New York State of Mind ...

... it's Friday ... and i'm a long way away, but i was feeling 'New Yorkie' today...

... gorgeous ... Chrysler Building ...

... stunning fashion ...

... picture perfect ~  Central Park ...

... breathtaking  ~ Bow Bridge  ~  Central Park ...

... fabulous art museum ~ The Guggenheim ...

... and INSIDE the Guggenheim ...

... Ms Sara Jessica Parker outside Tiffany & Co ...

... a view from Battery Park to the Statue of Liberty ...

... have a great weekend  ~ from me and the gorgeous girls of New York City ...

 {all images via Pinterest}

~  inspirational city  ~

lovely bits and pieces on etsy ...

there's always something wonderful on Etsy ...

~ teddy bear pattern ~  set of 3 shakespeare books  ~  cream clay polymer doily heart buttons  ~  magnolia fine art photograph ~  vintage silverplated teaspoons  ~

~  find something beautiful every day ~

surprise award ...

   Today, the lovely Jahna from Sweet Briar ... has nominated me for a Liebster Blog Award (for blogs under 200 followers).

Firstly, thank you!  I realise people read my blog (as I'm constatly checking my clustrmaps logo) but it's super special to be told when someone likes it.  (thanks Jahna x)

Now it's my turn to keep sharing, so I will choose my 5 favourite blogs that I enjoy reading and I'm sure you'll love them too...

 

There are a few rules that come with the award...

*Copy and paste the award onto your blog

*Link back to the blogger who gave you the award

*Choose your 5 favourite bloggers with under 200 followers (who you think deserve to be recognized) and leave a comment on their blog letting them know they've won the award.

And lastly, hope the 5 chosen bloggers will continue to share the blog award love ... xxx

 

Here are my 5 faves ...

Ruby and Rose Interiors  - Marie is a fun online friend on facebook, have awesome style on Pinterest and she sells DIVINE goodies in her online store...

 

Jambo Chameleon -  Sally is a wonderful person - one of the first people on Etsy who helped me with online questions and sells fabulous buttons!!!

 

Blossom and Pearls - Lara's blog is just gorgeous... I love the pictures she chooses and she's a hoot online.  We have a lot of fun. 

Butterfly Bees - Denise makes gorgeous little girl's clothes and her photographs are always wonderful ...

 

Pictures from Paris - Sonja takes photographs of Paris... need I say more?  They are exquisite... 

 I think you'll LOVE these blogs... x

 

~ enjoy the rest of your weekend ~

 

 

the marriage ref

... since i don't really get to watch much television at home, while i was away the other day it was so exciting to have an entire television to myself and a multitude of channels to choose from.  (at home we mostly have the ABC and about 2 other channels)

i found a show called 'The Marriage Ref' produced by Jerry Seinfeld and anything with Mr Seinfeld is worth watching (in my humble opinion)....  Jerry Seinfeld, Gweneth Paltrow and Greg Giraldo (who sounded like he could be going through a bad divorce) were the 'refs' and Tom Papa was the host of the show who tells the 'refs' about a particular couple who are having an 'issue' about something.

it was hilarious.  one couple were fighting because keeps calling her all day and she won't pick up her phone.  after a lot of fun banter between the refs they decided that she should answer her husband's calls, but that he has to stop calling her 20 times a day!  the host (Tom Papa) then 'makes the call' to the couple who then appear on another TV screen from their home (or probably tv studio) and are given the verdict from the 'refs'...  

It was great to watch something fun that didn't involve blood, death or a plot i couldn't follow...

 

... the host, Tom Papa

... the panel ...

... Gwenyth and Jerry discuss the phone calls ...

.. the funny and fabulous Jerry Seinfeld... producer of the Marriage Ref ...

~  fun, easy TV ~

New York Fashion Week ... continued ...

 ... okay, so we've all heard about the 6 steps to Kevin Bacon?  well, i feel like i'm only 2 steps from NY Fashion week!

Lee - my fab hairdresser from Reds in Townsville was recently in New York Fashion Week, working on several shows  (including Whitney Eve) with Troy (fellow hairdresser from Reds).   Click here to see my previous post...  

I still get pangs of jealousy just thinking about it !!    Lee gave me an update the other day when I was in getting my 'much needed foils' tended to,  about how 'frantic' it really is backstage and how many people it really does take to get a model ready for the runway.  

At the same it looks like it's a lot of fun not to mention an amazing experience and fabulous 'conversation starter' when/if things ever get dull at your next dinner party...

As a housewife, i can't help but think how much fun it would be to have a day where i also had 10 people around me doing hair, makeup, nails, toe-nails... hmmm... dream on...

... and what do hairdressers do in any spare time they may have in New York you might ask ? ... well, sounds like hanging out at bars and restauruants in Brooklyn and Manhattan was their favourite waste of time ...  uh oh... here comes that 'green eyed monster' again...

... {many thanks to Troy for emailling me the pics for you to all enjoy} ...

... thanks to Lee and Troy for their great photos of NY Fashion Week ...

... randomly selected bars in Brooklyn and Manhattan via Pinterest

~ inspirational New York ~

pastels ...

today i was feeling like pastels ... 

 

all images via Pinterest

~ inspiring pastels ~

the long drive home ...

i thought for any non-Australians... or even Australians who have NEVER lived in the bush, it might be interesting to see some shots from my long drive home ...

hmm... firstly the awesome view from my motel room (Magnetic Island) ..

... doesn't everyone love a sunrise???  i was in Townsville getting some much needed jobs done on our school holidays ...

... then came the long drive home.  Oh great, a road block already!!!

i stopped for smoko (morning tea) at Pentland ... quaint caravan park ...

... i thought the clouds looked nice here ... (through my bug smattered windscreen)

... approaching Richmond ... dinosaur country ...

... all fuelled up again and heading home ...

... more interesting clouds ...

... passing Maxwelton - population - 2 ...  

... finally got to Nelia - population - about 5 ..plus 9 geese and 2 dogs ... time to turn North now ...

... the 100 yr old post office at Nelia ... I stopped to again stretch my legs after a 7 hr trip ... and briefly saw one of the locals.  Georgi has managed to get a grant for a sculptural artist to come out to Nelia in May - Wow!  So there... art even in remote places like this - how great is that? The sculpture will be two brolgas (native birds to the area) and their nest.  (Will try and get some pictures to blog about the next time I'm driving past.)

... only 2 more hours to go - boo hoo... the bitumen runs out soon after Nelia ...

... dangerous wheeltracks - created by vehicles driving in the mud during the wet season.  they can turn your vehicle over if you get caught in them driving too fast.... i'ts ok... i'm a granny driver, so no worries here ...

... eagle flying away from some road kill ... yep - it's one of about 5 million kangaroos that live out here.  road kill is normal driving in the bush.

extreeeeeemly bad cattle tracks on the road now - VERY bumpy to drive on... cattle tracks are created when the cattle walk over the road in the wet season ... the road will be graded soon so will be much better to drive on .

... and finally - our driveway - home sweet home.

hope you enjoyed driving in the bush ...

~ happy days ~