The Silly Season is in full swing.

Always at this time of the year there are numerous work/Christmas parties and dos on.  One such event is held at our local Horse Racing Club where peeps throw on there glad rags, look fabulous and head off for a day in the sun with a punt or two on the nags.  TOF and I got all gussied up one year for one of these race days and it rained the entire time, not that it dampened any festivities!!  Yesterday Jak and his mates had a pre drink in our garden before heading off to said Races, which is a gentle wander down the road from where we live.

We have played host to many a young persons get together over the years in our garden and totally enjoy having these young ones around.  As the above picture says, I can totally endorse doing this.  When I was growing up our family home had an open door policy to our friends and it was great.  I would rather be the one that has everyone around here and know they are all safe than not know and worry.  Not that I have worried about the lads for a long time.  Luckily both chose really good friends, the sort of friends you can invite home!!  I suppose that with TOF and I have pretty relaxed attitudes to life has made it a lot easier too.  Anyone is welcome here, there are only two rules, 'Don't wake us up' and 'clean up your mess'.

And who wouldn't want to know this bunch of lads?  All doing well in life all following their own path.  Four are at University and Two are apprentice builders.  Bloody good catch for any young lady.  Just saying!

I provided some nibbles while they all par took in some quiet beverages, I took some photos and then they headed off out the gate to the Racing Club.

 

Bye

have

fun!!

Not too much of a mess!!

So while they were all down at the Races TOF and I potted about in the garden and generally were on cruise control.  Pretty much the norm for us on a weekend.  The day rolled by and before we knew it the troops were back, slightly worse for wear but full of the joys and love of life!!

It is times like this that I wish I was a twenty year old again.  No big worries, life was all about having a good time, and a good time was always had.  No mortgage or nasty grown up bills, just a fabulous disposable income to be disposed every weekend at will.

Off course the pets found their way down the garden path

to join in as best as they could.

They hate to be left out of anything!!

I loaded this motley crew into one of the lads vans and drove them all to a party.  It was one of the noisiest and funniest drives I have been on for a while.  I used to deliver Max and his mates to destinations all round town so it only seems right to be doing it all again.  I would also prefer to drive them than them drive when they have all been drinking.

Again, because I am a mother and I am sure any mother would do the same.  Off course there was an early morning phone call for the pick up.

Which I did for the same reason above

and it was raining,

and I was still awake as

I was watching the movie

Atonement.

When I am to old and doddery

and bordering on dangerous as a driver

my Taxi service will halt

BUT

I aught to have a hell of a huge list

of drivers to call on

as I am 'paying it forward'

driving them all

now!!

Now for something completely different.

Remember these gorgeous hand crafted delights made for me by my darling friend Louise, well she has just finished a new line of delightful mice.  I have fallen in love with the lot of them, these mice I would be happy to have in my home, not the sort I caught earlier on in the year!!

CUTE or WHAT?

Louise said it was alright for me to borrow and share her photos on my blog, because I said they were so Blog worthy.  This bunch of Merry Mice were making their way to a Market this afternoon in Auckland to be sold and at $45 each I am pretty sure they will all find a very nice new home.  Not that where they come from isn't nice!!

 Look at that tiny little hand knitted hoody.

 Hatch is Louise's label.

 Love the stripy hat!!

I mean to say,

could they get any cuter??

I love that I have super creative friends and I am only too pleased to promote any of their fabulous creations with the rest of the world.  

It is what you do isn't it?