Happy Easter 2012! Hope yours is a special one!

Happy Easter to everyone! Hope you have a special place to go.

New Kitchen Cupboards for our new Home 

Plenty of Room for all things beautiful

Vintage Collection all happily displayed

Everything has a spot

New Table and Chairs have arrived 

Store Blessing for Chinese New Year

Wishing All happy family times this Easter



New beginnings and Happy Times



Orchids flowering from the Garden, Just what a tropical garden needs!

Warm wishes to all those who visit my blog.
I have been missing for a bit but very busy with
the day to day things.
Mostly work but a fair amount of fun too.
Thanks for visiting and checking to see how life
is going in the Top End of Australia.
Our house is looking much more like our Home
we are slowly making it how we want it.
The garden has needed lots of TLC as it
was a tropical jungle when we moved in before
Christmas. It has been full of visitors coming and
going over the past few months. Family from down
South have enjoyed the warm steamy weather of this
time of the year.  With the dry season almost here we
look forward to enjoying being out in the cooler weather
and enjoying the best time of the year.
With the happy times we have had some very sad
times that make you realise just how much family and
the support of dear friends make things easier to get
through some toughest of times.
More new beginnings with close family moving away
to make a home interstate. We happily let them go to
do what they need to do so that they can be settled
and make the most of new opportunities.
Then we have been lucky to have family move here
and be close once again.
I think the past few months have been a roller coaster
ride for us both. So we are looking forward to lots
of fun times to come and lots of love to share!
Today we have a near empty nest back to ourselves
and that is as it should be. Our home is a family
home, not a show home. It is here for all to share and
Enjoy! That is the plan ;)
Best Wishes to you and hope your
Easter is a Special time for you and your
dearest ones.

Happy Easter Time..........Enjoy!



Announcing the winner of my Easter Give Away.
Congrats to Julye B and I know she has a special spot
for Krista's beautiful creation.
Popping in the Post to United Kingdom.
Don't we all love a surprises in the mail?

  

Be as Busy as a bee or watch the insects at work. 
Maybe find a sunny spot and enjoy the fresh air
while catching up on some quiet reading?
Easter is such a great time to just be and let it all happen
around you with some good company.






Time to relax and enjoy the garden.
Lov'in my pink boots! So comfy!
I know that they will be busy doing some chasing.
We are puppy sitting for the break. 




Anzac Day for Australia and New Zealand
is on Monday the 25th.
We will remember all the brave service men and women
who have given us the freedom that we have.
Time to be proud, reflect and to say thank-you.  




Write a letter or send a card by snail mail and
bring a smile to someone you care about. Just to say you
miss them and are thinking of them.

Thanks for visiting and hope you all have a happy Easter
with those you love.
Enjoy!

PS All photos above were taken by me within 5 minutes of home, Amazing!



Recipe for a Fun Week-end........ Enjoy!

Recipe for a Wonderful Week-end

South Australian Countryside

Meet the local wildlife

A Happy couple of Emu's

Hi everyone,
Hope you all enjoyed a great time this Week-end.
We had the most fun filled time we have enjoyed for a
long while. Firstly and most importantly we were spoilt with
sweet country hospitality and friendship. Secondly with most
perfect of Autumn weather, Warm, Sunny days and no rain it 
would have been hard not to enjoy the last bit of brilliant weather.
Out in the country everything is fresh, quieter and much more
relaxing than in the city. The food tastes much better and is made
with extra lov'n care. The boys had a working bee and we watched
the progress and did the catering for hungry workers.
We caught up with all the extended family and met some new
friends. The girls celebrated a new baby coming soon with a
baby shower. Enjoyed the meeting the local native Emu's  who
live close by.It was extra quiet on the roads because it is
so close to the big Easter break of 5 days coming up.
When we arrive home we had a quick unpack and picked up
the Dog before our own family get together. My sisters whole
family visiting from Darwin, Northern Territory. My Mum,
our Son and Daughter and the partners all turned up to celebrate
my Sons 23rd Birthday and to catch with all the family.  
Also we spent time with the 3 great nephews who range from
2 years to 5 months. It was Bliss not to have internet or mobile
cover for most of the time. Just time to
relax and enjoy 
each others company.
Hope you all found the recipe for a great fun filled time too!

Remember I am doing my give away so Hop to it
 and make a comment on my last post below for a 
chance to win a beautiful hand crafted print.
Best wishes for a lovely Easter coming fast!

Easter Giveaway.......Hop to it!

Tea Time Print by Krista at Saturated Canary Art

Thinking about East hunt time in my back garden

The garden is looking beautiful so let the Easter fun begin!
Well my happy visitors it is time for the countdown to Easter time.
Autumn is in full swing here in South Australia and my garden has
grown fantastically with all the rain over the past month.
We have had record rainfall in March and it has been the most
we have had in 28 years or since 1983! Wow has it been that 
long since those fun filled happy days?
So to celebrate this coming Easter time I am giving away the
most perfectly non fattening sweet treat from my dear friend
Krista at Saturated Canary Art Etsy Shop.
This is such a beautiful piece of Art, it is indeed a recipe for
sweetness! I love the background print along with the Old World
feel and the colours just jump out and grab your attention.
It is a 5 x 7 inch print and would look just so special framed.
Thank you so much Krista for giving me such a special giveaway
prize to offer. So Happy Easter from myself and Krista.
All you need to do is to be a follower of my blog and comment
to this posting. Let me know what you are looking forward to most
this Easter. I love hearing from you all. 
I will be drawing the winner randomly on Wednesday 20th April.
Good luck and enjoy this special time of the year.
So hurry up and hop to it!

Bye for Now,  xxSue