the grass is greener

to market to market...

I love markets *sigh* i love waking up early, i love rugging up, i love trekking down to the bus stop with our bags & scarfs.. i love it all!

this weekend we had a mission... rocklea markets for winter plants, yellow flowers, hot beverages and yummy eats. two bags full of market goodies later, *basil, chilli, marigold, tomato, parsley, rosemary, strawberries,eggs, boiled lollies* and im pleased to say... mission accomplished . *check, check,check and check* and because my new phone has a camera... i could picturfy the whole day!

enjoy! 

xxx sarah

earth hour 2010...

It was another gorgeous night in Brisbane yesterday, perfect for candle light, shadow puppets & picnic dinners in the park *earth hour bliss*

mcd by cr. helen abrahams, dinner was provided by the amazing dutton park neighbourhood watch folk, shadow puppets & musical entertainment by janine and janet of pied piper puppets & the amazing atmosphere was provided by dozens of local families who arrived, dined, watched and played by candle light, lamp light & moonlight.  Just one more reason to *love* earth hour. *grin*

id love to see how everyone else spend their earth hour... link to your pics so i can check them out! 

xxx sarah

earth hour 2010...

 

Its March again!... time to dig out the candles, unplug the tv, close the laptop, flick the switches and settle in for some high quality down time *bliss* Visit earth hour online for all the latest.

xxx sarah

behind the lines...

its not often grant suggests we take a walk to the state library so i was a little surprised when he put forward the idea.  but... being as the library is one of my favourite buildings in brisbane and knowing what i know about gift horses and mouths i didnt ask too many questions. i was really really super excited when he reminded me it was the behind the lines cartooning exhibition that had piqued his interest...

 

the river bend . Ron Tandberg - The Age, 19th June 2008

i'm no chicken . John Shakespeare - Sydney Morning Herald, 5th August 2008

the apology . David Rowe - Australian Financial Review, 16th February 2008

hysterical penguins . Judy Horacek - www.horacek.com.au, 20th September 2008

the 'behind the line' travelling exhibition landed in Brisbane on the 21st of november and will be on display at the state libraries Philip Bacon heritage gallery until the 14th of feb. entry is free and the gallery is open from 10am - 5pm daily.  

to find out more info visit the state library of Queenslands current exhibitions page or check out the full exhibition online here.

awww ginger bread... whoa!

I love when i log on some mornings and grant has changed our desktop... its kind of like waking up and finding a note on your pillow, i feel like i get a little glimpse into his psyche. today i found this... 

source . of course i had to find him and give him a *just because* hug.  hope your day was full of *just because* hugs. 

xxx sarah 

a carton of love

yesterday i received a carton of love... 

a stack of  pretty red post cards printed on PC recycled paper.  i like to think that as i type this they are scattered through post bags on their way to letter boxes across australia *grin* 

hope they make it safely!

xxx sarah

1 million women campaign...

tonight i joined 14,493 other Australian women who have signed up to the 1 million women campaign and pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions by making simple changes to their daily lives...

if you're a big picture kind of person you can track the campaign status through snapshots... how many women signed up, how many tonnes of carbon emissions pledged etc.

but if you find the big picture a bit overwhelming *information overload* the site breaks things down into baby steps, which i found particularly helpful.  

you can start by measuring your current carbon footprint (made super easy.. just bring your current utility bills to the party) with a nice little summary at the end! *scary exciting stuff*

but really the place where its all happening is the activity centre *ooooh* filled with really simple things we can all do every day to reduce our impact.  like saying NO to plastic bags and bottled water which can save a staggering 150kg of carbon every year *yikes* washing in cold water and drying your clothes on the line and saving a whopping 400kg every year... but i'm getting carried away... let me know if you sign up and we can get carried away together.

xxx sarah

my cosy DIY sunday

Oh *bliss* a summer storm sunday! cosy craft corners, soft wool, jasmine tea, fluffy cats, neil diamond records and...

latch hook rugs! i've been working on this rug (which looks tiny here but really is quite huge) for eons. many a day i've sat staring at it and wondered if maybe i bit off more than i can chew with this DIY project... but then i fluff it up, spread it out, remember how gorgeous it is and soldier on *just keep looping, just keep looping*

lately i've been putting it aside because its been waaay too sticky to handle wool and hessian, and on the days i've forced myself to work on it for progress sake ive put it on the floor, draped myself over the bed and worked on it from above *cheat* but today! *sigh* today was a hook rug day if ever there was one. i will forever love summer storms and hook rug sundays...

xxx sarah

inspire me wednesday...

I'm usually a bit slow getting started on Wednesdays, humpday... but when i checked my inbox this morning and saw this:

My gorgeous friend Danielle who has been volunteering in South Africa for the last two years soaring high above Victoria falls.  

how could i not face Wednesday with renewed zest!?! slam down my strawberry milkshake and hit the ground running!!!  wednesday here i come!!! prepare to be rocked!!!

xxx sarah

walking the walk...

True to trend it was a scorching 31 degrees in Brisbane yesterday but that didn't stop nearly 10,000 of us donning our hats, walking shoes and sunscreen to pound the Brisbane city pavement waving our metaphoric if not always literal green flags...  

amongst those representing on the day were:  reverse the effect ; the greens; the a.mazing and hugely inspiring founders and editors of peppermint magazine kelley and ben; siham craftlink; deb and the girls from wray organic; yours truly for iamfish; greenpeace; the wilderness society; and thousands of  Brisbane families, couples and individuals walking the green walk.

brown paper packages tied up with string...

 
 recycled paper, natural twine, 100% pc recycled gift tags by us

you know you're getting really close to Christmas day when brown paper packages tied up with natural string start turning up around the house and under the tree *joy* i am a very excited sarah... 

xxx s

our plastic free Christmas tree gets adorned

i love our Christmas tree! I love the shadows, the twisting cranes, the perfect tiny baubles, the random creaks... i love it all! and i don't really believe you can have too much of a good thing, especially not at Christmas... so in all likely-hood i will be adding 1. a star  2. some lights and most importantly 3. it is absolutely essential that i get some gifts under the tree asahp!

xxx sarah

brisbane city flicked the solar switch...

Balmy nights, cheery carols, alfresco dinners, giant trees with thousands of solar powered lights ... it must be nearly Christmas...

we were there along with thousands of others when Brisbane city flicked the switch on the worlds largest solar powered Christmas tree (soooo excited) My favorite things for the night were:

1. the traditional welcome  2. billie brown  3. katie noonan  4. seeing the worlds largest solar powered christmas tree powered up for the first time.  oh and 5. the cushion grant brought for me when he saw me getting fidgity *grin*

xxx sarah

Brisbane city flicks the switch on it's greenest Christmas yet

*hooray* for Christmas and *double hooray* for renewable energy!  at 6:30 on the 27th of November we will be at King George square, Brisbane... quite possibly with bells on... taking in all the fantasticalness of the worlds largest solar powered Christmas tree.

find out more at: our brisbane.

walk against warming 09

Because the world is not as green as it is cabbage looking we will be representing in Brisbane on Saturday 12th of December.  Don your comfiest walking shoes and make your way to King George square by 10am.

Visit walk against warming to get all the info and find a walk near you.