Calling All Sausage Dogs

The girls are crazy about sausage dogs. They chased this dog a mile for a cuddle. We are going to collect sausage dog photos and post them on our blog. 'Juliet' our neighbours dachshund is next on our list.

Cute

What were my hobbies before I had children???? Dressing my girls is now one of my favourite hobbies: disturbing but true. Bella lets me dress her in a coordinated manner, Lucille has her own mismatched ideas - a combination of Punky Brewster meets Pippy Longstocking. It is her own magical style that makes Lucille : Lucille.

Creating

A completed button bag for the Christmas Artist Market : beetroot red knitted bag & vintage buttons.

Artist Market Morning Tea

Audrey & Rachel

We all had a great time at Emma's house. I enjoyed a cup of tea and 'market talk', while the girls set up a farmyard and completely inhaled a slab of brownie - while I wasn't looking - very embarrassing.

Eve, Verity & Lola

Emma organises the Artist market and makes amazing jewellery www.emmabartle.com.au. I am going to give the next market a miss (Friday 10 September). As the weeks whirl by, I barely manage to mend a dress in 8 weeks, but will clean my sewing bench and commit to the Christmas Market (Friday 10 December).

I love, love, love Emma's furniture / antiques / vintage wares, e.g. the pouffe (op shop bargain). I hear the Ballarat Antique Auctions are good, and there is a scruffy antique shop, called Basil & Gertrude, in Castlemaine that I like the sound of.

I am looking for a pouffe

Fun & Games

A game of Eye Spy with my Big Eye.

The Chook Yard: BOK, BOK, BOK, COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO

We will have Free Range Eggs from the girls chooks in the coming months. Nan's mother hen, and the five young chickens are growing beautifully, and are very content in the brilliant chook house that Caleb designed & built. Our contribution was the chook yard art. However, we have recently discovered that three of our feathered friends are roosters. Any ideas what we should do with them?

A RARE QUIET MOMENT

Claudia, Audrey, Henrietta, Arabella & Lucille all composed and relaxed for my first blog photo