Poppalina

15

My dear little girl...

just turned 15.

I am speechless with disbelief.
  

Mosaic Monday

1. Untitled, 2. fabric owl, 3. YouLookLovelyToday, 4. "Prosperidad Nº 1", 5. bear, 6. black cat with excellent hearing, 7. Don't walk on the clouds, 8. Canon Speedlight 580EX II, 9. Couple with a young female spirit, 10. Doggy missile, 11. Naperon, 12. Crochet hands, 13. Untitled, 14. Eyes front ladies...., 15. these boots., 16. today, i am CRANKY!, 17. owl and tree, 18. Nose kisses, 19. Heading to the opera, 20. Untitled, 21. Enigmatic Wombat, 22. Poms, sliced oranges., 23. This is decaf, right?..., 24. bead like edge, 25. Wonderland

Mosaic Monday

1. Buttercup at foundry park inn, 2. ......................., 3. Babies in our classroom, 4. Untitled, 5. View from above. (alternate edit) [explored], 6. opening, 7. Tess, 8. triforce advance, 9. ......................, 10. hammock time, 11. spiced tapioca pudding, 12. Candy container, 13. No, 14. Untitled, 15. In My Backyard, 16. Mini quilt, 17. flowers in the house: ii, 18. paper flowers, 19. Erkki Pirtola, 20. love them pinwheels, 21. Now with Cotton, 22. passengers, 23. 1st one made, 24. orla wallpapered trailer., 25. .......................... Created with fd's Flickr Toys

Mosaic Monday

1. Wadda Ya mean...I'm not a swan!!!, 2. Art by nature., 3. Untitled, 4. p i n c u s h i o n, 5. friday::flowers, 6. The Great Escape, 7. Monkey Cake, 8. .................., 9. A perfect little hand, 10. Moody Dude, 11. Untitled, 12. bird&cage, 13. Untitled, 14. Spider's Home, 15. Dragonfly, 16. vesna close, 17. wonder horse, 18. Important business to attend to in the next week, 19. Back Fat., 20. 089diptich2, 21. a heavy heart..., 22. Beige stuff, 23. SplitRockLighthouse, 24. Chita, 25. Boatneck Created with fd's Flickr Toys

New Moon

Mystic Medusa (whom I adore, may She live long and prosper) insists that all possible cleaning and decluttering must occur

before the end of a dark moon, in order to maximise the groovy in one's life.

And everybody knows (even you, Joke) that vegetable seeds are best planted on the New Moon.

So...

Out with the old...

(got a bit of a fright when I saw this...)

 

And in with the new...

Beans and basil and sunflowers and corn and tomatoes and dill and coriander and strawberries..

Oh MY!

 

My first full weekend off in, like, ever, was a total Zenfest.
 

In All Probability

What, do you suppose, is the estimated probability that the Creative Genius will find the subject of Mathematical Probability even remotely engaging?

 

Joys of Parenting #36 - The Note

Is it just me, or do all parents find themselves permanently extorted into the Writing of the Bullshit Note in order to exempt teenagers from mandatory school PhysEd?

Now, I can live with the fact that I have to lie. The relevant teacher is as aware as I that the whole stupid business is a charade. He's happy enough to let the girl off, knowing full well that she would rather be bitten by deadly asps than run a lap of the oval. He does, however, require A Note from The Parent, to keep his sheet balanced.

No, what kills me is the sheer, relentless banality of the process.

So this week I decided to make it more interesting for both of us.

Here's hoping that he has a sense of humour.

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by poppalina.

1. home, 2. Untitled, 3. Red stuff, 4. Horse, Fog, 5. the october bed, 6. The Bacon Game III, 7. Seashell sequined bunny, 8. one, 9. octavia & rabbity friend, 10. Sushi Tray, 11. fuzzy zone, 12. hand dyed embroidery threads, 13. children of the forest, 14. alice's patchy pants, 15. Country Living, 16. Untitled, 17. Monster Louvain, 18. jetlagged, 19. Autumn leaves, 20. journey through darkness, 21. I got this one, 22. carrying a dog close, 23. Home Sweet Home Box, 24. WAWAYAcacat#2, 25. wrinkle

Mosaic Monday

 

1. Radu Comsa, 2. Beelitz-Heilstätten revisited, 3. move your body, 4. Katrina from the side, 5. Day 26, 6. paper daisies, 7. 257::365 - panda!, 8. Untitled, 9. doesn't get much better than this, 10. Autumn Collection, 11. YIP: 09.22.09, 12. Untitled, 13. silver queen, 14. outono, 15. Noche buena en blanco, 16. Day 24, 17. Bathing belles 20s style, 18. Looking sideways, 19. New Project Fever, 20. The end of the season, 21. walnut stole center detail, 22. Hungry, looking forlorn, 23. Lavinia, 24. poppy, 25. flickr.com/photos/7523106@N07/3822294907/ Created with fd's Flickr Toys

Mosaic Monday

1. corn maze, 2. Birds, 3. Day 19, 4. how are you doing?, 5. perfectly imperfect, 6. lamp, 7. brincar com a sombra..., 8. ratão detalhe, 9. bounce, 10. Strike The Pose - Red Lipstick - Dog Collar - Fishnet Stockings - Edinburgh Festival 2009, 11. kaela5, 12. WIP: Baby Leggings, 13. Nieuwe woonkamer | New living room, 14. time for dilly bags: i entered a contest!, 15. tiny dark heart, 16. Katrina3, 17. reading in bed, 18. Colours of coffee, 19. lady dragon love heart, 20. Qwerty Heaven, 21. sleeps, 22. corn_palette, 23. DSCF1860, 24. Untitled, 25. Untitled