Van Gogh (yes, he is the...
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Anniversary gifts reveal
Hello! I hope you are having a blessed weekend wherever you are.I see from all your lovely blogs that many of you have been busy little beavers these past few weeks. Hub-a-Lubs and I have also been...
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Friendly front porch
Good morning to everyone!Can you hear the sweet sound of birds singing and see the happy rays of sunshine peeping through the curtains? Can you smell the sweet warm breeze, and is that the sound of...
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Swinging from the chandeliers?
Hello again!Did I ever tell you about the chandeliers that we inherited with our house? No? Well, I think we know each other well enough now that I can share this photo with you (cringe):Quite...
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Fun Friday find part 2
Hello!Today is the official last day of the school holidays and from Monday it's back to reality. We didn't go anywhere for the holidays, but we have had a lovely time pottering around the house and...
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Chalkboard paint table
Hello!I hope you are all well and happy today.Today I''m able to finally share some pictures of the table we renovated for our daughter's bedroom. Our darling daughter has never had a dressing table...
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Signs of life?
Hello friends! I can hardly wait to show you what I have been up to the past few weekends! I was recently given a packet of instant air drying clay like this one: and I didn't waste any time diving in...
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A song and a blessing
For the last couple of weeks I have been diligently tucked away in my studio working on a new painting. Because I work on my 'real job' during the day, I have to make the most of weekends and spare...
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Peace
Hello!A few posts ago I shared some of the little signs I made for our home. You were warned then that there would be more signs, and I wasn't kidding!This is the latest offering: To make this one I...
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Advent
Hello again!Today is a special day in the Christian calendar. It is the first Sunday of advent which is the beginning of the church year. Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on...
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My first award!
We are in the middle of 'end-of-year craziness' at school at the moment with final assessments, report cards, end of year concerts, parent meetings etc.all happening at the same time. But I got a...
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Our advent wreath is finished
Did you read my recent post on Advent? In case you missed it, here is the link.After being inspired by all the lovely advent candle wreaths out there in blogland I got to work creating my own thrifty...
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Cat's lick tour of our Christmas home. Part 1
Welcome to our home tour. My name is Holly and I will be your guide today: No, I am NOT impressed, but Mum (a.k.a. My Pet) says I have to pay for the bowl of cherries and cream that I stole yesterday...
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Cat's lick tour of our Christmas home. Part 2
Hello! I'm back after a nice little cat nap. After all, beauty like mine doesn't just happen, you know. Now, how do I put this silly hat on? Let's carry on with the tour then. My favourite room of the...
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Serenity courage and wisdom
As we said 'good bye' to 2011 and looked back over the past 12 months we took a few minutes to focus on the many good things that happened last year. My eldest son turned 18, we bought our very first...
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From old to new
Hello!Now that Christmas and New Year are over and the decorations have been packed away, I have taken the opportunity to re-arrange a few things and catch up on jobs that needed doing around the...
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Word of the year
Am I the last person in blogland to choose her word of the year? In my defence, it's not like I haven't been thinking about it. Honest!Ever since I read the Word of the Year post at Layla's blog I have...
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Off his trolley?
Hello again! Glad you stopped by on this sunny Saturday morning. Yes, it's Saturdaywhich means it's weekend, and by extension, that means blogging and reading and painting and shopping and housework...
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Relaxing and looking at our lounge
Hello!Decorating a home is an ongoing process which never seems to get finished. There is always a project or two waiting anxiously in the cupboards/under the bed/in the shed to keep us gainfully...
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Solar, So good.
Hello!When you live in a place like Western Australia, one thing you can be certain of is that there will be sunshine. A lot of sunshine. We average about eight hours of sunshine a day, and of course...
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Just WHAT have I been up to?
Hello!No, I did not fall off the planet! Real life and real home decorating just got in the way of blogging. Sad, isn't it?But the good news is that I have not been idle. Quite the opposite. Every...
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La cuisine Le Roux
The kitchen was one of the reasons we fell in love with this house. It is a spacious, light, sunny and very welcoming place to be. Apart from the pink paint and an unusual space below the cabinets, we...
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Take a seat...
Hello!Y'know how some women love shoes and just have to buy them? Well, I love chairs. (I know I'm odd, but I'm mostly harmless:))When I was a little girl I loved to play with my doll's house. I would...
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A month of portrait painting progress...
I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted. Sincere apologies if you have missed me, but I have not been on an exotic overseas holiday or anything remotely as exciting. What I have been...
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Promised pics of finished oil portrait
Hello again!I'm glad you popped in to visit and to see the finished portrait. It's always good to see you:)After I realised the nose was too narrow my next step was to widen it slightly and add some...
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