I meant to do my work today.

I Meant To Do My Work (Blog post?) Today

 (yesterday, last week/month)

by Richard LeGallienne

I meant to do my work today,
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.
And the wind went sighing over the land,
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand,
So what could I do but laugh and go?

Goodbye for now everyone.

Too much life to live, too little time.

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I do love a fresh new year

Well, rather than drop off the blog planet for good, I thought it would be a positive thing to have my first post for 2012 to say hello to those of you who still may be reading!
I love the feeling of hope and anticipation that a new year brings! No, I am not promising any new years resolutions, for I have found in the past that only leads to feelings of folly and regret.
But, what I do love about a new year, is the reflection of the year just past, and the chance to meditate on who I am, the direction I want my life to be taking, and the planning that goes along with that.
I usually have a couple of main themes I want to concentrate on, and this year it goes along the lines of;
fitness, photography, school life, and family. Plus, this year, I want to really learn how to make sushi. 
Focusing on those things I want to improve gives me a good step in the right direction, and journalling about it sets those thoughts into concrete, which then gives me a springboard for the rest of the year.  Another benefit is that I have the freedom to say no in other areas that I know may distract me.  Saying no is going to be a big part of who I need to be this year.  I have said yes to many things in 2011, that I know now, were possibly ego driven, rather than thought and logically driven. 

I should take this opportunity to thank those of you who stop by and leave comments, take the time to read my ramblings, and just check in every now and again.
Thank you.
What do you love about a new year?

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a little itty bitty mention about me in THE country mag Australia loves.

Last week I saw a post from Natalie on facebook who owns a gorgeous little shop in Penguin, on the north-west coast of Tasmania.  It's a bit of a sea-change kind of place, I haven't visited the place for ages, but it's right on the water, and probably a bit trendier and sought-out than it used to be when I was growing up a couple of towns over.   So Natalie's shop is called Nest, and I was terribly excited for her, when she mentioned that her shop would be in the magazine, Country Style (Australia).
COUNTRY STYLE!  The one I buy every month.  The one magazine that I drool over pictures and places that I long to visit.  The one that features styling by Sibella Court.  The one that keeps me falling in love with this wonderful Australian country, over and over again.  With photos that seem timeless and reachable.  The one magazine I have trouble chucking out.

So, I rush off  to buy the December edition, that very day.
(I had sent another edition of this mag in a blog swap last year to the UK.  It seems the British like our country magazines, and we like theirs.)

Sorry this is turning out more rambly than I had anticipated, partly because I haven't done a 'proper' post in ages, and I'm getting warmed up, or maybe I'm just providing you with a build up!

So I get home, and flicking through in joyous excitement, I finally land on Nat's feature.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.  I noticed it. Oh. Oh! A bunting that Nat bought from me is hanging up in her shop window....and as I glean over the words I see my business name got a mention.
(You need to visualise some sort of squealing and jumping up and down on the spot now!!)
I'm not the sort of person who goes looking for publicity.  I'll happily sit in front of my computer screen, and post away on facebook, or here, attend the odd market or four throughout the year, and that's about it.  This is my first time.  I know it's only very little.  But I'm a happy bunny.  And I am so very happy for Nat, because it's her BIG first time.  In Country Style!!

You see the cover with that gorgeously decorated Christmas tree?

They are grown here in Tasmania!

On a Christmas tree farm!

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market update...

Hello there.

I am going to be at The Barn Market, at Rosny this Saturday!

You'll find me outside under a marquee, and cross fingers for no wind, please!

Luisa

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Me at a market this Sunday

Dance in my garden will be at The Valley Market, this Sunday the 20th of November, with a little assortment of my goodies.

Looking forward to it.

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I love seersucker

It just says summer to me.

According to Wikipedia.....

S'eersucker is a thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear. The word came into English from Hindustani (Urdu and Hindi), which originates from the Persian words "shir o shekar", meaning "milk and sugar", probably from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth texture of milk and the bumpy texture of sugar.^[1] Seersucker is woven in such a way that some threads bunch together, giving the fabric a wrinkled appearance in places. This feature causes the fabric to be mostly held away from the skin when worn, facilitating heat dissipation and air circulation. It also means that pressing is not necessary.'

Love the no pressing bit...not a big fan of ironing!

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I've been lucky enough to have found a few seersucker tablecloths at op-shops lately....bring on summer!

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I'm going to the Spring Festival!

I've been running around like a blue arsed fly all week, and it's all because I'm having a stall here this weekend!! I am pretty excited, although I'm still in the middle of packaging, tying things with string, and wishing I had some more time to find my prop of choice....some old hanging bird cages.

I have dreamt about having a stall at the Spring Festival for years, and it's practically my favourite garden in the whole of Hobart!  I love spending time at the Hobart Botanical Gardens.

Maybe I'll even see some of you there?!

I'm going to have lots of lovely things on my stall...hopefully it will be well received. I'll let you know more about all of that once the new website is up and running!  If you come along, you'll get a sneaky peaky all of your very own!!

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