current observations

Category: friends

  • How about coffee?

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    Now that my non work days are no longer dedicated study days I have had time to dedicate to my own projects – some of which will be revealed soon. I’ve also had time for coffee out with friends – one of my favourite things to do. Yesterday morning my two closest girlfriends surprised me…

  • Special delivery :: snail mail for me

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    What is guaranteed to brighten a cold grey winter day? For me it was coming home to find one piece of mail in my mailbox; a hand addressed envelope for me! My beautiful friend Jess of Brown Paper Bunny is also part of the Creative Collective, who have declared June to be the month of…

  • Up, up and away

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      I am so very tired today but there is a good reason for this. I bounded out of bed at 5:07 this morning to be on the doorstep of a friend’s house for her 35th birthday surprise. It was instigated by her husband and I was a mere player in the scheme. Amazingly she…

  • 80th Birthday Invites and Ma Joie Press

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    I’m so excited to share with you the finished product of my Dad’s 80th Birthday invites. These were created by the ever talented Katrina at Ma Joie Press. I’m not sure how we became blogging friends but I have always loved her work so when making plans for my Dad’s birthday I knew I had…

  • Flickr three :: purple

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      Almost slipped past me this week {I’m a little late – shhh don’t tell anyone} {images via flickr – click image to go to source page}

  • Birthday Hearts

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    I just wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to my oldest friend in the world. It’s quite rare these days that you can boast of knowing someone for 37 years. We grew up in a small outback town, went to university in different cities, lived at opposite ends of the earth on more that one…

  • Mmmm Koko Black

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    About two weeks ago after stumbling home from a doctor visit nursing the worst flu I have ever had there was this on my doorstep. The biggest box of Koko Black chocolates I have ever seen. They were a present from my gorgeous friend Mel by way of thanks for finally finishing her website, which…

  • Happy Mother’s Day!

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    Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there. I spent my morning with a number pinned to me (a first for me), did a short aerobic warm up with 1000 other people and walked a 5km circuit along the shores of Lake Burley Griffin for the Mother’s Day Classic walk or run for breast…

  • More Presents

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    Look what arrived in the post this week! These beautiful earrings are from my gorgeous Californian friend, who many years ago was my room mate in Japan. The earrings are by Simone Walsh who is based in Australia but cleverly has both a US and Australian online store. Somehow my friend bought from the AU…

  • Clever Friend #2

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    I went fabric shopping with my mother last week. We had a lovely time choosing colour combinations for the quilt she’s making for my youngest and he’s very excited about it. This started me thinking about my dear friend Anita; quilter, pilates instructor and author of these (and many other) books. Anita and I met…