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.

2012 Everything Coming Together...Bright Shiny New Year

Welcome to our New garden.
New friends living in the back garden.

Enjoying the tropical rain by the pond

We have loads of happy, hungry fish in the pond

This Bird Bath holds a family of tab poles

The colourful Mushrooms look happy here

New blossoming flowers on this pretty bush
peak at the top of the photo to see it shades the pond.

Happy to enjoy more tropical delight plants that shade
our Jungle like Rain forest Garden!


Well here we are on the 5th day of 2012!
December rushed by as did the rest of 2011.
Busy and mostly happy times kept us occupied. 
I wonder how much you can fit into one year and
last year for us as a family was a big year?!
Travel, Moving Interstate, Settling into Darwin life,
Starting new Careers, Making new Friends, Loving old
faithful Friends and Family, Running a small business,
Celebrating our daughters Wedding Day, Welcoming
new family pets and finally making our new house
our Family Home.
Time for a break, yes I think so!
For the time being I am happy to come home and
relax in our new surroundings. Just for a while it is time
to settle down and enjoy!
Just make it our own special place.
We are looking forward to having our loved ones
come to visit us this year and catching up with local
friends new and not so new. Now we have the room!
This morning is the first time this year I have been
alone at home to enjoy the beautiful peace and quiet.
It started to rain and the tropical garden just comes to
life with all the greenery and water.
While I was doing a quick lap of the backyard to capture
the rain in action I am sure that birds and lizards who
were being camera shy were wondering about my activity.
So my dear friends who are interested in what our
home is like, this is the pride and joy part.
Nature at is simple best!
In our pond we have loads of fish.
In the Lion Heads bird bath we have a family
of tadpoles waiting to become frogs.
We have the odd beautiful big green frog that
love it here in Darwin.
From our Lounge Room and Office we can see
out to the green garden.
Our house was built in 1978 in tropical style with
louvered windows all around to catch the odd breeze.
Ceiling fans in each room and these days Air Cons
help with the humid weather.
The rain helps to cool things down a lot.
So for 2012 now we have found our way back.
I think that everything is coming together for us
and we should find time to just do some nesting and
settle in. It feels like we have come home.
No big plans for this year but to TRY to stress a
little less. Celebrate with friends and family.
With large amounts of fun and laughter shared!
I wish you all who visit my little blog happiness too.

   

Christmas 2011 tree all decorated for the season.

Our Missy Christmas Day with new toy 

Ardee our favourite pup all Christmased out

Love to all of you at this festive time of the year.
Enjoy your Summer or Winter wherever you are
in the world. Sometimes it feel much smaller because
we can all communicate so easily and fast.
Thank you for all the friendships the past year has
given me and the joy that we share together.
It is very much appreciated!
Happy New Year!