Happy Halloween

http://soap-queen.blogspot.com/2008/10/tutorial-bubbles-from-crypt.html

you know I should buy the appropriate moulds and make some of these .....

Hmmm wedding favours?

Chocolate Frocks

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/gallery/0,26498,5035475-5007150-1,00.html

Link sent to me by

nakedteddybears

 to cheer me up after the last post.

Nooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As long as he kisses Captain Jack on the way out .....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7698539.stm

Bad Tracy!

The very very sweet card says "here are a few goodies for you".

A few ????????????????????

Oh. My. God!

From her own talents we have:
Celtic Beasties: Halloween or Knot
Pizzazz
Croakworth !!!!

SQUEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also some gorgeous chocolate:
dark chocolate cocoa nib
milk chocolate wafer crisp
milk chocolate toffee

To quote Sylvester: Yumm - eee yum !!!!

From a friends de-stashing exercise she also sent me:
a cute seashorse!
Witches Stitches: Star Maiden
Kustom Krafts: Hell's Gatekeeper (is she telling me something here?)
CherryTree: Dragons' Treasure
Sarah May: Egyptian Queen

Oh my!  I am such a lucky girl !!!!  I think I do have a couple of the de-stashed charts in my stash already, so if I do, I will share these around to other lucky friends!

Which chart will I kit up first ?????  Ooooh no.  Better get BoInk finished first before Tracy decides to take all these back :) :) :)

AND YES there are better pictures here.

Feel good story for Monday Morning

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/world/americas/20burro.html

OK don't fall down ......

I know my reputation regarding the C-word ..... but this year I actually have to get organised and actually plan a budget.  Not being a cheapskate (well more than I have to be) but just so I can factor some into each pay as and when I can rather than just blowing out my credit cards as I have done previously.

{Yes yes I know - this is how normal people do it}.

So questions:

1. Mariann and Claire - are we doing the ex-BAPXS Christmas Card Exchange again this year?  Mariann are you happy to organise and check the list of participants to see if they all want to participate again?

2. Everyone - do you have a particular wish list or Amazon list that you want my attention directed to this year?

Yes I'm being blunt, but the success of Claire's audacity in just saying "here's my amazon.co.uk list" that made life easier for some of us and got Claire *exactly* what she wanted - well why not?

Lets use those wish lists people!    Which would be your favourite wish list for me to use?

{Deities only know that there's no way you're all getting handmade gifts this year - so direct me to the commercial sites}

Yes all of you - you responses and subsequent gift/card offerings will be ranked in terms of budgeting though - usual disclaimers regarding whims and "just because you want it aint mean you're gonna get it" still apply:) :)

Whinging Drama Queen

You know, sometimes there is an upside to being such a whinging whiny Drama Queen.

Between Alison's place and the shops is a very steep hill.  Going to the shops is fine - its downhill.

I was dreading coming back home.  Walking up towards the steep part I started composing a blog post in my head, a tableau of me lying face down in Alison's lounge-room, drooling because I don't have the energy to move, wishing I was dead .... perhaps a side issue in there about minutely examining the dust bunnies ... Jane and the dogs leaving me alone because they were laughing too hard to leap upon me in my time of vulnerability.

I was just trying to figure out where the cats fit into the scenario, when I looked around and realised I had completely walked the steep bit and was literally on the downward trip home.

I was breathing hard - but not excessively.  No signs I was about to throw up or have a heart attack.

You know there might just be something to this regular exercise business after all .....