Bangalow ~love~

I just love the town of Bangalow in Northern NSW and the surrounding areas! We quite often go down there for lunch , markets and a shop. Every time we return home we say wouldn't it be great to live down here one day! Consequently I am always real estate stalking the place and found this beautiful house listed. Well i just about swooned! I have nothing more to say as will let the pictures speak for themselves. If you would like to see more its on www.realestate.com.au and the property no. is 106158842.

Isn't this time of year NUTS? I think i just need to look at images like this and imagine myself swanning about with no responsibility whatsover!

Take care for now, Mel xxx

Garage Sale..

Am having a big pre-Christmas declutter and part of that is a garage sale tomorrow. Have told the girls they can keep the profits for their xmas holidays. Now i do not know what on earth happened but these are pics of our garage taken maybe a year ago when we turned it into a sort of rumpus room/tv room for sleepovers and things like that.
Somehow or other it has TURNED BACK into a grotty garage full of mess !. I feel quite astonished looking at these pictures and wonder what on earth happened!
Now the girls have had quite a few sleepovers down there which worked well and we have also had a few summer pool parties that spilled over into this area but right now it is a downright embarrasment!
So tomorrow hopefully most of the clutter (that has come from all over the house) will be gone and I will use these pictures for inspiration to get things clean, tidy and back to where they were.
Wish us luck ! And yes..i have been reasonably ruthless with my clean out and will ebay the rest! Happy weekend everyone..
Mel xxx

Summer loving!

19 days and counting until our summer holiday! Just cannot wait..have been thinking of getting these swimmers from http://www.pruetrollope.com.au/. Do we think the cherries or the red or both heheheh? The swimsuit has great reviews on her website for being flattering - I mean I suppose they wouldn't put a bad review on there but its encouraging!!

Am so looking forward to no work, no school, mornings at this beach, nanna naps in the afternoons, long family lunches and dinners at this table and relaxation, relaxation, relaxation and lots of laughs and good memories too i hope!

Hope your summer holidays are not too far off ! Mel xxx

p.s also am proud to announce have had my first swim of the season - told hubby last year it was 17 November. How did i know that? I found the photo that i blogged about it LOL.

Shabby Christmas sale !

Hi dear bloggers,
Am having a big clean out today and starting to put up my Christmas trees (several of them!!). Have decided that the cupboards full of pink , roses and shabby Christmas pieces are going on ebay. My id is seashells_and_roses if anyone is interested. I have started all the auctions @ 99c and will be adding more pieces over the next week as i continue my clean out.

Am sticking with the pale blue, red and white that I started last year and am still loving that so its out with the pink (for me anyway)

Mel xxx

A bit of Christmas cheer - in white !

I actually deleted my last post where i was so down in the dumps over the newly revamped computer that i could not get to do a thing! I must be getting old and set in my ways or something but hate change with a passion. Anyway what better way to cheer myself up but to start a little Christmas decorating! This is my favourite tree - my white "stick tree" as i call it ! Have had this tree for years and each branch has a fairy light at the end - its been used as an Easter tree, Halloween tree and just dragged out at any occasion !

This year have decorated with all white and must admit that i do love looking at it twinkling at night. Also have decorated another beachy stick tree with pale blue and red and will do some photos over the weekend or when i next get to it ! Yes i am a bit early with the Christmas decorating - do the same thing every year as just cannot wait!

Mel xxx

p.s am slowing working out the new settings on the computer and coming to grips with it... i think...

How i would love to be this girl !

Halloween preparations begin!

I have been looking at my Halloween photos from 2008 trying to get a bit of inspiration and enthusiasm happening! Yes, we are doing it all again this year. I tried to begin decorating the deck yesterday but it got way too hot and humid and i could not continue. Rain is predicted for the first half of this week so i think i will just get up very early next Saturday and go for it! I have a few more bits and pieces to add this year - my favourite is of course the spider web .. a little goes a long way! Will post some photos of Halloween 2009 and then next on the agenda is...you guessed it...Christmas!!! Have noticed nearly all the stores have their displays and decorations out and think this year i am going to keep it VERY simple (well that is the plan!).
Last year i was working part time so had time to do all these things - now its crammed into the weekend and even then with children's to-ing and fro-ing (they have a FAR BETTER social life that i do!) it leaves very little time for my passion which is decorating, pottering and re-arranging lol ! Until next week, take care, Mel xxx