The buddies, glasses and flowers

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6 June

Albert, the blue elephant who holds the rank of "Senior Toy" amongst the boys' collection of buddies. He was given to Thomas by my Dad right after he was born. Thomas was born 7 weeks early, and was "normal" baby length, but very skinny. Held up, his long skinny legs looked like Albert from the Magic Pudding ...and this was where Thomas' buddy got his name :-)

7 June

Checked a few things off the list day today ...eye test, ordered new glasses, a cheeky lunch out, and a triangle haircut (hmmm - wonderful). These were the glasses I didn't get. They were very "Edna", but just a bit narrow for me head. I was very sad, especially considering they were on a good sale!

8 June

Today's doodle was some flowers, just for fun (and because the washing baskets I was attempting to doodle weren't conforming!).

9 June
Jimmy, one of Blake's main buddies. Jimmy joined Blake's team at Blake's first Christmas, when Jimmy was given to him by his Grandma.

Wet weekend

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4 June 2016

We were supposed to be travelling to the Central Coast this afternoon for a birthday dinner with my parents, and my niece's 18th birthday lunch tomorrow. However, today's planned were shelved with bad weather forecast meaning driving on the freeway would not be a good idea. Instead, we stayed in our pyjamas for most of the day. The boys read, wrote and made things. Andrew ironed his work shirts (he's in trouble!), and I entered all the school banking slips. Not a lot of anything, but a great lot of recharging our batteries. We went out to our local Turkish restaurant for dinner, and all up had a great day. Things are looking good for making a day trip tomorrow to celebrate with Maddi.

5 June 2016

Hmmm. After going to bed last night thinking we would be good for the trip today, after checking the reports this morning we have decided to cancel after all. So disappointing, but I look forward to sharing a champagne and guava juice with The Mooska next weekend. The birthday festival has officially been extended. Happy Birthday Maddi!! I'll say it again ....I can't believe you are now 18!!! #weekendwatercolour

Gold scissors and birthdays

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2 June 2016

Woohoo! I took the gamble and ordered from some off shore ebay seller, these beautiful gold handled, long blade scissors. They are non-brand and under $10 AUD/free post . Would they be blunt? Heavy? Crapola? To avoid brand name prices and international postage expenses I thought it was worth the risk. They arrived today, are *beautiful* and cut through paper/card like butter. I feel like one of the cool kids now - better launch a YouTube channel.

3 June 2016

My birthday! We didn't go to Vivid this year - we actually even ditched our restaurant plans at the last minute and dialled a pizza instead ...which also left me without a birthday cake for the first time ever!! A cup of icecream with a candle in it did the trick though. Today's doodle features my neighbour who was responsible for a delightful surprise lunch and pimping my tredly by wiring (well, wireless-ing it) it for sound. Woohoo!

Introducing #doodlejune

I started participating in #blogjune when my heart had already left libraries (even if I was still there in person for a while longer). Loving the idea of "a project" and being in on something I did decide to finally participate in it, but not with "serious" library posts ...just some fun, low quality haiku poems. Calling it poetry, really is going too far! But now, after 4 years the haiku have retired to make way for doodles - I will #doodlejune.

In the last few days, I have just been taking an online class at Big Picture Classes by Brandi Kincaid, Doodled - you can get a free 2 week trial here with access to lots of crafty classes. (I have started Doodled 2.0 too, which deals with digitising your doodles. Agggghhh! This almost brings the 'circle' back to libraries - this was an interest back when I was still in libraries ...we purchased Illustrator and all as I wanted to be able design "stuff" for posters/presentations etc. Now I'm finally getting the chance/new purpose to learn it. ANYWAY......)

I will post my doodles daily to Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stickstitchcut/) and will post them here, umm, maybe daily. Maybe daily, maybe every few days. We'll see how things roll. It won't usually be too wordy. They won't be great doodles either - but I am looking forward to practicing.

1 June 2016
Since January 2015, on the 1st (ish) of the month, we have been taking a photo of the "sausage plants" in a waterway near our house. We had noticed what a change these plants go through over the year and thought this would be an interesting project for the boys. Although we haven't taken June's photo yet, and even though today brings the start of winter, my first #lisadoodlesjune doodle is a retrospective work of our subject, back in their summertime heyday in full "sausage" phase. I think in fact now, they are up to "drowned rabbit" phase.

The end [forever?]

June ends once again
And with it so does #blogjune
Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Winter 2015

Snot count - minimal
Sneezes and sore throat - returned
Whinge fest - continues

  

bloody netflix

Poor time investment
- I'm binging on GossipGirl.
What am I doing ?!?!(!)

"Daily" deemed dumb, dearies

So, I have slacked off
and just less than a week left.
Nothing to say, folks!

Simplicity

A beautiful day
Painted with Blake this morning
Tonight, some baking


[this was actually Tuesday's post, but I forgot to hit publish. Ooopsies!]

The snip

Three handsome fellas
Off to the barber today.
Snip, whizzz, product  - duuuuuudes!

The trouble with a daily commitment

You can't cheat again!
Maybe don't bother posting?
Oh well, it's done now.

Thursday 18th June

Oh, come on Rooster!
Just seventeen syllables
You can do it. Done.

Poor deprived man, is @geocachinglibn

A rare meal for us.
Meat and three veg on a plate.
I prefer bowl food.

Just wear a scarf

Today's conundrum
This button - a bit too low
The next is too high.

Cue the lights and music

That sweet, sweet moment
- a tight reverse park is nailed
Hope someone saw it!

10 degrees warmer than last year

It's that time of year
An unexpected day trip.
Blackheath Park and lunch.

Stickstitchcut

Scissors,  paper, glue
A little bit of stitching
...and voilà!  - a card.

Cooking with Mr Wild Pear

What's on the menu?
Thursday is cooking class day -
No one goes hungry.

A night on the cold oval afterall...

Rainy morning - yeah!
U-oh - a dry afternoon.
D'oh!! Training's still on :-(

post101

One hundred haikus

All in the name of #blogjune

Still not a poet.

...and today is post #101

A snapshot

Thomas and Blakey
Sitting, quiet over there
Eating sausage rolls.

The house with no heater

Lovely winter's day
Then when back inside the house
- put your parka on.

Seventeen

Newborn Maddison
- seventeen years ago now.
Pure perfection.

Maddi, seeing you born was the most profound moment I've known ...even more so than having my own babies. The doctor held you up and ...wow ...for the first time I saw "perfection".  Living,  breathing, coneheaded perfection. And your mum was awesome! Such a powerful moment that still, seventeen years later, brings streams and streams of awestruck tears. Happy birthday [for yesterday, but today was our cake day] xxx

Hot time in the old town tonight

I made a purchase
To heat things up in our bed
Hot water bottles

Creamy delight

Cooking class today
Vanilla pannacotta
Wobble wobble yum

Vanilla bean and pistachio pannacotta with honey and cherry compote

First class slacker

Only 3rd of June
Already missed a day - oops!
Two from three ain't bad.

[Aww man, this is my 4th #blogjune and the first time i have missed day's post.  It's gonna be alll down hill from here , i just know. ]

Winter 2015

F#ck me! It's cold out!!
Winter's definitely here.
And so is #BLOGJUNE.

Over and out

Thanks again #blogjune
Thirty days of discipline
Via ninety lines.

3 lines, but 17 syllables!

Why is your #blogjune
Always only three lines, mum?
Because it's easy.

A day trip

[Catchup for yesterday, 28th June]

To the Blue Mountains
Munching apples from Bilpin
Happy family

Brrrrrrrrrrr!

Out on the oval
Pretending it's a mild night
But it's bloody not!

It was a 2 dishwasher load day

Woke up. Went to school.
Came home. Did house wifely things.
Back to school. Again.

More fun than information literacy classes

Cooking class tonight
Presenting for Thermomix
Cooking with steam ... hssssss

A group of his own

Blake started Playgroup
He's so excited to meet
Some three year old friends

A week to go

Oh no! Almost twelve.
What's it gonna be today???
Nothing exciting.

Bring a plate

Fun morning cooking
Blitzed up four lovely fresh dips
Then some soup for lunch.

A bit fancy....

A nice meal tonight
I made two courses and all!
Gazpacho and beef

Some geocaching

Found five out of six
A lovely morning wander
Then off to see Tom

Electronic winter cleaning

My mission today
Unsubscribe from alllllll the lists
...or delete account?

The time of their lives

There's football on, huh?
I wouldn't know about it
- iview catchup here.

Tonight at 11.55pm the time will be mine

Hey! Just look at me!!
Only just the afternoon
 - #blogjune post published :-)

Pedal pushers

School pickup today

Was on just two wheels, not four

Home safe ...and happy

Being organised, accomplished, sorted...

I want to, I do.
But just don't have it in me.
Maybe tomorrow.

Mwah x

Just a little kiss
On the forehead, just right there...
His special power.

On the oval in the dark

Friday afternoon.
No bubbly,  cheese and crackers...
...just Auskick training.

Sugar free? - ummm, not yet.

Just made a date cake
The aroma is wafting.
Must dash - coffee time...

The silver lining

Wacky Wednesday
Big boy was home from school, sick.
Was nice for cuddles.

The lost filling

Trip to the dentist
Open wide, the drill's inside
As good as new now

---
PS - What time do you go to the dentist? Tooth hurty.

Long weekend

#blogjune continues
It's a public holiday
- do I have to blog?

She is sweet sixteen

A trip up the Coast
for morning tea with Maddi.
Scones,  cake and hot dogs.

micro harvest

At last, the carrot!

One pack of seeds - one carrot.

We feasted today.

Good morning KJ

Yayy - Friday morning!
One of my favourite times
Reading groups at school

Kiddo

What a cutie pie
My kid is rocking #blogjune
Comments ev'ry day :-)

Date with a mate

Cafe beside park.
Delicious coffee and slice.
What more could you want?

Vivid Sydney @ 40

Birthday time again
- Vivid, festival of light
with forty candles

for public safety we went for only 4, not my rightful 40, candles

In search of hidden treasure

Ahhhhhh, geocaching.
Giving purpose to a stroll
Frustration, when stumped

We only found the remains of the cache
at this one today. No fun!

Take 3 - 5,7,5

Warning: take cover
Simplistic primary school
Haikus invade June

This rainbow welcomed us to June 2014.
It actually had a double arch,
but doesn't show in the photo.

June ....just around the corner

So, #BlogJune is soon

Ex-librarian this year

A haiku a day

Juuuune, is, oooooo-ver

A poet I ain't

Nothing clever on the page

But I did "blogjune"

Seventeen syllables not a lot to play with!

Blogjune nearly gone
But not one meme posted
Oh yeah - just have sev....

Craft and Coffee

That was a nice night
Makers popup - Air Coffee
Almost got crafty

Pool of joy

Ahhh, swimming lessons.
Thomas swims, Blake eats biscuits
And craft time for me.

Two cute he is

I found your sock, Blake!
"Fanks mummy, you're a good boy."
Fanks Blakey ...love you xxx

Oops, apologies in advance

Bloody hell -blogjune!
Twenty five down, four to go
Getting a bit bored

Oh, bummer -and I can't go longer

Huge disappointment
Bought lime polkadot gumboots
But too tight at arch :-(

It was one wet Sunday!

Good work Team Spencer

Washed the house and filled gardens

All the while it rained....

Five years on...

What took you so long?
Bits and pieces now all hung
Only to move soon.

Rachael

School friend lost last night.
That bastard, melanoma.
Please, get your skin checked.

Not today

Yep, almost midnight.
No haiku prepared as yet.
Oh well - tomorrow.

Report - yesterday's field trip

IKEA report:
Lounges not comfy at all
Tables quite sturdy

Nya nya nyaaa!

Preschool dropoff - done.
Now I'm off to Ikea
With just one kidlet.

Hunting for monsters

The thrill of the day
-under the house with torches.
Brave mummy let them.

Pressure clean

Well, just check me out
Andrew put the pressure on
So I *had* to clean!

le Tour de netball courts

Both bikes have been fixed
Wind through hair, smiles on dials
A bit short still, Blake?

The Lingo (I must be getting old) - Part Two

Things I just don't get:
FTW - I know, I know.
I see "Fuck The What"

The Lingo (I must be getting old) - Part One

Things I just can't write.
LOL and OMG
And derivatives

Midweek at Bunnings (or the elusive sausage)

It's just not the same

Shopping for household hardware

without snag sandwich

A year in mummyland

Half way through the year
Of long service leave glory.
Don't want to return

A recipe to share - Bacon, Veg & Feta Tart

Oh my goodness - yum!
Quick and easy quichey tart
Low fat and delish

The busy day that was

Cooking and gard'ning
Grandma and grandpa were here
Lunch in the garden.

Running late

It's tomorrow now.

Yesterday's Haiku is late.

For now, that's all folks!

Moments with Thomas

Snug under my wing
On the lounge, in a still house
We read together

Great Gatsby - where did all the memories go?

Only thing recalled
From my English class study
Was the big billboard.

'cinos with 2 of my 3 fellas

Relaxed day today.

Morning tea at Little Rock

Then lunch with a friend.

Wee laddies wear tartan

Aunty Taff's away
But her presents are present
Och, tartan's on top!

Life is beautiful, at 39

Off to the city,
Vivid - festival of light
Perfect winter's night.

First Aid to the Kitchen

Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop
Ooops, whoops ...and she calmly calls
"...need a bandaid please"

Winter welcome

Banana, whipped cream,
Maple syrup on pancakes
- our breakfast today