In the Perkins family we believe that life is made up of the little everyday things. Things like enjoying a sensational cup of tea, Manny seeing his face in the mirror for the first time, or finding a bush turkey under the deck. Even though we delight in the little things it is often the big things that end up in letters and emails (Chris has a cold, I almost stepped on a snake - all the boring stuff).
These Joyful Jottings are going to change all of that. So we invite you, dear friends and loved ones, to share in some of our precious everyday moments as a family. Enjoy!

Friday, 16 September 2011

I found a huge op-shop!


So I've heard tales of a beautiful big op-shop (from a man, would you believe. He's one of my husbands friends but I'm not going to name him. I'll just say he's tall, drives an Evo, and likes pizza - alot). It's less than ten minutes away so I figured it could feature as our afternoon drive. I turned onto the road it was meant to be on and drove and drove and couldn't find it. Funnily enough we ended up out in the country instead (we're on the outskirts) so I just kept driving. We had the windows down and the air was summery warm and smelt like blossoms. Suddenly I turned a bend and realised that we were on a hill overlooking the most breathtaking forest I've seen in Australia. There was a farm in between our road and the dip to the forest, and a beautiful lake sparkled in the sunshine. And I got reaaaaallllly homesick. My chest started constricting so I started the car up again and pulled back onto the road. On the way back into suburbia I happened to glance at a farm garden of flowers and shady trees and burst into tears! I haven't really felt homesick since our first few months here and it really suprised me. Who'd a thought you could get homesick in Australia - pah!

Anyway, enough of that! We found the op shop in a cluster of apartment building thingies - I know, seriously. Only in Sydney. And it was huge. And the ladies were lovely! And the baby clothes are all $1 to fill a bag! And they're cute with Winnie the Pooh and Peter Rabbit and Paddington Bear on 'em! What a great day!

And I found the gorgeous fabrics that are in the photo. I was so excited to get them :-) And I only paid $3.50 for the lot.There are three lace doilies, two vintage napkins, and a pillowcase. Can you guess what I'm going to make with them? :-D Hehe! You should know by tomorrow...

1 comment:

  1. JEALOUS!!!

    The lady staying with us at the moment found some goooorgeous fabric in an Op-shop too. In Rocky! Unbelievable. I can never ever ever find pretty fabrics...unless I go to Spotlight and pay top dollar. I'm happy for you, but oh-so-envious. ;-) Your guardian angel must love sewing... I'm pretty sure mine just likes clutter, mess, and dirty faces on cute children. lol. Love ya anyway! xoxo

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