Mitchy

Today I thought I would introduce you to Mitchy (well Mitchell actually), our dog. Mitchy came into our lives in 2001 and has been a constant source of affection ever since. At the time we already had another dog, Molly, but we lost her recently and Mitchell remains. Not that he minds too much, he does love to have his own time.

Mitchell's story is not all roses - when he was only a couple of years old a tradesman we had at the house left the front gate open and he ran out on the road and was hit by a car. Fortunately (although I didn't feel that way at the time) I was home and I had to scrape him off the road and race him to the vet where I was told there was no hope. I pleaded with them to try and save him. It was a long road and he spent weeks at the animal hospital but eventually he came home. Even then there was lots of extra care required but it was worth every bit - 8 years on we have a loving friend.

I always wonder how animals seem to be able to read our moods. If ever I (or anyone he knows) is ever feeling down Mitch has a way of giving so much love they can't help but smile and the day looks better. He has this gorgeous habit of coming up to you on the couch and snuggling his nuzzle into your neck and absolutely loves a hug.

Now with the addition of Miss Polly (Olive) Mitchell has a new challenge to deal with. He is still adjusting and generally keeps his distance as at the moment she loves pulling his hair (the feeling is not reciprocated) and touching his feet (which he hates!). But hopefully they will grow together and become good friends as I can honestly say that there is no other relationship like that with a pet and I would love for her to have that - it has certainly served me well.To close this post off I would like to thank my vet who did his best with both Mitchell and Molly to save their lives from various afflictions and make their lives better when they have had issues (Mitchell has ongoing arthritis from the accident). You do an amazing job with them but also with us, your honesty has helped over the years to make the right decisions for the dogs, and for us. So thank you!

Palm Cove - We have arrived!

Well here we are finally on holiday, our first since Olive came into the world. I've got a spare 15 minutes while hubby is down at the supermarket getting supplies for the week and a glass of wine so thought I would take that time to update my blog (which I've been threatening to do all week).

The main reason behind our holiday is to celebrate my father in laws 60th birthday (belated) so we have the whole family with us - all in different suites of course! We decided on Palm Cove just out of Cairns as none of us had ever visited before.

As many of you know planning a holiday with a 1 year old is not that easy so we decided to stay in an apartment style accommodation rather than a hotel so we can make it as homely as possible and have access to a kitchen to prepare food for Olive easily and have enough space for her to play. We have stayed in a few Peppers before and so we decided on the Peppers Beach Club & Spa.


Now that I'm here I am really happy with our choice. The apartment is really well set out and Peppers have provided everything we asked for to make sure our stay is easy - a cot and a high chair. We got a 2 bedroom so Olive would have her own room and we can keep to her sleep schedule. I put her down about an hour ago and she's sleeping soundly - fingers crossed it lasts all night.

So all is well after the first few hours and the weather outlook is looking good for the week (aside from a few showers but this is the tropics!) so here's to a great holiday, relaxing week and of course happy birthday Gaz

Cheers
Lisa

Mona Luna has arrived

We received some new fabrics this week and I couldn't wait to put them together into some new quilts. They are a little brighter than last season - check out my first quilt below.

I have already used up most of the fabric and it goes really well with the Honeycomb Pink and Meadow Dot I already had so I made up some gift packs. We had Red Hill market today and I am glad to say they sold really well - so if you are expecting maybe there is one coming your way!

This week I am expecting even more fabric due - this time so I can create some more bibs and quilts for boys as we are running a little low at the moment. I'll keep you posted when it comes in!