Smiling on the inside, snotty and poorly on the outside.

There are great things happening in my life at the moment, and if I only hadn't caught a cold I would be doing cartwheels down the street. The last half of that sentence is a blatant lie, but you catch my drift...
I am turning 30 in a few days, and I embrace it fully! I have always believed life gets better and better the
older you get, so I look forward to discovering more about myself with each day.
And to help me celebrate, I have some precious family members coming to see me, and I can't wait.

One thing I am sorely disappointed with is that I can't make it to the next Brown Owls meet, as I'm positive no one wants to hear me blowing my nose every 5 minutes. I really wanted to make my book, so I may have to bribe Isis with some wine and dinner and get a private lesson. But not in a dirty way.



So, I was asked by a friend to take some photos of her children and , while one co-operated, the other threw a wobbly, but I still managed a couple of goodies.

wobbly thrower.

softie made for friends baby. may will most certainly scare baby.

Hilbarn joy! Thanks Gemma for introducing me to this fabulousness! Must get well and have our kiddies meet!

Time to stop writing, this cold is messing with my brain and I'm not sure if I'm making sense...

Windemere

I spent a night with my friend Jen who was house sitting in Windemere, the house owners had six dogs, which is kinda funny as I am not totally crazy about dogs...
But it wasn't that bad, they fell asleep in a big heap in front of the fire, while we drank gin and ate cheese and crackers with jalapeno relish (yummo!)

In the early morning we went for a long walk and I got a little snap happy...

The sun was out, I had forgotten what it was like! Everything just looked so beautiful.
Bring on summer! Although it's pretty much guaranteed that I will be bitching about the heat in a few months time. Watch this space.

Ahhh, Raewyn Who?

Where oh where have I been? What have been doing? No idea really, but not blogging I know that much!

But here are some things that have me all fired up and inspired....

A beautiful sunset outside Ariki's window....

Experimenting with my new camera....

Books found at a church fair for the next installment of Brown Owls , taught by the lovely Isis...

This great fabric came from the church fair too..

Exciting op-shop finds,

Like this great flannelette sleeping bag....

I found this window box frame which I may or may not use for something exciting!

Buttons! Buttons! Buttons! Look at those stunners!

And these cool old playing cards...

I'm rather stoked with my bounty!