Juicy ...

yep, it's cherry time and these juicy cherries are the pride of Central Otago at this time of the year ...

and just quietly ... they were absolutely divine!!!



Honest.
Just saying.
M

look at these ...

you know what it's like ... you are having a wee nosey around the world, looking at this website, you click on that website, you click somewhere else a few more times ... and then you click on something else and you think to yourself ... wow!!!!


A few of you know that I collect snowmen and santas ... well have a looksy here ...

g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s.



WhipperBerry: Faux-Fabric Paper Snowman {Tutorial}


Might have to remember these gorgeous wee snowmen for next year ...
Just saying.
Later,
M

The 'to do list'

Yep, I've got one of them a mile long ... figure of speech - but you know what I mean.

Good intentions and all that, but come on ... there are only so many hours in the day and in my life, there truly are NOT enough hours in the day.

Always something to do, you know how it is.

But today ... I can mark a big tick beside, or put a big black line through ... cleaning out my pantry.

OMG people, it's scary when one ventures into the dark depths of ones pantry ... those expiry dates kinda catch up on ya ... they do, true ...

Or is it because when one puts away the groceries, they dump the new shopping in the pantry, outta sight, outta mind type thing and some of those back bencher things just never make it back to the front of the pantry to be used.

An expiry date of June 2003 is majorly scary ... I'm sure things were culled at some stage since we moved into town and I know damn well that the pantry is cleared out and cleaned out for that matter, on a reasonably regular basis. It is ... true!!! But OMG 2003 ...

So, one thing now marked off my 'to do list' before I go back to work in the New Year.

Wonder how many more things will be marked off between now and then?
I guess time will tell.
CYA
M

Where everyone gets a bargain ...

and nope ... it's not the big red shed ...

Check it out here ...

Scottie Crafts

Fabulous shopping ...
Have fun.
CYA
Later,
M

Blog Candy Giveaway

Oh wow, check this out ...

Irma Peredne: Blog Candy, Giveaway, a Gift...what ever you want to call it, but DO NOT miss it!

Totally s.t.u.n.n.i.n.g. and the colours ... d.i.v.i.n.e.

I can see these wee pearlers dangling from my ear lobes. Very 'noice'.

CYA
M

Merry Christmas ...

from all of us ...

that would be ... Merry Christmas from ...



Hope that the man in red knows where to find you ... and remember, I have it on good authority that he knows if you have been naughty and he really does know when you have been nice.

[wonder which list I'm on ... just jesting] ...

Merry Christmas my friends.
Hugs.
M

Check it out ...

Have a wee nosey here ...

COUNTRY PAPERCRAFT: Ribbon Roses - Step by Step

Have fun being creative and don't forget to share.
CYA
M

The mailman has been ...

and he dropped off my gorgeous and I mean, totally g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s. crinkled seam binding from my recent Etsy shopping spree.



Here's just a couple of colours ... they are so, totally g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s.

Ooh-la-la - very 'noice', so doesn't even come close.

Just saying.
Later.
M

and the latest ...

Santa to join my family is this wee one here ...




He's kinda cute, but I just noticed that he isn't wearing glasses ... and I'm thinking that the majority of them are ...

Might have to go and have another look at some of the others.

On that note ... hope your weekend is going well and the weekend thief hasn't stolen too many of your precious hours from you. He always seems to catch up with me for some reason.
The weekend seems to disappear in a blur.
Later,
M

It's starting to look ...

a lot like Christmas ...



And I've added to my snowmen and Santa collection this year ... just like every other year ...

Ssssssssshhhhhhhhhh!!! don't tell Mr Friz.

CYA
M

So very proud ...

of this young lady, like you wouldn't believe.


She looked stunning ... she was totally gorgeous ...


I took some amazing pics and now this young lady has not only earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree, but she was also awarded the Diploma for Graduates Endorsed in Accounting.






Love you.
Mum
x

P.S. now I have to think about which photos to scrap, might just have to make an album of some description. Hhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm thinking cap on ...

Creativity

Using the December kit from Country Papercaft I created a 6x6 mini album for December and yep, I've been taking photos on a daily basis to add to my album.



Not all of my photos have been Christmas orientated and I'm okay with that.

December is more than a little crazy - there are seriously not enough hours in the day. There's always something to do and something that needs done, but such is life!

To you all, in the hustle and bustle of every day life, whether it be something extra that needs done because it is the festive season, whether it something that you are doing just to be nice, something for the children or relatives in your family, remember, it's just as important to take time out and do something, just for you. Find the time people, just for you.

Take care.
Later
M

A time to relax

Went and had a little relaxation time last week.

My toes had a wee soak in the sink / tub / whatever you might like to call it ...

It was heavenly.




I'm now sporting hot pink tootsies ... ooh-la-la - very 'noice'.

CYA
M

He's going to need a little help ...

and with a bit of luck he will wear this without being told ... cos I'm not going to be there to hold his hand.

Bowlers sometimes have a little trouble with their ankles - the foot they land on as they go to release the ball, oops, crikey, well I think it's that foot ... sitting here working through the action and release in my mind - lol ... has been annoying him.

He's been playing cricket day in and day out now for the last few weeks ... whether it be 1st XI cricket competition, 20/20 cricket or as part of the U16 squad.

It's taking its toll, just a wee tad.

Anyway, the young fella is away at a three day cricket tournament, so he had better be wearing this ankle bandage for a little support.



I won't be happy if he tells me after the event, he didn't wear it ... for whatever reason --- it just won't cut the mustard.
Just saying.
M

The photo ...

says it all really.




Miss Meg kept telling me she was going to take me to see Peter Rabbit's house on our way to scrap camp last month ...

And she did!!!!

I will give you a hint, it's somewhere between here and there ... lol.

Peter Rabbit's house ... who would have thought!
Just saying.
M

little boxes ...

... little boxes ... lotsa little boxes ...

I'm kinda over little boxes ... but it's all good.

There are 24 of these little boxes in transit somewhere ... okay, so they were a little time consuming and as much as I would have liked them to be where they needed to be before now ... it didn't quite work out like that.



So I hope that they arrive soon ... and as they were made with love, I hope that they have put a smile on the face of the little boxes holder.

So instead of opening the first little box on 1 December, the recipient gets to open quite a few, well up to whatever date it is that they arrive.

A bit of a spin on the Advent calendar, but from a scrapping angle.

Right then, on that note ... I've got some more little boxes to put together.
Trust you are enjoying the festive season.
Take care,
M

Proud ..

As a parent, watching our children grow up ... our heads swell from time to time, as our children achieve, our hearts race and the heart beat truly does go a little faster [major understatement]. Sometimes it just pounds!!!


Last night at the annual school prize giving, we had one of those moments ... one of those times that the heart raced just a little bit quicker – I sat there beaming ... that’s my boy ...


The young man went up on stage and received the prize for small bore rifle shooting, he captained the shooting team at a tournament ... go N!!!! He knew he was going up to receive this particular trophy and while it was an honour to do so on behalf of the team [and it was], it still wasn’t ‘his’ prize as such, if that makes sense.


We sat there watching as the awards ceremony progressed, clapping, nodding, doing all those things that you do ... as we recognised names of students and obviously children of friends and acquaintances.


But then ...


The big one ... OMG ... it was a biggie ... our young man was awarded the Colonel D G Grant Memorial Prize – Year 11 for Citizenship – upholding the school values of compassion, honesty, perseverance, responsibility, respect and service.


We had absolutely no idea, N had absolutely no idea ...


We didn’t have the video camera going ... we didn’t know ...


Today as I write this post, I am still stoked, I’ve got real tears ... I’m so very proud of our young man ... he does know that ... I’m sure he does.


Just saying.
Later
M

update ...

Okay, it's like this ... to give one a little colour on ones lily white legs, one actually has to use the product on a regular basis.





Just saying.
CYA
M

P.S. I must remember ... I must remember ... to use the product ... lol ...

Grown up ...

Last week the young fella had his first day on the job ... yep siree, he has got himself a part time job over the Christmas break at the local supermarket ...

He gets home from his induction session and shows his uniform to me ... well not wanting to miss a photo opportunity someone you know suggested he try it on to show me what he looks like and so that I can take photos for my December album ...

Can't miss a photo opportunity like that now can I?

He wasn't overly happy cos the shirt had creases in it ... thought that it should have been washed and ironed first ... well he's a little bit right, but I wasn't missing out on the photos ... lol.

Still can't get over how grown up he looks.




CYA
M

ooha-la-la ...

have a look at what is coming to live at my house ...


Hand Crinkled Seam Binding Packaged Vintage by VintageParisMarket



Well actually, a whole lot of this stuff is coming to live at my house in a whole lot of different colours ...


It's on its way ...

Just saying.
CYA
M

check it out ...

here ...

COUNTRY PAPERCRAFT


Are you up for a challenge ... it's my turn ... I've set a recipe challenge ...

Check it out ...
Don't forget to upload to the gallery.
Happy creating.
Later,
M

Oh wow ...

Three weeks of being crafty ...

Little boxes
A layout
A swag/garland


I'm more than a little bit gobsmacked ...


Scrap Box NZ


Thank you ladies.