A Fascinating Life...

Words of wisdom for the week ahead :-)

Kelly xxx

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Currently coveting...

... This painting titled "State of Bliss" by artist Mia Oatley. Her work is currently on exhibition at Gallery One.

Happy Monday!!!

Kelly xxx

It's all about ♥...

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I hope there is love in the air for you all tomorrow on Valentine's Day

Kelly xxx

Checking in...

Snippets of life recently with both us & our families...

Just checking in as it has been a while... Time has absolutely flown since the little addition to our family {I can't believe Sam is now just over 10 weeks old!!!}. There has been great times with family & friends over the Christmas / New Year holiday period and lots of special memories have been created. We are enjoying this time so much as a family and I am muddling my way through motherhood :-)  The days are now settling into some sort of routine so I hope to be back here more often.

Thank you so much to all who left such heartfelt comments on my previous post - I really appreciate that you care to drop by & love when you leave me comments about things!!!

I hope you are having a fantastic week so far...

Kelly xxx

Introducing baby Sam...



Samuel Oscar at 4 days old



On the 24th November we had a new addition to our family arrive... Little Samuel Oscar was born {suprising us by being 2 weeks early}. It was such a wonderful & emotional day for both of us & also our families. He has settled in to our house so well & we are gradually getting used to having a little one around as well as learning to adjust to the new challenges that go with raising a child. He has grown so much already & we are so excited about having his first Christmas at our house, with both families coming to share in this special time.

I will share more pics in weeks to come & be sure to keep you all updated!!! As I get used to being a mother {albeit with limited sleep}, I will be back here much more often and promise not to have such a long break in between posts from now on!

I hope all has been well with you & I look forward to reading everyone's blogs again and catching up with what has been happening in blog land.

See you soon....

Kelly xxx

Garden update...

All is flourishing in the garden at the moment. I have been cutting roses for the last few days as each morning there are new buds bursting open. They are making the house smell so beautiful & I have some in nearly every room!!! I hope you all had a relaxing weekend... Ours was filled with lots of jobs including painting the final 2 rooms of the house - We are nearly there with all the finishing touches. Then comes the decorative finishes which are of course never finished & a work in progress :-)

Kelly xxx

Artwork addition...

I have loved this artwork by Miranda Skoczek for a long time , so I took the plunge recently and it came home with me {courtesy of Edwina Corlette Gallery in New Farm}. It now hangs proudly in my lounge room & I must say that it really helps finish off the space. I am just trying to decide on some new cushion covers to add to my collection for the sofa underneath - oh the dilemmas!!! Once I have the room looking respectable, I'll be sure to post a picture of the painting in situ.

Kelly xxx

Image courtesy of Edwina Corlette as above