Dear Vee
I just sat down with the laptop to cruise the blogs, glass of wine beside me. No snack though - how virtuous am I - actually, not very, as you will soon see.
Oh man, I LOVED your postcard and pics - the mobile may have run down, but the camera-upload-cord is on duty! I've got no pics to share online - was planning on some links, but the internet is mucking up, so I will hit 'post' without making the links.
Here's my responses:
:: the cuff - oh the cuff!! I love it, can't wait to see it, what a great find. Looks great with the 'lucky' bracelet too. Gorgeous.
:: joining WW - yes indeed, I am planning on ringing them tomorrow to find out the local meeting times - will then text E to let her know too. Bought a WW magazine today as inspiration ... and read it while drinking a cup of (sugarless) tea and eating tee-vee snack biscuits (not virtuous). Husband is very pleased about my resolution to not drink mid-week, as apart from the obvious health benefits, he thinks it will be an excellent money-saving plan too. Jeepers, it's not like I'm scoffing the fancy stuff.
:: the kids - hope you've got pics of the surfboard riding, can just picture her. Can't believe the ipad didn't make the trip north! - there would be major withdrawal symptoms going on.
:: my kids - wait til you see their brand new 'crash mats', purchased at Riley Burnett in Lennox Head. And we now have 3 big pillow pets and one pee-wee-pillowpet. Didn't even know the pee-wees existed til now! Got some great pics at Lennox, but not posting them here, surprise!, will show you soon. Lennox was great - lots of rain, but that didn't affect us too much.
:: went and saw the Tin Tin movie today - I thought it was totally scary, but the kids loved it. I did NOT have a movie-snack (virtuous) but I DID finish off M's cinnamon donut before the movie (not virtuous).
:: Eumundi - so glad you got to the markets, and how fab is that Berkeleouw Books! (and how impossible is it to spell.... ). Love that bookshop, and the little coffee shop attached to it too.
:: SO looking forward to seeing you all soon - surely we can have bubbles and carrot sticks and some kind of health-ridden dip? Ring me and we'll make a plan. And do I hear birthday music in the air?
take care, love to all the family xoxo cat
Monday, 2 January 2012
a postcard to Cat
Happy New Year my friend. I hope you have survived your family christmas and holiday away and of course have had an enjoyable New Year's celebration.
 |
| Our beach pad for the week. (Wish it WAS ours) |
Like me, have you disappointed yourself by breaking your New Years resolutions already?!
 |
| From Berklouw Books at Eumundi - what a GREAT find. Could have spent the whole day there. |
Have had such a fabulous time away with our friends and their kids.
'Finn-ilicious' is over the sand and surf and is begging to go home so that he can give his full attention to the beloved IPad.
His sister on the other hand has turned a lovely shade of gold and has learned to ride a surf board, she would join the surf life saving team if she could.
 |
| a 'lucky' find! Gorgeous leather and studded charm bracelet by 'Noosa Amsterdam'. |
Not to 'let the team down', I have eaten & 'wined' myself rotten, read a few good novels, spent every morning and afternoon on the beach 'fighting for a piece of sand and surf', visited the Eumundi Markets AND the seafood markets (yum) and yes, already broken my new years resolutions. (Check my mobile phone EVERY day, NO midweek wine and NO online shopping for 8 weeks ... with the exception of fabric of course).
 |
| Coconut and lime scented candle from Tigerlily. DEVINE. |
As 'a girl after my own heart' you will be very proud to note that it is now the second day of 2012 and my resolve has lasted all of 8 hours. (AND that was only because I was sleeping.) I forgot my phone charger so mobile is 'dead', I just had to finish that bottle of bubbles in the fridge yesterday that was left over from New Years eve and my favourite fashion website Asos.co.uk is on sale.
 |
| Hubby and friends on the beach. Perfect swimming every day. |
Anyway, 'enclosed' are a few holidays snaps and purchases! and I look forward to a coffee and a catch up when we are back.
Love Vee xoxo
p.s...as I am sitting here enjoying my cheese and crackers and left over chocolate caramels, I've just had a great idea .... do you want to start weight watchers with me next week.??
Sunday, 1 January 2012
:: hello 2012 ::
hellooo 2012, what's in store?
We had a great dinner last night with family, then drove in to watch the fireworks at Southbank (the 8.30 fireworks, not the midnight fireworks ...).
We've been down to Redcliffe today to see my parents-in-law, who are on hols there for a couple of weeks.
And now we're back home again, drinking tea and eating the best ginger cake ever, which I've discovered thanks to my lovely friend K - it's from the David Herbert 'Complete Perfect Recipes' book, which all work every time. I'd show you a pic, but we've just eaten the last piece ... might make another cake tomorrow though, so will be sure to take a pic and post the recipe too.
As for 2012, here are a few cat&vee things I'd like to achieve - not resolutions as such, since I'm not a fan of making (then breaking!) those - but just a few things to keep in mind:
1. sew every day. Starting as soon as my machine arrives home from being serviced.
2. sew things that make us happy, and then keep or sell or gift those things - rather than sew things we think we should be sewing - stuff like little quilts, cushions, bags, bunting, and any other little sweet thing takes our fancy.
3. sew using fabrics FROM MY STASH, rather than buying lots of gorgeous fabrics, and then not sewing with them.
4. create some more screen-printing designs and get busy with the printing. Maybe even upload a design to Spoonflower and print some of our own fabric.
5. make some things for my kids and home - I've never yet made a quilt and actually kept it. I've very slowly been making blocks for a quilt each for my kids - so more blocks at least are at the top of the list.
6. get better, much better, way way waaaaay better with all the blog stuff - the photos, Flickr, and the blog itself. So much to learn. So-ho-hooooo much to learn.
7. on that note - learn more - take some classes - sewing, printing, maybe even learn to crochet.
8. this is my favourite one, and it refers to everything in life - 'do less better'. I read that somewhere, and I just really like it.
I think that's it for now. I'm off to do less better, starting now. With wine. xoxo cat
We had a great dinner last night with family, then drove in to watch the fireworks at Southbank (the 8.30 fireworks, not the midnight fireworks ...).
We've been down to Redcliffe today to see my parents-in-law, who are on hols there for a couple of weeks.
And now we're back home again, drinking tea and eating the best ginger cake ever, which I've discovered thanks to my lovely friend K - it's from the David Herbert 'Complete Perfect Recipes' book, which all work every time. I'd show you a pic, but we've just eaten the last piece ... might make another cake tomorrow though, so will be sure to take a pic and post the recipe too.
As for 2012, here are a few cat&vee things I'd like to achieve - not resolutions as such, since I'm not a fan of making (then breaking!) those - but just a few things to keep in mind:
1. sew every day. Starting as soon as my machine arrives home from being serviced.
2. sew things that make us happy, and then keep or sell or gift those things - rather than sew things we think we should be sewing - stuff like little quilts, cushions, bags, bunting, and any other little sweet thing takes our fancy.
 |
| {{little quilt=happy sewing}} |
 |
| {{cushions = happy sewing}} |
 |
| {{gah! - how can I not have made something with this yet!!}} |
5. make some things for my kids and home - I've never yet made a quilt and actually kept it. I've very slowly been making blocks for a quilt each for my kids - so more blocks at least are at the top of the list.
6. get better, much better, way way waaaaay better with all the blog stuff - the photos, Flickr, and the blog itself. So much to learn. So-ho-hooooo much to learn.
7. on that note - learn more - take some classes - sewing, printing, maybe even learn to crochet.
8. this is my favourite one, and it refers to everything in life - 'do less better'. I read that somewhere, and I just really like it.
I think that's it for now. I'm off to do less better, starting now. With wine. xoxo cat
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
