Sleeping in a box and a Pak n Save Virgin no more

Yesterday I was sorting things in the garage when I noticed old Texy boy wander slowly past me to a shaft of sunlight that was streaming into said Garage.  

He found the perfect place to rest.

Yes siree,

in a cardboard box!

Helgas box to be precise!!

(well the box she sent me a pile of goodies in!!)

I love how cats try to squeeze into the smallest container.

And succeed enough to sleep.

This morning the sky was beautiful.

Then the rain arrived, but not as much as the poor folk down in Christchurch, I feel for them.  Luckily here in HamilTron the sun arrived and dried up all the rain, so Incey Wincey Spider could do his thing with the drain! 

Today I had to go shopping for lunch room supplies and my work shops at Pak and slave, a place I have never been to.  They laughed when I said I had never been there, does this make me a supermarket snob?  Well as a Pak n Save Virgin off I went.  OMG there are no rules on traffic flow inside that place, it was basically a free for all, bit like dodgems.  So I have been, survived and no doubt will be back, but for work only.  TOF would die if we went shopping there.  

Yes we are supermarket snobs!!

And the week begins!!

Monday arrived on time and bought with it some RAIN!!!

Mind you we so need some rain so it is very welcome.  The temperature has definitely dropped off first thing in the morning and in the evening, very Autumnal. There is no putting of the fact that our Summer is about to leave us for another part of the world, I guess the next thing we will loose will be our Daylight Savings.  Then Winter will creep up on us and we will hunker down in the gloom until the good weather turns up again.

But in the mean time, I plan to make the most of the lovely weather until it is no longer here.

So I wore the floaty floral dress my sister gave me!!

I worked for the morning then drove out to Dawns place to catch up with her for a brief time.  She had unloaded the kiln again but most of it was wrapped and ready to go off to be sold!!

But I managed to get photos of Toadstools and Face Pots.

Loving the Ugly Frog Mugs!!!

 There is still colour in her Garden.

 Very dry paddocks with naked trees, dried Sunflowers heads, and gorgeous cascading Lobelia.

 Pretty Pansies and family pets.

Country life is beautiful, even if many shades of Brown.

What did I come home with you ask??

Remember the Big beautiful Bird on the left, well today Dawn gave me this bird bath bit of a Totem that is a second. Yay for Seconds!!  Anyway they look pretty dam fine together, so I think I shall find something to go in between the two bits and super glue them all.  Buzzy little look don't you think!!

Tex and I did our close ups and that was that!!

Why are small things so cute?

Today TOF and I took scraps out to our friends lifestyle property to help with the feeding (fattening up) of the pigs.  

Remember the pigs???

The last time I saw these two babies was on New Years day when TOF and I were on 'Farmers for the day' duty.  That was two months ago.

Well they have grown quite a bit since then!!

Still pretty cute, but nearly twice the size they were when we last saw them.  They are really funny to watch, especially when they stick their snouts through the pen to get to the weeds that were tempting them.  Even let me feed them.

Then this afternoon I went to visit an old friend of mine who had her little grand daughter staying.  I could have stolen her and brought her back home with me, but I think they would have all missed her. 

Not one until April and so very very cute!!

 Such a little doll.

I want one now!

(You listening Max and Jak!!)

Thanks for inviting me around Grandma!

(I'll be back)

 

Saturdays pleasant peasant

I wore a

Peasant Skirt

with my

Peasant top!

 

I wore

Bare Feet!!!

(but don't look close at my gammy toes)

 

Oscar was a

Peasant Dog.

(or is that pleasant?)

I discovered that my Peasant Man

(TOF)

had his working man legs

in his gumboots

and was busy trimming

the hedge.

I visited a friend

and

came home with 

goodies!!

(thank you Ann xxx)

An outdoor chair for the garden, an old rail (love), pictures for the girls only room, and a box of old sewing bits and bobs.   Totally spoiled!!!

Standing on my wooden ladder taking photos from a new angle!

I like it up there.

The adopted fish are still alive!

Sister Helen gave me pond plants,

the fish are 

stoked!

Saturday

was

good!!

Why you really should get up early

Because you get to see gorgeous things 

like this.

Good on you Mother Nature for putting on such a beautiful colourful show early this morning.

So much for the red sky at morning is a shepherds warning, the day was another good one.  Definitely cooler and apparently summer is about to pack her bags and head north leaving us with Autumn.  My favourite seasons are the in between ones. Autumn provides a spectacular colour show with all the leaves changing colour before falling to the ground leaving trees naked for winter. Like wise does Spring with all the new spring flowers popping their delicate heads out of sleepy winter soil to make us smile.  The temperatures are pleasant also.

I bought this dress when I had my four day getaway at Whangamata earlier in the year.  Last night I reshaped the neck and armholes, so now it is perfect to wear and oh so comfortable!!  Another any season of the year article of clothing, that will get plenty of wear.

I spent the morning out and about with my eldest son.  We took some things to the next flat he is moving into soon where we played with beautiful Brown.

Brown is the most gorgeous Big Brown Dog I know and he loved sitting in the back of my car with me.

Seriously considered taking him home!

(joking Karl)

He loves nothing more than having his belly rubbed!!

On my to do list today was register TOFs little car, not a cheap thing to do but a necessary thing.  While out amongst the shops we discovered this shop that sold T Shirts and Band posters, all reasonably priced.  I found some other things to float my boat, tickle my fancy.....ok, things I just plain liked!!

Two gorgeous colourful bracelets, and these skull iron on decals.  They should pimp up some item of clothing quite nicely, maybe a cropped cardy? Cool selection of them so I am surprised I managed to only buy three!

The weekend is about to hit the starting blocks any minute.  I have peaches to bottle that TOF picked last night, more Tomatoes to do things with, and the very last of my sort out to do.  My car needs to move back into the garage, so this is the final push to get sorted.  Apart from that I have a couple of good friends to catch up with and plenty of chilling out to get on with.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

Sista from the same mista came to town

My lovely sister Helen (my best friend too) came over from the beach this afternoon for a quick visit. We only had a small window of opportunity as I was working today and didn't finish until after one. I had picked up a pushchair she had bought off trade me so she needed to collect it.  I had been adding bags of treasure next to it in my garage so she has gone home with her back seats folded down and her little car loaded up.  Such fun!!

Only time for a dodgy selfie as she wanted to be on the road and out of town before all the end of day traffic starts to build up.  She works in an awesome shop at Whangamata called 'Glamour' and there is one at Raglan, Tirau, and Ohakune, all in the north island.  The shop sells fabulous things sourced from Nepal as her boss is a Nepalese man.  I always seem to spend money when I go out to the Raglan shop!!

Lucky 'ol me was given a bag of goodies that she has been picking up from her local op shops and putting aside for me.  It is great when someone knows your taste and sizing.

Gorgeous sheets to sew with, fabulous floral dress (I looooove!!!) Briarwood jelly jandals with massive blingage, piece of beautiful fabric, Black with white spot swing jacket (photo blurry as I was totally excited) and lime green linen frock (which according to my sister looks better on).

I feel quite spoiled!!

It is the best feeling have someone you are related to that you totally get on with and like.  

I have always thought if we were not related I would have picked her for a friend.  

She would have made it to my list!!!

Mid week catch up

Firstly

the lads at work

LOVED

the muffins!!!

(And I didn't cock up the pays this week!!!)

(I think they are disappointed)

So it is Wednesday here, the half way point in most peoples working week, and mine too now as I am currently doing three days a week and loving it.  Who knew a job could be so good??!!

Today's outfit comes to you courtesy of Op Shops, Trade Me and Sale Racks!! Cat is the models own.  And I have been groomed in the hair department.  I have a fabulous and gorgeous young hairdresser who tidies me up and keeps me in the OMGIFF category. (OMGIFF = Oh my god I'm farkin fabulous) 

Due to working only in the mornings on my work days I have been able to squeeze in a couple of visits to some of my favourite op shops when heading homeward bound.

The retro dress is obviously too small for moi but the fabric is to die for so may get upcycled or on sold, the skirt is full length and fabulous, these were both from the Salvo in town yesterday.  The Peasant top was from the Red Cross in Frankton, today, and I rather like peasant tops because I more than likely was indeed a peasant in a previous life!!

I so could not leave this gorgeous dog coat behind today, and don't panic it isn't for Oscar but for my sister's poodle Ms Febe.  Oscar has modeled it for me (pictures to follow) so I know it will fit her.  Navy blue with pink spots!! The shoes are slightly big but nothing a heel grip will not solve and the book should be an interesting read.  This little haul came from Save Mart in Frankton.

Vinnies in Frankton was 1/2 price today so this is what I walked out the door with, yes I paid for it!!!  I love old square plates, my mother had loads of them all in trios that she had been given over the years.  But for some un known reason she got rid of them all, so some op shop scored well.  The tennis set reminds me of my grandmother, she used these all the time.  It isn't a matching set because I made it up out of bits but it will do the trick.

How cute is Oscars new bed??  I put an old crocheted blanket that has a few holes in the bottom of the bed so my wee man is comfy.  Now you are hanging for his modeling photos I bet, well look out because here they come!!

Awe!!!!  

Isn't he precious?? 

Of course I will tell TOF that it is Oscars coat for the laughs.  

I love the photo on the right, pretty much summed up how he felt.  Humiliated!!!