tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62149161158441423072024-02-02T19:53:42.018+11:00Let's go MoerkaboutThe Moerkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052384345158012756noreply@blogger.comBlogger397125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214916115844142307.post-28426191954204466182013-04-19T18:40:00.002+10:002013-04-19T18:40:29.432+10:00HOW cute are these?<span style="font-size: large;">Howdy,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been spending most of my time over at instagram but I had to pop over here and show you these. If there is still anyone reading this blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anywho take a peek at these babies....... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are so cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are <strong style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Valais Blacknose</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"> </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Sheep</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">are my new favorite breed of sheep. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you had a lovely time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After all the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">hustle and bustle</span></b> and planning and mental exhaustion we are loving these <span style="color: orange;"><b>hot lazy summer days </b></span>at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, celebrate some <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>"firsts"</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>first</b></span> ever <span style="color: red;">Christmas cake.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little dry to be perfectly honest but it smells divine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Mum suggests just pouring a little more brandy over the top to keep it moist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Master B's <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>first</b></span> solo decorating effort!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I resisted all control freak urges and let it remain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We always make a <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">gingerbread house</span></b>, but this year it was modelled on our own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">First</span></b> year of these pretties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">First</span></b> batch of <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>mince tarts</b></span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I revelled in the glory for a full five minutes until the whole tray went crashing to the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They say "pride comes before fall", it's even written in the snakes and ladders game!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Master B's<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> first</span></b> photo styling gig with his <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>homemade lemonade.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope yours was <span style="color: red;"><b>Merry and Bright.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">See you in <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>2013</b></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to title this post "best intentions", because as you are aware I have been rather AWOL in blogland lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been having some fun learning how to layer my photos to add labels like this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to clever <a href="http://www.katrinaleechambers.com/">Katrina Chambers</a> for pointing me in the right direction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now the silly season is upon us, I just had to show some of my favourite pictures this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">I found the picture via pinterest and added the words to make my own. However despite my best intentions, it hasn't happened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, I will be cooking up a storm, doing some frenzied wrapping and sitting back sipping my homemade limoncello.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have had a few garage sales in our time. The last one was on the weekend. We team up with our neighbour and have the whole thing pretty well organised. We both made a very healthy profit, just in time for Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Price everything, I mean EVERYTHING. This makes it so much easier for everybody.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Organise and display your goods attractively, this will really help. we like to organise into "departments". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Have some things in boxes to hunt through, eg snap lock bags of jewellery or hair clips etc, some people enjoy the thrill of the chase and scrabbling through boxes is their thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.Hang the clothes on hangers, they present so much better. we hang a curtain rod between two ladders, it works a treat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Hang feature goods in prominent spots, it draws people in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Provide shelter. We don't have a carport or garage so in yesterdays 33 degree heat we erected a large sunshade and some shade cloth. People were more comfortable and stayed longer to browse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. Join forces, we always have a sale with our neighbour and are happy for others to put some stuff in. The deal is they have to pick up what doesn't sell, the same day. This makes for a greater variety and a more interesting sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8.Wear something that lets people know you are the vendors. If people want to ask a question, they know who to go to. My neighbour and I wear matching aprons, (which does tend to make us want to talk like Trude and Prue from Kath and Kim.) Always greet people when then come in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">9. Provide bags for people, its a little thing but much appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. If you can offer delivery of big items it might just clinch the sale. We sold a big heavy desk and bbq because it was easy to toss them on the back of the ute and drop them off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We always have a few funny things happen. It's good, but exhausting fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went out to dinner the other night. Had a great night BUT we were sitting next to a lovely man who was a cabinet maker specializing in kitchens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So many of my plans for my next kitchen were shattered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime this one via <a href="http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/">BHG</a> is lovely eye candy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever made a poor kitchen decision?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr M had made a hanging key ball. (not sure about the chain, but that's probably another discussion)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were two of these dangling beautifully casting lovely shadows against the kitchen tiles along with the smell of hot plastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So picture the scene,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">drops squash gear says, referring to the key balls, "they are pretty"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hubby leaps up in disbelief followed by shock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">grabs the sticky tape, blows out the candle and proceeds to tape up the offending melted plastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I truly really was going to write a blog post, mostly about our trip to the beach and show you my photos. But, while I was waiting for the photos to load I popped over to Blighty's blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May I present<a href="http://blightyworld.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/isnt-negligee-french-for-neglect.html"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Isn't Negligee French for Neglect.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have never really been to Bondi beach, or Sydney really.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unless you call driving through the city, guided by a clearly malfunctioning GPS and getting lost under the harbour bridge with 3 whingeing children and a frustrated husband driving a car with a camper trailer attached a quality experience!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nevertheless, I am making it my mission to one day get to explore Sydney and all it has to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I was out and about in the wilds of the Wimmera when nature called.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My usual loo spot was a no go zone with masses of workmen paving new paths. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was as clean as a whistle, and neat as a pin.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There were lace cloths, faux flowers and neatly written instructions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who knew this type of place still existed?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could imagine ladies coming to town for the day, popping in for a chat and a rest, Mothers feeding babies. I bet some tales have been told within these walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi there, it's been a while. School holidays are over and it is back to the daily grind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you know what I am saying?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sporting hoo ha, working hoo ha, home hoo ha, it's all go go go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I feel a little like I have been unfaithful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You see, I have been hanging out a lot in Instagram land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over there, things are pretty spontaneous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other thing I have been doing, is playing with iphone apps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I seem to have country life and farms on my mind at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was delighted to stumble across this beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can rent her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a perfect place for a stylish country break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am drooling over the colours in this room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, in the whole house actually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the bunting on the front verandah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It just says welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> All the details can be found <a href="http://trelawneyfarm.com/">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you have any favourite houses you hire?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is always good to know what is around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The school holidays well under way and it has been a hive of industry around here.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have been decluttering, starting with the dreaded bathroom cupboard and doing lots of little jobs like framing family portraits etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mr M has been busy building a nesting/roosting box for our chooks. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you read this blog you will know our chooks have started laying beautiful eggs for us. Unfortunately they have been laying them in a compost bin that is very hard to get to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">the chicken Taj Mahal......</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is honey (dark silkie) and Pepper, (light silkie) discussing their new home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's hope the girls are snug and happy in there and reward us with more eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the weather clears up some time soon we might head back to our friends farm to camp for a couple of nights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the light glows on dusk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were out there on Saturday to watch the AFL grand final.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the game, a few of us took a stroll down the drive to catch the last bit of sunlight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been compiling my camping shopping list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ever since spotting it on <a href="http://pinterest./">Pinterest.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unless we are going on a big trip my kids tend to want to stay around home during the school holidays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So with much grumbling and groaning on the boys behalf I pretty much forced the family out of the house last week in a desperate effort to stop myself going crazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's not that I don't like the school holidays, I love them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is just Mr M has spent nearly every minute of the time either in the shed working on Key balls or on the computer checking his etsy shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Roger Federrer better look out, there are 3 new tennis players on the block. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well kind of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The two older kids decided that they would like to play tennis this summer so I took them down yesterday to buy racquets. (is that the correct way to spell it?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't bought a tennis racquet for many years. Some things never change though. You find the size grip you are comfortable with, then the weight needs to feel right and the price needs to be right for Mums wallet. Not too cheap and nasty and not too expensive because you will look like a tosser.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We played hours of front yard tennis, hitting the ball with monotonous regularity into the neighbours gardens and spent ages searching for lost balls amongst the shrubbery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was in my element, reliving my glory days of the Sunnyside tennis club, playing juniors in the morning and B special in the afternoon. Reminiscing about the sponge cakes at the Natimuk tennis club and the jelly slice at lawn. I lived and breathed tennis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully the kids took it all in and marvelled (cough cough) at my tennis tales. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We even ventured to the courts in the evening for a "real hit". Now days most of the courts are kept under lock and key. There is only one dodgy set left open for learners like us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do declare the hit was a success although my youngest was complaining last night of a sore thumb on his tennis hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we speak the kids are out the front again, perfecting their dodgy swings and fighting about who has to retrieve the balls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On second thoughts, I think Roger might be safe for a few more seasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to all of you who joined in the giveaway to celebrate the opening of Moerkey Etsy shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr M was checking his stats of his new Moerkey Etsy shop when he noticed a tremendous surge in traffic. Like from 400 visits to over 8000 in a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lucky him, he had been listed at the top on an Etsy newsletter. Apparently this is big! He was thrilled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has resulted in quite a few sales and all of a sudden he needed to come up with a packaging strategy and a bit of branding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is still all a work in progress but thrilling to see him having some success. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lovely Janette from <a href="http://letsgomoerkabout.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/etsy-moerkey-is-officially-open-with.html">My Sweet Prints</a> and Jules from <a href="http://thediversionproject.blogspot.com.au/">the Diversion Project</a> quickly let us know what was going on and Janette even emailed through the newsletter. Mr M was thrilled by your their kindness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now the giveaway is still open so pop over <a href="http://letsgomoerkabout.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/etsy-moerkey-is-officially-open-with.html">here</a> and leave a comment please.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PS if you are looking for me, I will be lazing around in my pjs enjoying the start of the school holidays and the first weekend of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr M was delighted yesterday to be featured in the etsy newsletter, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He had a massive surge in traffic and some sales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's funny watching him checking his shop and talking about things like, "favourites" and "traffic"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, our lovely Isa browns have earnt their keep and produced their first eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All those scraps, the loving comments and garden rambles have paid off at last.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We give them our scraps and a bit of chook grain, in return they produce lots of lovely chook manurey hay and gorgeous eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There has been much said around this here blog, and twitter and instagram about Mr M's creativity lately so I thought it was time to reclaim my own bit of creative space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend, on the spur of the moment, aided and abetted by Miss B. some bunting was begun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having gone through a floral stage a long long time ago, they have remained untouched for years upstairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also found some old doillies and cut them up to add to the bunting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far, so good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My plans would require about 18 metres.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, if you would like to see some beautifully made bunting, then visit my friend at <a href="http://www.madeit.com.au/storecatalog.asp?userid=1135">Zippy Zippy</a>, her bunting is amazing and she and her hubby have a beautiful garden and vege patch with lots of great photos on her <a href="http://zippyzippyworld.blogspot.com.au/">blog</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr M. has been very busy setting up his Etsy shop, it has been rather a big task.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides making the products there was a lot of thinking and photographing and planning needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I hearby declare the Moerkey Etsy giveaway open.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The prize, your choice of goods from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/moerkey">Moerkey etsy shop</a> to the value of $45.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, this post has been a long time coming because these darn chairs were tricky to photograph!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our family room has lots of natural light which was proving to be awkward to say the least.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Any who, these rather orange chairs were giving me the pip and I started looking for new ones last time we were in Melbourne.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mr <strike>tightarse</strike> M suggested instead of buying some new ones, that I just paint the old ones and see how they go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seeing as we were in the middle of winter, I totally took over the family room and painted away in the middle of the chaos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are very fortunate to be able to collect wood from our friends farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend when we went collecting we came across this gorgeous wall of wood built by farmer Jim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Squash Grand final tonight, wish me luck?</span></div>
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