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SUITCASE RUMMAGE 

 

It was a glorious autumn day last month that I hitched a ride to SR.

It wasn't long before I found the prettiest stall where Laura was oh-so-appropriately

rummaging through vintage floral and Johnson's. 

As the loose motto around these parts has been to reduce not acquire (hhmmm),

I was mostly there to soak up the Sunday vibe, enjoy catch ups
and do a bit of window shopping.

 As it turns out, I found two gorgeous cotton dresses at one stall and a little
Staffordshire  cup from Kellie (so lovely to meet you and Melynda!).

I'll be back at SR this weekend with Lucy (if the weather plays nice). 

We are going to have a bit of fun selling again.
Another sweet friend of mine, Kate, will be sharing a stall on the day as well.
Add warm drinks and treats to the mix and it should make it a pretty decent way
to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Here's a little preview of some things that will be coming along. 

If you're interested in any, I'd be happy for you to jump in first and let me know!

Hope you've got a wonderful weekend ahead.

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OLIVER & ABRAHAM'S

McKenzie and Jamie are getting married!! 

I'm so excited for this couple who I've never actually met but

feel some sort of a connection with just because of this blog world.

Thanks McKenzie for the guest blog invite, I'm chuffed 

(and a little bit cringey about seeing my words elsewhere haha!).

If you'd like to go and read my post about city living and farm dreams hop over here

Mmmm, time for breakfast! 

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THRIFTY FINDS

This post is in honour of the dear ladies at the
Red Cross Thrift Store, Blackall.

Who, upon finding my purse, took it down to the Police Station.
As the police know all, they found my number (not in the purse...oops),
called me and popped the purse in the post.
I only realised that I'd lost my purse when we were hours on
in our journey home!

My notoriety for leaving phone/purse/keys places continues.

Playing along with the peeps over at Flea Market Finds. 

Crockery destined for Suitcase Rummage next weekend.

For a look at a similar swimsuit check out this one.

Be back with daytime light and more adventures soon.

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I'm sitting out the back, keeping company with the chickens at the moment. I sure do miss them when we are away but I'm not sure that they feel the same way! Since becoming four, our hens have been quite an amicable bunch. Not any more it seems! It looks like two of them have been having a showdown over the past couple of days. Ay, that pecking order!

But I digress. We took ourselves on a little road trip holiday. We love a bit of combining work or training with a holiday. It means that less days are taken off, weekends are maximised and something that needs to happen is dressed up a bit.

So we got our (only a little bit grey) nomad on and headed off for the country. Autumn turned out to be the perfect time of year for van camping. Cool nights kept things cosy rather than hot, absence of rain made for pleasant stops. The stunning weather was kind of like rose-coloured glasses. Everything just looked so bright and beautiful. And it was. Though, I do need to say: Brisbane to Longreach is a looooong way!

Along the way there was plenty of beauty and vast space to take in, an op shop or food stop here and there, free camp spots, Carnarvon Gorge National Park, Emus, Echidnas, and Cows aplenty, as well as the Longreach show. There was lot's of pretty instagram snaps too so I'll pop them in another post with my guide to Longreach! Heheee. Enjoy.

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Bec and Kyla are the brave and clever ladies behind Cultiver, an extra special shop and space at the 'top of the town' in Ipswich. I only dream about opening a shop or having a collective space, but these lovely ladies are actually doing it. Bec and Kyla are continually pouring their creative energy in to the shop space, window displays and extra activities and events. It's a beautiful and interesting space to wander through and sit in. They describe the place best. I especially love the focus on ethical and handmade.

While we were there we had lunch at fourth child (how unusual). I could ramble but I'll just say that it's delicious.

Thanks Kate for providing the excuse to get out to Ipswich again! 

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I got to catch up with my sweet friend, Kate, this week. We went on a little trip to Ipswich. 

Kate was dropping off some bags of crochet goodness at Cultiver for an up and coming shop window display (more on Cultiver later). We had a delicious lunch with Bec and her beautiful little girl and wandered the op shops too, of course. We both picked up a few bits and pieces that we couldn't resist.

I'm hopping over to Sophie's for flea market finds.

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