Doing nothin' on a slow weekend
Sat, 19 May 2012 8 Comments 
You know the drill. Sunny autumn days when you want to be doing something outdoors, something exciting. Doesn't happen though. A weekend of errands and house cleaning, food shopping and blog work. I guess my dose of outdoor time was walking from the new old house down into the town to buy the week's groceries. We're having potato and cauliflower soup with crunchy bacon bits and olive sour dough croutons for supper tonight. The thing Mickey loves the best about a walk into town is lying on the floor in the breezeway when he gets home. What I'm loving this weekend are the zygocacti blooming all over my house. Lovely cheap and cheerful colour pops.
There goes Mickey. He hates having his photo taken. Unlike Puki and his girlfriend Portia. Did I tell you that Kelvin bought ANOTHER parrot? Here they are this morning eating Brazil nuts I picked up at the shops.
Puki at the front and Portia at the back. She's about 9 months younger and a little bossy boots. And greedy! Pushes straight forward to be first at everything. Her first taste of Brazil nut. Definitely not her last.
Yesterday I found a rope hammock at a thrift store for a couple of dollars so we strung it up across the ceiling for them to play "cargo netting". They love it, swinging round and round and chewing away. It won't matter if they chew it to bits. We'll get them another toy when that happens.
Here's Puki fluffed up because I think I scared him with the camera and that's Portia in the next two playing away to her heart's content. Best $2 I ever spent.
Here's Puki come to say hello on top of their cage. Cheeky as always. A polite bird though as he waited for Portia to finish before he stepped up to the bowl. I don't think he had a choice though :)
Kim sent me a box of goodies all the way from Canada. I'm going to drag out taking photos of the contents. 1 - because I have to find homes here and there for them and 2 - because I have to find them all again because Kelvin has put them away in safe places but can't remember where! She must have heard me through the ether coveting these when I saw them first turn up on her page way back. A cinnabar vase and a red retro owl vase. Now happily at home on one of my living room shelves. The colour works perfectly with the chocolate brown walls and a collage piece I did years ago.
Still with me? I must admit this is becoming a stream of consciousness post. Did you see the spotty throw on the end of the bed in the small and cute cottage I was stalking this week?
I have it in stock in my online shop Faded Empire. You can find it here. So soft and snugly.
About the only thing we really got done this weekend (besides drinking coffee and cleaning house ... oh and the shopping) was to clean out the storage shed. It's time to let go of this vintage curly cane bedhead. It's in great nick only missing two curly canes and you don't even notice. I've used this on a double bed and a queen size bed without any trouble. New ones like these are selling from $399 for a single and up. I'm flogging this off for $100 as is. Usual deal. I don't ship, don't do couriers. You'll need to come to my place to pick it up but then you can say hi and see the new old house and rub Mickey on the belly. Email me and let me know if you want it.
That's it in my old place. Thank goodness I have a new camera. What a difference! OK so that's it for this slow old weekend. I have to work on blog posts now. Nothing new around the house on the renovation front. We are still saving our pennies towards the next round of work. Bathrooms and kitchens cost a lot of money. I am hoping to splurge on new lights for the living and dining rooms soon. Maybe when my tax return comes in or when my fairy godmother sends me a pot of gold. Bye!
Reader Comments (8)
Portia and Puki. They are completely adorable, Jo. I did notice the red spotty throw on that post thinking it was the same throw you stocked. Also I have to tell you that I love my kilim cushion I bought from Faded Empire - perfect in every respect. Thanks. xx
Hey Jo, may I know the brand/name of the camera that you're currently using? It seems to take such wonderful photos. Thanks, and have a great weekend! :)
xoxo
Lovely post! Portia and Puki and Mickey are all gorgeous.
I'm going to see the small and cute house next weekend - it's a few minutes from where I live! I've seen it in a few magazine spreads and always loved it's bright,happy, buoyant look. If I'm allowed, I'll take pics!
Next time you come to visit Anita you can meet them in person. Careful though because they like crawling inside shirts. Glad you like the cushion!
Natalie it is a Cannon EOS 1100D. For so long I was just using it on auto but I'm playing around with manual now. Oooooh big girl! I always tweak my photos. Used to just use picnik but that is no more so I'm using pic monkey instead. Not too bad for basic tweaking.
Lucky you Jenny. I think I have always loved her house ever since I saw it in Real Living.
Just realised I wasn't signed in as me :) - Jo
Hi Jo, I have been so slack with blogging and visiting...did Kerrie tell you I visited her..with Mum and Lotte on our back to Ipswich weekend. Their shop is looking fantastic and we had an amazing breakfast at Fourth Child sitting at one of kerrie and stuarts tables. The trip was all a bit last minute so I did a drive by and wave to you but felt shy to just barge in, as much as I wanted to ha. Loving the new bird and missing seeing Mickey. Hope all the back to the other work stuff is going okay, xxxxKAtherine
I knew my vases would look better at your place. :)
Lawks Jo, I hope it wasn't dealing with my couriers that put you off them!
You've got me wondering whether I could have birds. I love them to pieces but have always sworn off owning them but your two look so beautiful and so fabulously happy together (and with their hammock) that you've got me re-evaluating.
And I love your B&W tiles.
lets see if my post works!! Love your blog though lots of cool things happening.