Twenty Eight

That's right on Good Friday I turned 28.

The night before I had some secret squirrel work which I can't tell you about but it involved my lovely mummy who I love oh so much.

Being the baby of the family I always have been spoilt and this birthday was no different. I didn't actually take many shots to every ones surprise but I did have an early birthday present that was delivered, and you wouldn't believe it but the bag just burst open so I had to have a little peek. Thankfully my lovely farmer gave it to me after the bag burst but really I already knew what it was.

Isn't it so pretty?

So after being spoilt by my mummy, bro, farmer and cuzzies I felt like a pretty special thing.

We headed out to the dam for a few nights of camping, skiing, fishing and plenty of drinking. Not so much me, I'm a light weight. It was just great.

Hope you all had a Good Friday, remembered what it was really about, had some choccies and thought of me turning old.

How did you spend your Good Friday?

Kel xoxo.

Remembrance II

Here I am again. Talking about remembrance.

I had a great week last week. Just had such a good vibe and everything was going along relatively smoothly. I knew Dad was around. He lets me know he is there. We he had just passed I needed a little bit of time for myself. I headed off for a walk, this might have been to purchase more chocolate... I needed it, anyways I popped my iPod on and a song was cued ready to go. The weirdest part of this is that I use my iPod all the time for music in my sessions. I had just flown from Dubbo to Perth so had been listening to music but I never wait for a song to finish, I just stop the music when I need to so the fact that a song was cued ready to go was weird enough, then I listened to the first line.

Have a listen Lisa Mitchell, See you when you get here.

It could be a bit morbid when you listen to the first line, especially after just losing your Dad.

'How do you feel about being dead? Said one to the other.
How do you feel about being lonely? Said one to the other.
She said darlin, darlin it's alright. She said darlin, darlin it's ok.
But I'll see you when you get here.'

This song gave me a great amount of comfort. Like my Dad just came to let me know he is ok. So last week while my iPod was on random, this song played quite a few times so I knew he was around. It works both ways when I want him to be around I play the song for a special moment.

I was surprised last Tuesday night. I arrived home to have found a beautiful daisy bush on my doorstep. My favourite flower is the daisy, it always has been (what can I say? I'm a girl of expensive tastes). My mum had organised the local nursery to deliver me a remembrance tree so I have a little space that I can spend with Dad, and I want to share it with you.

A little Daisy

For my Daddy little legs

Oh and look who decided she needed to be in the shot

Oh Bella

The funniest part of mum getting me a daisy bush to remember Dad is that it actually brings back another memory. Growing up we had a puppy dog called Marlee (and yes she had the exact same personality as Marley & Me). After mum and dad split she went to live with Dad on a semi rural property so all of a sudden, no fences!! She ran amok and when people would come over apparently she would bite them all (what did he do to her?). She ran out on the road following my brother and was hit by a car. When Dad buried her he told me to pick a plant we would plant on her 'grave' surprise, surprise I chose a Daisy bush. As Dad was planting it a bee stung him so he would say that she finally bit him.

Oh I have the best parents in the world.

Kel.

I love a surpise visit

I'm not a huge fan of 'popping over' to someones house. I just don't like to get in their way and I know the pure embarrassment that is felt when someone does pop over and the house is an absolute bomb site. I on the other hand love when friends pop over. It could have something to do with the fact I'm now a domestic goddess so my house always looks lovely (well the bedroom door can be shut) and I live with a girl so she is just as tidy as I am but feel free to pop over anytime.

This morning I did get a lovely surprise visit.

I was out in the garden working on my assignment. I took the plunge and bought a fancy lil camera which came with another lens so I can change them and zoom and all sorts. I really have no idea what I am doing but have wanted one of these cameras for so long. I think it's all fancy but it is only entry level, saying that I don't see myself buying anything better. My assignment is for my photography course I have started online through Amanda at Mocking-bird I'm finding a subject so I am snapping anything I can find, playing with lighting etc and found this visitor pull up at my front gate.

How could I not love that smile?

All ready for work I made him get in my yard and pose. Well he did. Go into the yard though, not so sure about the posing...

Nice pose farmer boy, oh look Bella got her head in there too.

Here is a little bit of what I'm working on (who am I kidding, randomly snapping). I will post my pics of the country cottage soon.

The roses are in bloom.



My porch, I love my porch

The visit was to only drop of his little piece of paper and ask me to head to the post office for him but it was still a lovely surprise visit.

Also, following on the news of yesterday I don't think my rib is broken. I had excruciating pain yesterday and last night but today I can do a push up, yay. Maybe this bra is holding it in place?? oh well.

Love Kel