31.1.12

virtual coffee- i love a quiet beach house...

morning lovelies...

virtual coffee gals??  


ok...first off, before i pour you one- i know *Make it Monday* was yesterday- & that it 

didn't appear...

it was simply gazumped this week by the fact that two of our three kiddos went back to school 

yesterday {& the third today}...

not such a feat really- as they are 13, 10 & 6...however the last four years they have been

schooled in the English countryside...

they're now back in the Australian sunshine...backpacks, school hats, soaring temperatures & all...

their last school day in their *small village school* was snowing...it's still snowing...heaven...

so...yesterday was a big day for our little traveling gypsies...

anyway...today is cooler- they were all up smiling, chattering & dressed before i'd made lunches

or had my first pot of tea....all good signs that school in the sunshine suits them!


so...if we were really having a coffee together in this little house by the beaches i'd tell you that 

we still sorta camping...we have no *stuff*...

the end of this month will bring our shipment to Oz...until then we are surrounding ourselves with


already collected pieces we had in storage here...

it's lovely to re-discover treasure...but i'm needing some more of *us* to arrive...

are you like that?? do you need bits of *family stuff* around to settle you??


i'd like to say that my surroundings don't have too much impact on me- but i'd be lying 

big time...i love what my husband refers to as my shrine making...

i love moving all our objects around...making little *moments* through out the house...

this week, with the kiddos back at school, i'm going to unpack a little more...

i'm going to make a few *moments*- the thing is i really don't have any shelves or chippy old ladders

to create these *moments* on...they're all on that big ol'boat heading *Down Under*....


so...if we did have our feet up outside on the back balcony together- catching the summer breeze

i would probably ask you for an old ladder, or side table or more...


i'd sooo look after them...i'd treasure them...i'd love them for you...

i'd keep the puppy away from them...i totally promise...

miss.lola has very quickly realised that vintage chippy is a must in our beach house...

puppy-made chippy is not...


after i'd managed to wrangle some furniture outa you...i'd check how your kiddos are going 

at school after the Christmas break...


i'd need to know- snow or blazing sunshine...end of a long summer break, or back after a white

week or two off...

i love that about these coffee's...it sooo doesn't matter where on the globe we live...we're all in this

together...

coffee, creating moments, kiddos, work....life....same kinda days, different locations...


if we were really sharing a morning together...i'd give you some home-made banana bread...

it's huge on these beaches...& i've just got my hands on a super duper easy non-thinking recipe for


a big slab of it...

i may just share the recipe if it's a winner in this house...

thanks, as always, for finding the time in your busy crazy day to stop by for a chat, a coffee...

a moment together in the breeze on our beach house balcony...


i'm gonna hug the pup...fold the only clothes we brought with us from the countryside...& sort the

house...enjoy a little simple whilst i can...

this is the first day since we finished school in the snow, on Dec 20 in England, that i find myself

home alone...it feels good...

i'll be ready for non-stop chatter & giggling by 3:30...but for now- it's pretty close to heaven...


as they say in Oz...*have a good one*...

got love that expression- oh & when someone shouts this farewell to you- they're usually 

wearing {thongs}  ;-)




~~~

see ya at miss.amy's {here} if you feel like another coffee or two

xox

14 comments:

  1. Looking forward to more of your 'moments' when your boat comes in.
    Carolyn xx

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  2. PS I've just done the swimming carnival shuffle this morning. No doubt you've got that coming up soon with your brood too.

    Caro

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  3. It sounds like perfection! Miss lola looks like she's settled in well, what a cutie! Hope your much loved family bits and pieces arrive soon... xo K

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  4. i remember the peace & wonderful alone time when kids went back to school. doesn't it always get so hot when school goes back. poor kids in school shoes and socks!
    x

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  5. I'm just about to pack my thongs...can't wait to slip them on...need some Aussie sunshine..hear the birds..see my garden (or jungle)....two more sleeps! Robx
    p.s. enjoy your peace and quiet...it's lovely when the kids go off to school and you can just potter and enjoy the solitude...for a short while. Rx

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  6. When are you going to share your lamington recipe with us??! My husband is a huge huge fan after having them at an Austrailian bakery here in the states.
    I hope you're going to show us lots of pictures as you unload your container from England and set up the new house! Can't wait to see!
    xoxo

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  7. Hey Melissa! Sounds like you returning bit by bit. I remember anticipating the arrival of all our 'stuff' back from England, and the ensuing garage sale! It was so exciting and did make the difference. My first day with the house to myself there today - aaahhhh. Coffee dear?!
    Carmel
    xxxx

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  8. Sounds like you're settling in nicely to your new life. Bet it will feel more like home when all your things arrive. We did it the opposite way 7 years ago and it's great to finally feel properly settled in a place. x

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  9. If that banana bread recipe is Sarah's from abeachcottage, it is THE best banana bread.
    I have made it many times in this house in the past few months and it is a big hit! (I love it with walnuts, but alas the kids did not, either did my flabby stomach, after eating it all!!!)
    I love your sea urchins. I have a few myself :)

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  10. I can't wait for that crate to arrive either, Miss! I'm intrigued to see whether any of those French seaside deckchairs made it back ☺. J x

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  11. I LOVE your coffee times...especially now you're so far away (not that it really makes any difference at all!!). You have such a lovely way with words...I feel like I'm here with you1

    Sarahx

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  12. Same kinda days...different locations...so true. Thanks for sharing some morning coffee today. Have a good one, Melissa.

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  13. it's such a treat to have coffee in another country!!
    to be in a beach house on the other side of the world...
    thank you so much from oh-so-cold england xx

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