thrifted finds & bits n bobs

wow it has been warmer this past week.

feels like spring!

i have been in the spring clean mood and spring cleaned my kitchen! 

it felt great!

i also got baking!

- THRIFTED FINDS - 

 bad photo - but very cool case! 

i think it is a sewing case but i shall use for make up and show things!!

$5

 our sunbeam mixing bowl broke when we shifted and have been searching for one ever since.

one came into the opshop i volunteer at and they gave a me a very generous discount!

i don't even know if i can say how much they let me have it for .... too good!!

i shall be shouting them some baking next week!

oval dotted, meakin plate!! 50cents!!

couldn't believe it!!

i am looking forward to having a good scavenge at the opshops towards the 

end of the week.

and i am attending a LUSH vip perfume evening! 

yummmy!!

will take some snaps!

deserted places

ok - i have been a little addicted to looking at this website..

deserted places

it all started when i found photo's of the abandoned 'stars wars' film sets 

from the late 70's.

pretty cool !

photo by Ra de Martino

then that turned into looking at old spooky abandoned houses, creepy dead malls, and

decaying cities!!

so weird to think that there are decaying buildings and abandoned cities around the world!!

Here comes the sun

Random photos this week. As i'm still posting from my phone!
I have started a wee part time retail job. It's a job I had years ago! Now I'm the oldest working there amongst the younguns! Haha!
Aw well - I do feel lucky, there isn't many jobs out there at the moment.
We had a sales training the other night and I enjoyed a walk through the city in the dark! It dosn't happen often!

I have been enjoying this glorious pre spring weather! Have actually been able to sit out the back of our house for afternoon tea! Lovely!

Feels a bit lonely now the Rugrat Prince is back at kindy! I was just getting into the swing of thinking up new daily activities!
How was your school holidays?

magick in the dark

a friend of mine and myself took our boys to 

LIGHT NELSON on sunday night.

it was magick!

local artists were invited to take part and make a light sculpture.

we saw pixie towns, a massive lotus flower, huge lit barrels, 

glow in the dark space creatures, walked through a rainbow, a shadow puppet show, 

floating sculptures, projections on bodies - and so much more!

16,000 locals filled Queens gardens on Sunday eve! It was hard to navigate our blanket laden prams around!
So great to see it succeed though!
 It only ran for 3 nights, it was a free event and it's school holidays!

It really felt the community was reclaiming the gardens - as some not-so-nice-things have happened in the gardens in the recent past.

i wish i had taken my camera! but looking after the kids in a huge crowd was hard enough!

more pictures here .

i hope they run the event again.

Winter Wonderland

In Nelson, my Winter Wonderland is the beach.
I don't really enjoy the beach in summer, too hot,.too gritty, it makes me feel grumpy.  I much prefer to hang out by lush rivers.
Anywho, the beach in Winter is much different, I love rugging up and beachcombing.
Although there are no waves at Nelson's main beach,Tahuna, it's pretty magic on a sunny winters day.

Also the Rugrat Prince had his birthday and I made a Pirate Ship cake! I think it turned out ok!

Currently reading & eating

Reading - steal like am artist is a hugely inspirational book! Google it!

Eating - 'choc fudge pudding with custard' purrrrfect for cold snuggly nights. Another of Alexa Johnsons recipes, honestly if you are a baker this woman is the business!

What have you been eating/reading?

Freebin Friday on a Saturday!

Some things from this week I am uploading from my phone so sorry about the weirdness! I scored a massive silver platter for the rugrat prince's pirate bday party coming up Got a couple of amazing capes from the spca opshop And have been baking again from alexa johnstons 'a second helping' Go google her now! I love her recipe books!
...