Something that makes me smile

a REAL yarn store in the Northern Rivers !!!!!!!!!

The delightful and talented Elissa from Evoke Yarn and Fabric has opened a delightful little store in Carrington Street, Lismore, NSW.

I was blessed enough to be able to attend on opening day - it was a wonderful morning and i was very impressed to see soooooo many people in the store, so many infact, i whipped i said my hello's, bagged some yarn and and left to grab a coffee.. (not before having a champers of course)

Selfie day

JD turns 3!

My little man is three!

where did the last 3 years go?

It feels like just yesterday that the Dr was retreiving him from my womb and placing

a perfect little man with a shock of black hair on my chest and into my arms for the first time.

We have had some ups and downs in those 3 years,

but everytime he pulls through, he is a tough little bloke my JD!

I love you buddy xxxx

Pearls of Wisdom # 6

a favorite that still gets air time at casa de la mcphee

there are no stupid questions

just stupid people

Pearls of Wisdom #5

Sometimes

being

a

bitch

is

all

a

woman

has

to

hold

onto

Pearls of Wisdom #4

today's pearl of wisdom is bought to you by the letters A,N,G,S,T and the number 1

I wish that i could sleep

but i can't lay on my back

because there is a knife

for everyday that

i have known you

Pearls of Wisdom #3

kicking dead whales

down the beach

is a slow, messy

and difficult process*

*no whales where harmed in the coining of this phrase it is a metaphor

Pearls of Wisdom #2

so one of my favorite movies in highschool was called Gia,

it is the life story of Gia Carangi, one of the first "supermodels",

she was interesting, delightful and dangerous,

lots of sex and lots of drugs.

She died from AIDS, a disease which at the time was an unknown..

Gia had an interesting take on life..

life is like a book,

a book is like a box,

a box has six sides,

an inside

and an outside,

so how do you get to whats inside?

and

how do you get whats inside out?

Pearls of Wisdom #1

one of my favorite things to record in my notebook was quotes

movie quotes, song lyrics, friends quotes, short sentences that captured moments,

things that inspired me or that i could relate to.

reading back on some of them - they are quite profound.

so i will shed my skin and share some of these pearls of wisdom with the world

Nothing in this book is told as it happened

only as i remember it

History

a long time ago i keep a journal, only i didn't call it a journal, it was just a note book i carried around constantly, i scribbled, doodled, wrote, whinged, raged, cried, laughed and shared with the paper all the thoughts and feelings which i had no other way of expressing.

It was highschool, so it was angsty, angry, mushy, misguided, illinformed and my favorite way to say fuck you to the world, without the world actually hearing.

I got it out ans started reading it yesterday, it bought back memories, so good, some bad, some my mind had completely misplaced.

I had tears running down my face as i read some of it, and truth be told, on the inside i am still and angst ridden 16 year old, with a chip on my shoulder and the desire to understand the ultimate question - Why?

My sketch book looked like this:

it has some unfinished doodles in it...

My sketchbook had a motto on the first page:

sometimes i wrote around hte page, not down it...

there are bright colours and dark thoughts

most of all in the pages is me, just me, how i was and how i will always be

10 Pin Bowling !!!

what do you do on a rainy saturday morning with a 2yo and a 5yo???

GO BOWLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So much fun - huge congrats to Lilli who won on 90 points, JD how came second on 76 points and poor mummy came last on 68 points.......and i was actually trying !!!!!

Miss Lilli turns 5 !!!

My little girl is 5!!!!!

Miss J turns 5 !!

Birthday Party, Big Chair and Bubbles = AWESOME

MORE RENO's

Floor finish going on...

TA - DA ( yes there is more painting to do but we already had the floor sander booked :) )

RENOVATIONS !!!!

Farewell 1968 shagpile carpet........ i will miss you .

CAUTION - Lady with handtools !!!

Look - carpet, staples and carpet strips - GONE!!!!!

mmm look - the wallpaper is already dying to get off the wall

Glenn gives it a help along with the steam machine

Busy doing my homework wil Glenn patches the nail holes in the walls

Undercoat goes up !
GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Floor is sanded.... YAY

Spring into Skinner Street

Finally the revival of the Southside is complete !

This morning was a morning like I remember spending in South Grafton in the 80's, it was reminiscent of the old " Carnival Capers Wednesday"

Markets, community cheer, fun, frivolity, dancing, delicious food, delightful coffee, families, music, love love love !!

a quick snap of Miss Flick the preserve queen watching the cooking demo

Family McPhee
Craft Display - sign balancing delicately on a quilt that was made by my husbeast DAD !!!
Go Da, you are my hero !!!

JD Checking out the handicrafts for sale

Glenn and Lilli enjoy the streetscape

crossing our fingers for spring

we are so hopeful that the warmer weather is just around the corner we stole away this weekend and had a family weekend at Minnie Water,

joyously joined by my dear friend Tara and her family.

JD digging in the sand.

Mummy & Lilli -

Walk not in my footsteps, but beside them,

hold not my hand, but my heart

The McPhees and Mitchells - catching beach worms

Lilli and her pippi "Butterfly"

Sand Sculpture

Spinning Camp

YAY Spinning camp !!!!!!!

huge shout out to Em, Emm, Courts, T, Eryn, Becky and Mabs - thanks for awesome times!

Even huger shout out to Miss Ellbell - i missed you sooooo much, you humor, your smile and your drunken slurs xxxx i love you miss xxx