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Blogtoberfest & Giveaways

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up that this apron is a giveaway.

But rather I'm offering sheets. Hah! What a cheapskate!

I think I mentioned before I picked up these sheets at a fete for 20c.

I couldn't work out why the bag was so heavy (thick sheets?). It turned out there were two, brand-new sets. The sheets are huge, probably queen size but seem huge.

The sheets still having the sizing on them - is that the right word? - that is, they've never been used or washed and are very crisp. I could imagine little dresses or smocks, bags or anything really! Or even used as sheets, fancy that!

So if you would like to win two sheets (you can choose two the same or one green and one orange, it's up to you), just leave me a comment and perhaps a little anecdote. Something about a thrifting find or about fetes or opshops or washing even, I don't mind!*

I'll throw in a couple of surprises too. I'll draw the giveaway on Saturday 8 November 8PM (Adelaide time).

I hope it's not too late to have a Blogtoberfest giveaway! I've been a little sporadic (blame it on a laptop that keeps dying after 20 minutes!) but 21 posts in a month is miraculous for me!

Please join in and celebrate spring!

*Edited to add: No obligation to leave an anetcdote. Just leave a comment.

Red Heart

Gingham Galore & Rosy Red Hearts!, originally uploaded by The Apron Queen.

Hil-ar-ious

I snagged the pyrex pie plate at the fete for 20c.

I also picked up some new books as a part of an auction pack. It included the Daring Book for Girls which I am loving. It has everything! I'll post some excerpts later. And it's an Australian edition.

The Change Your Image Change Your Life was with it. A friend thought it hil-ar-ious that I got it! Well, it wouldn't be my first choice. It's actually pretty crappy and outdated although published in 2005 so I think it will be appearing on the opshop bookshelves pretty soon.

The bottom three books are from Amazon. It's me being oh so arty and trying to do collage and stuff.

*Edited to add: The fabric is a sheet from the fete. Brand new. 20c. Got a second one the same but orange flowers. Brand new!

Also some old spoons, dessert and tea. You know the ones that never tarnish. I never have enough spoons.

Sunday Sun

We had the super school fete today and made some small second-hand purchases, bought some cakes and a few books.

Ended the day helping to count money.

Gosh counting money is tiring!

Krick und Krack, 1974

Krick und Krack, 1974, originally uploaded by batalie nirkle.

There are lots and lots of giveaways around at the moment including

No life without wife (the lovely Angelique)

Two Pink Possums (my ace friend Linda)

Silly Gilly (by Silly Gilly!)

Good luck! But not if I don't get there before you!

Happiness

I am just going outside and may be some time..., originally uploaded by dr_loplop.

What a difference 48 hours makes! I'm feeling so much better.

Thankfully some anti-inflammatories, rest and a little movement has helped a lot.

I was given a portable typewriter like this one today. A kind friend saw it on the weekend and thought of me. How lucky am I? It may be the start of a collection.

I have a very old and gacky Imperial typewriter(big, black and very heavy). This Tippa Adler is lovely and light and hardly been used.

Coincidentally, J is taking my laptop apart (it overheats and crashes) but I fear it won't come back together again. The Tippa may come in handy.

Pick it up

The quiet one, originally uploaded by lepiaf.geo.

I missed a post yesterday because my back when into a spasm. Oh my goodness! Where did that pain come from?!

I was doing nothing and suddenly my left hip goes crazy. It was OK for a while, took some strong drugs, went to sleep, went for a walk and felt OK-ish. But overnight was terrible: no sleep, can't move much, and drugs that seem to wipe out my mind.

I'm staying home from work today but seeing the doctor this afternoon. Goodness knows what she'll suggest.

Ack! I just dropped my toast on the floor. I need a pick-up-stick-grabber!

Although I love staying home from work it's terrible when there's a deadline that relies on me (which I have on Wednesday). Maybe I could limp into work tomorrow, lock myself in my room and get it done and limp home.

Enough about me! (Oh, but it is about me?)

I do have stuff to blog about (Carly from Nest Studio was featured in the Sunday paper; I received a copy of Sew Hip magazine, some new books, fabric, opshop finds...) but I it will mean getting out the camera and the scanner. I'll have to leave them to another time.

Petite Pattern Books

Petite Pattern Books, originally uploaded by uppercaseyyc.

I've got nothing. Just trying to keep the Blogtoberfest going. Well on my blog that is. Must. Keep. Going.

Blogtoberfest Fave Friday

Thank goodness Drewzel suggested Blogtoberfest Fave Friday. (I'm scratching for ideas!)

Crowded House defined the 80s for me, my teenage years. This was their first video I saw and I still know all of the lyrics of most their songs.

Ahh, they're so young!

The Last Straw

Bingo, originally uploaded by Showyourworkings.

Ha! The comments on my last post made me laugh a lot! I think I sounded a little obsessive.

Bird Bath: I wasn't particularly industrious just thinking 'Right! I'm here at this school-place. Time to get down to work and get it over and down with. Won't take me that long...'

trashalou: How humiliating to be directed to the men's department for shoes! At 12!

katiecrackernuts: I don't carry straws with me only because I don't think of it! If I take a drink to work, I do take a straw. Hee hee. But if I'm offered a drink at a friend's, I accept it graciously and drink it forlornly without a straw. Sigh.

Kris: Thank goodness I'm not the only straw-user! Greatly underrated.

CurlyPops: There is a small crisis if the straws run out but usually they are quickly replenished. Wobetide anyone who uses the last one!

Stomper Girl: The straws aren't a germ thing and definitely not a lipstick thing (hah!). Probably more about cold liquid on my teeth!

Levin: I think I was netball obsessed in Year 7. I played for three teams. But it was all downhill after that!

Ah, laugh!

Short Straw

Carnival Straws, 1968, originally uploaded by Miss Retro Modern.

The lovely Drewzel tagged me for this one, so here we go.

Link to the person who tagged you
Mention the rules
Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself
Tag six other bloggers by linking to them
Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment that lets them know they’ve been tagged*

*I'm not tagging anyone. Sometimes I feel dopey doing it and don't even tell people I've tagged them. How dopey is that!

Six Unspectacular Things

(1) I have size 9 feet, have done since the age of 12. Bloody hard to get suitable size 9 shoes when you're 12 (when I was 12 anyway, less so now I think).

(2) I reached the peak of my netball playing career when I was 12 in Year 7 because I was the tallest (see above). Got Equal Best Player.

(3) When I started school, I disliked playing; I wanted proper work to do. So when everyone else had free play at the start of the day, Carolyn got worksheets.

(4) When eating a sausage roll, I eat the pastry first.

(5) I like milkshakes in tin containers.

(6) And I always drink with a straw. I have a jar of straws in the kitchen.

Slow News Day

Y'll know this isn't my own drawing but Mirka Mora. I've added a little bit of crayon and paint and scratching. I really like her solid little figures. She said the birds represent penis envy. There are a lot of birds in her pictures. Hokay.

Little Red

Kooky spooky!

Night-Night

Daylight savings has been introduced way too early, in my opinion. It seems to take me a week to get over the lack of an hour's sleep.

Hey, did I say I've got a new car? Finally! Almost two months after the accident, we found a nice little car that will do the job. It's so clean and shiny! I feel like I'm driving in luxury.

Get It

The lovely Angelique has awarded me a I love your blog award. Thanks Angelique!

Dontcha get a kick out of a little nod from a fellow blogger? I like blogging, I think, because I can talk to myself. I can type away, get a few little thoughts together and, ah, there, a post happens.

But when a little award comes and some comments like 'I know exactly what you mean', blogging becomes very reassuring. There's a whole band of people who have similar interests, who don't think sewing some old opshopped fabric together is wacky, or buying a handful of buttons from Vinnies strange. You know? We get it.

So to those out there, thanks for getting me.

And to some blogs that I love getting: