A Creating Life

Last week there was a carton left by our front door for my husband, I would usually bring them in but this time I noticed the word bicycle on it and guessed it might have been for my birthday this week.  Not wanting to spoil the surprise I left it out there, it's quite safe we are on a battleaxe block and the house is not visible from the road.  I had visions of a green ladies style bike dancing around in my head, I was going to be disappointed if my husband had simply bought himself a new bike.   We don't usually give birthday gifts until the evening when everyone is home, I'd noticed that he had disappeared into the garage after he got home from work and then later I heard the telltale sound of a bike being wheeled into the house.   So here she is in all of her green glory.   She's perfect but I need to name her, any ideas would be helpful.   I need a new helmet, something ladylike and cute.  I found some lovely...

We've had record-breaking weather here, 47oC on Sunday. Usually, summer weather wouldn't go much above 41, but these last two Summers have had very high temps.  We aren't even into the hottest part of Summer yet either.  We had storms come through last night, it's lovely and cool right now but the forecast is for high 30's.  Going to be a sauna.   I've been waiting for work to come through, have had the past three weeks off.  Highly unusual for me to have much time off over the Christmas break, usually Christmas Day would be my only guaranteed day off.    I didn't know what to do with myself, procrastinated quite a bit.  I know I should have used my time much better. Have been decluttering - slowly and haphazardly.  I'm not sure whether to have a yard sale or just to donate, I'm waiting to see how much I end up with.   My vintage Singer collection got a boost this weekend, I was gifted 2 sewing machines b...

With the new year, I've decided to start fresh, a new blog to hopefully record my life, my passions, my craft.  To incorporate all aspects of my life, from the mundane to the downright weird.  But first introductions to those who may venture here and take notice of my prattlings. My name is Cheryl, a 50ish year old wife, mother and friend, live in a suburb of Sydney with my husband, two grown offspring and a cat. My interests are wide, everything from Crafts to Witchery.   I love to create, I love learning new and old crafts.  I will share the crafts I am interested in,  be it sewing, knitting, crocheting or.... the list goes on and on. I am not religious but am into Spirituality, some would call it New Age but it's very old and grounded in the roots of the earth.   I have described myself in the past as a Christian with Pagan Tendencies.  I hope to share some of that here without freaking too many out. I am also into ghost ...