Busy, Busy.

Isn't the lead up to Christmas a busy time?! It doesn't matter how organised you think you are there's always some last minute cards to send, gifts to buy, or socialising to be done.

We're painting at the moment. The family room, kitchen and hall up that end of the house are a particularly nasty shade of green. "Quite bilious looking" as my Nana would say. To each their own - we all have different taste - but I defy many people to be thrilled by that colour. Lol; well I guess there were a couple that actually liked it; they lived here before us! We've only undercoated and I think that's all that will be done before Christmas but I can live with that.

Mark is an excellent painter and prefers to do most of it himself. I quite like painting too but am one of those people who only has to walk past a paint-can and I'm covered in the stuff. It really is quite remarkable how messy I can get. I'm never really sure how it happens but it's a never-ending source of amusement for Mark.

Trying to pick colours is time-consuming too. We don't want to pick a colour just because a paint-chart tells me its the in -thing. That's why we're taking our time - rushing into it at Christmas would be crazy.  We definitely don't want to do it twice in quick succession.

Mark found a snake skin this morning; another reminder to be vigilant out in the yard. It was a brown and Mark had seen one only a week or two ago so I'm hoping its the same one! I have my eyes peeled for "moving sticks" every time I go to the chook yard but I'm yet to see anything. I tend to walk loudly, thumping my feet and singing at the top of my voice so if there's anything about it probably dives for cover. lol.

Now for a couple of my "favourite things".

This is in the Blue Mountains of N.S.W.  We've been there many times over the years and sill love it.

I LOVE this chair. I've always wanted one like this and when we moved here a couple of months ago Mark bought it for me so I could sit and watch the world go by.

And last but not least, our favourite place in the Southern Highlands of N.S.W. We go a couple of times every year for romantic getaways, usually in the autumn hence the gorgeous colours. Cold but stunning. :)