Thursday, November 12, 2009

Look what they got me!

Last week the girls had their netball break-up and as a gesture of thanks for my coaching and managing the team, the other Mums put together and bought me this gorgeous apron in shabby pink and green fabric...



which they had embroidered. (The Elmos was the team name.) I was very touched.



They also gave me a gift voucher for Apron, one of my favourite kitchen shops on the main street.

 So I bought this plate stand



and these fluted blue and cream pie dishes. Not that I need two but they looked so pretty.



Next year the girls are moving up to B-grade and want to change their name. BUT half the girls want something cute and fun like the Elmos or the Big Birds and the other half want something sporty like the Bullets or the Rockets. So far the tentative name is the Redbacks (6 votes out of 9) but we're trying for something better. Please, help with suggestions.
I've thought maybe the Fireflys or the Hot Peppers? Maybe not!
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3 comments:

  1. Sweet Cottage DreamsNovember 13, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    Oh, what a sweet apron! LOVE the dishes and the plate stand, too.
    Have a sweet day,
    becky

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  2. KimNovember 14, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    What a sweet & completely appropriate gift! They must know you well. I love the choices that you made at Apron -- adorable stuff!

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  3. beachvintage.comNovember 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    I really love that apron and the plate stand. Really nice. Thanks for visiting my blog whilst I was away.

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  • I love the smell of cinnamon and vanilla.
  • My favourite flowers are daisies.
  • My favourite trees are pine trees.
  • I always like to have the bickie jar full and a cake on the cake stand. I know...not that healthy, but so good to look at.
  • Autumn is my favourite month, although I do wish we had more of a change of colours up here in Queensland.
  • I love Anne of Green Gables and Laura Ingalls Wilder. They started my love affair with "old-fashioned" stuff.
  • I'm a boots and jeans kind of girl, but also love vintage skirts and dresses.
  • I like sewing and am in love with quilts at the moment.
  • I love reading. (I have a weakness for archeological thrillers and historical romances, but not Mills and Boon-type ones.)
  • I love old houses with character. No new estate houses for me. (Sorry Rosie.)
  • I love vintage/cottage/farmhouse decorating and pretty pinks and blues, with a splash of red for colour.
  • Polka dots can make me sigh with delight.
  • I have 4 chooks. They are MY pets. Another tick on my dream-come-true chart.
  • I don't eat dessert much any more. I'm not dieting, I just don't want it. (Does that mean I'm growing up if I say no to an icecream cone?)
  • I'll still always say yes to chocolate though!
  • I like to sit on the front stairs in the sun, to drink my morning cup of tea, while I contemplate what to do in the garden.
  • I've got the gardening bug again recently. It comes and goes with the weather. I'm envisioning cottage flowers in pink, blue and white to go with my green picket fence.