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New Year / New Beginning

Christmas Holidays 2011/12

“To make an end is to make a beginning” wrote T.S. Eliot.

And alas the Christmas holidays must end. But it was a wonderful time! After our Reader’s Digest Xmas trip to Denmark, I made 2 dresses, kept up the early morning jogging/cycling excursions, watched movies (highlight: “The Skin I Live In” & Pimp My Ride reruns), beach breakfasts, reading Noir Crime short stories, joining-leaving-rejoining Facebook, swimming, shopping, plenty of catnaps, and catching up with friends.

Back to the world of reality and responsibility. Hello 2012!


Happy New Year

Happy New Year


Merry Christmas / Happy Festivus

Christmas gum blossom


Trivia & TBirds

Tbirds Breakfast & trivia

We’re still excited about our unexpected win at the AGDA Quiz Night on Friday, as part of the formidable Lost&Found team (rebranded Sloshed&Found for Quiz Night purposes). Thanks Dan & Bec for inviting us! That’s Ash & David hogging the winning stash. (Funnily enough ‘carburetor’ was the answer to one question, which of course Paul knew!)

Yesterday was our annual Tbird Christmas Breakfast at Floreat Beach… pics here. We had a great turnout – lovely to see old friends and new faces too. Note our matching ‘Hawaiian Honeymoon’ outfits… well you can hardly miss them! Who would have thought Dorothy Lamour’s curtains would look so good? Actually this beautiful fabric is from Tessuti’s online store.

 


Red stripey stuff


Last weekend seemed to have a red theme.
L: Paul & his Crankster buddies recently painted this red rocket onto the wall at the workyard
M: Crusing the bike path at City Beach on a ride to Scarbs
R: Sewing with red cross-hatched fabric


Autumn arrives

Autumn leaves of red and gold
I love the changing colours of the elm leaves out front. Autumn arriveth.


Deville’s in a Red Dress

Deville's and a red dress.

Yesterday we dropped in on Deville’s Pad ‘Hot Rods from Hell’. Wow, what an event! There are a bunch of photos of the day on Paul’s site.

For the girls: the dress was hot off the (steam) press, hemming finished only minutes before jumping into Paul’s Chevy pickup to hit Deville’s. It’s a combination of Butterick 5455 – I love the pleated bodice and v-neck – and a skirt from a trusty vintage pattern. The price – embarassingly – $10 worth of Textile Traders stretch poplin, plus a couple of bucks for the invisible zip. I made another version of this dress in a floral cotton sateen, with piping. This version (B) much faster without the fiddling about!

Paul modelling one of his vintage Hawaiian shirts. We’re trying to avoid sunburn!


Chris Isaak in Perth

Chris Isaak at Kings Park & picnic
Now that I’ve stopped hyperventilating, let me report on the faaaabulous Chris Isaak concert last night in Kings Park.

The first CD Paul & I ever bought was Wicked Game, around 1990. And the man has the gift – the next-best voice to Elvis and after last night, I might just revise that opinion! Mr Isaak is a suave raconteur, and sang a range of songs from his back catalogue and Mr Lucky, plus some Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and a little Love Me Tender.

It was a perfect, still night in Perth and we enjoyed our picnic on the grass, and (although the stage was a little distant) an amazing concert. Come back soon Chris, ya hear?


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