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• Concentrating on the front garden
  on Jun 2, 2013 in garden
  Over the past few weekends, we've been working on our front yard...nothing too drastic, just weeding and clearing out garden beds. It is a low-cost project as we hunker down for a Brisbane winter. When we first moved into the Sow's Ear we planted qu...
• Single light casement window
  on May 29, 2013 in bathroom casement windows
  I've just ordered a new window to be made up for the bathroom. We decided against another coloured window, as we thought it would compete with the amber/yellow glass that is already in the bathroom. And as much as we like green glass, the mix of gre...
• A look at an Ashgrove Queenslander
  on May 27, 2013 in Queenslanders History
  A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting a very original Queenslander porch and gable home nestled in the western suburb of Ashgrove. The current owners acquired the property last year and are the third owners of the three bedroom home since it...
• Cruisin'
  on May 24, 2013 in Life
  I've escaped for a few day with some girlfriends for a bit of R&R. It's part of my festival of forty that I've been celebrating this year. Yay! Jason's been holding the fort with the boys. He's a good man. I'll be having a cocktail for each...
• Second thoughts about our sofa
  on May 22, 2013 in mid century furniture
  A few weeks ago, I mentioned here that we were planning on re-upholstering our lounge room setting... We chose a great fabric but after some reflection, we've changed our mind and would like to buy an entirely new (or old) suite. Re-upholstering is...
• Visiting a Queenslander up for sale
  on May 21, 2013 in Queenslanders
  The other day I inspected a house for sale with a friend who is searching for new digs. When she told me which house she was visiting, I instantly invited myself along for the ride...house voyeurism is what I do best. It is an interwar Queensland...
• Fence repair
  on May 20, 2013 in DIY fence
  As I said last week, it certainly sucks when you have to repair something that was damaged accidentally... Thank goodness Jason is handy because it would've been a pain (as well as embarrassing) to have someone else repair my dreadful mistake. As i...
• Show us a retro corner of your home
  on May 17, 2013 in mid century objects
  The retrolicious girls from Lucy Violet Vintage and Hung up on Retro are hosting a link up where you show off a retro or vintage corner of your home. How could I not participate? Retro is my middle name. Ms Bris Retro Mod. I have lots of retro corne...
• We made the front cover!
  on May 16, 2013
  That made you look! I know it's not the cover of Inside Out or Vogue Living however one has to start somewhere..The cover of the kids' school recipe book seems like a respectable start.  (It also helps that I am the only serial vignette sn...
• Why you should open both gates...
  on May 14, 2013 in fence
  You know that opening scene from Four Weddings and a Funeral where the first words uttered were different intonations of the F word? Well that kind of describes my weekend. Saturday morning was going to be a busy chock-a-block day. I had lots of j...
• Four years at the Sow's Ear
  on May 13, 2013 in Queenslanders Life
  Fours years ago we became the fourth owners of the Sow's Ear, since it was built in 1928. In some ways it only seems like yesterday when we first moved in, and in other ways it seems like we've been here forever. Most readers don't know that I was r...
• Welcome to a new sponsor Thea & Sami
  on May 12, 2013 in soft furnishings products and giveaways
  Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there! I just wanted to give a shout-out to our brand new sponsor Thea & Sami who design and hand screen-print fabrics and linen locally in Brisbane. We are so proud to be associated with such a f...
• Another M.A.D June weekend for your diaries
  on May 10, 2013 in mid century Design
  Well it's nearly that time of the year again when all design addicts can soak up a whole weekend of great architecture and culture in the middle of Brisbane suburbia. That's right Modernist Architecture and Design (M.A.D) is on again! The people beh...
• Little window
  on May 9, 2013 in bathroom casement windows
  There is a dodgy little window in our bathroom that we are going to replace. The said dodgy window is just thin bits of mismatched glass slotted into a frame and held in place with wood nailed around the frame; similar to louvered windows.
• Amateur food stylist
  on May 7, 2013 in mid century Life recipe
  Ambitions of a career in food styling and photography are probably not high on my list...Although I did answer the call for assistance when the boys' school asked for some retro 'food of the decades' photographs to include in a commemorative recipe b...
• Chalk paint makeover of a milking stool
  on May 6, 2013 in DIY painting furniture products and giveaways
  The good people from Annie Sloan sent me paint and wax* to sample as part of their launch of chalk paint into the Australian market. I had heard about the new paint...however I had only ever seen it used in that distressed antique-style finish... An...
• Seeing Florence Broadhurst everywhere
  on May 2, 2013 in mid century objects soft furnishings Design
  I love the textiles and wallpapers designed by Florence Broadhurst. There is something so luxe and flamboyant about her designs, which originally had their heyday in the 60s and 70s in Australia. Over the past decade or so the Florence Broadhurst co...
• Dragon's tears
  on May 1, 2013 in bathroom lighting
  I'm partial to a dragon's tear or two, as regular readers would know... Today, I blinged up the little light fitting in the bathroom with the new Murano crystals that I had acquired last month (read here).  It's only a very basic el cheapo...
• Archived
  on Apr 29, 2013 in Queenslanders History
  I just thought I'd share some cool news with you. I was contacted by the State Library of Queensland who were seeking permission to archive Fun and VJs... Yeah! It means that this blog, among many thousands, will be preserved for future generations.
• Anzac cake on Anzac Day
  on Apr 25, 2013 in Life recipe
  Today we remember the fallen. You can't help but feel moved when the Last Post is played. For me it is a reminder of the sacrifice made by all those who have served during times of conflict...and not just 'our' side. This morning Jason took the olde...

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