Lennox Head

We had a week down at Lake Ainsworth Caravan Park. The park is opposite the beach and opposite the teatree lake. We had the best site in the park - we were lucky!! The kids had a blast - swimming at the beach, playing with some mates at the beach, playing spotlight at night, swimming in the lake and using the swing. William even managed to sit on a kayak. Fishing wasn't great - but they still had fun. I spent time scouring the stores for anything shabby/vintage. I missed home though - I couldn't relax and I managed to talk Ian into coming home a day early. It was nice but it wasn't the Gold Coast or Dicky's....

Here are some portraits I took - I plan on making them black and white and putting them into a frame. Aren't my kiddlies gorgeous!!!!

We are just about to get a huge storm - so I will sign off now and get the candles started.

Don't forget Pink Ribbon Morning Tea 25th October - Thursday @ 9.30am. Rotunda at the North Pine Country Markets. Please RSVP to me on 0402 791 755.

Kisses

Trish x

What a Find....Singer 201K

I have to share this ladies and gents. I have the find of the year. Thanks to my endurance searching ebay for different things I am on the hunt for I have HIT THE JACKPOT!!!

Introducing my new baby - the Singer 201K (circa 1930-1950 - haven't been able to ascertain the year yet). I had been watching this fantastic piece of furniture, machine and bits to go with it for a couple of days. Usually the Singer machines (no matter what condition) go for at least $100. So here I am busily keeping an eye on this auction. I was there for the last hour - checking and rechecking - no bidders!!! Well I put my bid in a minute or two before it was to end and I got this baby for $5.00. I was so excited. Doing a dance - running (yes running) up and down the house - went and woke up my sick husband (nothing serious just man-flu) - I WON! I WON! I WON!. I rang my mum who promptly told me not to touch it (asthetically - which was my intention as I wanted it for a piece of furniture as well). I am under strict instructions to clean it only and oil the wood. Mum is an Antiques Roadshow fan and said that I may devalue it if I do anything to it. I can't wait to pick it up. I can't wait to go through all her bits & bobs - all those orginial tools and bits for the machine - WOW!!! Her name is "Betsy".

I did feel a bit bad but the lady who sold it didn't seem upset it only went for $5.00. I think it must have been listed in the wrong category and that's why she had no lookers. My first antique - how exciting. By the way did I tell you I was excited!!! :-).

Well I'm a bit naughty - it's 2.45am Saturday morning. I have just finished all my packing for our trip tomorrow and our lovely friends Alison, Dave and their kiddlies (Jack & Mollie) are going to join us for a night. Then on Sunday we will be going to Byron Bay for the day with them. I am imagining myself sitting at Strop's bar having a glass of bubbles or a lovely ice cold Crownie - enjoying the view and living it up.

Enjoy your week - it's going to be tough but I hope I can make it through next week!!! hehehe Kisses Trish x

Introducing Linda

This isn't actually Linda but a beautiful bear that reminds me of her. I have hunted high and low and I can't find a picture of her anywhere..... mmmmmm me thinks she's avoiding the camera. Linda is my inspiration to get out there and do more. I am happiest when I'm doing something creative and something I feel passionate about - ie the Pink Ribbon Morning Tea. I'm going to sit back and see if this comes to anything - who knows whilst I'm travelling the world with my art I may be sort after to become ambassador to many charities and I will raise $millions for charities such as Pink Ribbon, Safe Haven Orphanage, MS, Bonney Babes and the like. I'll get out my tiara now and dust it off.

These are more mixed media paintings. These are all done by Linda - aren't they fantastic. I have promised myself I will try one of these when the kiddlies go back to school.

Have Weldbond Will Create!!!!

(Weldbond is a fantastic glue available at Bunnings - don't buy the small bottle as you will use it within days - stuff you never knew you had to be glued will be done.)

Funny for you

Wow - my post was almost in Hindi but thankfully I am now thinking and typing in English. Damn typewriter with tv on top as my darling mum would say...



I love this piece of mixed media art by ihanna of www.ihanna.nu. I have decided that I want to become a mixed media artist and tour the world looking for treasures for my art and hosting exhibitions of my highly exhaulted work which will net $Millions. Gotta have a dream - actually a beautiful lady called Judy Scott is my idol. I met her almost a year ago now and she is my inspiration to overcome adversity and be the person she really is. http://judy-scott.blogspot.com
I know I will shine one day - just have to get out from under the doona long enough!!!!

Now for a funny and this is something you can do yourself aswell. Here goes:

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)

Lady Exceed

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream & fav cookie)

Rum McVittee

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of last name)

T-Kli

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav colour & fav animal)

Pink Dog

5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name & city you were born)

Adrienne Brisbane

6. STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of last name & first 2 letters of first name)

Kli-Tr

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" & 2nd favourite colour & fav drink)

The Blue Champagne

8. RACING DRIVER NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)

Bob Bob

9. EXOTIC PERFORMER NAME: (name of fav perfum & fav lollie/choc)

Lovely Chicco

10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names)

Kathleen Charles

11. TV WEATHER PERSON NAME: (Your year 5 teacher's last name & major city that starts with the same letter)

Parkinson Perth

12. SPY NAME: (your fav holiday/season & flower)

Summer Rose

13. CARTOON NAME: (fav fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now ending in "ie" or "y")

Cherry Pajamie

14. HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast & your fav tree)

Toast Fig

15. ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" & your fav hobby/craft, fav weather element & "Tour"

The Shabby Collector's Sunshine Tour


I thought that was loads of fun.

Kisses from Cherry Pajamie xxx

And we're off.....

Dining room and pantry with microwave. Look beyond that to our lounge and the kids bunk beds. Note the airconditioning - extremely handy as I am used to sleeping in arctic conditions!
The galley kitchen, stove top, grill (we never use) rangehood, sink with cold water only, utensil cupbooard and enormous fridge. The fridge can carry about 2 days of food!! Makes for interesting meal choices. We usually bbq and I rely on William and Ian to keep me in fish. yumm....
Welcome to the boudoir. The huge double bed with non-walk in robes for hanging about 2 days worth of clothes - the linen is stored above the bed, notice the romantic mood lighting. The bed springs up for storage underneath that we really only use on big trips. It holds quite alot - bbq, fan, clothes. Please also note my duck egg blue curtains - very shabby indeed. Ian won't let me put cushions or flowers in the van - but I am sneaking my quilt away this time shhhhhhh.....

Here is the exterior of our van - must remember to get bunting for our trip in January for 3 weeks. The van is a Coromal Excel 526 2005 model, it's 17'6".

We bought the van from our friends Lisa & Gav who had it for 9 months for $27,500. It came with the annexe walls, airconditioning and Gav and Lisa gave us lots of bits for inside which makes it lovely. They sold it as it was a bit too small for them with 3 kiddies - they now have a fantastic (turning green with envy) van that is the bees knees of family vans. I will have to remember to get some photos one day. We are going to hang onto this van for as long as the kids fit in it. I can't imagine life without a van so far to date we have had 5 long weekends and 7 weeks away in it and we've only had it since June last year. Our trips have been close and having included - Dicky Beach Caloundra, Tallebudgera Creek, Broadwater, Maroochy Palms, Mooloolaba Beach and Neurum Creek. We also have another 4 weeks worth booked in the next couple of months. Our favourite is Tallebudgera Beach but we are looking forward to next week at Lake Ainsworth at Lennox Head near Byron Bay.

I hope the school holidays are being good to you - I have had a wonderful time relaxing with the kids and their friends and look forward to doing 1/10 of nothing next week in Lennox.

Take care
Kisses Trish x

Baby News!!!!

This is Baby McCarn. Christa and Stephen are expecting this beautiful baby mid November 2007. They have picked names and they are Darcy for a boy and Erina for a girl. Deanna (my darling sister in law) and I did the ring thing on Christa a couple of weeks ago and we have determined that she is having a boy. So DARCY JAMES McCarn it will be!!! And don't forget that method of determining the sex of the baby is only second to actually giving birth - so it's extremely accurate!!!!



Baby Connor: There is a baby brother on the way for the adorable Gabrielle (Gaby) now 2 3/4. SAMUEL DAVID is due early February 2008. Barb is keeping really well I think Reg is really excited about putting all his sports experience to the test. Isn't that fantastic!!!

Stop the Press!!!

Hi All

Today I had my "close up Mr DeVille" with the photographer from Quest Newspapers. Linda and Laura from Lilly Cottage were hosting high tea in the Rotunda where the Pink Ribbon Morning Tea is being held so the photographer came along and took a few scrummy pictures of me and Linda in our PINK. Now wouldn't we all love a pair of shoes like the ones above!!

I will hopefully be able to scan the article about pink ribbon when it goes in the paper. The journalist Lee Stebhens was lovely and he was keen to get it in as soon as possible so we could get as many people along as possible and raise heaps of money.

I have to say that I could get quite used to hosting and attending beautiful teas - morning or afternoon I'm not fussy.



I do want to do at least two more fund raisers in the next couple of months - one being for my friend Linda who suffers from MS and needs to get a few things to assist her on a daily basis. Her beautiful friend Marilyn has organised a wonderful raffle of a beautiful quilt that she bought from the USA. That raffle will be drawn on Friday by Linda and the proceeds should be able to buy a motorised scooter for her to get around in. She will be zipping down to the school, shops and waterfront in no time but more importantly she will be unstoppable at antique sales.

If you haven't had a chance to go to Lilly Cottage yet please do - you won't thank me however as it is highly addictive!!! Vintage, Shabby, French Provincial it's all there for you to pour over.

Sadly I won't get my fix next week of the girls or the shop as I will be away with the family at Lennox Head near Byron Bay. Looking forward to wine and nibblie o'clock (around 4pm) such a beautiful time of day on holiday and I will be thinking of all my beautiful family and friends.

I haven't been to Lennox Heads since William was 8 months old (he's now 8!). My darling Mum took my sister, aunt, myself and William to Lennox Heads on two holidays when Will was a baby and they are such beautiful memories for me. My old friend Penny had grandparents that lived there and we used to visit them when we were 19. It's a 6 hour round trip and we used to go and see them for the day - wow what energy we had. Penny also introduced me to the famous calamari steak (droooolll) I can't wait for Ian to taste it.

Well I have heaps to do yet before we go away - renovating the house at the moment too - whew!!! I had my first experience with enamel paint last night - it's like painting with chewing gum and a stick!!! I had to do the architraves in the kitchen before the new kitchen is installed (as soon as next week!). I don't relish repainting the entire house (especially all the doors!!!!) but I'm hoping Ian will take the kiddlies away for a weekend and I can do all the yukky enamel bits without them being here. Alexandra had her first experience of wet sticky paint last night - apparently it jumped onto her arm while she was in her bedroom - paint has a habit of doing that doesn't it. Oh well that's for another time - first holiday, second Pink Ribbon and all the rest can fall into place before Christmas.

Take care & kisses Trish x

Your Invitation to the Pink Ribbon Morning Tea

Here is your official invitation to the NBCF Pink Ribbon Morning Tea.

You and a friend are invited to attend this year's Pink Ribbon Breakfast to be held at the Rotunda @ North Pine Country Park on Thursday 25th October 2007 commencing at 9.30am.

The cost of the morning tea will be $15.00 this includes all yummy food and refreshments provided by the Shabby Girls at Lilly Cottage. We will be having lucky door prizes, raffles and Pink Ribbon Merchandise will be for sale.

I would love you to come along and make this a success for the NBCF. Please RSVP by 15th October to Trish Kling on 0402 791 755 or courtruby@bigpond.com
Oh almost forgot we are hoping to see lots of pink on the day so dust of the hats and fascinators and come along.

I don't know if any of you shabby lovers were able to get along to Lilly Cottage's Spring Fling. I was lucky enough to go along and it was wonderful. I am very much looking forward to all the num num's at the morning tea - they are delicious cooks. Check out my link to Lilly Cottage Blog if you haven't already done so and have a look at the wonderful pictures.

Until next time
Kisses Trish x

Pink Ribbon Breakfast

Well, it's in motion. I have confirmed the time, date, venue and catering for our Pink Ribbon Breakfast. It's being held at the Rotunda at North Pine Country Markets on Thursday 25th October @ 9.30am. Pink, Pink and More Pink is the theme. If you are coming along we would love you to wear pink. Lots of scrummy food & refreshments will be served and this will be provided by the lovely girls at Lilly Cottage. There will be prizes, raffles and Pink Ribbon merchandise for sale. Now to organise everything. Let the fun begin!!!

If you would like to come along to or find out more about the breakfast email me and I will be sure to apprise you of the details.

Until later - kisses Trish x


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Welcome One & All

Hi All,

Welcome to my first blog entry. I am keeping this blog to share events, plan trips, keep everyone up to date and share all the things I love with you.

I have some very exciting news. I'm planning to host a NBCF breakfast in October. I have booked the catering and now the fun begins with organising donations, prizes and guests. I have a limited number of 40. I thought that I should start small!!!

I plan to host this event at the Rotunda at the North Pine Country Markets with the help of my lovely friend Linda from Lilly Cottage.

This is a short and sweet post. More pictures and info next time. TTFN Trish x