Home among the gumtrees, and mulberry,Jacaranda....

I'll get to what the title of this post is about , I just have to show this book someone obviously wrote for me....

"The Garage Sale Decorators' Bible".

I bought it at a garage sale last week, of course, and as you can see it has been well used over the years! I think I could write a few books with the experience and knowledge I have!

Every sale I go to, whether it is a garage sale, auction,or flea market, I keep a record of everything I buy, price, and notes about my day. I have quite a few books someone might find for interesting reading one day! I used to be able to remember the place I bought it from, even the people, but as you know now, my hubby calls me Dory for a reason!

Anyway this book originally came out of a library, who would have thought! There is not much I can learn from this, as I do and think just like it reads, but Im amazed there is a book to tell you how to furnish and fill a home, room to room, even down to a stapler and pen for the office...I cant say I have gone that far, though I have bought a calculator and ink for the printer.

It will now proudly sit on my desk, where it belongs!

I have been busy still packing up my old studio, to make room for my eldest daughter to move in, and it is a task and a half!! Though it would help if the friendly critters in my new studio would hurry up and move on! Oh no, the snake isnt back, but a possum has moved in, and it seems for good! They love to party in my mulberry tree, and every morning there are leaves everywhere. She/ he is too cute, but give it a chance, and it will scratch your eyes out! So....I just wait, and wait, and when it finally leaves,I'll start blocking up around the eaves.I guess since we depossumed the house, it had to move somewhere!!

I have two weeks to finish emptying the studio, as I promised my daughter she could move in for her birthday...Why do I do this to myself??

Idle Chitchat...

The question that hovers around at the moment is,' What does your home decorating say about you?'

Well, after much thought, I would have to say,

"My home is your home".

Now I know others out there ( and family and friends), might disagree with that...hoarder, junkaholic,messy, these words may come to mind, for them!

But truly,when someone walks in my front, or back door, I want them to feel comfortable and relaxed, and welcome to pull some weeds if they feel the need, cook a meal, sweep the verandah....need I go on?

No seriously, my home is a home, not a house on display! It is well-lived in,there is a place for all my collections, and bits of junk, and if there isnt ,I make one!

I was trying to determine my 'Style' of decorating, but I love so many, there is a real mixture, and it all seems to work well together. I really like the Country, rustic look, but also with a bit of antique,vintage,retro, modern and french country!

So what's your style, and what does it say about you?

Happy Mother's Day!

~*~*~Have a wonderful day~*~*~

They do love me...

Just when I think Ive been forgotten, and the phone doesnt ring, and the door isnt knockin'....

Im bombarded with friends from all directions, asking me out to play!! Well in this case, 3 friends!Two of them called at an early hour on Saturday to go 'junkin' , so of course I obliged. The third friend was Sue, who came up in the afternoon for an overnight visit!

The weather was perfect, so I ignored the messy indoors, and enjoyed the beautiful warm sun, while it was there!

It is always so much fun doing the junk run with my friends Jenni and Wayne, we have alot of laughs, and it isnt long before the car is overflowing, so we have to do a drop off to fit more in! We tend to like different things, though I still regret grabbing the stone birdbath before Jen did, we almost broke out into a brawl! I saw a different side to Jen I hadnt seen before! Wayne is so patient, and only on the odd occasion does he start coughing, the signal it is time to go. I think he spent most of the time moving the car as we walked, which was nice for us!

Then sadly the day ended, and Sue had to pick me up, and drag me home, not before revisiting 'Frou Frou's', in Springwood, for one last buy of the day!

Sue, the avid gardener, had already been to the nursery she visits every time she comes up the mountains , I think that's the real reason she comes up here! We finished the day with a couple of bottles of wine, dinner, and chitchat, and collapsed at 9.30pm!

Sunday, was so sunny, after I made Sue work in the garden, and fill a wheelbarrow with lots of seedings, we visited Glenbrook nursery, then had a delicious lunch, before she had the long drive home.


So today has been like an early Christmas, going through all the bargains, and the musthaves, and all the things Sue brought up for me...she says she doesnt have room for, she is so disciplined!!

Ahhh... now back to work, till next weekend!!