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When strange things happen, are you going round the twist?

Way back in Primary School when I was just a wee bonnie lass, on a real scorcher of a day the library would allow students into the air-conditioned AV Room, where we would sit in the dark watching episodes from the popular-at-the-time-ABC-show, Round the Twist. It was one of my favourite programs, and even now I’m tempted to purchase the DVDs. But only the first two series – before Paul Jennings left.

One particular episode that really stuck with me, possibly because I watched it over and over between lunchtimes in the library and afternoons with ABC, was “Grandad’s Gifts“; even now, the sight of lemons takes me back. There was such beauty in this episode, and for a program that was largely a comedy, it invoked a real sadness in me. I don’t know if it was the poetic justice of it all, or if it was Linda’s “The fox’s eyes.. he just came back to life.. and now he’ll never see… I’m so sorry, Fox”, but by the time the episode finished and the lights came back on, you could be sure that I’d be wiping tears from my red, swollen eyes.

Grandad’s Gifts – Round the Twist

We have a lemon tree. I don’t have a fox (yes, fox, not faux) fur though. But thanks to Stephanie Alexander’s The Cook’s Companion, I do have an awesome recipe for a Gin Fizz -

Shake 45mL gin with 1 Tbsp pure icing sugar, several mint leaves and the juice of 1 lemon over several ice cubes in a shaker. Strain into a long glass and fill with soda water.

You can substitute sugar syrup for the icing sugar, but really, that’s just additional work (and more washing up!).

Mmm. A Gin Fizz would go well with Little Miss Moi’s Preserved Lemon Chicken with Parsley, Chicken and Honey, no?

Recently, I moved house. By “recently”, I mean “four months ago”, and by “moved house”, I mean “I moved out of the granny-flat/bedroom-bathroom arrangement built for me under my mother’s house, and into the 3-bedroom double-brick house that I bought with my other half”. But I digress.

While I’d banked on a new found freedom that one only really has when they can walk around in their undies in their own pad, I didn’t realise I’d discover a whole new wardrobe.

My previous lack of storage space paired with my penchant for online shopping saw packages swiftly relegated to bottom drawers or shoved on to my portable clothing rack, buckling at the weight of pretty frocks. They would escape the wrath of my six-monthly-Salvo-donations with promise to wear them before the next clean out, after which I’d thrust them back in to the depths of Narnia. And so the cycle would continue.

It wasn’t until I opened the suitcases and boxes of my apparel on arrival (by “on arrival”, I mean “a day week later”) in my new home that I realised the treasures that had been buried away. There was the faint odour of mothballs, but they had escaped the Attack of the Wet Season Mould; nothing that a good dry-clean couldn’t fix.

I sauntered into work in one of my new-found frocks. “Oooh, new dress?!” Little Miss Moi questioned. “Well… You’d never believe it. In the move I found all these new outfits that I’d forgotten I had!” I exclaimed. LMM raised an eyebrow. “Really,” I continued, “This dress isn’t new. I swear. I found it in my spring-cleaning.”

A few days later I pulled out another dress that had long been forgotten. “Oh, that’s a lovely dress,” a lady at work remarked. “Yes. You know. Laundry-day,” I replied. As if that somehow explained my “new” outfit. Conversation is always a little awkward in the bathroom.

Now, pop over to Little Miss Moi’s pad for her post on cleaning.

This is how far behind in my posts I am .. Telle {one of my favourite bloggers} posted this a month ago.

Head on over to Fat Mum Slim to see my Everyday Everybody interview with Chantelle!

Last month, the lovely Dana at Between Two Worlds kindly tagged me for a Lovely Blog Award. Such a sweet gesture – thank you, Dana!

The One Lovely Blog Award rules are: Accepting the award you have to post it on your blog, together with the name of the person who has granted it and his/her link. Then pass the award to other 15 blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the boggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

In no particular order, I nominate:

1. Daydream Lily
2. Sweet Sweet Life
3. Yellowgoat
4. Making It Lovely
5. Pancakes and French Fries
6. Colour Me Happy
7. Made By Girl
8. Brown Button
9. La La Lovely
10. Girl with Satchel
11. Manganese Blue
12. Ink On My Fingers
13. Mocking Bird
14. Coco & Kelley
15. A Cup of Jo

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned.

I’m working on clearing out my Drafts folder, and catching up on old posts, that should have been long published. Stepford Dreams tagged me back in May. MAY! For the Premio Dardos Award.

The rules of the Premio Dardos Award are as follows:

According to the link that Mrs Stepforddreams found here, this is what the Dardos is all about:

The Dart Awards Ceremony I 2008 appears among a large list of prestigious awards in the world of literature, and recognizes the values that each blogger shows each day in their efforts to convey cultural ethical, literary, personal, etc. values… in short, it demonstrates his creativity through his vibrant thoughts, which remain innate within the letters, torn between his words.

Now, I’m not sure I would go that far, but interesting enough, no?

As to blogs that I would recommend?

1. Stepford Dreams
2. Hide & Neek
3. Fatmumslim
4. Natsukashii
5. Now With Sprinkles
6. Ish & Chi
7. Swish & Swanky
8. All Things Lovely
9. Rachel Richter Photography
10. Hope Darby Writings
11. Polka Dot Bride
12. Because I Said So
13. Life As Kir
14. Confessions of a Bondi Blonde
15. Buttons by Lou Lou

I think that in trying to prevent a friend from hurting, I’ve only caused them more pain.

What do you do when you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place?

What do you do when a good friend is hurting, and you want to take their pain away, but you can’t?

What do you do when you know something that will crush them, but you don’t want to be the bearer of bad news?

What do you do, when you know you have to tell them, and that things might not be the same between you once you have?

You hope for the best.

*lesigh*

A post on Robyn's Blog reminded me that I hadn't yet posted about one of my new favourite websites - Etsy! I've been a little distracted as of late..

But how is it that I only just (two weeks ago) found this website?! It’s brilliant! It is THE place to buy and sell all things handmade – I already have my eye on quite a few pieces. Plus, they have an entire “weddings” section, in which I have plans to buy up a storm a little closer to the date!

And how is my brother doing? He has a minimum of a month’s stay in the hospital, and we had a bit of a scare with blood clots this week, but he seems to be doing fine otherwise. He has plenty of friends visiting him regularly – which seems to be helping his spirits, and he has a stack of DVD’s and magazines to get through.

I won’t let my guard down just yet, but he’s doing well. He’s bloody lucky to be alive. It’s clearly not his time to go yet *shakes head*

A big thank you to all for being so supportive. It’s been a rather horrifying week for me – but everyone (family, friends, work mates, my bosses, fellow bloggers, i-do members) has really rallied behind me and given me a lot of support. I can’t thank you all enough – it means the world.

xoxo