Heatwave

Forecasting 18 degrees today! Time for some outdoor activities!

via Pinterest from Embrace Australia

many things...

via Libby Burrell on Pinterest

 It seems that I have been a little bit busy.

Commitments at work. Writing for a conference.

Neglecting the blog. But I am always here.

Today

Walked through the streets. Walked through the parks. My place is truly beautiful.

Dreaming of New York. Listening to Jazz and swinging in the breeze.

New York (1940's) via 16 House from Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection

One Year!

via 16 House

Happy Birthday Blog! To celebrate, I made some mini cupcakes and took them to work today to share. 

Part of me is not sure where the past year went. A few achievements, a holiday overseas and a move interstate. Somewhere in there I have managed to blog for one year. I wasn't sure if I would keep it up but I am so happy, celebrating with balloons, that I did. I have enjoyed reading so many crafty, design and inspirational blogs. Also receiving your comments, meeting new friends and being able to participate in charitable causes. Here is to another year, Ames xo

June, fly away...

via Rodeo | Tattoologist

Time to relax..

Image via 16 House

The past couple of weeks have been very busy. Busy at work. Unwell with swollen cartilage in my chest from excessive coughing. Family staying. We also have more visitors arriving so the house has to be cleaned again.

I have missed my blog reading this week. Doing a quick catch up now. I look forward to a few moments of relaxation tomorrow and think I need a chair near our floor to ceiling windows to enjoy the view.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend xo Ames xo

Congratulations on a new house!

For our friends who get the keys for their new house... thinking of you xo

via Gingerlily Flowers

Walls for the wind, a roof for the rain,
and drinks beside the fire.
Laughter to cheer you and those you love near you,
and all that your heart may desire!

 

via Housewarming Poems and Quotes 

 

 

A rose for...

a Mum that means the world to me.

This rose is from a bush growing over an arbour in our garden.

Moving madness

The move has gone ahead without a hitch.

There is still lots of unpacking to do, not to mention exploring.

Planning on buying some flowers on my way home today to brighten up the new kitchen.

Image via a creative mint

Alone is OK

5 days of gratitude: Friday

today I am grateful for the future........

Image via Veronika Harbick on pinterest

5 days of gratitude: Thursday

today I am grateful for friends

Image via DAYDREAM LILY

5 days of gratitude: Wednesday

today I am grateful for felines

Image via Her Library Adventures

5 days of gratitude: Tuesday

today I am grateful for family

Image via Pinterest

5 days of gratitude: Monday

I read a short article when I returned home tonight - about the importance of gratitude. Therefore, this week...

today I am grateful for freedom

Image via Pinterest

Beautiful Blogger Award!

We are delighted to accept a Beautiful Blogger Award from Stitch of Love! It is very exciting and thank you so much!

So now it is our turn to tell everyone ten things about us and choose ten fabulous blogs to pass the love on.  Here goes:

Ten things about us:

1. Family and friends sustain us
2. We are cat people
3. We collect books
4. Ames is a craft-o-holic
5. Tash enjoys photography
6. Coffee and chai fuel our days
7. Ames' favourite colour is purple
8. Tash's favourite colour is blue
9. Films are our windows into other worlds
10. We always admire other people's gardens

Ten blogs we are reading this week:

1. love.me.my...
2. daydream lily
3. Emily Kate
4. Home Made Gorgeous
5. The Lark
6. a bit of pilli pilli
7. Meet me at Mike's
8. Stitch of Love
9. Virginia Blue
10. Another Kid With A Guitar

Friends are forever...

Image by Ames

Thanks for the spontaneous dinner catch up tonight L and G - it was lovely.

Why pink?

"The Gloaming" painting by Ames

We have changed the background of our blog to pink this week as we have been thinking about cancer. In Australia, pink reminds us of cancer as it has widely become known as the colour for breast cancer awareness. We think pink should remind us all of those we know or know of that have suffered the impact of cancer. Take a moment to think...