Lime Trees and Lollipops

2011-07-28T19:52:00.000-07:00

We love the Snow, its so pretty, and it helped to cheer us up after all our Earthquakes, the Children sure had fun around the city.

We LOVE having a proper working toilet, INSIDE the house, after having to use the Long Drop and then the Chemical toilet since the February Quake !!

We are just so darn grateful, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou city council workmen type drainage workers, who have been working night and day to fix our water pipes and sewers

We are grateful that our roof only leaks a little bit still, after the earthquakes, and that the snow is only leaking thru in a few places as it melts - i have to keep mopping it up and moving the buckets around.

We have SNOW !!! OH wow, first 8,127 earthquakes, now snow

2011-07-24T19:43:00.000-07:00

Pinky and Bluey have got their makeshift sled and have set out to find Goofy, he went out to make a snowman, and fell into a Crevasse !!!

I see a NOSE, must be goofy, hold on goofy we are coming

2011-07-24T19:40:00.000-07:00

The Girls have spotted Goofy in the crevasse, he is trying to climb out, but keeps slipping in deeper

2011-07-24T19:39:00.000-07:00

Oh no Goofy !!!

2011-07-24T19:38:00.000-07:00

Help, Goofy is so COLD, the girls have got to him, "we were meant to be having fun, Goofy, not having you fall into a crevasse"

2011-07-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

Goofy is sinking FAST !! Help, - "Hold on goofy we can nearly reach you"

Goofy being rescued

2011-07-24T19:33:00.000-07:00

Pinky and Bluey have reached Goofy, ready to pull him out

Pinky and Goofy have been so busy !!!

2011-05-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

We Have Survived !! * * ~ * * We are Alive !!

2011-04-11T17:40:00.000-07:00

Well we have survived 6.284 Quakes so far !! And it is tiring, one never really ever becomes free from the anxiety that every quake, shake, rattle and roll creates.

The House became broken this time, But, !!! she can be repaired !!

I am still working on repairing myself

Very grateful for having water out of a tap again, very grateful for not having to boil the water any more, even tho it tastes AWFUL

Very grateful for having electricity again

We are counting our prayers,
Thankful for life, and the sun is shining today, as Winter slowly arrives

Thankyou Mother

PS: We would love to have a Proper working superMarket please !!
and the sewrage fixed - getting tired of dealing with the chemical toilet
Many thanks

WytchWood garden Adventure

2011-01-07T21:56:00.000-08:00

Pinky, Goofy and Bluey have had ANOTHER exciting Adventure - you can see it - * * here * *

Miss Dazzle Dangly seeks Mate!!

2011-01-05T17:49:00.000-08:00

I fell in love with Mr Dangly, and i thought he looked lonely, so i made him a friend - Ta Da !!! Drum Roll please - the one and only Miss dazzle Dangly is lounging seductively batting her pretty eyes. Mr Dangly can be found * - here - * isn't he so cute !!

A very Special Christmas Gift

2011-01-03T18:55:00.000-08:00

I finished a little Farm Yard Set of animals for my very special little boy - 2 quacking Ducks, 1 talkative Chicken, a very friendly Goose, Mama Pig, Papa Pig and Baby Pig, Mr and Mrs Sheep, Little Miss Cow, and the Farm Horse. They all belong to Mr Farmer, so now he is very happy

Mr Farmer is so happy with his Farm Animals.

2011-01-03T18:51:00.000-08:00

Mr Farmer is so happy that he is lying down in bliss and dreaming of lots of Hay Stacks. The animals are not quite sure if he is alright in the head, but they like him anyway

Everybody says goodbye to Mr Farmer

2011-01-03T18:45:00.000-08:00

Pinky, Goofy and Bluey say goodbye to their Friend, he is all buttoned up and ready to travel to the farmyard.

Miss Pink Bear is LEAVING !!! - OH dear, we WILL miss her XXXX

2010-11-18T20:44:00.000-08:00

OK, I am ready, I have my bag and my Hat

2010-11-18T20:42:00.001-08:00

Well I'm Off now, LOve you lots

2010-11-18T20:06:00.000-08:00

Can I have a Hug Please Pinky ?

2010-11-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

Goodbye Pinky

2010-11-18T20:02:00.001-08:00

Goodbye I am going to miss you

2010-11-18T20:01:00.000-08:00

Extra Special Reader Appreciation Giveaway

2010-11-06T19:44:00.000-07:00

A New Giveaway, the Adorable little ***** Miss Pink Bear ***** with her little basket of flowers and her Sunday best bonnet
All knitted by me, and you can win her for ** FREE ** by going here and finding out what you have to do -
Good Luck !!

SHAKEN and very definitely STIRRED

2010-10-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

Oh dear ........ ( fill in your own deity here )

We are so tired of the earthquakes, we have had - #1632 - so far, other people call them "Aftershocks", but hell they feel like earthquakes to me, after all the earth is quakeing right?

WE survived !!! We are extremely thankful, our little home is still standing, our roads were ripped up and some were closed, the river at the end of the drive rose up out of its bed and tried to invade us. The road tried to swallow us.

We were woken up to a house shaking violently in a tremor that seemed to go on for ages. The jolting and shaking was like being on a merry-go-round inside the bloody washing machine. And the noise, everything cracked and jangled, rumbled and roared. It was dark, it was so violent that all i could do, was hold onto the side of the bed, to stop being thrown out onto the floor. I couldn't have got out off it even if i had tried. I decided that, HELL, it was safer to stay where i was. I grabbed my cell phone noted the time was 4:38am and was so grateful that i could use it as a light so that i could see the damage before i even moved.

Items were strewn everwhere. BUT the children were alive ! and ok ! Wonderful, Fantastic. No bleeding bodies, no broken bones.

No electricity, so no lights, no radio, no news, ____ Just how bad was everything, very scary ____

Yay, my cell phone had a radio thingy that i had never used, and we all sat in bed and tried to find a station that would tell us what the hell had happened.

Finally got one, had to drag on for ages listening to some twit twittering on about god knows what, i kept saying " we're dying here, for god's sake give us some friggin NEWS"

We had a dribble of water out of the tap on the first day, that was it, !!! - so, between picking our way thru broken glass, plates, my homemade jam and preserves ( Yes I AM an old fashioned type of girl), that had decided to kamikaze onto the floor, we filled up empty plastic fizzy drink bottles with tap water moving at a dribbles pace.

Finally dragged the gas camping stove out and boiled some water and had a nice cup of tea. Then said ok, everyone back to bed, its too dark to do anything. We were cold. I think shock had set in.

Daylight came and damage became real. OMG.

No water, No toilet, No electricity for 6 days

ok i need to say that again O.M.G

Now a month has gone by, with all the large 4:50mag and 5:00 + mag "aftershocks" we are ok , but

the toll on people, however, is indescribable. Everyone is exhausted, physically and mentally shattered. Nerves are frayed and the feeling of panic and dread is a constant companion. The merest rumble is enough to make us stop in our tracks, hearts racing, poised for flight. Sleep is fleeting, waking in wild-eyed heart racing panic 3 or 4 times a night to fling ourselves under the nearest door frame, wondering if this is finally the promised 6. mag something aftershock that will smash the rest of our glass and china and topple what’s left of the city’s heritage buildings. Once awake it’s impossible to get back to sleep, adrenalin keeping every fibre alert, poised ready to grab what is most precious as we escape the shuddering house again… . We make light of it to family and friends who call, concerned, from the West Coast and Australia, ( you know who you are - xxx) - offering beds in other cities, but life feels fragile and hysteria is very close to the surface. And sometimes i feel like a nervous wreck.

Many thanks for your time

A New Giveaway - Little Farm Set

2010-08-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

A new Giveaway, ***** A little Farm Yard Set ******* all knitted by me and you can win this for **FREE** by going here and finding out what you have to do Good Luck

Goofy Got The Cake

2010-07-07T19:19:00.000-07:00

Hmmmm, I see you Goofy, take it easy, You will share that around won't you ?

Some for everyone

What a happy day

Goofy spies a Chocolate Cake

2010-07-07T19:17:00.000-07:00

Oh NO !! Goofy has seen the Chocolate Cake, Quick call Chocoholics anonymous !!!

2010-07-07T19:13:00.000-07:00

Good Job Pinky !!! What a steady hand you have, well done

A nice Cup of Tea

2010-07-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

Pinky is going to pour, everybody is soooooo hungry, but, ------ they are being very well behaved, ( as they always are)

Afternoon Tea Time

2010-07-07T19:10:00.000-07:00

We all need a good cup of Tea and mum has especially made us one !!!

Ar'nt we Lucky !! Sandwiches and Cakes

Little Fish come to visit

2010-05-17T20:27:00.000-07:00

Hi, we are the Ten little Guys from -- ( quick whisper amongst selves - "where are we from again?)

Ahhmmm. (clears throat)," We are from Mum's crochet hook"

"Brand New !!" just babies, a wee bit lonely, looking for a new friends.

Love U lots X X X

Goofy

2010-05-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

Hi Goofy

2010-05-17T20:20:00.000-07:00

What a 'school ' of fish !!

Goofy, "Look out !, someone is nibbling your toe!

Hi Goofy

2010-05-17T20:18:00.000-07:00

Hello Everybody !!

Little Yellow fish is having a cuddle from Bluey

Isn't he lucky !!

All in a ring

2010-05-17T20:15:00.000-07:00

The Little fish are dancing in a ring.

Practice for the Fish Olympics !!

Fish Visit

2010-05-17T20:14:00.000-07:00

Off to school they go

The New Pinky and Goofy Adventure - The Deep Dark Woods-- Part 1

2010-03-28T02:46:00.000-07:00

This is the Latest exciting adventure we have been up to..... check it out people, loads of fun,, whoopeee, weeeeee

Tea Time ! ! !

2010-03-11T18:40:00.000-08:00

Time to take a break. Yummy fresh cakes. ! !
Ooooo, thanks mum,

We wuv U !!!

Toy Society

2010-03-04T01:08:00.000-08:00

Pinky and Goofy have made these little people for a "Toy Drop" for the Toy Society.

Pinky and Goofy have been VERY busy

2010-03-04T00:59:00.000-08:00

Wow, what hard little workers. Pinky and Goofy have been busy knitting up a storm. They have been making some new little friends

HI

2009-08-03T18:47:00.000-07:00

Just got up to date with Goofy's blog, Lots of love XXXXXXX from Pinky ( I have to help him out with the computer stuff, 'cause he is so busy on studying to be an astronaut)

Pinky and Goofy have been quietly very busy.

2009-08-03T17:23:00.000-07:00

Dear Grandma, we have uploaded our secret project today. We hope you enjoy what we have done. Our computer lessons from mum have been paying off ( we hope). Here is our link Lots of love Pinky and Goofy and Gang XXXX

Goofy is dreaming .........

2009-04-09T21:53:00.001-07:00

Goofy has decided that he definitely needs a chocolate fix, so he has donned his apron and got out his favourite recipe book.

Chocolate banana pudding.......YUM

2009-04-08T02:01:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello, what is this, little friends have come to visit,

hmmmm, me thinks they like cake as well,

hello little cuties aren't you sweet

2009-04-08T01:58:00.000-07:00

Pinky, you look beautiful, a picture of beauty

2009-04-08T01:52:00.000-07:00

Oh, Goofy has found his true love, (apart from aliens and space travel that is)

Chocolate Cake,
oh dear goofy you will get fat!!!

2009-04-08T01:51:00.000-07:00

Ah Hah, goofy has found his afternoon tea, i think he has chosen well, don't you?

2009-04-08T01:45:00.000-07:00

Look what Pinky found, wow, yum,

the invasion of the pink cupcakes,
on the march," now all together, one two three four, hup "

2009-04-07T20:28:00.000-07:00

Wow, time for a break, need to stretch the legs, MUM, wheres that Tea please,
oh, and how about some chocolate biscuits too please.

Mum???

2009-04-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

But Goofy needed to have the delicate touch of a woman to do the fine detail work, so Pinky put down the camera and picked up her paintbrush

A very clever little Pinky

2009-04-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Pinky has been very very busy with her camera, she snuck up and took this shot of Goofy concentrating very carefully on his painting.

Buddy is watching carefully, always ready to learn new things, he's very young you see.

Good job Goofy