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my creative space...crochet chaos...please help!

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://chasingsatellites.tumblr.com/">first born</a> is putting the pressure on somewhat.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An email last week said, ever so politely of course..."do you think you might finish my blanket sometime before winter starts mum?"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...or words to that effect!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uN35urFqZEPU9V8PP3ToODl2QXdUyk0Vij2Ho6HNJKaWEvc2s8CCgO5oc5ifI98vvKpMcrIZC6pUe8KZ4nU8BOaaR-SJz6c6k5s_1D0tzyOjYYgIXNbzQkrnarsiV_ilqznx4uRnwoVu/s1600/crochet+and+feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uN35urFqZEPU9V8PP3ToODl2QXdUyk0Vij2Ho6HNJKaWEvc2s8CCgO5oc5ifI98vvKpMcrIZC6pUe8KZ4nU8BOaaR-SJz6c6k5s_1D0tzyOjYYgIXNbzQkrnarsiV_ilqznx4uRnwoVu/s640/crochet+and+feet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've made the squares. Now I just have to work out what order to put them in...that's the hard bit. I did have it mapped out but I lost the piece of paper I'd written it down on :(</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKll3UfVZx8lQi3FolzI9HwEQHkGp1v2iaQE95niYgHT9JhPhzobVYYqiQtasBPcHEfKKtWzyckLFSJQ_OS0ZzrrUOPlHEa8mmVNrbshBx73mu4-cyWAgTryBJ7grthNB70ZRreQmSLe2/s1600/crochet+squares+on+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKll3UfVZx8lQi3FolzI9HwEQHkGp1v2iaQE95niYgHT9JhPhzobVYYqiQtasBPcHEfKKtWzyckLFSJQ_OS0ZzrrUOPlHEa8mmVNrbshBx73mu4-cyWAgTryBJ7grthNB70ZRreQmSLe2/s640/crochet+squares+on+table.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pondering, pondering...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymlD2mp2KSGF3Q0ER5mCi97IcMYyi6RtDzVjcJGb_yX0SbCC7TeMq5g0hsGnePfXr220EniDKxhAUpO1bfqth1-lYRl4flKU3MydW7AK1EUmk9JUtWsE8bqc2MT6Ty45Xx_F_5ExNbpBX/s1600/crochet+edging+examples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymlD2mp2KSGF3Q0ER5mCi97IcMYyi6RtDzVjcJGb_yX0SbCC7TeMq5g0hsGnePfXr220EniDKxhAUpO1bfqth1-lYRl4flKU3MydW7AK1EUmk9JUtWsE8bqc2MT6Ty45Xx_F_5ExNbpBX/s640/crochet+edging+examples.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and wondering how to join them together. I'm not sure about that either. Does anyone have an idiot proof method. I'd be more than happy to be educated.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And do I have to do this blinking blocking thing as well?? It appears so.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9vnKttjrgKSePmM9rHRkeXgAEA4GT8-AVPb6i0rcfaVWwQZgv3CvUy4R1AMPFuOOSaKQndOS4097UxIyMxDuMDKotcNeX4jZkWLfG11YtqelupkKuI0dw_GkK0OlVo19r5H2w1msxzk5/s1600/crochet+blocking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9vnKttjrgKSePmM9rHRkeXgAEA4GT8-AVPb6i0rcfaVWwQZgv3CvUy4R1AMPFuOOSaKQndOS4097UxIyMxDuMDKotcNeX4jZkWLfG11YtqelupkKuI0dw_GkK0OlVo19r5H2w1msxzk5/s640/crochet+blocking.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On matters non crochet, I'm on a slightly less complicated endeavour today...heading off to Bangalow to do </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.shannonfricke.com/Workshop.html">Shannon Fricke's Styling 101</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> workshop tomorrow. Perhaps I should take these and get a few clues!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQRLWmRV5Fn2LEkI7VKhyM4Tu29FY2QRFsozINpPl86k1u7IOnUCgTic26hTPhgN_lvqrMGgzhz9ELLgHW1_aruxQo0gq-6ABAdnmUENLim99_IjIZel0F198jq5n_Jk5OnrYw4EozTxn/s1600/crochet+on+striped+rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQRLWmRV5Fn2LEkI7VKhyM4Tu29FY2QRFsozINpPl86k1u7IOnUCgTic26hTPhgN_lvqrMGgzhz9ELLgHW1_aruxQo0gq-6ABAdnmUENLim99_IjIZel0F198jq5n_Jk5OnrYw4EozTxn/s640/crochet+on+striped+rug.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Someone else you might know is going to be there too...we'll try not to get up to too much mischief :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unlike the vampire slayer...who, like a typical cat refused to move from this spot so I could vacuum the rug (which was surely in dire need) so that I could then move it to its new spot <b>under</b> the table...it was previously in my study, but it's undergoing a revamp. The study that is, not the rug. Or the cat.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP318ySSy1n_58Rp9jAdbXqWwjBYENL-wKeKfRqY6n9Dl1GsS9yTVbJcjk14YbY23N4ryOX2wJ071wOaGqfx-Iiz8dVxkukk425Eqcr4DoR2XuS8QeAcCc3fg7mdCwOpSpZfKo-S_hqAsM/s1600/buffy+on+stripe+rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP318ySSy1n_58Rp9jAdbXqWwjBYENL-wKeKfRqY6n9Dl1GsS9yTVbJcjk14YbY23N4ryOX2wJ071wOaGqfx-Iiz8dVxkukk425Eqcr4DoR2XuS8QeAcCc3fg7mdCwOpSpZfKo-S_hqAsM/s640/buffy+on+stripe+rug.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She looks so innocent. Don't be fooled. Not for a minute.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So...can anyone help with my crochet dilemma? I'm hoping those clever people who link up over at <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/">kootoyoo</a> on Thursdays might have a clue. But anyone will do really. For I'd hate Jess to be cold or for me to loose precious good mother brownie points by not delivering on time...even though I may have promised it for last year :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be back next week with news of styling shenanigans. Enjoy your weekends when you get to them.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

my creative space...crochet chaos...please help!

The first born is putting the pressure on somewhat. An email last week said, ever so politely of course..."do you think you might fini...

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my living room makeover...befores and afters

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VYZLi4JZ8CnE6kZk0VFajItPFVd0lKVRSgNrtBTOxwWqVjmaE-051IXR-4Ule4DPbhzbru6GN0KifM2vS3XbtNWoy2df7sQfutPNmzCk6eqhe7tbnqHumI14U1l1wk_0RL091SB7Nu_u/s1600/living+room+makeover+seating+view.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VYZLi4JZ8CnE6kZk0VFajItPFVd0lKVRSgNrtBTOxwWqVjmaE-051IXR-4Ule4DPbhzbru6GN0KifM2vS3XbtNWoy2df7sQfutPNmzCk6eqhe7tbnqHumI14U1l1wk_0RL091SB7Nu_u/s640/living+room+makeover+seating+view.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, finally. The walls have been painted white...I've hung a few paintings...the chandeliers are up...and I'm a whole lot happier with my living room now. Here's why!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmVjsEQJdCVqI5qgdG71pMypoWt9mks-jbAId11jVG0PhCBG65hoMwcjFMK1cGwOh9B6S4q4onJLr2Z5rqOAxaLQlyfYeH7aKSLMOWg8xrfKa-DcRpBSJVH_mLnJ_lf9_sqRBK7cjMjXN/s1600/living+room+befores+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmVjsEQJdCVqI5qgdG71pMypoWt9mks-jbAId11jVG0PhCBG65hoMwcjFMK1cGwOh9B6S4q4onJLr2Z5rqOAxaLQlyfYeH7aKSLMOWg8xrfKa-DcRpBSJVH_mLnJ_lf9_sqRBK7cjMjXN/s400/living+room+befores+003.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The wall colour (this is how it was when I bought the house) really did my head in and it had to go. Oh yes, I should warn you...there are quite a lot of photos in this post. How it was before...bad colours, oppressive beams (they don't look it here but the cross beams were a nasty reddy colour), and light fittings that had seen much better days...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ0eDDrxgAuIiC-uzGCEsh4IbIK6oV9LdAweKGz7lnpaT2CmS170RlRH1HfS4SVQI2sWs1q7V4v6eHi8pg3DzG_8gLAxAx8Epv6G9ukCYc9VSEYUkB_ejZnPDCdWJiyjrdYzhf-iCyoRI/s1600/living+room+befores+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ0eDDrxgAuIiC-uzGCEsh4IbIK6oV9LdAweKGz7lnpaT2CmS170RlRH1HfS4SVQI2sWs1q7V4v6eHi8pg3DzG_8gLAxAx8Epv6G9ukCYc9VSEYUkB_ejZnPDCdWJiyjrdYzhf-iCyoRI/s400/living+room+befores+008.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and how it is now...light, bright and without the shonky fireplace. Still have to paint the fly screen white though ...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_XbOyNKuYgwQn3Rgyz4VOmdUIX5hFhSBI2sVtHMmZW-XIv4lyKkAUezmt00ggIQksM1TtHKP1RpM8WHp-YTUrPBRIOKwOz5rEU7Kxjra4t62uNYu4CI9CAEQ9wY_VXPVMJb94Rtl6Jx8/s1600/living+room+makeover+from+top+of+stairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_XbOyNKuYgwQn3Rgyz4VOmdUIX5hFhSBI2sVtHMmZW-XIv4lyKkAUezmt00ggIQksM1TtHKP1RpM8WHp-YTUrPBRIOKwOz5rEU7Kxjra4t62uNYu4CI9CAEQ9wY_VXPVMJb94Rtl6Jx8/s640/living+room+makeover+from+top+of+stairs.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though it does get very cold in Canberra, the fire took up so much room that I had to let it go...I have central heating so it's not an issue...but I still need to get the large square hole in the carpet repaired...soon. Here's what it was like...erk...you can surely see why I couldn't keep it or those attractive tiles!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-p1KhTsqfD69uJkRmYEj5s7lTYlxnReGucCJGP9HzT4bDyKL3TPa3B5-u7z2ip3eT6hiKp5pMGCWPEggxIB9_XPNsVo781I4OfBXlxBBvdyUGwsufZXJydn9y5ovLk25eXEgAvteTLoD/s1600/living+room+befores+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-p1KhTsqfD69uJkRmYEj5s7lTYlxnReGucCJGP9HzT4bDyKL3TPa3B5-u7z2ip3eT6hiKp5pMGCWPEggxIB9_XPNsVo781I4OfBXlxBBvdyUGwsufZXJydn9y5ovLk25eXEgAvteTLoD/s320/living+room+befores+005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The townhouse isn't all that big but I like the different levels and angles, even though there's no foyer to speak of (which is very annoying)...this is the before looking up to my study on the left and the front door...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRv4r3ylpixAyfyD4ej2osIXsl7Z4uHFDny4TNagDRXaGkhVzKEKh1mr9tuEkDvShQCV36KSHbS-QY5MJMrU0E2sWKdViLomHp2xsQYl1QpjQuM-gD6jNTEWRvmQOzLSZwH3j7_rI149ic/s1600/living+room+befores+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRv4r3ylpixAyfyD4ej2osIXsl7Z4uHFDny4TNagDRXaGkhVzKEKh1mr9tuEkDvShQCV36KSHbS-QY5MJMrU0E2sWKdViLomHp2xsQYl1QpjQuM-gD6jNTEWRvmQOzLSZwH3j7_rI149ic/s400/living+room+befores+004.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and now...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the painting to the right of the stairs was done by my son as his Year 12 major piece and given to me for my 50th. He's tried to get it back, but he's got buckleys :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_81gnRovYdca1cbmdiZG9C06-UwKWzUjCKggfVqeq4MoSDgKmeDizKxW2w5V6H2R7pLN1pMkNON2gjdtlyAECJAk5kyQ1rIvS-FYCWD9mVtyi76HMGIZjI2DaNgFaDAyiP98aN0cxfvPo/s1600/living+room+makeover+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_81gnRovYdca1cbmdiZG9C06-UwKWzUjCKggfVqeq4MoSDgKmeDizKxW2w5V6H2R7pLN1pMkNON2gjdtlyAECJAk5kyQ1rIvS-FYCWD9mVtyi76HMGIZjI2DaNgFaDAyiP98aN0cxfvPo/s640/living+room+makeover+017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's such a nice room to be in...I couldn't be happier with the paint job...I've never voluntarily had white walls before. When I've lived somewhere that I could paint, there's almost always been a feature wall.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAfm2SlwBI1KrzG8Gb6Ato4pU79kDoHbOQ_sC36DqTFxGprCzsgLQ3NsRrm2z6QcnkomXqbm8l5gXWzAHK4A3_CyE6OHHatNstBj2nZhKwYSJT4lFVnUDKhRSbpM1Hqo6b0W60fbXehbo/s1600/living+room+makeover+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAfm2SlwBI1KrzG8Gb6Ato4pU79kDoHbOQ_sC36DqTFxGprCzsgLQ3NsRrm2z6QcnkomXqbm8l5gXWzAHK4A3_CyE6OHHatNstBj2nZhKwYSJT4lFVnUDKhRSbpM1Hqo6b0W60fbXehbo/s640/living+room+makeover+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I'm blaming you lot! Can you spot the vampire slayer? There...in her usual spot...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X99JDesl2jVchr8q66JH5Mx61Ztm2ro2YYxJ-mYAyCCcWi-pmd4d-7ATUqEiv0u8bUTj8Efw5gLLOq4Iev6OrH871n88f4vl0PiVBUWmaNznRrbBzXh3eoAqnxzsy8gEho22EZvtm5GP/s1600/living+room+makeover+buffy+on+sofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X99JDesl2jVchr8q66JH5Mx61Ztm2ro2YYxJ-mYAyCCcWi-pmd4d-7ATUqEiv0u8bUTj8Efw5gLLOq4Iev6OrH871n88f4vl0PiVBUWmaNznRrbBzXh3eoAqnxzsy8gEho22EZvtm5GP/s640/living+room+makeover+buffy+on+sofa.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohdOictYSIV_iuYJyGqBGEuqZadXoRd9WjTiGkHMd_5uSKUN96RqQj2BUNfnqkSKFRloe9lEeeSwPs7WU3-BWlRg0k1KmLvFUOvtQ8fzDRy7PJ2eLeH8rrPwSWpkmja9wxkO9SJ9beuNA/s1600/living+room+makeover+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohdOictYSIV_iuYJyGqBGEuqZadXoRd9WjTiGkHMd_5uSKUN96RqQj2BUNfnqkSKFRloe9lEeeSwPs7WU3-BWlRg0k1KmLvFUOvtQ8fzDRy7PJ2eLeH8rrPwSWpkmja9wxkO9SJ9beuNA/s640/living+room+makeover+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The dining area has a bay window and was really designed for a round table...but I love my table and I'm not giving it up...the star jasmine better hurry up and cover that ugly mission brown lattice though!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuG5dfLCqAFxvsRihZFqzmNezIeFVe1QzzRV7scxzRUbOn-Ee83XULV3TEE8ZEPudy8IPyJrgZMmy7wuWe8KEdX7Qg1nbRO0kgckbmZDaBSjQowX4BFn1FH3DsJYAyN1evmUHBV_WDrNQ/s1600/living+room+makeover+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuG5dfLCqAFxvsRihZFqzmNezIeFVe1QzzRV7scxzRUbOn-Ee83XULV3TEE8ZEPudy8IPyJrgZMmy7wuWe8KEdX7Qg1nbRO0kgckbmZDaBSjQowX4BFn1FH3DsJYAyN1evmUHBV_WDrNQ/s640/living+room+makeover+015.JPG" width="444" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the view from the dining section of the room into the tiniest kitchen in the southern hemisphere...it's on my hit list.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3hLfh4dUz2aaki8v8CmDjDJgGQWd2tWGsVH-sgvnNropAvlVMeb-NvHeUkXE7Uc2of1kzoHjOdj2XmvmFakWYIWDjAAn9LYkyuADrMaxSZbQrxt5aiRwvL658c8Wrp1L9TBeMGWQaWqz/s1600/living+room+makeover+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3hLfh4dUz2aaki8v8CmDjDJgGQWd2tWGsVH-sgvnNropAvlVMeb-NvHeUkXE7Uc2of1kzoHjOdj2XmvmFakWYIWDjAAn9LYkyuADrMaxSZbQrxt5aiRwvL658c8Wrp1L9TBeMGWQaWqz/s640/living+room+makeover+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't imagine not having lots of art on the walls...heaps more to be painted, purchased or otherwise procured! Buffy was unusually absent when this photo was taken :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT-Guw0AApI8o3kc680xblJBmSlOAjzqSwckeb8XvGm3SKU2j7v2Nndlpzs6Si3FsP_B-hpUHynj-sg8orpJ47H4ff0doZlGzYNhx-_MD_zz9IWW-n5qY9Vg0yDqGRkF0qHIeln8yr05R/s1600/living+room+makeover+tapa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT-Guw0AApI8o3kc680xblJBmSlOAjzqSwckeb8XvGm3SKU2j7v2Nndlpzs6Si3FsP_B-hpUHynj-sg8orpJ47H4ff0doZlGzYNhx-_MD_zz9IWW-n5qY9Vg0yDqGRkF0qHIeln8yr05R/s640/living+room+makeover+tapa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The door on the right there (see below) heads up to the built in mezzanine level where my studio is...and where the 22 year old currently lives! Dealing with that as we speak :) I'm not at all fond of the carpet but it's in such good condition (apart from the big hole where the fireplace was) that I can't possibly justify replacing it...I just try to cover it up as much as I can.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqVIMwbfW7nxvSIXc1v-NnZNTOmB9r9j2Nihu3o0Eo6rlHPhNeAfVL5nnRFEY7j1gZYo6bvgerGk03m3LKOLWDhZ2ejsShaNHYrcQ1CX94fvOtb2X8P-2vGt1jkKP0DEQndUkozdcIGVe/s1600/living+room+makeover+from+kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqVIMwbfW7nxvSIXc1v-NnZNTOmB9r9j2Nihu3o0Eo6rlHPhNeAfVL5nnRFEY7j1gZYo6bvgerGk03m3LKOLWDhZ2ejsShaNHYrcQ1CX94fvOtb2X8P-2vGt1jkKP0DEQndUkozdcIGVe/s640/living+room+makeover+from+kitchen.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Details of some of my stuff coming up...there's a definite asian theme...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ObGI0l67BPPWr7VwnukmmQuhCuhIHwSQzn9oIWw_2NWHAxphSLSF-wp-dDF_JEf9aGsSqp8Hp0X7SBIRhNllDuK552F97rc_LveiQdnuLw_4x1Rlax-kszkTC3SSojD3Q1owAV1gxFhQ/s1600/living+room+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ObGI0l67BPPWr7VwnukmmQuhCuhIHwSQzn9oIWw_2NWHAxphSLSF-wp-dDF_JEf9aGsSqp8Hp0X7SBIRhNllDuK552F97rc_LveiQdnuLw_4x1Rlax-kszkTC3SSojD3Q1owAV1gxFhQ/s640/living+room+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A-UsQBirVJttHuKgbU3-M5XsHbRPQT3TUJezcMi5UZuybixRfjZ4Un7r3N0V5Kzbg-7t_FpGgElAoyTfTnDUfBHXVu24gstc1QC7ZWon6cR4wsd2IX96q8JCzDWCKtNwLpAUnVfsA0PR/s1600/living+room+collage+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A-UsQBirVJttHuKgbU3-M5XsHbRPQT3TUJezcMi5UZuybixRfjZ4Un7r3N0V5Kzbg-7t_FpGgElAoyTfTnDUfBHXVu24gstc1QC7ZWon6cR4wsd2IX96q8JCzDWCKtNwLpAUnVfsA0PR/s640/living+room+collage+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not a great photo I'm sorry but here are the chandeliers in all their sparkling glory...read about how I got them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/ive-had-visit-from-chandelier-fairy.html">here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and this also gives you an indication of how high the back wall is...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynBeUPWIYdG83sQ5BzQMqmVBGZyuAqqZN-eejuTfvoYZKwofmyA3zShfFnxkdqHqiKKSjbShFKwlUsx0RtQ76XQWFBOvHJgRveaYBDAEcvDYgUeyIV0U71Ms4ml0Myj2U9RVSiovRITri/s1600/living+room+makeover+chandeliers+night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynBeUPWIYdG83sQ5BzQMqmVBGZyuAqqZN-eejuTfvoYZKwofmyA3zShfFnxkdqHqiKKSjbShFKwlUsx0RtQ76XQWFBOvHJgRveaYBDAEcvDYgUeyIV0U71Ms4ml0Myj2U9RVSiovRITri/s640/living+room+makeover+chandeliers+night.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gee, you're good if you've got to the end of this...thank you for sticking it out. Oh, and that white paint was worth every cent...Dulux Antique White USA :)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRF09Za4aRIV0KpIjO78SWXZlswvLGdJeo6QSgmp2NU-MFl0gvEcQvNQEUrvhD7J_SiCY1DB4cVvADgvNRI6sHWJfq8RcrDrLk43WZzk8m6TQXcc66amwfvFv9UQ5AfCA5zQgVpBmm0ne/s1600/living+room+makeover+indian+birds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRF09Za4aRIV0KpIjO78SWXZlswvLGdJeo6QSgmp2NU-MFl0gvEcQvNQEUrvhD7J_SiCY1DB4cVvADgvNRI6sHWJfq8RcrDrLk43WZzk8m6TQXcc66amwfvFv9UQ5AfCA5zQgVpBmm0ne/s400/living+room+makeover+indian+birds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>

my living room makeover...befores and afters

Well, finally. The walls have been painted white...I've hung a few paintings...the chandeliers are up...and I'm a whole lot happier ...

12:03 AM

the art of mixing work and pleasure...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those of you who pay attention to the detail will know that I'm part owner of a HR company here in Canberra. I don't write about work much because I like to keep things separate. Plus a lot of my work colleagues read this blog and I therefore always have to keep it nice...which as we know with work...is not always possible :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiwRufI5ocL1j4vK0-Qg0gJVYIpVRopyOCjqBgwRLAV7f9dj9zE_iErbZSlq9TLY6l_bc78HPK8O02NEu-KHbdWjzzh9QvMaUpP0RfAD_ar9mpkqjd2w5Tuw9zDD-OjqZiJf0ms5Q45Xm/s1600/work+hard+and+be+nice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiwRufI5ocL1j4vK0-Qg0gJVYIpVRopyOCjqBgwRLAV7f9dj9zE_iErbZSlq9TLY6l_bc78HPK8O02NEu-KHbdWjzzh9QvMaUpP0RfAD_ar9mpkqjd2w5Tuw9zDD-OjqZiJf0ms5Q45Xm/s400/work+hard+and+be+nice.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/4939917">here</a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, sometimes I get so proud of who we are and the way we roll that I have to share.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5tKBs_FZIpbQP2shSRJyAo-cWPHG4YwR_GjWanPSLMrXt7uS_uNH9mr6KLLIcGlj-UaboOdMldmf7k4jFsB2hzslTPLNDUjnXvXMEpEYbYtGEK2edN2aq9CXoDV-IshExWbkBvkMbWv2/s1600/no+success+without+work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5tKBs_FZIpbQP2shSRJyAo-cWPHG4YwR_GjWanPSLMrXt7uS_uNH9mr6KLLIcGlj-UaboOdMldmf7k4jFsB2hzslTPLNDUjnXvXMEpEYbYtGEK2edN2aq9CXoDV-IshExWbkBvkMbWv2/s400/no+success+without+work.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/4580158">here</a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Friday we took the company on a bit of a magical mystery tour. We started off on a bus at 6.15 (at least it wasn't a Monday) to go to Bowral to do a bit of planning. And we did...I have the good old butcher's paper to prove it!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4fyPQO7Bl3uGJ0CON2Ows0_m1kvE9cmeQvdCm6VJ2TdHCbQBjs9LUlfjcIgiE56QnQ37q2rIcHfeOxtHjKRDI70M2DM58H_lOXk21coNPMUxR-nwLEejNNHMxxiXe11T4E8dLPscPoPo/s1600/planning.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4fyPQO7Bl3uGJ0CON2Ows0_m1kvE9cmeQvdCm6VJ2TdHCbQBjs9LUlfjcIgiE56QnQ37q2rIcHfeOxtHjKRDI70M2DM58H_lOXk21coNPMUxR-nwLEejNNHMxxiXe11T4E8dLPscPoPo/s640/planning.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/6632027">here</a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, back on the bus and we were on our way to the big smoke for a bit of a surprise (mind you, it was the worst kept secret in company history, but we managed to keep it from a few). </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FrOl-lGxVppYtHrdAl_k5E1s7N0pEAPBpXF1vm0y3EXKEQNLLzZJoplj4v1NjWlteFQo3v_pyZ_UvpJ6aiOtk-cVofn5TmW76QRmchEu3ZU5bgIrmpl2GsiERPc1LoWSIFLDY9MD4W3n/s1600/sydney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FrOl-lGxVppYtHrdAl_k5E1s7N0pEAPBpXF1vm0y3EXKEQNLLzZJoplj4v1NjWlteFQo3v_pyZ_UvpJ6aiOtk-cVofn5TmW76QRmchEu3ZU5bgIrmpl2GsiERPc1LoWSIFLDY9MD4W3n/s640/sydney.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/6439930">here</a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the surprise was going to see Jersey Boys...the musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_FV1ifKUSWXXmwmh9Z6cCUZfjtsZc4UpUuTL8iRfYW739yaFipmw8n0ussyMRQOZASkAYdMLU5po3xFQp0PxxHuuzCji_WMT-_iVViqX1qNzsDNjzsFx-UOX4TmdFij1tWtbGYWL_i0Y/s1600/jersey+boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_FV1ifKUSWXXmwmh9Z6cCUZfjtsZc4UpUuTL8iRfYW739yaFipmw8n0ussyMRQOZASkAYdMLU5po3xFQp0PxxHuuzCji_WMT-_iVViqX1qNzsDNjzsFx-UOX4TmdFij1tWtbGYWL_i0Y/s640/jersey+boys.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was an absolute blast...especially of the 'from the past' kind. Although not quite old enough to remember the early songs, I definitely remember the 70s stuff. In fact, some of it takes me back to particular places in time really easily...</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nDxhugRKZ8g" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...that boat trip party on the Brisbane River in 1977 especially! A boy called Justin. But that's a whole other story ;)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, it was really nice for the owners of the company (there are four of us) to do something for our very hard working staff. They enjoyed it. We enjoyed being able to make it happen. And it just goes to show that work can be a bit of ok when all the stars are aligned :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I also got to make a brief trip to Newtown on Saturday morning to see the first born's new digs (v. nice) and a saunter up King's Road. Where most of the shops I wanted to go into weren't open until 11 a.m., which alas was the time the bus was heading home. Still, I did manage to buy a new cushion...where there's a will and all that :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here's one of my favourite old time songs to finish off with...Frankie Valli's first solo hit...it's just beautiful. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if everyone's not happy at work on this Monday, I give up!!</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_HJ7w9MTCqs" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

the art of mixing work and pleasure...

Those of you who pay attention to the detail will know that I'm part owner of a HR company here in Canberra. I don't write about wor...

11:37 AM

guilt inducing sloth...do you indulge?

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a confession. I did (and please excuse my French) stuff-all this weekend. Things I should have been doing, didn't get done. I stayed in my pyjamas until after lunch on Saturday and Sunday. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgUBAzPRHpvaG_tzKLbNS2zIjTUhQVnqmy8v5qkO04_Cr9FAaPQw7z35q85JDqP9avQ88_0XP2SJXkXgXwScxtYqQKAZsolRllZ_kLtzyvol8kEegISr85nA918Cn0m3doIJMWTm4dCin/s1600/pyjamas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgUBAzPRHpvaG_tzKLbNS2zIjTUhQVnqmy8v5qkO04_Cr9FAaPQw7z35q85JDqP9avQ88_0XP2SJXkXgXwScxtYqQKAZsolRllZ_kLtzyvol8kEegISr85nA918Cn0m3doIJMWTm4dCin/s400/pyjamas.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/863302"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">we heart it</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't put my washing away, much less touch an iron.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcsuwzCVq6ZN4Ry_Cc40vBSSylM9KLTzpW_ogJ9dHUjYnJFVuBpv0G9QBF9I1-ZW-DEppzNW4IG-AFSjP8ZPROLWoEeQkfWwe4d-FvA1kuKTt2Tzs8UpMcdEJpRgUI9SqoqMgHD9y4AwS/s1600/washing+and+chandelier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcsuwzCVq6ZN4Ry_Cc40vBSSylM9KLTzpW_ogJ9dHUjYnJFVuBpv0G9QBF9I1-ZW-DEppzNW4IG-AFSjP8ZPROLWoEeQkfWwe4d-FvA1kuKTt2Tzs8UpMcdEJpRgUI9SqoqMgHD9y4AwS/s640/washing+and+chandelier.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/450080"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">we heart it</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really didn't think much about blogging...which I'm trying to tell myself is a good thing...only every now and then...of course ;)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAcPtuyye8xLXCdMzWUEFeoRX3MgJkhoa9htAx7V8x7AKlG8L-cHiWcXszjpZJH3heJb64v6n2dd-5Gk_62KLnXp4Nqoft8FRvIUSnJAXHTHUCzEQF_WIV_VIeCGjJTKnYC7JccX0EHhM/s1600/read+books+not+blogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAcPtuyye8xLXCdMzWUEFeoRX3MgJkhoa9htAx7V8x7AKlG8L-cHiWcXszjpZJH3heJb64v6n2dd-5Gk_62KLnXp4Nqoft8FRvIUSnJAXHTHUCzEQF_WIV_VIeCGjJTKnYC7JccX0EHhM/s400/read+books+not+blogs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/149935"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">we heart it</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't go and play volleyball as I promised myself I would.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fqpfgVAziYDS1LCl4OSgCcjh7aQOEVmZDCa6cIvfFaszBC58rIUY5feB4bevZno8zVn3awClChD-gxN2phqhdh3vRCX49LSEcObjqZOjME_kZbEOo24KmPR8RZ4DD9yROT-b5HaLzyWX/s1600/Volleyball12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fqpfgVAziYDS1LCl4OSgCcjh7aQOEVmZDCa6cIvfFaszBC58rIUY5feB4bevZno8zVn3awClChD-gxN2phqhdh3vRCX49LSEcObjqZOjME_kZbEOo24KmPR8RZ4DD9yROT-b5HaLzyWX/s400/Volleyball12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.brostadbotn.net/images/Volleyball12.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.brostadbotn.net/&usg=__OSOIcHwbOveAD4q1CEBss2Ywy00=&h=480&w=640&sz=75&hl=en&start=0&sig2=Mse"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">google images</span></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't do the financial paperwork that I really must do, and I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> didn't start an assignment that absolutely needs to be started.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYePOz9gaDHnSP_XgiRHvOkHew_emWvelZxL5PVpKJYtIuOqXj-5tKW7COosnQmIZft2OnavbVgDYP00V-5-7p44oOm1huPthRGwfMlmivSdahxWticIJWfzxMaxgPtRXAGvYnksaW5CFn/s1600/assignment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYePOz9gaDHnSP_XgiRHvOkHew_emWvelZxL5PVpKJYtIuOqXj-5tKW7COosnQmIZft2OnavbVgDYP00V-5-7p44oOm1huPthRGwfMlmivSdahxWticIJWfzxMaxgPtRXAGvYnksaW5CFn/s320/assignment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/651257"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">we heart it</span></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did the barest amount of grocery shopping that I could get away with. And I didn't do a whole lot of other things that I won't bore you with.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But here's what I did do. I enjoyed the solitude of having the house to myself. The 22 year old was in Sydney for the weekend helping the first born move out of an apartment she shared with a very odd French man and into a house with four other women...in 40 degree plus heat...poor loves.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38x5ahp_bbnuBkbiNVoZT_7TxF1tip00FRcONlp16oMwcF8ltuEZbbmpyNd91PUZAwLpQ9FdztLCnTkbQBA77vSDj7-VamfoCNidFADZ2tjxDTYODYCJuLNwEvr_E_uC6KptDNb6tKvEe/s1600/moving+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38x5ahp_bbnuBkbiNVoZT_7TxF1tip00FRcONlp16oMwcF8ltuEZbbmpyNd91PUZAwLpQ9FdztLCnTkbQBA77vSDj7-VamfoCNidFADZ2tjxDTYODYCJuLNwEvr_E_uC6KptDNb6tKvEe/s400/moving+house.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/uploadedImages/moretonbay/discover/arts-culture/O'Connor-Ann-Moving-House.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/WorkArea/lin"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">google images</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought about my upcoming trip to New York (thank you so much for the <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/chinese-new-year-and-some-ny-travel.html">suggestions</a>...please keep them coming). </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I read. I read lots. I watched old movies. I did a bit more to the Ballets Russes painting. Biting off more than I can chew comes to mind when I look at this...many, many more hours required until it's decent...but I will persevere thanks to some lovely encouragement from my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Tranquil-Townhouse/128366383865351">blogging/facebook </a>friends!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RhJkMNcdq8NcZ0ZT01PonMnf5rOsp9GXkqih-4uoWsW9Csbu7OxIvDRWngJyMtpC4hGD8mlKICCTJgOGKRZqyicMdFnjSo0ZwdZr_UIDtvnd1d6gKQZqyMUSua97gjbVK-iV3C1SCCXO/s1600/ballets+russes+painting+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RhJkMNcdq8NcZ0ZT01PonMnf5rOsp9GXkqih-4uoWsW9Csbu7OxIvDRWngJyMtpC4hGD8mlKICCTJgOGKRZqyicMdFnjSo0ZwdZr_UIDtvnd1d6gKQZqyMUSua97gjbVK-iV3C1SCCXO/s400/ballets+russes+painting+004.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went out for dinner with my man on Friday...we had fabulous salt and pepper squid. I made a nice dinner at home for us on Saturday. I went out for dinner at my lovely friends Chris and Terry's on Sunday...I'll photograph their house one day...you'll love it. So, I guess, in effect what I did was stop...and in a life full of constantly doing stuff...enjoy, for the moment, being a sloth. Like the vampire slayer does every single day of her life! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM79T112ktLwuc9SqTTgnJAJlEdTfReDS9_2D3NE_7vq04NAqxdp-HBphfA1okrAiedRoccGP1AIDKz2TdKj0tmSAaTouT11hGB-4pluusmmIOLq8bdscb7H7EbGjjqnq_ldSqkdctNtet/s1600/buffy+on+pink+sheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM79T112ktLwuc9SqTTgnJAJlEdTfReDS9_2D3NE_7vq04NAqxdp-HBphfA1okrAiedRoccGP1AIDKz2TdKj0tmSAaTouT11hGB-4pluusmmIOLq8bdscb7H7EbGjjqnq_ldSqkdctNtet/s400/buffy+on+pink+sheet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I just need to work out how to do that without feeling guilty. Any hints?</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

guilt inducing sloth...do you indulge?

I have a confession. I did (and please excuse my French) stuff-all this weekend. Things I should have been doing, didn't get done. I sta...

12:00 PM

waiting and hoping...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Update: How can something so treacherous look so beautiful...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVE0UVyMz8TWvP9nlpk8sMokX6JAFnqp_sqcn5QenRmYM7H0t3nmVX-VFdiRuC_D1PYTnHciIEfO732DDFSt9pPrzdMVT1J_nCaUWD4Pe-d1rhomqZef85kcuHb4x0MuSrVj5yvj8DDyH/s1600/cyclone-yasi.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVE0UVyMz8TWvP9nlpk8sMokX6JAFnqp_sqcn5QenRmYM7H0t3nmVX-VFdiRuC_D1PYTnHciIEfO732DDFSt9pPrzdMVT1J_nCaUWD4Pe-d1rhomqZef85kcuHb4x0MuSrVj5yvj8DDyH/s640/cyclone-yasi.gif" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are people I love and care about in Townsville and Magnetic Island...waiting for Category 5 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/02/3127394.htm">Tropical Cyclone Yasi</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to hit sometime later today...I wish I was there to do this.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLoU7kIgKSLatBSiVnV5yG3KGEzWx7JtYzwYfKFge495qKR-vnaK8h-Ckb4E-GTOW9PFDESMzqNpuSHOTAL7Yf2zlxqSV8D2iEw053IW4W8I3h0s3zix7IwQOUVlS6xBonaglYjm1VNP9/s1600/hug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLoU7kIgKSLatBSiVnV5yG3KGEzWx7JtYzwYfKFge495qKR-vnaK8h-Ckb4E-GTOW9PFDESMzqNpuSHOTAL7Yf2zlxqSV8D2iEw053IW4W8I3h0s3zix7IwQOUVlS6xBonaglYjm1VNP9/s400/hug.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay safe and bless xx</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

waiting and hoping...

Update: How can something so treacherous look so beautiful... There are people I love and care about in Townsville and Magnetic Island...wai...

4:25 PM

back from where I've been...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which was here...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9reHUNnjuQu9QLM_b5rxxV-UUQUyjMhN_2BVphil8ap9RPiiTMAKG2lA5PnVaZFZDW2iSwdt8wpMVFUr_Cdi1_FV__KDT8hNwS_RIE9ah9Jfhj8Lksyeb0ZOmw_iAqaDW-W-5zM2-0Xur/s1600/wategos+beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9reHUNnjuQu9QLM_b5rxxV-UUQUyjMhN_2BVphil8ap9RPiiTMAKG2lA5PnVaZFZDW2iSwdt8wpMVFUr_Cdi1_FV__KDT8hNwS_RIE9ah9Jfhj8Lksyeb0ZOmw_iAqaDW-W-5zM2-0Xur/s640/wategos+beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for a little while at least...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't like to stay out in the sun too long with my lily white Canberra skin!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (this is the very gorgeous Watego's Beach, where the real estate costs...well, let's just say I won't be buying or renting here unless the Lotto fairies wave their magic wand over me or mine). Different days, different weather, but fabulous any way you looked at it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLngG2Hz6t1R0JCYCa3rQumIkGq7AI1wLIkCdlO-ILIRaQol2gjQBYWtHhaOrx-M3jZ2ODq8_cvuzrvwCU6Y_jJdGj-fhe9NtqqT_7QhB2irktBnret6xY4RXBFtITHDW9uSzoY-Gjd_b/s1600/wategos+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLngG2Hz6t1R0JCYCa3rQumIkGq7AI1wLIkCdlO-ILIRaQol2gjQBYWtHhaOrx-M3jZ2ODq8_cvuzrvwCU6Y_jJdGj-fhe9NtqqT_7QhB2irktBnret6xY4RXBFtITHDW9uSzoY-Gjd_b/s640/wategos+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Richard and I had a very relaxed five days staying with his mum and dad. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's his mum Lois...she's a doll...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieToBTF5z3IkOA7NnbukoGUCHhLJ-vNCHL771-XNfYR_UbX53uAbiSxHJO1rUPk9JCtg6p7iAalYtFudCfULmlOL82Z7ujdobNVnz2QC_V3Oi8cgauIEIAFq9Jdd6diwU65wVgeERff9B8/s1600/lois.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieToBTF5z3IkOA7NnbukoGUCHhLJ-vNCHL771-XNfYR_UbX53uAbiSxHJO1rUPk9JCtg6p7iAalYtFudCfULmlOL82Z7ujdobNVnz2QC_V3Oi8cgauIEIAFq9Jdd6diwU65wVgeERff9B8/s640/lois.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...if I'd painted this picture instead of using the camera I'd enter it in the <a href="http://thearchibaldprize.com.au/">Archibald Prize</a> I love it that much...not that there is any way on earth I could paint like this except in my dreams :) And as for that fabulously decaying wall...also love.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here's Richard's dad Peter...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuY5Ph9vCu_3h-Dl76MeWW8L4EOx0kltnhR33kIoVE6KMqoBQOV6o3ASDjfNbFxCtLvGIKqfmeUrxtKN1qh4yfDXQgecaYkrFeX7IRrfb6EAlUVOvxFe5EBf6R10F3Y8pe1FxQCw2yMRH/s1600/peter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuY5Ph9vCu_3h-Dl76MeWW8L4EOx0kltnhR33kIoVE6KMqoBQOV6o3ASDjfNbFxCtLvGIKqfmeUrxtKN1qh4yfDXQgecaYkrFeX7IRrfb6EAlUVOvxFe5EBf6R10F3Y8pe1FxQCw2yMRH/s640/peter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Together...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidc4ibyONgG20i00LSj9QLd50BYCZp1x0quyFqjMB4ZT07yXHn_CxzynAG8izxr8SkQoIzpuSO9sDLTMUdaMaTBjqueTi7PA8vR_maethCuCpp_ikzNxJg0YEbctGVLrUxV3M_9qKmQPLs/s1600/lois+and+peter+wedding+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidc4ibyONgG20i00LSj9QLd50BYCZp1x0quyFqjMB4ZT07yXHn_CxzynAG8izxr8SkQoIzpuSO9sDLTMUdaMaTBjqueTi7PA8vR_maethCuCpp_ikzNxJg0YEbctGVLrUxV3M_9qKmQPLs/s640/lois+and+peter+wedding+photo.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(I couldn't resist taking a snap of their wedding photo displayed in the shop...how sweet's that?)...together, they run the Book Barn, a second hand bookshop in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullumbimby,_New_South_Wales">Mullumbimby</a>...a town like no other :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2G7nP3trFmGmn7E9sE5Thuq_U0iU1-vn61yc5lGtWHnGzGPqfUbZLbr1-T1lTi5Dt-ygoW4S1QR00GhoL3b8ZOqxhm7OlOwK9WmDsZmeEWhaq_S6KS2lgDE2beLrwwaEZaGYGRTPJl0D/s1600/bookshop+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2G7nP3trFmGmn7E9sE5Thuq_U0iU1-vn61yc5lGtWHnGzGPqfUbZLbr1-T1lTi5Dt-ygoW4S1QR00GhoL3b8ZOqxhm7OlOwK9WmDsZmeEWhaq_S6KS2lgDE2beLrwwaEZaGYGRTPJl0D/s640/bookshop+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and look, I have the t-shirt to prove it :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIQ80nkCBpyk-_RKd5ifViwNyh-UXxml3qhySN7mdbEhMygWF8AiQ1WUl7tJ7hIoGuQtJg8P85xKSAST25YUzKXaZr67zV8LOQHQDuCfuU-bFgxdhSmtiWQDds6qgYbn6I2SMJkoUndjx/s1600/mullum+tshirt+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIQ80nkCBpyk-_RKd5ifViwNyh-UXxml3qhySN7mdbEhMygWF8AiQ1WUl7tJ7hIoGuQtJg8P85xKSAST25YUzKXaZr67zV8LOQHQDuCfuU-bFgxdhSmtiWQDds6qgYbn6I2SMJkoUndjx/s640/mullum+tshirt+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Daggy beyond measure I know...but I just couldn't resist. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, and just digressing for a moment... did I mention that I am looking very likely to be going here...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDhZXk9FtHFxYAjCQVQefXURfJ3W3SEwz9tFy_wVzSVgIOBa4BqJKKsK4D98edH7iUuukVTULlp8iM74wjLoq4MCoMEefTEcpLsTKTc5QQy6xIduVm090fFPAw3nhM1PV-uJQASqH_SQ0/s1600/statue+of+liberty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDhZXk9FtHFxYAjCQVQefXURfJ3W3SEwz9tFy_wVzSVgIOBa4BqJKKsK4D98edH7iUuukVTULlp8iM74wjLoq4MCoMEefTEcpLsTKTc5QQy6xIduVm090fFPAw3nhM1PV-uJQASqH_SQ0/s640/statue+of+liberty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for a few days in March</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...knew you'd be jealous! More on that when I go back to work next week.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But back to the bookshop. Peter tells me The Book Barn (which has an impressive 12000 books) has made it on to a 'top ten second hand bookshops in Australia' list. Details of what list and when are sketchy however! What is not to be disputed though is that this was the set for the bookshop in the ABC TV series<a href="http://www.eastblog.com.au/"> East of Everything</a>...I love a bit of reflected glory don't you?? Especially when Richard Roxburgh is involved. Yes, yes, shallow I know :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3lvXA9o8JqlL_jz6JM7fSeTKDef3DaJla1zCj1-g4QlQvi9UNxVTyntKckGHatSuu9dwi0YxojoaLd9nQD3ZugfFIPI-yFU_aRdPEMruaSFDBhMwlxpcr3jRiyNhhCV1s1k6SEnd2HbE/s1600/east+of+everything.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3lvXA9o8JqlL_jz6JM7fSeTKDef3DaJla1zCj1-g4QlQvi9UNxVTyntKckGHatSuu9dwi0YxojoaLd9nQD3ZugfFIPI-yFU_aRdPEMruaSFDBhMwlxpcr3jRiyNhhCV1s1k6SEnd2HbE/s400/east+of+everything.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do drop in if you're near there and say I sent you. It won't help of course...Peter on form</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> can put <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Books">Black Books</a> to shame (without the drinking, smoking, bad language or dim witted assistants of course)...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have missed reading your posts but I did have a lovely, mostly screen-free holiday. Apart from all the Australian Open watching of course. One more week until I head back to work, although I think I may have to work tomorrow. Oh well. I am looking forward to catching up with you all over the next few days though and getting back in to some sort of rhythm. Salsa perhaps?</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

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