Silver Lining

Walking. 

Horses. 

Rain.
Rural Living.

Clearing sales.

Cleaning Up.

Studying.

Enjoying life.

Remembering all the good things around us as we put the events of the past few weeks behind us.  We have so much to be grateful for, even if I am behind on some things.

Craft Rage

THE PROBLEM: The second curtain drop is 100mm shorter than the first drop (swear words) and too short for the window in question.

THE SOLUTION:  Cut 100mm off first curtain drop. Here Mr, have a new stinking curtain for your bathroom upstairs.  I would have had to make one for you anyway (eventually) so you might as well have this now (internal cussing still in progress)...

THE BENEFIT: Had to go to Spotlight and buy more fabric for the original window.  Also bought overlocker thread and some quilters cotton :)

Yup, craft rage here already in 2011...

Dont Count your Chickens...

One should not count their chickens until they have hatched it seems.

In a nice twist, the vendor said we could move in this weekend despite the delayed settlement.

The friends are still coming to help.

The forecast is sunny, for tomorrow at least.

I am back to happy :)

The best laid plans...

I can celebrate the fact that yesterday while dropping off a load of stuff to the second hand store, I found some goodies.  A complete 20 piece set of Johnson Brothers Australia crockery for $8. 

In the way of a good collection, I don't know how I started, but I am gathering quite a few Johnson Brothers bits and pieces, usually in the pastel shades, but let us not limit ourselves :)

Not so lucky is the fact that the bank hashed our paperwork so badly that our house that should have settled yesterday, now won't settle until Monday.

This leaves me with a house packed, and nowhere to move. 

A husband on Holidays twiddling thumbs. 

Friends told not to come over the weekend and help. 

No babysitter because Mum works during the week and Dad has to go to QLD for work. 

Rain is predicted for Monday and next week.

Penalty interest.

Mail already redirected.

Phone disconnected.

Unhappy.

At least my chickens left me warm eggs to find under the rose bush this morning. 

A little treasure.