my beautiful family

just got this pic from my little sister elise.

taken in tassie a few weeks ago.

the whole family on self timer.

was a fun experience.

i love them to bits!!!!!

top row: ed (brother in law), mum, dad, me, jamie (brother).

front row: alannah (niece), christine (sister), katie (sister in law), finn (nephew), ben (brother), elise (sister), darren (brother), imogen (niece).

'up north' 2

an amazing weekend away with tom, sj, miles, tiffany, bunky and me!

'up north'

i just had the most wonderful weekend exploring 'up north' in western australia.

having only lived in perth just coming up to a year i had never been more than 30km north of perth.

now i can proudly say i've been all the way up to kalbari – at least 500km north of the city.

what an amazing experience.

i really do live in an amazing country.

i miss the mountains and lush green of tassie.

but the wide expanses of this state is kind of growing on me.

*oh and camping – how i have missed you.

starry nights in a swag in such a wonderful thing.

say posted... more pics to come.

bit cuter now

NOT quite there yet... but mel and my pad is jazzed up a fair bit now.

need to get my paints out and get some artwork on the walls.

well, buy some canvases first.

small dilemma (why do i always have to google that word?!) of not being able to put 'holes' in the wall to hang things up.

rental properties grrr...

p.s. how cool is my vase on the dining table! go kmart find!

paint me red

a few of my paintings. (cherry blossom 1 & heliconia)

these are both in pride of place at my sisters house.

come to think about it there are a fair few stored there too.

feel free to get them out and 'use' them sisel.

paintings are a hard thing to move across the country.

hmmmm.... i think i'm addicted to red.

strathlynn

i was a very lucky little girl and got to have lunch on mum's birthday with just her and dad at one of my most favourite places in the world – strathlynn winery on the picturesque banks of the tamar river.

don't you just love the cute little 'cake' the waitress gave mum for her birthday. candle and all.

dear musketeer

thanks you fellow musketeers.

ah the JOY of being able to sit down with my two best friends and have a good ol' chinwag.

you are my lifeline.

this is us at heidi's new house in the most beautiful little spot in glengarry tasmania.

still building so not moved in yet, but we brought up a heater some chicken, coleslaw and fresh buns to mung on – and strawberries and yoghurt for dessert.

oh and a nice drop of wine.

sibling silliness

a few shot of my siblings and my 'little people' (nieces and nephew) from my trip to tassie last week.

a lot of silliness involved of course.

pick the real hair.

oh yes that would be darren the golliwog.

lunch time silliness with my little people.

(imogen and alannah photography)

mini golf – dazza and i are addicted to the competition of it.

it's been a long running feud.

very excited that i beat him this time.

he was not.

LOVE YOU KIDS!

sj special

it makes me laugh – but then again i am easily amused.

these are the invites i designed today for sj's party.

gone with a bit of brown and 'mustard' with sj in some feral 80's bridesmaid getup to enhance the tragic theme.

can't wait for the party.

happy surprise

it was so hard to keep it a secret...

i have just been on a 3 day trip to tasmania for mum's birthday – planned 3 months ago!

it was so lovely to see you all again my beautiful family and friends.

thanks for playing along with the surprise dad.

thanks for the wonderful love 2 musketeers.

thanks for the sun tasmania.

thanks mostly to my mum, who made me feel like the most special person in the world when i walked through the door.

more photos to come...

pic of mummy (ree-ree) and me