Kitchen Clean Out

In our quest to finally after about 3 years clean out the clutter in our house we embarked on room #2

THE KITCHEN. (Room # 1 was the shed last weekend).

From about 10am unitl 4.30pm we pulled EVERYTHING out of the kitchen, sugar soaped the disgustingly filthy shelves which were covered in grease & gecko poo, then washed all the anodised stuff & plates etc. covered the shelves in newspaper & put it all back. Phew what an effort!

I also managed to fill a big plastic container with heaps of glassware, coffee cups & random serving plates that I will take to LifeLine.

Geez how many glasses can one household accumulate!!

Big job but it feels good to have a nice clean kitchen again.

Disney On Ice

Friday I finished work at midday to take my neices Bailey (age 7) & Milly (age 4) with The Big Fella to see Disney on Ice at The Brisbane Entertainment Centre. I had won tickets via the Quest newspaper.

After an initial mishap with little Miss Milly nearly choking on an overpriced cheero sausage (gave Mick & I a big fright!) we settled in to watch the show. It was fabulous. The ice skating & costumes were amazing.

I also had a ball just watching the reactions of the children around us. Behind us were a couple of aboriginal children who were the most adorable children I have seen & they were SO excited.

Bailey & Milly loved it. Milly loved the 'frincesses' & Bailey liked The Lion King.

The only downside to the show was the price of the merchandise. $15 for a small bag of fairy floss or popcorn! I couldn't believe when I saw parents totally laden down with masses of stuff. They must have spent a fortune.  Good afternoon.  :)

http://www.disneyonice.com.au/worldsoffantasy/



Roberts Digital Radio

I have always said to my Mummsy & Bri-Bri that my love can be bought and so keeping this in mind I was the lucky benefactor of an online voucher for the website http://www.alwaysonsale.com.au/ .

So exciting.

I ordered a few boring yet essential household items but I couldn't resist this fabulous thing. 

It is a Roberts Digital Radio.

The one I got is red but they also come in a nice bottle green and I think a range of pastals.

It arrived yesterday & I must say that it looks rather dandy in our pad. We mucked around with the seemingly millions of stations that it can pick up. I felt like I was back in the old days last night as we ate our dinner whilst listening to 'the talkies'. 

Roberts have heaps of very very cool stuff for sale & from what I can deduce are based in the UK.

http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/index.htm

I'm hoping that if I plug them enough they may decide to send me more things or even make me the face of their product!

A girl can dream can't she.

Sailor Jerry Rum

After almost a full day of driving (no stops at Collectors stores this time *frown * ) The Big Fella, myself & the in-laws hit Coffs Harbour for Mick's uncle's 80th birthday party. I won't bore yawl with the details of the shin-dig. Basically the night involved meeting many many many of Mick's cousins, second cousins, cousin's children & various other extended family members, eating copious amounts of party pies, mini quiches & NSRs (Nannas Sausage Rolls) and something called Impossible Pie and lots of cheek kissing and exclaimations "Ooooo haven't you grown!"

Thankfully we did a pit-stop at Dan Murphys on the way & I got a trusty bottle of Penfolds Merlot 2009 to help lubricate the family conversations & Mick decided to try a dram or two of the Sailor Jerry Rum. It was about $39 for the bottle.
Well me thinks that if Mr "Sailor Jerry" Collins was in the room Mick would have given him a big hug.
Mega thumbs up from The Big Fella. Now I'm no rum aficionado (prefering the grape) but I sampled a nip or two (straight up no ice) & thought it was a really really nice drop.
It is more of a spiced rum with a bit of a honey taste. More like Captain Morgans than Bundy.
Yep I think that DMs will be seeing more of this drink vanishing off its shelves in Kippa-Ring if The Big Fella has his way.

http://www.sailorjerry.com/

Atomic Martini Prom

Friday night saw me dashing home from work (after calling ahead to The Big Fella to put the hot rollers on so they would be really to go) in a hurry to get to The Atomic Martini Prom. Thankfully I have the hair setting, trowling the makeup on while carefully pulling the side-zip dress down over my rollers routine down pat now.

Unfortunately I couldn't pry my lovely husband out of his comfy and warm spot on the couch so reminiscent of my own high school prom (formal) I headed out alone. (This is not technically true, I actually took my Mum as my date to my high school formal... do not judge me).
After embarrassing myself by going into the wrong hall & interrupting a Fijian funeral wake, Ooops,  I found the correct venue right next door. The huge sign out the front may have been an indicator. Derr.

The first thought that struck me has I walked in to the Heritage Hall at Wooloowin was "WOW. Why has there not been any events held here before??! What a fab venue for a swing dance!". The old church with it's high ceilings & polished wood floors was beautiful. And what a great job Mz Lisa from Atomic Martini did with the decorating. The tres chic multi-tiered 'glass'ware combined with the assortment of mid-century style nibbles and the offering of both 'safe' punch & 'spiked' punch were gold. 

Naturally I had to get myself a glass of bubbly (to complement my fur of course) & was served by a very suave gent in a pastal blue safari suit. I quickly spotted my partner in crime Mz Karie from The Click-Clack Lounge who was channelling vintage couture Dior & managed to have a quick Hello Darling before she dashed off again like a mad woman.

Pretty soon the room filled with quite the array of gussied up guys and gals.  I think that everybody was very excited about having the opportunity to get all Frocked Up & pull out the furs, gloves & costume jewellery.
After a few words by Marty the dapper MC & our hostess with the mostess Lisa it was time for some tunes.

The Sugar Shakers proceeded to add even more ambience to the night and Mz Emma looked amazing in her frock. 

At half time it was time for a fashion parade of prom outfits through the ages. I had terrible flashbacks when they got the the Eighties part.  After this it was time for the crowning of the King & Queen of the Prom and their winning dance.

As I sat sipping on my bubbles I surveyed the fashions in the room with a mix of awe & jealousy.

Sadly, I do not own anything super formal or prommy.

Personally, my jaw hit the drop with a thud when I saw the beautiful Katrina Hill in her (to put it bluntly) freaking incredible green taffetta prom gown. Just magnificent.
Regrettably, like Cinderalla I could not stay at the ball as I had to be up at sparrows to go to Coffs Harbour in the morning so I bid the stylish crowd good-bye.
It was such a glorious evening & it was so nice to be able to get all dressed up in my fur.
Thanks to Lisa & her crew for putting on a wonderful night. The Prom theme was awesome.
I hope it becomes a repeated event.
xoxoxoxoxo

Bad Manners gig at The Step Inn

Well last night I gave the ole Docs a quick spit n polish, donned the Fred Perry & Harrington & drove into the Valley to the Step Inn to see one of my favourite bands of all time BAD MANNERS.
It had been 10 years since I last saw them perform at The Troubadour on the Gold Coast and I was mega excited.
It was also very cool because I was hitting the gig with my 3 of my favourite people.
My very own two-tone army.
The Three Ms. Mel, Mouse & Moose.

To be honest we didn't really listen to the support bands instead we stood outside the band area drinking Cascade Lites & talking music. However, when the last support band finished we quickly secured our positions right at the front of the stage. Poor Melly was crook-as with the flu & so she opted to stay out of the crowds as did Moose. Mouse & I stood firm, elbows at the ready front row centre. Very quickly the tiny room was packed & squished in with masses & masses of rude boys, skinheads & rude girls. The atsmophere was unreal especially when the DJ played any Madness or Specials songs. The whole room would erupt in a loud sing-a-long. 
Finally, the Bad Manners band members came on & the crowd began their chant to call the lead singer Buster Bloodvessel.
YOU FAT BASTARD YOU FAT BASTARD YOU FAT BASTARD!
When Buster came out in his hideous tiger print suit the crowd went beserk!

From then on it was a jumping, skanking frenzy. Mind you it was hard to skank when you only had the equilavent of the top of a twenty cent piece to dance on. Thank god I was at the front!  It was all going well until the sound went out on Buster's mic & he couldn't hear himself & me thinks he got a wee bit cranky. Then they got it fixed and the lights went out. Luckily it didn't affect the sound so the show just went on.  I got about 1/2 way through the show & I was starting to feel a bit faint & really needed to get some fresh non-BO'd air & a big drink of water. Mouse had already jumped ship needed a wee break and once you went out, there was no getting back in.
I elbowed my way through the throng of stinky Ben Sherman shirts & finally the freezing air hit me. Water never tasted so good.  I managed to watch the rest of the show with Moose from the sidelines.
Buster still sounds awesome & the band sounded fantatic & they really really know how to whip the besotted crowd into a frenzy. It was so cool to see a heap of people who obviously LOVE ska music but haven't gone to a live gig in ages. I saw one group of older rudies who were in their 50s and it was like a big reunion for them. They looked like they were having an absolute ball.
It was a great night & I must admit that I felt more comfortable in my rude girl threads than in a 1950s frock.
My only two bug-bears were 1. NO MERCH??? They only had a few collectable vinyl records but no shirts. Man, they would have made a FORTUNE on shirts if they had them. Crazy. 2. Shit venue. The Step Inn is a terrible venue. The room is wayyyyy too small for showing popular bands. Local bands perfect but International acts it is terrible. The Zoo would have been a MUCH better venue to have this gig.
Anyway the gig finished around 12.30 & Moose walked me back to my car as my body guard so I wouldn't get mugged. I would have pitied the poor person who would have tried to mug me with about 150 huge skinheads around to protect me!

Got to bed around 1.30am with my ears ringing & calf muscles caning! Brilliant!

Bexterity Bangles

On Monday I got my latest purchase. My favourite courier driver handed over the parcel & I tore it open with glee. Inside were my cute-as plastic bangles from the ever glamourous Bexterity.

Mz Bex is a pin-up glamour girl machine! In addition to doing the most beautiful pin-up girl photography, she also sells clothing & accessories, lingerie, shoes & hair flowers. PHEW!  How that woman remains so impeccable looking when she seems to be running around like a mad chook doing 50 billions things in a day is beyond me. I wish I knew her secret!
Anyway, I lurve my bubble gum coloured bangles & I would say that in addition to brooches you can NEVER have too many plastic/bakelite/lucite bangles.
I aim to have bangles in every colour, hue & tone available. 
That's not too much to ask is it?