there goes the neighbourhood...

We live in a neighbourhood of neatly manicured landscapes.

Everyone mows their lawn,

weeds their flower beds

and waters their impatients.

overnight the neighbourhood seems...

well...

up in arms.

And I can't blame them.

Many of them have lived here

a long long time.

and then this shows up on the neighbours lawn.

yes.

this is a toilet.

and yes.

it does have plants in it.

Impatients actually.

but no one has watered them so

they're not so "standy uppy" at the moment.

ummmm....

what can I say?

it's a toilet planter!

their house is not perfect.

(ours isn't either...shhh)

But they've been working hard on improving it.

hence the toilet.

it came from their bathroom remodel.

Many neighbours wish it had gone to the dump with the rest of the refuse from the reno.

I'm not a fan of it myself.

"Toilet planters" aren't for everybody.

but in their defense....

they always mow their lawn.

totally spying on my neighbour...

When I caught her doing this...

to her hubby's car...

She is so cute.
They've been married for 13 years and are so much in love, even now.

And sharing it with the neighbourhood.

They also happen to be the best neighbours, EVER!

*note*

--I should clarify the spying...

She is a working mom and is so fashion forward it kills me!

I always like to take a peek out my window to see what she's wearing that day

--I want to dress like her when I grow up!

Is it too early?

For CHRISTMAS?

I realize that those of you who live in the U.S. haven't even celebrated Thanksgiving yet

So you may feel this a little premature...

And there are those of you that sleep when I'm awake

--not that you're nocturnal,

you're just from Down Under

(do you call it the Down Under when you live there?--okay, nevermind)

Anyway,

When do Australians start to decorate?

It's summer isn't it?

Christmas in the summer...

hmmm...

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Well I'm ready now!

I've decided to buy myself a little gift every year that reminds me of my dad.

You know, something to make me feel that he's still a part of it...

Last year I bought one of these brooches from here

in grey of course.

So this year I was stumped.

Until today that is.

I was reading blogs and stumbled across this post from MakeLifeSweet

Okay.

Seriously.

They know they've got my number.

My VISA number, that is!

I couldn't help myself.

I clicked buy before I even looked at the price.

It's a kit to make 2 pillows using some of their new Make Life... fabric

Which in case you didn't know...

I am IN LOVE WITH!

Why do these pillows remind me of my dad?

Well those little words all over the one star...

Make life special

Make life fun

Make life simple

Make life exciting

you get the idea...

Well my dad,

at Christmas (or any occassion really)

would

Make Life...Colourful

He may have worn alot of grey

and enjoyed a grey day

but that man brought colour to the cheeks and a smile to the face of anyone within earshot!

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Now....the real question is...

Is it too early to decorate??

Hubby says it is.

I say it isn't!

We argue about it EVERY year!

Apparently my neighbour agrees with me!

I always did like them...