I see the Bridge!

Cleo the Christmas Cat.

When we first moved house we kept our cat Cleo inside for the first couple of weeks so that she would be familiar with the new surroundings and the new smells and sounds of a different house. I made sure everyone used the double door system so she didn't get out and then forget to come back. Finally she was driving me crazy jumping on me at night and sitting on the chest of drawers and looking longingly out the window from the window sills.

We had a put a collar on her (she is micro chipped) with a bell and the first time we let her out, she rolled on the concrete in the sun for ages as if to say...thank goodness I am out. Then she jumped the neighbours fence to explore and their little dog chased her back....and basically that has been it, she ran inside and won't come outside again for any length of time. Usually our dogs bark at her, once the magpies attacked her and you know she is soooo scared of Thunder....the original scardey cat.

Since she spends so much time inside we keep finding her in unusual places like, under beds, on top of suitcases, in the linen cupboard, on the back of the lounge chairs etc etc....and this is the place you find her when you come home....

Yes well, luckily we do not eat off of this table, it is for games and drawing and the like...just as well bleah!

Last week however we put the Christmas tree up and this gorgeous new Christmas Tree Skirt around the bottom....obviously it must have been very soft and comfy as well..

She was kind of hard to spot but the Santa lying down on the ground was a bit of a giveaway, he was standing up before.....and she has crinkled the skirt up...jeez ! I hope she doesn't scare the real Santa away on Christmas Eve.

Kiss Noises Linda ps don't you just love my beautifully decorated tree....the children did it all themselves and I wasn't allowed anywhere near it....when we met Santa in the shopping centre today ( you know he likes to hang out in the airconditioning) he said it was lovely for the children to have done that to give me a rest....funny that wasn't how I was looking at it.....

Where Women Create 12 days of Christmas giveaway.

Oh How I adore 'Where Women Create'. I love to read about the artists who are just people like you and me and they create works of art in such a variety of places, I just love love love to read about them. Anyhoo the Where Women Create Blog are having a 12 days of Christmas WWC style giveaway where each day they are giving away a wonderful prize each day for 12 days. There are only three days left though so you need to run run run over there and have a look and enter some or all of the amazing giveaways.

 

Have fun, be back soon,

Kiss Noises Linda

The crows and the lunchbox.

Starting a new school always has it's problems. My children have started a lovely new school which is about 3 times the size of their old school and everyone has been great. There have been some teething problems like getting lost in the huge maze of buildings and losing a school hat 3 days in ( which luckily I had named). Some things you just can't plan for or maybe you can?

Miss 8 came home devastated the other day as she said 'she had the worst day ever', among the list of grievances(?) including, there was another new girls and she wasn't new anymore and it was hot..was that the crows had eaten her lunch!

Apparently between lunch breaks they leave their lunch bags out in the under covered eating area and when she came out her lunch bag and containers where strewn over the ground. Of course she didn't tell the teacher, just went hungry and cried about it home...Jeez Louise! It is a common problem apparently and no doubt she didn't shut any of her lunch containers properly and the crows were hungry!

To counteract this terrible (but slightly amusing to us) problem, Darling Husband presented her lunch to her like this the next day.

She wasn't very amused...we were though.

Kiss Noises Linda 

Pretty Roses and Beautiful Books.

Really what more could a girl want? The Farmers Markets out at Old Petrie Town on a Saturday are quite lovely and I have become addicted to the fresh roses from a local grower (also some chocolate croissants but we will keep that a secret between us OK?). I wish we had a scent button on our computers so you can smell these, they smell  like real old fashioned roses...just Heavenly! I have two bunches this week but only the pale pink are scented...that's OK having a bunch of scented roses is such a treat!

Now here are the pictures.

 
Oh I wish you could smell these roses from the Farmers Markets...so beautiful. and if you could pull up a chair and have a tea or coffee, I have lots of pretty books to look at.

aaahh relaxing...

Kiss Noises Linda

A bit of Shabby Beach Decorating.

Once of the best bits about moving house is the chance to decorate an entire new space. Now I know I get to re-decorate Lilly Cottage at least twice a week but home is different and The Beach Style is even better....lots of lovely blues...

First I had to gather supplies.

Of course collecting supplies is never a chore and I do tend to collect way more than I need.

Next step is to arrange the bits and pieces in a pleasing order...mix it all in together..vintage, new, handcrafted....delicious!

 


 
The lovely Marjon from Lady Bug Giftware creates these pip berry wreaths and I am thinking I need a Christmassy coloured one too...so lovely this one is for all year!

So that is a little bit of my decorating, thanks for coming on the little tour with me, I shall share some more later...until then.....

Kiss Noises Linda

  

Finding Hearts along the sand.

I have seen other peoples blogs and the incidental, accidental hearts they find along the way and it is true if your do look hard enough you will find them everywhere. I did think that this one was very very intricate though...it does look like a heart doesn't it?

I think it was really pretty, as was this coral that had washed up...it was lovely so I took some photos and let it go back into the ocean to help feed the little fishes and the like.

 

What have you discovered in your wanderings today?

Kiss Noises Linda

You know it's been a hard day.

You know it's ben a hard day at school and coping with all this moving and driving to and from school each day when you see yungest child fast asleep like this!

you know some days I could be tempted to do the same.

Kiss Noises Linda
 

Beach and magazines..perfect!

If only I could spend all day lying on the beach looking at this view and reading my favourite magazines...oh well just have to make do with every second day instead....after the unpacking is finshed of course..

Kiss Noises Linda