a spooky weekend . . .

Greetings all,

Many thanks for the heart warming comments yesterday, i finally heard from my husband last night, he couldn't say much other than he's Ok (physically).  I can not imagine the horror of being machine gunned by a soldier you are training to help protect his country, on your own base.  It has happened before to British & American troops, it's my greatest fear for my husband who doesn't patrol outside the wire as often as he used to.  War is war.  I went to the doctor this morning to start my carpal tunnel surgery journey - the lady ahead of me, hysterical, her nephew was one of the soldiers killed.  I felt like crying through my whole appointment, being painfully poked & prodded aside.
Halloween is not widely celebrated here in Australia but we enjoy a pagan festival.  My late mother-in-law was born on Halloween, but i can't say she was a witch, far from it, never heard her say an ill word about anyone. 

 The owl image above is borrowed from The Polka Dot Petticoat blog in Alaska, thanks Heidi.  I blew a few dollars on some treats, including these 3 new ceramic bowls from the 'imperfect' table at Bison.

 Mwahahahaha.

 Saturday night, these two maniacs went to a Halloween disco, as a witch & a rag doll.

 This patient boy ran around the car park before the party started, for an hour!!

 We were early as we had to buy new Nike waffles (like spikes) before the store closed at 5p.m.  She's trying to drown out the singing from the hyped up twin sisters. 

 A basic pre-party snack . . . everything looks better served with flowers. 

 Saturday was wet, athletics cancelled, but it ended with a rainbow.

Enjoy Halloween if it's your thing.  Tomorrow i'm going to stock up on spooky goodies in the sales as my eldest would like a Friday the 13th Party next year, love Posie

picking a colour theme for our kitchen

Greetings all,

I'm a dreamer, realistic, black & white, stubborn . . . but i can picture a product or design before i've even sketeched or hatched a plan.  My husband . . . let's just say he is the compliment to my personality . . . military precision & all that 'research' stuff.  However, when he said recently "damn it, let's start sketching this homestead you want" yes I WANT, it's like when the children are naughty they are MY CHILDREN . . . anyway, as i can see myself waltzing around this home, i may have, kind of, gone & bought a gift of mixing bowls for the future kitchen, just to base the colour scheme on of course, it's 'research'.

 You like the colour combination??  I've had this scheme (evil plotting kind of colour scheme) for decades but handsome soldier has shockingly said no to black & white floor tiles??!!

Very convenient that the beautiful Bison shop is on the way to the airport & an eye candy experience when planes are delayed - which has been a lot lately.

All the bases are covered - we're blue people, who love red appliances (KitchenAid) with gunmetal grey accents, we're on our way.  Now where to put the kitchen sink, island, what kind of oven & do we dare go back to stools at the counter (the white leather ones which go up & down, up & down weren't such a success with 4 younger children) live & learn people . . . love Posie