Work and Stuff

I'm still sewing, mostly finishing off UFO's and lots of mending. It's been raining too much for any gardening, even getting clothes dried is an issue.

This week I have a mix of traveling for work, training and more work. This means any spare time I have will be spent on the family so I wont be on the blog for the next week at least.

Hope you all have a great week!

A Looking Inside - AHJ January 1949

This is currently one of my oldest Australian Home Journals, however I have seen olden one on ebay.
This one was hard to scan as the cover is damage down the spine and it has the very thin feel to the paper. Filled mostly with written articles and adds there was little to pick from anyway. I do not have the patterns for this one which is a bit disappointing but I'll live.

Hope you enjoy.

In the Garden - October 2011

Well it's October and the sun is out in force. This time of year is often knowen as the build up, you can feel the change in the weather and the sun getting stronger, wet season is on the way. I say wet season becuse that's what it is, we can have endless rain for weeks. I've never really had this big a vegy garden before so we'll see how I go this year.

In the past if my plants look like there getting to much rain I pull them in under the carport but then they were in pots so it was easyer. We have raised beds so this should help with drainage but who knows.

On the up side our second lot of bananas have started and the pinapple is starting to look more like a pineapple and less like a spiky flower. The strawberries are going strong but this is as close as I get, the children eat them as soon as they can.


While the potatos, radishes and silverbeet are all going strong, I've added watermelons to the end of the first bed as well. In the second bed I've planted corn, beans and lettec. The corn has already started to shoot, so here's to praying the rest do as well.

November look to be a good month and I hope so. Heres to good rains and lovely sunshine.

A Look Inside - Australian House & Garden, March 1966

Since I've been inside for the last few weeks I've spent the last few days outside digging up the garden. To reflect my need for sun and fresh air I though this would be the magazine. Australian House and Garden, March 1966, while it was rather fat there was more adds then anything else. Should you see anything in the contents your would like more of please let me know.

I just love the brightness of this cover, it reminds me of a movie, just can't remember which one.

And the Winner is!!!!

I love to share and it's even better when I get to share with lots of people.

Since only two people would like to win Amy Barickman's Vintage Notions,

you BOTH WIN!!

Congratulations to

Brittany_Va-VoomVintage

Vintage Coconut

Please email me at j.l.boniface @ live.com.au (no spaces) and I'll get your books shipped.

Happy reading everyone!

Costume M4490

I was going to post this last week but I've been a bit behind on things around the home and only now have gotten the chance to sit still. This is part two of my costume I wore to GamesDay Australia, part work, part play. See part 1 here.

So here is the dress, I've used view D with a few changers.

Give Away - Amy Barickman's Vintage Notions

Well now that I have finished reading the book and wrote my review and done some sewing for it, I have one copy of Amy Barickman's Vintage Notions to give away. Really It's quite simple, I would like to know why you would like a copy of Amy Barickman's Vintage Notions (and "I want it." does not count). After one (1) week I will ask my mother to pick her fav comment.

So until then, enjoy your reading!