Give Away for Valentines Day



Valentines Day is almost here again!
Here are my beautiful Gumnut Babies from WA.



Making some cards for special people ;)

Plenty of special people in my life
those who are special everyday not just one day a year!
She is a 1960's Beauty here.



Time for a Give Away!
What better time than for Valentines Day?

Make a comment and go in the draw for this sweet flower girl headband
from Nyjole Jewellery at etsy.
The flowergirl hairband features clear crystal rhinestones with a silky
white elastic band. Measuring 10cm (4in) x 3.3cm (1.25in)
The band is 1.3cm (1/2in) wide.
Many thanks to Nyjole for letting me use her beautiful photo so that it
looks as special as it is in real life and for creating such a pretty  headband.

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago I picked this out
from the Australian Disaster Relief Etsy Shop that is raising money to help with the Queensland Floods. What a great way to get together
and make such a difference. Click on the link and have a look at
all the things our talented Aussie Etsians create.
I know that you all have some extra sweet girls who would just
love this headband!

I will be drawing the winner Tuesday morning the 15th Feb so that 
everyone has a chance to be in it to win it!

Also my way to say a big thank you to all the wonderful
friends I have been able to get to know through my little blog
over the past 6 months.

Some of you have wonderful blogs and I love hearing all your news.
I do hope you all are safe and happy after the past month
with the floods and cyclones in Queensland.
Hopefully it is time to just enjoy the Australian Summer.

Happy Valentines Day for the 14th.
Make sure you simply make the time to let everyone know
 how much you love them! You can do it anytime you like!

Best Wishes, Sue xOxOx





Beautiful Western Australia

Last night I happen to catch the new show Iron Chef Australia and was excited

to see that they were featuring a WA Chef contestant who runs a beaut restaurant

in the heart of Perth. Sorry I did not run and put pen to paper and get the name

of the restaurant but I know exactly where it is and since this is only our second

trip there as a couple. We were staying close to the city centre and came across

this unique little restaurant that caught our eye mainly because it had a netting

frame around the brick walls that accommodated 1000's of pots full of fresh leafy

green herbs of all types. It was amazing to see. Because we were just doing some

shopping we had a quick peek inside and decided it looked very interesting and

alternative. Something to explore another day. You could see that they had a

roof top garden too, that concept of a country style garden in the middle of a

busy city really intrigues me.

When we visited Perth in May on Holidays we had a great week relaxing and

enjoying some late sunny and warm weather before Winter kicked in. This

time we just pottered around and did our own thing. Last time we did lots of

tourist trips here, there and everywhere. So we tried to find new things and

revisit other fav spots more leisurely this time around. We walked our legs off!

Wandering for miles. The Swan river surrounds Perth and all the pretty

gardens.

The photo of the Gum nut babies was taken late one afternoon on our way

back from the wharf. We had just spent the most relaxing time on a Captain

Cook Cruise down river to a Winery. It was a Luncheon Cruise with wine

tasting on board as well as later at the Winery. This is my type of Cruise, no

packing, no customs, no seasickness on the open sea. Plenty of scenery to look

at, good company, excellent food and a very talented crew who entertained

us back into Perth. Next time we go we will invite our friends who live there

to come along and enjoy.

Kings Park in the central park lands overlooking the water views is something

we love. Lots of Native plants and trees. We got to see the seasonal difference

as last time it was spring wildflower season. The last photo shows the huge

Boab Tree transplanted from the Kimberley area. It is much bigger than it looks

in the photo. In Australia the boab is found only in the Kimberley and the

neighbouring area of Northern Territory. Really something to see. When you

hit the road to outback WA it is fantastic to see them doted along the landscape

all the way to Broome and beyond. Truly Magical!

We venture to Fremantle for the day by trail. Nice new and speedy. Everything

is so easy to see without having to drive. Bus trips around the city are FREE.

Plus if you do book a bus tour you usually get a Welcome to Perth tour of the

city FREE to! The day we went to the Art Gallery it was closed but we did the

Museum that is big enough to keep us busy for ages. Perth has two Malls for

shopping and one of the arcades are very old world English. Lots of old

buildings and architecture to look at and appreciate.

Next visit we hope to Fly/Drive so that we can see some more of the coastal

towns and treasure hunt without worrying about excess luggage! The good

thing about traveling is you can always plan to do all the things you missed

next time and reminisce often.

Here is to lots of happy travels to everyone!

Sue