Boxing Day

What does Boxing Day mean to you?



Does it mean you spend the day sleeping in and nursing a monster hangover and sore belly?



Does it mean you spend the day playing with all your new toys?



Does it mean you hit the shops instantly and spend what little money you have left on all the sales?



Or does it mean you actually watch boxing?



So far I've stressed because I thought I heard the garbage truck pass by this morning (two days early) and we really need our recycling bin to be emptied because Harry forgot to take it out last time and we've had to start filling up the shed with boxes of rubbish, I've played the Wii and laughed my butt off at how funny Rabbid's Go Home is, I've eaten too much Swiss cheese, applied for a bazillion jobs online, watched an episode of Underbelly, done the laundry, had a lengthy discussion with Harry on what would be better: Tivo or a ps3 with Play TV (by the way, which would be better?) and wished desperately I had money I could waste down at the shops today *sigh*



Holidays are grand.

Merry Christmas!

[We need more tinsel, the poor tree looks a little naked]

Goodness me, it can't seriously be Christmas Day already!
I hate this feeling of years just whizzing by, it's almost difficult to keep up.



This year Harry and I decided to forget the whole family thing (as he had to work yesterday and both of our families live in different cities) and do a nice little two person Christmas feast instead. Please try and excuse the crappiness of these photos, I'm planning on getting a kick ass camera next year, oh yesh.


These potatoes were so extemely good, I couldn't even handle it

It was Harry's first time cooking a roast (I don't cook, I don't want to know what food would taste like if I cooked it) and it was such a delicious meal! Although it's lovely to spend the day with family, it's also nice to not have to stress or worry about anything when it's just the two of us. Tonight we're going to have leftovers and picnic it in our backyard, it's going to be lovely and the weather is so perfect today!


Yuuuuuuuuum!


How are your Christmas Day's going? Or if you're a bit behind us Aussies, what have you got planned? What awesome pressies have you got??? Hope you all have a very special day no matter what you're doing!!!


Merry Christmas love Phebe and Harry

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Congratulations to umbrella-face. who was chosen as the winner of my Patchwork Pear Goodies giveaway!

Under Control

Yesterday was a pretty terrifying day for the residents of Port Lincoln, my hometown, as a major fire got close enough to town to destroy 12 homes and 9 sheds. I was in tears as I read that the fire had reached the street that my dad's house is just off of. My brother and him said when they realised the fire was coming their way and it was getting harder to breathe they packed up the car and went somewhere safe.

I was worrying myself sick all day thinking about it but it was such a relief to hear that not one person was harmed but my heart goes out to the families who have lost their homes, especially at such a horrible time.

It's so scary hearing about all these major fires that keep happening every year in Lincoln. The worst one was in January 2005 where nine people were killed and at least 113 injured. It was called Black Tuesday and the image above was what I saw when I looked out of my apartment that morning. Such a horrific day.

I think it's so important for people in country towns to be totally aware of what to do when a fire occurs. I think it's a shock for my dad especially, I would never have expected a fire to get so close to his place but it goes to show you can't predict what could happen and it's so important to be aware and ready during these Summer months.

Christmas Tunes #8

Righto kids, the last track in my Christmas Tunes playlist is probably the ultimate soundtrack to the silly season: D*ck in a Box by The Lonely Island.

Oh yesh.

1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your junk in that box
3. Make her open the box
And that's the way you do it

Bauhaus - Adelaide

So Bauhaus was a design school in Germany during the 1920's and also a goth rock band from England in the 1980's but it's also a really wonderful homewares, furniture and accessories store on Rundle Street here in Adelaide.



It's always dangerous for me going in there as it's not easy to resist all the temptations on offer. Yesterday after meeting up with friends for lunch we went for a bit of a Christmas shopping walk and ended up in Bauhaus and straight away I fell in love with a big bowl full of these adorable wooden Christmas tags! I wont be using them this year as it will just be Harry and I this Christmas but I can't wait to decorate up my gifts next year!


wooden Christmas tags $1.50 each


I also couldn't resist this cute little purple butterfly ring, I love my chunky plastic rings hahah


chunky butterfly ring $6


Also, I picked up two of these lovely white hearts that were described as Christmas decorations but I think they're too pretty to only put up for one month in the year and I've placed them on the wall above our bed awwww


white Christmas decorations $4 each


So if you happen to be in Adelaide and are in need of some last minute gift ideas this is definitely a great place to shop for totally affordable but wonderful pressies!