Merry Christmas & pigs do fly!!

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy new year. Well this is my last blog for the year & as my computer is badly over heating & has to go into repair shop. I would like to say a huge thank you for your visit's during this year & wish you all a merry merry Christmas & wonderful holiday. And to keep in mind its not all about how much we spend on presents but on how much time we take to really appreciate loved ones, each other & family & friends and even if we can't see them at this time of year' we can send them so much love!

 This year the world has had some terrible terrible sadness & evilness' many will not be able to get over specially at this time of year, my heart goes out to you xxxx 

 We must look to our future with love in our hearts we only hear about the bad but there are so many many wonderful people all around us my Christmas wish is that one day we can all live in peace on this big beautiful planet............ 

And for the none believers you know the whole I don't believe in Santa' Think again as I have seen for myself while driving in the back seat of my sons car a flying pig in the sky really I did! hahaaa 

Pets get in the Christmas cheer ' Scouty my daughter's doggy loved her Christmas massage!

Enjoy setting your table' & have  fun as for us its a table on the balcony, turkey & roast potatoes' late lunch grandchildren s crazy  giggles & paper everywhere............. 

Early morning walk on our LoVeLy beach, are we not the luckiest people'' who live next to the ocean!

So its by by from me till next year keep safe see you all next year! 

Friends' Hydrangeas & coffee!

Sunday's morning market' beautiful flowers / great coffee & wonderful friends, minus one cheeky friend who was watching her granddaughter's dance performance... 

As always I try them in different vases!

Between Miss Sailor & hubby Barry we know who rules

 the old  comfy chair in our home! 

The lady who sold these to me said her mum grows them'

 she does a good job they are lovely

A huge bunch on one stem.... 

Never really  been a fan of these flowers until now' 

they are very pretty' hundreds of little tiny petals huddled together ...... 

Anyhoo how a lovely day everyone

thank you for your visit!

Lost coffee /champagne at Marina Mirage!

Very windy today on the Gold Coast & looks a like storm is on its way' 

Who's complaining' Gold Coast has the best weather in Australia' & with only 74 more sleeps till Christmas' are you thinking ''holidays''

 This is a wonderful place to visit' no I don't work for a travel agent or own one (I wish) or get payed to says this or take image's for a travel mag! 

(lol' not a bad idea) My little corner of the world has been my home for a very very long time so I think I qualify to recommend this beautiful place

And 

I know you will LoVe  it too......

We have a wide array of wonderful restaurants' children s them parks, shopping till you drop kind of days.

And lazy carefree sitting at the beautiful Marina Mirage sipping coffee & eating cake, while watching the world go by. The most gorgeous beach in the world (next blog)

 you will end up wanting to live here Just as we did many many years ago! 

So If you are like me & drawn to water this is It!!

 Main Beach a Gorgeous part of Gold Coast.

And I'm sure you will never want to leave......  

I hate litter bugs' I dropped my almost full cup of coffee in the river' hope no one heard my sister swear' ''honestly''  you would of thought it was her coffee, me swear (never) 

 So sorry little fish! 

so after my coffee disaster its only fitting I have a glass of champagne 

' well that's what the sign was telling me'' its not my fault ''really''.....

Thank you for your visit happy midweek everyone!

Get on your Trumpy & visit Melbourne!

This beautiful Triumph is for sale in Chapel St Melbourne' see it's not only ''beautiful'' people that were born in the fifties..............

This is my other bike & yes there are time my arms do ache!

Ok ok 

Or you could get around by trams so easy & convent.

 I loVe the crazy art work on the trams  so beautiful!

Next time I promise myself a carriage ride' there really is so much to see & do in Melbourne. 

So go on' put it on your holiday list & have wonderful time!

Artist ''Margaret Olley'' and Me?

Turns out that the late Margaret Olley and I have a lot in common we both had/have a LoVe of house hold clutter/treasures & objects d'art ! can you see the resemblance!  Bric-a-brac galore' in my case ready to be photographed  in Margaret s  hat factory ready to be painted.........

So see my grown children its not hoarding' its ART! as Margaret had paintbrushes & paint I have my camera, tripod,lenses and many many cluttered ''things'' that I love & that give me inspiration & happiness!

I know I even hang pictures on the wall that nobody can see ''but I can see it  when I put my coffee down on the little table and that reminds me I  don't have as many tables as darling Margaret had!

Call me Mrs Flower pot ok potty dotty more like it !

 I have collected junky treasure's for ever'  many times I bring in broken junk but 'we' fix it & Like my Chinese Empress who lost her head a bit of glue & all new again priceless! 

              Can you see my sons' sneaky fingers' honestly!

 So you see my husband' I have been telling you for ages you are married to a true artist ''no not a ''nutta' an Artist! so when I say I can not cook dinner to night because I am an artist or I say so' dear you have no clean washing because you are married to an artist, and when the house becomes so cluttered you can no longer find ME remember like Margaret we are both ''wonderful'' Artist! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Like Margaret' I have a great LoVe OF flowers' I cant get enough of them!

So thank you darling' Margaret' Olley  for giving me inspiration to Love what I do & enjoy my cluttered lounge/studio take thousands of more photos  & fill my home with flowers & LoVe  & to live till I am 88/100 & enjoy my life more than 'ever'............Pamela

ps have a great week every one !  

margaret Olley photo & her house photo taken by Jack Tran/Australian                                                                                                     Recreation of late painter's house/studio by Gold Coast -based Alder Constructions

Margret Olley........ story Jenny Rogers......  gold coast bulletin..............
Tweed Regional Gallery at Murwilliumbar Australia