My Creative Space = unpicking ...

unpicking it's cathartic!

A Pile of Bikes = in the city it's the ideal solution for them ...

City bike riders should donate their bicycles to something similar!

Three times today in busy Sydney traffic ...

I felt like leaping from the taxi and whacking the peddling jerks.

One peddled nonchalantly in the middle of the lane causing traffic to crawl ...

one was almost skittled as he veered into a lane of traffic ...

another peddler held up traffic in a world of her own ...

with her earphones making her oblivious!

Solution = ride ya bike in the park ...

in the suburbs or the country or up to the shops ...

but keep off the main roads ...

stay out of peak hour traffic! 

                  Cyclists expect to use the roads yet pay nothing ...

no registration ...

no insurance ...

no third party ...

what if one of these peddlers hits someone ...

who foots the bills for injuries sustained.

Alternative solutions include: 

Sydney has a brilliant bus service ...

walking is great exercise too ...

talk to your mates about car pooling ...

leave the roads to the people who pay to use them ...

to preserve the safety and anxiety levels of city drivers ... 

let your tyres down ...

before a frustrated city driver does! 

see more on the sculpture here

My Place and Yours = My Bathroom ...

You instantly feel luxurious sheepskin between your toes ...

vintage curio's plus animal print towels and dreams of France abound ...

Mmmm must remember to buy that hanging plant ...

for the macrame that's been round since 1971 ...

once upon a time the light fitting used to match the exhaust ...

you can never have too many images of vintage France ...

even in the daylight hours ...

flicking the switch on the lavish sconce makes me smile!

There'll be more bathrooms to take a peek at over at Dani's!

Out with the old = in with A Measure of Time ...

I cherished these gorgeous blooms for eleven days ...

I'd loved to have made them beautiful again ...

instead

the one legged jeans are ready to be morphed ...

into A Measure of Time!

Flea Market Finds + $1 Bonus ...

Two cigar boxes = $5.

a stick of inches = $5.

Original, new, unused FLIP DEX, New York

cards from the Wheeldex System Mfg. Inc. Peekskill, New York for $5 ~

Yayyy - hoo roo tattered address book ...

Today a $1.00 Bonus =

a handful of the cutest square cream buttons +

4 metres of 11cm wide pink cotton broderie +

3 metres of 11cm wide apricot cotton broderie +

on Wednesday the inner city branch of this very recycling depot wanted

$4.50 a metre for similar broderie ...

I was outraged, miffed, restrained!

Taaaa Daaaaaa ...

like I always say ... "shop locally"

Sophie may have some Flea Market Finds come Monday!

Flights of Fancy = book Bliss = Treasured Notions at Tinsel Trading Company ...

The day I discovered Carole Cree's Creating Romantic Purses was bliss ... 

I was seduced into her Flights of Fancy Boutique ...

so every so often I treat myself!

Look what arrived today ...

THE book and beautiful haberdashery. 

Treasured Notions by Kaari Meng ...

this book is why a trip to New York is on top of my wish list!

Time stopped in 1940 In Tinsel trading Company's basment.

This gorgeous book will take me on an archaelogical dig of this extraordinary treasure trove ... 

a flea markets hunters dream ...

with rare European notions in the basement ...

 and forgotten boxes of antique haberdashery ... 

all this and more in this gorgeous book!

Apologies dear readers this post must end for now ...

this gorgeous book is calling ...

Human Photoshop = will take your breath away ...

The Goddess sent these phenomenal images with ...

'Human Photoshop' as the heading ...

despite searching I'm unable to find the origins ...

look closely ...

look very, very closely ...

yes they're people ...

sublimely breathtaking aren't they?

My Place and Yours = A Day in Your Life ...

Mmmm first thing I see when I awake if I look upwards ... 

or if I look to the left ...

oooo I could stay here all day ...

check the face is on and I'm off ...

to meet my girls for ...

coffee and cake - white tea for me ...

a smidge of shopping ...

Oh NOoooo when I get home the postman has been ...

this treasure has been smashed in transit ...

silly woman posted it from France in an envelope ...

fortunately I received a prompt refund ...

whipped up an easy dinner ...

 pumpkin, chorizo, Meredith goat cheese, steamed greens ...

with a splash of balsamic ...YUMMO ...

then on the lounge with my gorgeous Bloss ...

Blossie loves the attention as much as I love being home ...

hope you enjoyed my day as much as I did!

See more day escapades at Danni's

Flea Market Finds = this week from school fete ...

Gorgeous white table cloth ...

the crochet edges first caught my eye ...

thrilled to bits when I unfolded it ...

measured 272cms x 108cms for a mere $8.00 ... 

a bag of vintage diamante jewels = $4 ...

two gold necklaces = $6

one dozen vintage white hankies and doileys = $5 ...

all from the local school fete = money to a good cause!

How to have a happy birthday ...

Flowers ...

home baked kugelhopf and candles ...

gorgeous gifts ...

+

my Darlings ...

=

fabulous happy birthday...

I remain ...

 39 with a few late nights!!!

FLOWERS at 471 King Street Newtown = Jaanu Flowers & Home

While ambling the main drag of Newtown ...

MJ amd I spied a new shop ...

being the sticky beaks we are we went it ...

TaaaDaaaaaa ...

the gorgeous Trudy greeted us ...

we'd found ...

jaanu flowers & home.

You know how I adore someone 'having a go' ...

Trudy is doing just that ...

fresh painted shop ...

in the process of setting up but trading all the same ...

sweet smelling, fresh, well priced flowers ...

plants & vintage home wares ...

with more stock to come ...

perfumes filled the air ...

the prices were modest ...

the ranunculas blew me away ...

have you ever seen green petals coming out the centre of a bloom?

the whole scenario fascinated me ...

what a fab find!

Loving THE bridge = Sydney Harbour Bridge ...

Yesterday in awe as always!

What is it about Sydney Harbour Bridge that fascinates me ...

the steel ...

the structure ... 

the coathanger resemblance ...

the brilliant blue above ...

loving with wonderment?

Chicken Wire Art by Ivan Lovatt = Love it.

British born Aussie Ivan Lovatt  with his Grace Jones creation ... 

amazing sculptures with good old chicken wire.