January 22nd, 2009
Each year for as long as I can remember, I’ve gone on holidays to stay at the family beach house at Bilinga on the Gold Coast. It has been in the family for generations, the land was bought by my great-great-aunts/uncles after the War and has been passed down through the family over the years. The house has changed over time - there are some great photos up on the wall that show what it looked like 80 years ago, and the various family members enjoying their time at the beach. Sadly we’re coming to the end of an era, increasing costs and taxes etc have brought it to the point where the family can’t afford to keep the house any long, so it’s on the market to be sold. Chances are we’ve just had our last summer holiday there, and I’m feeling a bit sad and nostalgic!
It’s a teeny little beachfront ’shack’…
As a child, I remember staying there with my grandmother, great-grandfather and my mum and brothers and sisters. We would stay for a week or 2, and Dad used to come down on the weekends after work. There was no TV, so we played board games, did lots of puzzles, and learnt all sorts of card games. I remember the boredom of being a teenager, stuck with no phone, no friends, no TV, having to go with my nearly 100yr old grandfather when he went for walks to make sure he didn’t fall and hurt himself. At the end of highschool I spent Schoolies week there, stayed there with a bunch of friends when I was at Uni. That was a lot more fun! 
In the last 12 years it’s come a full circle and I’ve enjoyed seeing my own children having fun on the beach, doing all the things I used to do.
I’m going to miss the place once it’s been sold!
January 2nd, 2009
Yep, here we are in the New Year, and so far, it’s just been hot hot hot! School holidays are in full swing, the kids are all ‘booored’ and the airconditioning and fans are working overtime! I have to tell you, I can’t wait for our annual beach holiday (only 8 days to go, and counting!)
We have a number of changes that will be taking place over the next couple of weeks, with a new name and new website coming into effect. Hopefully the changeover will happen without any hitches, but we all know that the best laid plans often go astray, so please excuse any glitches that may come up in the process! If at any stage you are having problems contacting me via email, you should be able to reach me on 0419 144 689
Wish me luck! 
December 23rd, 2008
very cryptic statement isn’t it, lol, and one that has been perplexing my 6 yr old son ever since his 9 yr old brother said it to him earlier today!
Despite being officially closed this week, I’ve been working hard getting a couple of orders finished for ladies due very soon! I had intended to post photos to show how industrious I’ve been, lol, but my frazzled brain is obviously not working very well right now, and I forgot to take the photos before the orders got packed up! Now that they’ve been picked up by their new owners it’s too late, and you’ll just have to believe me that I’ve been very busy!
The house looks like a bomb has hit (hmm, nothing new there!) and I have a *lot* of prawns to peel in preparation for Christmas lunch (yep, I’m procrastinating - why else would I be here blogging!)…
but all the presents are wrapped except two - one I need to go back to the shops tonight to exchange part of it before I can wrap it, and the other just needs all the threads snipped and a label sewn on (what do you give a baby for Christmas? a cloth nappy of course! *giggle*)
I’m too tired to cook, dh is still at work, so the kids are getting a treat tonight and pizza has been ordered. So I guess I’d better go and do something about picking it up…
Have a lovely Christmas everyone!
