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Sunday, June 19, 2011

JUNE 14














MY 44TH BIRTHDAY WAS THE DAY AFTER THE LATEST QUAKE SO I HAD NO DESIRE TO GO OUT FOR DINNER; SITTING IN A RESTAURANT DIDN'T FILL ME WITH WARM FUZZIES. WE STAYED HOME & HAD LOVELY INDIAN TAKEAWAYS WITH MUM & MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY DELICIOUS CHOCCY CAKE A LA MUM.

MY HUSBAND MIKE BOUGHT ME GORGEOUS FLOWERS (YES, THEY'RE ORANGE, SHIRLEY!!!), MY TEENAGE SON BOUGHT ME GARDEN VOUCHERS & A WHITE CYCLAMEN (WHICH LOOKS DELIGHTFUL IN A VINTAGE SILVER POSY CUP) & MUM & MICHAEL BOUGHT ME THE BESTEST MOST GORGEOUS BOOK I HAVE BEEN COVETING - TRICIA GOULD'S LATEST - LOVE LOVE LOVE DESIGNERS GUILD.

I ALSO DECIDED WE NEEDED A SHOT OF ORANGE IN OUR KITCHEN SO PAINTED SOME LETTERS I HAD FROM OUR PREVIOUS HOME & ATTACHED THEM TO THE PANTRY DOOR, SORRY SHIRLEY.










JUNE????













HOW CAN THIS BE............OLD AGE, AGING DISGRACEFULLY, OR IS IT JUST THAT THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN OUR LIVES AT PRESENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY SLACK IN COMMUNICATING VIA THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BLOGS?
IT'S NOW JUNE, CHRISTCHURCH HAS SUFFERED ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE LAST WEEK BUT WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL THAT OUR HOME IS UNDAMAGED. THAT'S NOT TO SAY WE HAVEN'T SUSTAINED BREAKAGES & FURNITURE DAMAGE FROM ITEMS FALLING ON IT.
I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE AFTER A VERY BUSY WEEK AT WORK SO GOT OUT THE OLD NOVELS I HAD STORED IN THE SPARE ROOM & STARTED CUTTING..........SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS ABOVE (INSPIRATION CAME FROM OTHER BLOGS I HAVE TO SAY BUT DO HAVE A BIT OF AN INTEREST IN OLD BOOKS/PRINT RIGHT NOW).


IT FELT GOOD TO BE MAKING SOMETHING AFTER SO MANY MONTHS OF NOT. WE HAVE BEEN ENDEAVOURING TO GET PATHWAYS SORTED OUT SO WE CAN MOVE AROUND THE PROPERTY OVER WINTER WITHOUT ENDURING A MUD BOG & OF COURSE IT ALL TAKES MUCH MUCH LONGER THAN ONE ANTICIPATED.