Faux Fur

This is possibly one of my favourite additions to winter clothes.

I found this great grey knitted sweater-thing at Sportsgirl - with paddington bear buttons and a faux fur collar!  As you can tell I'm very excited and can't wait until its debut on my holiday :)

Almost Holiday Time!

Oooooh I'm so very excited! Only 3 sleeps until I leave for a 3 week holiday!

Off to China for a week (Beijing & Xi'an), then off to the fabulous Japan!! - so very sad about the earthquake and tsunami though :(

However, I am still looking forward to exploring the wonderful country :)

The Sugar-Plum Tree

I bought some sugar plums on the weekend and they reminded me of this poem from when I was little

THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE
by Eugene Field (1850-1895)

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

'T is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollipop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

 

When you 've got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing;

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below--

And this is the way you contrive to get at

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

 

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest.

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground--

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

 

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes,

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown,

And I 'll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

My Wish List

Hmmm so many things I want....

• Chunky knitted sweater
• Castledoor - Shouting at Mountains cd (though it really is dependent on me getting over my laziness and updating my itunes software :P)
• Knitting kit from http://www.oliveandme.com.au/index.php
• Ballet flats - preferably pony hair and possibly leopard print :D
• Time to finish my teacup cross-stitch - spare time is always spent cleaning and doing washing which equals booooring!

Fave Songs Right Now

Ok, so these songs are definitely on replay:

• Teenage Crime - Adrian Lux
• The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
• Hello - Martin Solveig
• Who's That Chick - Rhianna & David Guetta
• Hollywood - Michael Buble

The Perfect Denim

I'm looking for the perfect high waisted denim skirt - and not a mini either.
I think I may have found it!! Although I am in love with the fuschia, I should probably get a more versatile colour....

http://store.americanapparel.com.au/rsasd301g.html?cid=151

Homemade with Love

Ah, my first post of the new year!

Yummy homemade pizzas are on the menu tonight - mmmmmmmmmm
Artichokes, sundried tomatoes, olives, salami, capsicum - why can't it be dinner time now??