Favourite thing: Carols by Candle light battery operated candle!
Next Thursday, one week from today, please beware if you live anywhere near North Perth. It has been declared a public holiday in Green Tea Cup land and is officially a day of remeberance as the annual ‘GTC Christmas Cookie Bake off competition!’
This is a competition where we the GTC, get to show off and compete against our sisters in our domestic prowess. No-where in the rule book does it say, that I cannot Blog about it, and ask my lovely readers (esp all you groakers- I see the stats, there are hundreds of you who don’t comment) for their favourite cookie recipe.
I am going to win this year. I am determined. I am assured. I need your help. I am humble!!
Write or send me your recipes!!!!!!!
Here is a very serious pic from last years competition.
My lovely friend Hannah sent this through via email and it reminded me of an article I read this week. The article challenged its readers not to fall into a land of entropy by relaxing through television, computer games or dvds, but in the place of relaxation to do something that stretches the imagination.
When we veg out, especially at the end of the year, when the sound of Christmas carols and New Years resolutions make our tired, haggard grey hairs curl. All we want to do is lie on the couch and watch DVD’s and chill. I know I do…But the author of this article, challenges us to get outside, to read poetry, to do something for the first time. Which I have been trying to do. Go do a gym class you have never done before, read a book of your bookshelf that has collected dust for years or read poetry.
Yeah you may not understand the cuplets and rythymn that the word groupings were intended for, but it will bring a fresh sense of wow, into your stale Christmas pudding kind of everyday.
Here is one now, an email from Miss Hannah this morning.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with a passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints, — I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! — and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death
Get Poetic, not pathetic at the end of the year, its worth a try anyway.
Favourite Things: Drama Team rehearsing for Christmas
My sister Jen has a dance academy of roughly 120 students, who all came together in a finale to their school year last Thursday night. The theme was musicals, and the songs and the dances were by far my favourite since she started her school a few years ago.
I sat in the backstage prompt box, on com’s to the stage manager, Front of House sound mixer and lighting, and I was so distracted by the sheer beauty of the children as they danced accross the stage.
It was magical, breathtaking and inspiring. I was so proud of the children and their amazing teacher and how they danced with such skill and confidence.
Pulling together a performace, show, church service, whatever it is, with 120 different opinions and then some is no mean feat.
Favourite Things: my ipod with new podcasts on it!
One innocent Saturday, whilst waltzing through my favourite street in Perth: oxford street, I wandered unsuspectingly into one of my favourite clothing shops to discover that it had been transformed. Through the night, working at all hours uncommon the owners of Atlas Clothing in Leederville have uncovered one of my new, favourite places in Perth. It opened on Saturday morning and is sure to become a favourite to the design/ clothing /cafe set…
They have opened a small but vibing cafe at the back of the shop, to provide a woman with all her needs in one shop. Clothes, belts, handbags, tea, coffee, cupcakes and beautiful lounges all in one!
The design, the vibe, the coffee served in funky tea cups, the old fridge with water and glasses, the outside garden tea party setting complete with HUGE garden gnomes…
The tea spoons on the wall remind me of my nanna’s lounge room, the big grandfather chairs complete me with their pink velvet folds, the jeans hanging in the background, the fun staff, the vibe.
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