So Much Happening

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It is almost a month since my last post and whilst I would not necessarily say I have been busy, I have not felt ready to share many of the things that have been going on as they all seem to have ‘work in progress’ status.

Cars – this has been a real juggling act. After our jaunt to the Melbourne Motor Show which I wrote about here we went to Ballarat and test drove a Geely X5. This confirmed our thoughts and we ordered one which we should have within the next week or so. GMan agreed to sell the Hilux ute so that has now gone to a new home. Meanwhile, the Subaru Forester which was damaged in a traffic accident in late February has finally been repaired and the hire car which we have been driving for nearly 3 months has been returned. The next step is to sell the Forester which coincidentally had a ‘spa day’ after the repairs were completed so it is looking bright and shiny and hopefully will be sold soon.

In other news, I spent a week in Brisbane recently. My visit was specifically so that I could attend several reunion events planned for the group who began our student nursing training at Princess Alexandra Hospital in March 1976. It was amazing to reconnect with women, most of whom I had not seen for 47 years since we finishing our general training. There were many hours of laughter, memories and friendships rekindled. Preliminary plans are already afoot for another in 3 years to celebrate 50 years since our graduation! I was also able to spend some time with several family members which was a lovely bonus.

The minutae of life continue and I will continue to share the regular stuff as I have been doing on this blog for over 15 years. That milestone slipped by in March without me noticing. As a matter of interest, I would love to know how you found this blog and how long you have been reading.

New & Shiny Stuff

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Regular readers would know that I am not an advocate of shopping.  Of course, I buy food to feed us and things that we use in our day-to-day lives but I am definitely not into shopping for recreation.

Every now and then I have a day like today when all I seem to do is buy.  I had to go to Brisbane this morning with The Duke as we were to pick up our latest purchase this afternoon, but more about that later.  It meant that I had the whole day to fill in so my first stop was Spotlight.  I bought 5 white buttons for a blouse I am making and I also took some time to look at the fabrics which were all 40% off the marked price.  I do not buy things just because they are discounted but I found some fabric that I am planning to use.

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The white piece is linen/cotton blend and I am planning to make a summer dress for myself.  I also bought some white lawn (not shown) for the lining.  I am going to use this dress as the pattern.

Black dress with white spots
The red is a stretch cotton (t-shirt) fabric which I plan to make a copy of a top I bought earlier in the year.

The other piece is white with black silhouettes of kitchen utensils and I am going to make some more potholders and a cover for my Kitchen Aid mixer which lives on the corner of the bench in the kitchen.

After my Spotlight expedition I went to visit my mother and we went to a large shopping centre near where she lives.  Apart from having lunch there we wandered around and I checked out several boutiques and I ended up buying a pair of white, slim-fitting trousers and a blue, patterned cardigan/bolero.  I did try on numerous other pieces but I am very selective in the clothes I buy and wanted to be sure that were exactly what I wanted but more on those another day.

The final hurrah was to pick up our new car after our previous one was deemed to be a total write-off after the damage sustained during the recent ferocious hailstorm.

I am planning a much less adventurous day tomorrow.  I will be staying at home and hope to get some sewing done.  It will not be any of the new material just yet as I have a couple of other projects that I need to complete before I start any new ones.

What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?  Partying or a quiet night at home?