A Quick weekend.......

I,m here in Charters Towers meeting my newest Grandson Mason.

Spending time with his amazing parents David and Karen.

I am getting in as many kisses and cuddles as I can.

Soon I have to go home and it will be a while before I see Mason again.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend

I know I am.....

Blessings to all

Mandy

Welcome.....Mason.

 

Welcome to the world

Mason MacGregor Storey

18/2/13

Yes that's right I have a new grand son.....Isn't he gorgeous and so very dark.

 

 





 

Congratulations to this very special couple

Karen and David(photo bombed by Robbie lol)

So very happy and proud of you both..

 

 

As for me, tomorrow I'm flying up to Townsville to meet my gradson....

 

I'll show plenty of photos when I get back...

Blessings

Mandy

Up the garden path..........

 

I thought I would show you around the garden on this lovely summer evening...

Lets start at the nice end of the garden and walk up the pathway.

 

 

 

 

 

Stop and rest here a little  while at my favorite coffee stop.

Still cleaning up out here after all the rain and wind and  I need a few plants to liven it all up.

 

 

Down the back stairs, as you can see there is a lack of potted colour around after all the heat we had I couldn't keep the water up to the flowers. All I have left is the 2 bay trees.

 

 

The gardens are looking wonderful though after all the rain, yep first sering heat then floods. You can't pick it here in Australia.

 

 

The back garden is looking very bare. I have lost a lot of saliva's, lavenders and Daisy's out here. I have lost more plants in the last 2 years than all the years I have been here.

I am rethinking what I am going to plant....

 

This area below I would love to put a big formal garden here with fountain and lots of roses, but alas that will never happen as long as I have kids that want to play football.Sighhhhhhhhh.

 



 

Something like this I'm thinking.

 

 (pinterest)

 

Meanwhile I will keep planting and experimenting with the garden and we'll see what happens.

 

 

Here is the latest photo of Harrison with his Mummy, still waiting for baby No 2...(come on Karen what's the hold up????)

 

 

have a great week all....

Mandy

A Week In Reveiw....

Hi all

What a wild week we have had here, rain rain and more rain, no photos though as it is taking forever for them to load.

 

I have lots of Grandma time with Harrison, who likes be held all the time, never mind he is a joy to hold.

 

 

 

 

 

The grass has gone wild, I have mowed but as yo can see below the edges need doing and the gardens are full of weeds and grass. All this in 1 week.......You can also see my budlia and rose are leaning over, I am hoping they will come back.

All the boys are having a boys day/night out. They have gone to the Toowoomba swap meet, then going canoeing, tonight they are off to the footy. So I am having a nice quiet day with Chloe, Harrison and MIL.

 

I have moved a stool into the hallway and put some photos and candles there as I thought it was looking a bit bare. You can see that there is the right side with no photos on it, they are there waiting for me to put them up.

 



 I did the 2nd hand shoppes on Wednesday and got some great bargains.

2 wonderful vintage table clothes and some great clothes.

I'll share them in a later post.

 

 

One more photo of Harrison that looks so cute in among my pillows...

 

Enjoy your week end All

 

Blessings

 

Mandy

Before and After..

   Remember these I showed you in an earlier post.

Well they have been sitting around waiting to be put together.

 

 

 

Yes you guessed they are chair seats. When I got my red table for the kitchen I didn't realize that it came with 4 chairs. This is how they looked before (below)

 

 

 

 

And Now

Nothing like a fresh coat of paint and some bright covers to give some tired old ugly chairs a bright fresh look.

This is the first time I've done chairs and I'm happy with how they turned out.

 

 

I was thinking of selling them, but when I made all the new cushions and had material left I new they would look great in here.

 

I have been using the stool for awhile now but I'm thinking of taking it out and putting chairs back as we are not having 10 for every  meal at the moment...

 





I love the way the cushions and chairs all match in and bring the much needed colour to these rooms.

Also if you look closely at the lounge chair and the chair in the corner you will see I have placed some yellow sheets on them. I got them from Vinnie's ages ago and love the extra retro look they bring .

 



 

As you can see below I did have the white leather ones here. The new chairs are not as high as the leather ones and I think it opens it all up a bit more.

I am so happy with the way this area looks now.

 

It is a sunny bright area to eat, sew,watch T.V, read in.

Blessings and Have a great week end

Mandy

Welcome Harrison..........

It wasn't long ago that Chloe and Damien were married..and Looking forward to the birth of there first child.

 Harrison MacGregor Sutton

made his way dramatically into the world on Friday the 18th Jan 2013.At 11:51 am

9lb 5oz and 59 cm long.

Congratulations

Chloe and Damien.

Chloe started labor on Tuesday and by Friday morning they decided to give her an emergency C section...We now know that was the right choice as  Harrison had the cord wrapped around his neck 2 times...

The most beautiful baby boy there is with a hint of his Dad's red hair.

Uncile Will thinks he is all right as well.

 The year is of  to a good start one grand child born and 2 more due in the next 2 months.

To say I love this little boy is an understatment, love is amazing, it dosn't mater how many children are born into my family I always nhave more love to give...

Welcome Harrison I love you ...

Above Harrison is only 1 hr old and looking around as if to say

Hello do I know you? 

More sewing....

I promise this is the last post showing cushions, mostly because I have run out of material..

And well I have made 20 and that is a lot but I think I could still find room for more..

I felt I needed a touch of yellow and orange and the yellow just makes it I think.

 

 

 

Below is the family room.

I have put some black and white ones down here as you can see the blinds out side are black and white stripes.

 

 

I really do think I could fit a few more down here, don't you?

 

The sewing bug has caught on and Cassie is making her self a quilt, she just has the border to put on now.

 

I have another project under way, with the left over material, can you guess what I'm up too????



 

I hope you are all enjoying your week...

Blessings

Mandy