Kitchen

okay the second room of the tour...the kitchen. I had to take this one nice and early because it is a rare moment that it is looking so neat and tidy. Usually there is a lot of evidence of our efforts to cook. I must say with our limited cooking experience we have been making some pretty nice meals (with only a couple of flops in between!) Now I am off to mess up that pristine scene.

Bathroom

So the plan is to post one room a time. This way I don't feel overwhelmed trying to make every room look neat and tidy at once. So I will start with the smallest and most boring the bathroom.
The annoying thing about the bathroom is that the toilet is not in here. The bathroom is located right next to the bedroom so it would be ideal. But the loo is all the way, past it, past the kitchen and through the laundry...not really that far, except when it is the middle of the night and you feel snug and cosy in bed!

A home filled with Alice

Here is a nook of my new home. These flamingoes sit in the corner of the dining room on the mantelpiece. It started as one flamingo that I stumbled on at an op-shop and quickly grew to three, after a generous person (thanks Mum!) realised my affection for the porcelain creature. I was drawn to flamingoes not only for their kitsch quality ( I did a whole photography piece on kitsch at university) but also because it reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. For me Alice is one of those perfect stories. I spent much of my childhood trying to invent and draw crazy creatures and write stories that were filled with as much adventure and mythical, make-believe creatures as this story.


As you can see, coming from a family of collectors, I also have a few nice Alice books.
We were always being read to when we were young and I think it is such an important part of life.There are so many beautiful and fantastic ideas in the world and reading is the best exposure. Enid Blyton’s The Faraway Tree, was a favourite of ours to cuddle up at night and read as a family. The story brings back fond childhood memories of fantasy creatures and crazy worlds. So here is a nook in my home to remind me of all those wonderful feelings, crazy characters and the power of imagination.

A clean shave

Adam has been having his haircuts at home for years now. His mum whips out the clippers and gives him a quick and professional short back and sides. Therefore he thought the whole process must be extremely simple. Happy with the idea that once we had moved out I would be able to very easily give him the same expert treatment, we went to the shops and he came home triumphant with his purchase; a top-of-the-line clipper set.

The other night he eagerly announced it was time for his haircut as he was looking a little wild and wooly. I reluctantly began ( I had no confidence I could do it!) And I was right to be reluctant...First the whole thing looked lopsided and wonky and second I accidentally shaved his sideburns, and the hair all around his ears, completly off.

Feeling a little disheartened Adam went to try and fix up the mess...which was going okay until...he shaved a substantial sized bald patch right on the side of his head. After that there was no choice put to to shave all those curls off. The night started in shock and dismay and ended in a lot of laughter. When something goes so terribly wrong, all you can do is laugh it off.

A BBQ Picnic

Here is the first picture of our new home. The deck. This is one of the main reasons we loved this place; because it had outdoor space. Somewhere we could put a BBQ, walk around the garden and sit and read in the sun. Yesteray it was a warm evening and we had our first barbeque. Having not had time yet to buy an outdoor setting we made do with a BBQ picnic. It was relaxing and yummy.

Testing

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Originally uploaded by 'nise.

One more to test out blogging from flickr. Anoher sneek peek at the invite.

Wedding Journal

I am still in the progress of getting some photos of the new place up (there may still be a few spots I haven't mentioned that need a little more work). Job hunting is going depressingly slow...bad, I am not sure which? So in the meantime I will share some pictures of my wedding journal with you. As an art student and teacher I have many, many journals filled with art ideas and inspirations, that I often go back to for ideas or teaching stimulus. They have had many names, scrapbooks, art diary, art journal, idea books and they have followed me wherever I move.

However the idea for a wedding journal came from my sister. She was married last year and had a beautiful journal that she kept all her ideas and inspiration in. Inspired by her i started my own. I was sitting here working on it and thought I would share some pages. I highly recomend keeping a journal of some form or another, they are a great outlet for ideas and so enjoyable to look through a few weeks, months or even years later.

sneek preview

The new place is practically clean and organised (pictures to come soon), job hunting has come to a stand still while in the process of waiting for replies from places. So today I have been preparing, planning and drawing for the wedding. Here is a sneek preview of some of the art-work which will be appearing on the invite. It was fun to spend a day not thinking about money, moving, cleaning, jobs or any of that other grown up stuff! Now I will enjoy a weekend of more exploring of the new neighbourhood, a walk to the bay and some take-out! Have a great weekend.

The Move

A quick up date.

All energy has been put into the move and getting organised and this blog has been neglected. Here is some photographic evidence to prove that my last post about the weather change was not a lie. One weekend I am at the beach, swimming and sweating...the next weekend I am at a bay freezing, rugged up and blowing my nose! I am alive and exploring...more later when I am (hopefully) even more organised.