:Friday 13th

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And The Hits Just Keep On Coming!

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Never Trust A Folding Chair

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How NOT to use a chair as a ladder

Seemed like a good idea at the time

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Big Fall

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Ouch

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They had better watch their step or I might just make them

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Thought I should introduce a new category.. it's called the 'ooops' category. At least once a week I do something particularly silly, or something particularly silly just happens to me. This week's special event was trying to hang some blinds using folding chairs as a 'height elevation tool'.. Not the smartest thing to do.. but have been doing it for years.. Well my luck finally ran out and suffice to say it was not pretty.

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The funny thing when you have a big fall.. is it all sort of slows down into a crazed sort of art-noir film.. Although it happens in an instant .. there is that moment when it all seems to be happening in 'slow replay''.. You know you are falling.. you know it is possibly going to be painful.. but there is nothing you can do but wait for the ending..

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The ending found me flat on my back.. there was a second or two before the pain came and I thought I'd got off scott free.. but then it came.. the pain.. the blood.. so I just lay their considering my options.. how to drive myself to the doctors with a bloody toe? ... would the doctor still make me wait three hours in the waiting room? ... actually this could be good.. I might get instant service and then I can follow up on that other thing I wanted to discuss but couldn't be bothered waiting three hours to do so.. but hang on.. the pain stopped.. the bleeding stopped.. toenail is still hanging in there.. my disaster game plan didn't pan out...

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Somehow the whole event went from disaster .. to an advantage.. and then just back to a pest-y situation...

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So all is well.. I think..

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No chairs were hurt in the making of this post..

Only one big toe and a now sad and sorry toenail which is touch and go

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So... How is your week going?

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:Ruby At Home: in bed with Ralph

In Bed With Ralph

LAUREN

You asked for it! Well at least some of you did .. the rest of you are getting it anyway... Some [cleverly edited] photos from around my new villa, starting with the bedroom...

Since moving into the new place I've changed bedrooms twice and re-arranged the direction of the bed at least six times, resulting in me using the smallest of the three bedrooms as the master bedroom. The reason for this is twofold.. a noisy neighbour [Greek version of Tim the Toolman] and the cold damp weather.. So for the time being.. I'm using what should be my home office... It really isn't quite large enough for a Queen size bed and side tables .. so a bit of make do going on.. hence the clever editing... But for now.. it is warm.. quiet... and finally becoming comfortable..

Mamma Strutting Her Stuff

Mamma In Her Youth

Vintage Ralph

As you have probably guessed by now.. the duvet cover is one of my favourite Ralph Lauren designs .. Hither Hills.. Gorgeous linen covered in large cabbage roses... Here in Australia the price of Ralph can be a little prohibitive, so lucky for me, I collected quite a bit of this design whenever it was on sale..

And if I get bored .. the reverse side is blue ticking

If only the walls in the villa were actually white, I'd be one happy chappy.. They are more akin to the colour you see in the next set.. Builder's Beige.. What I'd do to splash out with a can of white paint.. but...I won't rock the boat [yet...]. I will however be painting up a white storm soon on a French Commode and matching bedsides.. Where I am going to put them I don't know.. but they too have been languishing in a builder's beige for too long. More on that post painting...

Internet Update

Before I go I want to thank everyone once again for leaving me such lovely comments and emails.. I am still having trouble with my internet so am grateful to get this post up. I know I have to do something about this soon but still looking at my options before I dive into a twelve month contract..

Have a lovely weekend everyone... Internet permitting I'll be over to visit you soon.

This post is linked to Beverly's Pink Saturday. This is my first Pink Saturday so I will have to dream up some more pink for you in future weeks..

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