designed to a T

15 January 2011

A thought for you...

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end

of your arm ... As you grow older you will discover

that you have two hands. One for helping yourself,

the other for helping others.

Audrey Hepburn
{Quote from here}

{Image: Brisbane Times}

Volunteers help clean up the home of neighbours, who were away on holidays when the floods hit Brisbane. The cleanup is underway so they don't have to do it when they come home.

How lucky can you be - QLD Floods

I am so grateful my son Brendon and his area of Bulimba was saved from such inundation. The streets around his home had some flooding, and there is still a bit of a cleanup, but nothing they can't handle.

They only lost a couple of things in the garage, nothing that can't be replaced.

{Images: Brendon Grove}

Remember I have my Auction starting on Monday. The item I am Auctioning is actually a framed photographic print by Brendon.

I know it's supposed to be a 'crafty' item, but I couldn't help it. I was so worried about what was happening to them, because I couldn't contact him via phone at one stage.

So, the item has a bit of a link to what's happened, a little bit of a story for whoever wins the bid.

14 January 2011

QLD Flood Relief Appeal Auctions

A huge THANK YOU goes out to Toni from Make it Perfect for organising the Auctions. I'm going to join in.

The Auctions run from now until 24th January and there are many blogs undertaking this wonderful effort.

To those bloggers in any of the affected QLD towns, my thoughts are with you. I have friends and family in Bundaberg, Emerald and Brisbane, so am keeping an eye on things regulalry.

I hope you are all OK....T

11 January 2011

It's got to be an omen....

Yesterday was the 1 year blogaversary of 'designed to a T', AND I received my very first blog award!

Thank you Jane at 'Me n My Monkeys'.

Being my first award I would like to do it justice, so the rules to follow are:

Link it back to whoever awarded it to you
List 7 things about yourself
Selcct 10 other bloggers you'd like to reward with the same award
and let them know

7 things about me, here they are:

I'm very patriotic
I cry in sad movies, really cry - so going to one at the cinema...not good
I procrastinate
My secret passion is lots of colour and florals
Come July every year, I HAVE to watch 'le Tour de France'
Now that I'm (sooo) much older, I know what I should've studied at school and
after all these years I think I know what I really want to do

Now to the bloggers I would like to reward, there are so many. I enjoy reading quite a lot of them.

I have to start with some of the ones I read regulalry and have given me inspiration:

Janette at My Sweet Prints
Michelle at Paper Tree Studio
Julie at Olive and Joy
Tina at Rubie's Place

Then there are others who entertain me:

Sophie at Her Heart My Hands
Anita at Fun and VJs
Emma at Down to Girth and on Twitter
Jennie at Posie Patchwork

And the ones that I just like:

Karen at Eco Inspired
Letitia at The White Shed

There are just sooo many more. You all give so much of yourselves.

A truly big thank you from me.

THANK YOU ALL

I will be having a Giveaway to celebrate my year of blogging, but not just yet, as there are so many people suffering in the wake of the QLD floods, including my family and friends.

Toni over at Make it Perfect is organising a Flood Appeal Auction. Please do what you can. I will be joining in.

08 January 2011

11 for '11

A little more focus this year...

I've so many ideas floating around in my head, I just don't know where to start...so maybe a list is in order!

Here it is. My 11 for '11, and in line with a baker's dozen (you know buy 12 get 13), I'm actually thinking 12 is a better number. One a month, in no particular order.