Texture Tuesdays

On our trip to France in 2010 we found ourselves wandering through a huge market place.  It was filled with all the best and worst of old and new wares.  Antiques I would have loved to been able to take home and have around me, new coats, leather and wool, modern and retro, alongside, bronze and copper wares.  New Converse and Nike shoes, leather boots, sunglasses, rings and several tattoo parlours.  So much happening, all of it amazing to us.  We lingered and pottered and found ourselves in a section filled with old discarded bits and bobs.  Postcards, lace, keys, photos, letters, silver ware and this old suitcase filled with dolls heads.  I wish they could speak and tell me of the lives they have led.

I treated this with Kim's Happy Heart texture, hope you like it.

Monday with Elle

Poppy come on higher higher really high okay!!!!!!!!  I am at Nan and Pop's today because I can't go to Childcare cause I've got hand, foot and mouth.  Yeah sounds like I'm a cow hey but little kids get it too.  Nanny says ever since I've been going to childcare I have gotten something nearly every week.  I have too, I have had an inner ear infection, bronchitis a couple of times and colds well I have pretty much had a runny nose or cough since I started going.

Now this crazy thing, anyway it's contagious till the little blisters go away so I am at Nan's today and I already had Thursday and Friday off, it's nearly gone though.  Pop was home today too cause it rained and he was painting a house on the outside.  We played a lot on the deck.  Swinging and peek a boo with the hat.

And pop had to play too, nanny was using her camera again seriously she's always shooting me.  Glad it doesn't hurt ha hhaaa!!

And I tried to blow up the floaty I did pretty well actually, pop looked funny in them.

He'll wear anything just to make me laugh he is so funny.

So don't know if I'll be here tomorrow or not, have to see how the blisters go. But until next time Love ya

Elle

xoxox

 The Princess came on Saturday, stayed a while and made me smile.

Don't you love those eyes, that sweet coat all that hair?!

 The Japanese Gardens were nice for a visit, soon the leaves will be red and falling around our feet.  Autumn is the 1st March.

 The gate to the gardens red and bold and bright.

Across the lake to the entrance.  A nice spot for a picture or two.

Just Things

I took Bre (our American visitor) for a drive today, to an abandoned town, the after effect of a coal mine moving in and the the beautiful Japanese Gardens.  Caught a shot of this very dedicated mum with her little ones, so cute.

This fella needs a pedicure don't you think!?

I have photos I just love to catch, one is the rear of someone walking away, why I love these I'm not sure I do though.

And berries and petals and leaves on the ground, love them too, why who knows.

And you will be drooling over this dish.

Our dinner on Sunday, a huge fresh prawn salad, this is the food I can eat on a new eating plan I am trying.  It's the Primal Blueprint diet, for want of a better word.  This is the easiest diet I have ever undertaken, basically cut your carb intake to less than 50 gr a day for quick weight loss and then to 50 -100 for maintaining.  No sugar, flour, grains, lots of vegetables and salads, protein and fat yep fat.  I know it sounds incredible and goes against everything we have been taught, but run on over to Marks place  and you will see what I mean.  I have lost 3.7kg in 2 weeks, I'm not hungry and I love the food I get to eat.  Maybe you will too.  Watch this space for the new me.  Maybe I will actually enjoy posting pics of myself sometime soon, maybe hahaha!

And this is breakfast yep, yep yep it is.  Lovin it so much.

 I had another lovely day out with the girls yesterday.  Off to Brisbane early in the morning and on to the City Cat for a tour of the River.  It's a nice way to see Brisbane and who doesn't like being on the water really it's fun.

 The girls sat in the sun the whole time, this old girl had to take refuge in the shade and I thin Bre might wish she had.  Can't say tomato red is a good colour on her ouch!!!  Story Bridge in the background.

 Brisbane's attempt at the London Eye, actually it is very good.  Heights and I don't go too well together but I have been on this and it is a great view of the city and river.

 Sweet Pea and I went to Mainly Music again on Wednesday, she had a sleepover on Tuesday night oh she is a delight.

 My attempt at getting a silhouette shot, the first obviously not a success, I do love the look on Elle's face though, what you talkin bout nanny??!!!

This one a little better but not much needs to be darker I think, I'll have to practice more hey.  Hoping to have a bonfire tonight with our American friend and the Western Australian's Tammy and Baz, well he is Welsh actually, it's a bit of a mix match round here at the moment love it.  Have a good weekend all.