I’ve tried to think of a way of explaining my actions that will make perfect sense, but I can’t. It was a dumb thing to do and that is all there is to it!
Even after I had had a good laugh at the complete surprise of the 3 year old with skirt around her ears I still didn’t think. I just looked forward to some relief from the stuffy heat of Coney Island.
And yes like a fool I didn’t think that the same thing would happen to me!
Cottage Nerd skirt around ears!
What a nong.
But in good company.
While in Sydney we treated the kids and ourselves to a trip to Luna Park. The ferry ride over was a thrill in itself because the day was hot and sticky, but the sea breeze on the ferry, with the view of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge from beneath was all the anticipation we needed for a great day. The kids loved the rides but I loved the artwork which has been restored in recent years so it is fresh and vibrant but in no way garish. Not a drop of fluro anywhere to be seen. I spent a lot of our time there soaking up the Harbour setting and the enormous Australian sky in its full sunny glory.
These tiny photos don’t really do it justice but you get the general drift.
Happy New Year to Cottage Nerd readers.
At the end of my first six months of blogging and 8 months of skirt-making I am happy to report a certain level of tiredness, but it is tiredness without exhaustion, so I look forward to a rest and to throwing myself in to next years’ activity.
I am also happy to report that in this six and 8 months I have learnt a lot and am working through plans for selling skirts next year that will be focussed, and hopefully not draining energy. Maybe even on-line sales!
My third happiness is in the health and well-being of all loved ones, family and friends. 2009 was a challenging year for myself and some others around me. I don’t expect this year to be any less challenging I just pray that we have the strength and love to carry what we must and let go of what we may, and be kind where we can.
And if you’re needing a fabric-colour-beauty fix check out the Vixen website and the sale which is on for the rest of January. Ooh La La. Sweet Dreams are made of this….
Will be back blogging and working by late Jan…..ta ta til then
The sale at GJ’s has me in serious trouble. Why? because I bought this fabric in a moment of passion and now I have to do something with it, in the middle of trying to ramp up for this weekend, as well as giving due time to end of year dancing concerts and school picnics and finishing a rug project for school and multiple social engagements. Not that I’m complaining about a busy life, its actually loads of fun, but I had to complicate it further by deciding that this was the time for something new and different! Maybe the creative juices flow better under pressure. We will see! The little sewing machine is my fabric weight. Gorgeous eh?
I’ve got a few of these to try at the Northside Market and Shirt and Skirt this weekend. One size fits most.
I can’t lie in bed anymore. The body wants to more than ever, but the brain nags and nags.
Today it is the cutting for the new patchwork skirt I am dreaming up. It is something that has been rolling around in the vault for a while, so I have applied it to the need I have to make a long summer skirt. There is no denim in this one, the palette is pink and blue…..very girlie, and it introduces a new size. The old size Large will become a Medium Large and I will slide a size between the old Large and the XLarge. This is because a lot of customers trying on the skirts fit somewhere between the two.
I would love to pop a bit of lace in there somewhere but that could be going too far, yeah?
