A List..... 10 REALLY personal things (because I don't think my blog is very personal at all!) 1) I wet the bed untill I was 13 years old (yikes!!!) 2) I don't like prawns (at all - cooked any way you like) 3) We conceived our child via IVF 4) I love my own child, but am (generally) not that keen on other peoples!! 5) I like to drink beer AND smoke (at the same time no less!!!) 6) I hide my freckles with foundation 7) I worry about my foundation making me look older than I am 8) I worry that I won't be able to drink beer and smoke when I'm old and in a nursing home 9) I worry that this whole blog business is a bit on the vain side 10) I will never let a Bratz Doll into my house - ever!!! NB: At least 4 of these items could change on any given day! (cept for #'s 1,2,3 and 6!!)

2 Paintings I'm proud to own 1) Jenny Gow's 'Persophene' 2) Paula Bannan's 'Ancestors' Both oil on canvass. We bought these both from an Art Gallery in Byron Bay, both artists are originally from Sydney (Paula Bannan was short listed for the Blake Prize 2004), for a further squizz at some really fine art, check out the website: www.byronfineart.com.au

What to do on a rainy day part 2...pinny4's three Somehting like 5 days of rain in Sydney, cleared today, I quite like the colder, rainyer weather, but don't think Miss P enjoyed it that much. I made 3 pinny's for her though, because, well, I'm not going to let mass consummerism dictate to me that I dress her like Paris Hilton! Probably only another year or so left of the pinny - shame really. Not much longer I can trim her things in rick-rack either! Showing a pic of the button detail - buttons are all retro plastic ones, ahh they don't make em like they used to!!

What to do on a rainy day... Raining 'cat-dog' (as Little P says) the only thing to do on a day like this is to keep the minx-ess well and truly amused, so Big D stuck some paper on the wall and drew a huge rocket with Miss P inside (and Kabuki the dog) she loved colouring it in, the novelty will soon wear off, and we will be back to Charlie and Lola DVD soon .... still not a bad way to spend a rainy day!!! Hopefully she will snooze so I can finish her pinni.

All Partied out... Miss P had 2 parties on top of the other on the weekend, sheer hell as far as food went, hard to stop the mass consumption of sugar (she threw up after the Sunday one, three times no less) she was dressed as a Lady-Bird, or Lady-Girdy as she says! Party on Saturday was a Circus theme, so she went as the 'Strong Girl'!!

Very much into this old embroidery - I started the collection at Christmas time, and was on a roll for a while, but haven't found any for a while. I am so amazed by the talent of the women who made these, each one is hand made - they are so intricate and beautiful. I have about 50 peices so far, including 3 aprons, which I guess are from the 1940's (juding by the patterns and colour) they are quite hard to date (apart form the Art Deco ones, true of any Art Deco object!) Aprons are harder to find, probably because they were so well used! I'm quite partial to throwing on an apron when I cook, always tempted to leave it on and do the hoovering!!!

PMT = Sewing disasters So I've been trying to sew today, but am clumsy and awkward with it. I always get like this around this time of the month, all fingers and thumbs. I've come in from my sewing-room and will argue with Big D instead. Rode the bus to Spotlight in the am with Miss P, Spring is coming and she was sitting on the bus in her skirt with her legs wide apart, hard to convey to a 2.5 yr old that this is not the way to sit on a bus. She is really into transport - lucky for me as I don't have a car!! Posting a picture of the window from my room, the japanese Maple looks a bit bare at this time of year, but I like the shadow it casts.