Christmas Traditions...

Making Christmas Cookies is a time honoured tradition in my family. Every year as children we would love making and decorating cookies with my mum and make ourselves sick on cookie dough and icing. This year is no exception, my belly hurts..... I made, chilled, rolled, cookie cut, baked, cooled and iced these three plates of Christmas cookies in between feeding the baby, bathing the baby, cooking dinner, eating and settling the baby.... Also managed to wrap the presents and tidy the house...

I think I have done well... time to relax...

Merry Christmas to everyone in blog land! Thank you for all your wonderful comments, kind thoughts and wishes...

It's a Boy!

Introducing Cohen Lowry...

Born 11 December 2008

4280g / 9 pounds 4 ounces

51.5cm long

38cm head circumference

Cohen was born after 36 1/2 hours labour and with all the scary words that you don't want to hear during a labour - like epidural, distress, forceps, caput, temperature, infection, episiotomy, tear, special care nursery etc. But after two nights in the hospital mum and bub were both cleared to go home... We are all doing really well. Cohen is gaining weight and passed his first GP and health nurse visits with flying colours. We are enjoying every minute...

Daddy loves his little boy...

... and this little boy loves his baths.

Thank you for your messages and emails with their lovely wishes! They were greatly appreciated.

(So transmission has finally resumed... and may have done so earlier except we had to change internet providers again... we are in a black spot apparently...)

Waiting is nearly over...

There may be a delay in transmission for a few days before we return to our regular programing... So here is a shocking photo of hubby and me while going for a walk in the park... look at the size of my belly! :)

Dead cart club...

(40+ weeks Progress: Still waiting for bub...)

Amy of badskirt blog fame has another hilarious blog that I have been laughing along with, the dead cart club, to which she has added my contribution... You should hop on over if you want to know the story of this cart...

Eye Spy something in my garden...

There are a lot of things that Eye like to Spy in my garden - the kneeling lady statue next to the ornamenatal grape vine, the temple goddess statue, the growing Buddha's belly bamboo, the peach tree when it is in bloom, the water fall... but hidden in amongst it all, in more of an 'eye-saw' than an 'eye-spy', you will find on the wall inside the garden shed the following... And just above this and to one side...

Which were discovered after we brought the house... So cute don't you think? Have you ever found any little treasures like this after moving into a house? I'd love to know...

Cindy is hosting Eye Spy Sunday and this weeks theme was brought to you by CurlyPops.

PS- Don't forget about the Pay it Forward give away...

A Week of Collections - Day 6...

Buddharūpa is the Sanskrit and Palin term used in Buddhism for statues and models of the Buddha. So here are some of my Buddharupa... some were gifts, others I found, all of them I love for different reasons...

Beautiful serene or laughing faces... Study and the cultivation of wisdom...

Layers of symbolism and meaning...

I'm guessing a lot of you will have a Buddhist statue too... and they all have a story...

Pay it forward...

The rules:

"I will send three people who leave a comment on this post a handmade gift within the next 365 days. I am willing to post anywhere in the world, so don’t let that stop you from commenting. The catch is that you must have a blog and be willing to do the same thing…."

As one who loves to enter blog competitions (but is yet to win one, unless this counts) I love this idea of craft begetting more craft, begetting more craft etc. and being shared around the world... bloggers are generous and loving people after all and it only seems fitting to join in and share...

Natasha from Haines is paying it forward from Shel who payed it forward from Amanda...etc. So I will receive a piece of handmade goodness from Natasha (yay!), who will receive something from Shel, who will receive something from Amanda...etc. I am currently thinking of what lovely little handmade pieces I will craft for three bloggers who comment and wish to pay it forward to another three crafty bloggers... So let me know if you are in, and if more than three people comment your names will go into a hat! (Or I may just be flexible with the number 3, as it seems Natasha and Shel have been!) Feel free to hint at your potential gift if you have seen a particular craft on my blog that you like...