I am vintage!

I have been looking on ebay religiously as the internet is the only thing I can face/have time to do after a day battling with milk/poo etc.  I suddenly have been inspired by old toys - I am presently bidding on a retro cot activity centre the same one I had (Fisher Price) for Elly.  I loved that thing and can even remeber playing with it when I was a lot older.  Fingers crossed for some ebay success.  However, this has inspired me to find a number of my old favourite toys on ebay.  

I have never forgiven myself for selling "Apple Jack" the my little pony at a car boot sale (at the ambulance station where my dad used to work) to a man for £1 - He thought horses were lucky (he also bought Barbie's horse).... I still have baby Apple Jack bougt for me when I was 5 and my brother born.  It is the Mum Apple Jack which was sold in a cruel 11 years old "I don't need ponies" moment.... Anyway, I couldn't resist a bid on that either.

Portia Porcupine was a gift for my 5th birthday - I am rather tempted by that too..... But this has to stop somewhere.... As for the caravan Richard and I used to play for hours with the Fisher Price Campervan and Caravan.... Alas I can't find the vehicle only the caravan.   I had both of the glow worms - faithful friends after the lights were out to carry on reading and as for the Cheeky Mouse house mine was red with a mouse not a cat but it was a pretty useless plastic box but I have fond memories of it existing!! 

Funnily enough though the toys I most remember are those that were made for me - a toy dolls hospital and a big red house (2D) with a road (3D) that was screwed under my window.... I can't find those on ebay though.

Fingers crossed for Apple Jack and the activity centre!!!

Swallows

There are a group of swallows who have started to sit on the phone lines outside the kitchen.... Migrating perhaps?? Cute!

arty shots from the bach in the marlborough sounds

As well as millions of Elly pics I did also attempt some arty pictures of the bach (holiday home) we stayed in at the weekend
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still the wrong way - how annoying...

and another head turner...

and another (grrr!)



this is getting annoying now...



weekend in the malborough sounds

With life being full of poo, milk, vomit and giggles I thought a photo board might be the way forward to describe our weekend away this weekend gone.... we went to the malborough sounds - home of the NZ wine (such as oyster bay...) to have some time on our little boat the SS Magoo.  SS Magoo is a 1950s boat full of character which cruises along the marvelous scenery of the Sounds.... come to NZ so we can take you out on it!

Elly prefers to sit in the front seat - bad luck Elly back in your carrier.... we left Saturday morning after a lie in because Elly was not playing ball in the night and decided to have a midnight snack or three

finally on board - with a cuppa!  (turn your head sideways!)

Elly has an easy morning on Sunday in the bach while I went Kayaking by myself for 30 whole minutes - wooohooo!!!!

so cute

This is the holiday home (bacj) we stayed in - beautiful - right by the water

ahh appropriate fridge magnets



on board SS Magoo - Nathan tends to the boat off the beach/jetty from the holiday home



fun with mum

beautiful colours

some one is happy!

holiday pics

 here are some pics of the xmas/new year hols... some photos are the wrong way around due to lack of me being able to use this new format blogger but you will get the idea!!

ready for transfer to shore from the boat ....

elly and mum meet an alpine Kea

glamping - kettle fridge microwave!

xmas day

scary !

naming our boat

pancake rocks on west coast - turn your head on its side! i can't work out why the blog is refusing to rotate the vertical photos

road trip in our Rav!

marlborough sounds

xmas pressies for elly!