LOOKING AFTER MY GORGEOUS 88 YO DAD THIS SUNDAY...!~

Well my wonderful/gorgeous 88 yo dad took a bit of a "tumble" this past week...

He has had TWO NEW KNEES replaced over the past 2 years, and was doing wonders...~~

Swimming 3 kms EVERY morning...DOING all THE BIG BAY swims in MELBOURNE over summer..PIER TO PUB etc...(he is THE LEGEND!!)...

BUT he fell over a little step into a business here in our town..this past Tuesday..

& fell heavily on one knee...

BROKEN his patella...(knee cap...sliced in half...per X RAY.)..

SO dad is prostate....RIGHT LEG STIFF in a brace...staying with ME..(& rest of family)..

This is for 6 weeks...!!!~~  so NO swimming..no driving..NO NOTHING for DAD~~

Hopefully the knee will bind/mend...otherwise a BIG OPERATION...hope this doesn't need to happen again at his age....

So i am busy looking after dad..(he eats like a horse!!  thats good)....

 He is lazing around on the couch!!~

ps..the sad thing is I had dad booked to attend my eldest sons graduation in 2 weeks....interstate.

dad cannot go...

& he cannot tend his big veggie patch...

Oh well....as i said ...he could have hit his head and been soo much worse off??

~~  xxx dad

xx andrea

SUNDAY'S SNIPPETS FROM AROUND MY HOME...GOTTA LOVE SPRING!!!

Hi ladies, well it has been a few weeks since I did a bit of a blog...

So thought on this totally GORGEOUS MELBOURNE spring day, i shall just show snippets from around my home..

ALL nice & clean..!!

My two ebay rooms are organised again~~

Beautiful view from my computer possie ...

little bit of CATH KIDSTON in the laundry!!~~~

Just watching the DAVIS CUP tennis match on tv between Australia & Switzerland..

have a great week...

x andrea

LOVING JAPANESE...LOVING VINTAGE LINEN & LOOK AT SOOTY~~~

Well I have to say i have been ONE BUSY woman...~~~

I shall keep it brief...Well try to...maybe reverting back to my old legal days & point form note taking??

1...travelled to the Gold Coast on the weekend to send eldest son off to Japan for 3 months..
     I have put in my order for some GORGEOUS Japanese magazines..(some photos attached from some mags i have already..)..

2...Dyeing some more VINTAGE cloths....ready to cut for listing on ebay..

3...Mr SOOTY...my 12.5 yr old blind poodle...had his clipping today...OMG...HE has gone from looking like OSCAR the grouch in the garbage bin...to a skinny kind of baby kangaroo!!!~~???

4...cutting up lots of other vintage cloths for medallions...

Busy BUSY  & now off to cook my scrumptious PRAWN/fettucine dish~~~~~

x andrea

LOTS OF GORGEOUS VINTAGE LINEN & LACE~~in between cooking!

Spring is in the air....YEAH~~~

lovely mild days here in Melbourne with the sun shining brightly...
a sign of things to come~~

Anyway, i have been busy sorting through my HUGE array of vintage linens/lace/crochet~~~~

sitting in my little computer possie position enjoying the wonderful view I have of Melbourne over the bay......
whilst listing bits & bobs on my ebay site...

in between cooking dinner .....

roast chicken & oven fried vegies are on the menu tonight...
finished off with wonderful sprigs of rosemary from my "non existant" garden!!!

x andrea

PAINTING FINISHED... SO BUSY RE ARRANGING MY KITCHEN~~~

Well I have been very busy this Wednesday re arranging my kitchen...


Putting back into place VERY VERY HEAVY original paintings..(in my hallway)....


I have had the kitchen & my entrance hall re painted...


my lovely painter has JUST finished re painting my ensuite bathroom.  
(I did actually ask him to give my ensuite bathroom a little paint as well)..
whilst he is here...he may as well do a little bit MORE painting!!~
which he has just completed~~~


BUT taking paintings N STUFF off walls...
moving furniture..~~


I HAD NO IDEA I HAD SOOOO MUCH STUFF!!~


anyway...I have managed to re arrange/clean/put BIG paintings back on their hooks..


BIG JOB...
but all now NICE & clean & REFRESHED~~~


 I have made some big changes in the kitchen presentation...~~~


minor entrance hall  changes as well....


BUT with ALLWALLS and SKIRTING BOARDS re painted~~


I am a HAPPY CAMPER as "they" say..


added some lovely flowers  and my favourite "KUMATO"?? (little tomatoes)...to the mix..


so all is looking good/refreshed this Wednesday~~~~~

xx andrea~~