filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Jul.26, 2010
As kids growing up in the wop wops we had to entertain ourselves and we were forever begging Mum to come outside and take a look at our latest dare-devil antics. She would have a look of pained anguish on her face as we showed off our latest heroic endeavours which often ended in tears [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Jun.25, 2010
It’s time to throw a party….just what we need in the midst of a cold, wet and bleak winter….BUT, the party girl doesn’t want a bar of it. Oh no, howls of protest for weeks now, ‘Please, if you must, just a very few family”. “Sure thing Mum, just one or two”. Huh, not likely, [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on May.31, 2010
How many times have we asked ourselves that very question? Me, plenty! Shit, I know only too well that life was never going to be a bed of roses but sometimes it just seems too damn hard to see that light at the end of the tunnel.…Friday was the day that I hoped I was [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Apr.16, 2010
Yesterday started off no differently from any other really until I tootled off into town as I usually do to pick up the mail and have a coffee with my mates at Cahoots. For some reason I chose the car over the motorbike as my means of transport but I seriously considered taking the bike [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Apr.06, 2010
Oh yes, I have a few theories regarding that but right now I’m a tad ropeable and unusually for me I’ve got the bit between my teeth as I’m so damn tired of the knockers out there!! If you are a misery-guts then by all means be a misery-guts but please don’t make other folks [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Feb.01, 2010
Now that we are well and truly past the silly season, it is time to get into some serious business!
For the first time, the Bassant girls will be selling their beautiful silk and pashmina scarves at the two Martinborough Fairs http://www.martinboroughfair.org.nz/. The first of which is this coming Saturday the 6th February and will be [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Jan.19, 2010
Oh dear, I’m really not so sure about this blogging! My web guy has talked me into it – ‘gotta get off your chuff and start cushion blogging Fiona’ he says and he is right of course but hey, this man’s business is all about words & images…it’s even called that. He’s a whiz with [...]
filed in About Fiona and bits and bobs on Jan.10, 2010
If you haven’t already, please check out my new and improved cushions website – includes a brand new limited edition range of Vietnamese silk cushion covers.
You can also now shop online for my cushions!
