My little love list

Everyone is busy these days, 'crazy busy' I have heard recently from a mate I haven't seen for ages even living in the same city.
Sometimes I am forgetting what I love and between my work, traveling time and my son's homework I don't know who I am and why I am here anymore.
Sad, I know but life shouldn't be as we only live once.
I love life and all beautiful things it brings, you can see, experience, taste.
On the very top of my list is my family: my son and my husband. I love being mum and wife. They are everything to me, I love watching my husband reading books to my boy and giving him secrets kisses and cuddles. I treasure those moments deep in my heart. I love watching my boy giggling especially when it comes from his stomach:)

This is my little love list, things that make me happy...

1 ocean, swimming, snorkeling, sailing

2 fresh air, sky above my head, forest, nature, long walks

3 glass of milk with pan di stelle biscuits for bfast if none left treats from French bakery

4 fruits especialy strawberries - my fav cake fraisier

5 flowers, fresh cut flowers at home

6 picnics with my family (don't do it enough)

7 animals, just planning to get some chickens and a dog

8 saturdays markets

9 going on holiday with my family

10 xmas i know who doesn't like xmas!

11weekends at home, baking, gardening, being lazy on our verandah

12 watching my boy playing with his cat and looking after him


and so many more....................

ps all pics from google as usualy when I am having fun forgeting about taking photos

Between Two Worlds

We had very yucky Sunday raining, grey sky so we decided to visit GOMA again. It seems to me that our family always leaves GOMA for rainy days when we have nothing to do and everyone is bored wanting to go out.
I have to say I love our Brisbane gallery (well wouldn't mind if it was mine such a lovely building) always something interesting is on I dare to say it is up there for me.
This autumn they have David Lynch exhibition on. To be honest I have only realized who he is when my husband enlighten me saying two words TWEEN PEAKS.
I remember sitting with my dad on sofa and watching it in the night and I can still remember how scared I was.
I only know D Lynch through his movies not really art - really liked Tween Peaks, Elephant Man and Eraserhead but have to be honest sometimes I wish my parents wouldn't let me watch it. It is like with "Birds" better not to watch it until you 40 or so.
Movies like it will always stuck in your head.
I was even more surprised that they nearly let my boy come in with me, only when they said it is up to me and showed me his catalogue I knew it was not appropriate for him.
I like and know him through his movies not so keen on his paintings/photos i find it to much on dark side...
I have selected couple of pics from website as my pics didn't turn out too good and posting only lighter stuff of his ...

Life is full of surprises

I hate Mondays!
I think everyone who is working does.
Today I have dragged myself to the office as per usual, feeling tired straight after opening my eyes in the morning as this week I don't have my usual Wednesday off and YES - no power, no phones, no SAP nothing until lunch time !!!:):):)
You have to agree with me  - life is full of surprises isn't it
And what I did ... had a nap until lunch  - love my day today:)

Happy Monday everyone

Alice from Dreamlandxxx

WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE

I have finally (after 30 years of waiting) seen great barrier reef.

I don't know why but we always had many Australian movies on tv - weird I know - watching great barrier reef on polish tv where you were not allowed to travel and leave the country - joy of growing up in communism.

I still remember that day, funny enough it was winter, snow outside the window and they were showing gbr on tv .

I was in my bed wondering if I will ever travel to AU and see that wonder in my life.

Now 30 years later I finally did see it.

It is hard to believe how you feel when your dream comes true.

I was sick from excitement and the fact not being confident swimmer and never snorkel before.

But once I put my head under water I was speechless like I would enter different world, couldn't even feel how cold the water was...

And couldn't wait to dive again like you couldn't get enough of it.

Once we were back in the hotel every time I have closed my eyes I could see reef and wanted to go back like something there was calling me...

It did change me, maybe I just say it after every holiday but this time I do feel different...

 

POZIOMKA

Poziomka is wild strawberry in English. It is not very popular in Australia and even in UK people don't know what they are heaving growing wild in their bushes/gardens.

I remember discovering it in our garden in Beckenham where no one knew what I was picking and eating, probably they thought weird polish people are eating everything what they can find in bush:)

Def they gave me that look...

I have accidently brought with me some seeds over here and happily growing it in my tiny garden

The taste is so intense to compare with normal strawberry, a little bit like bubble gum but so beautifully delicious

Usually I have couple of them a day  but this week beaucause we were on holiday I have collected a whole bowl yesterday and made yummy Eaton mess.

so good............

I am planning to make Pimm’s jelly with poziomki and clotted cream this weekend pics to follow if I can last that long...

 

master bedroom

Renovating our old Queenslander takes still most of our weekends, we call it our "block" We even had 24 hrs challenge which my hubby failed (with my help) We complain about it but we love it and every time we managed to get something right around the house we are very happy and proud of it I won't lie there is a lot of arguing and swearing involved

The trick is to get balance of colors right and keep it clean I don't think you need a lot of money to create something special just good a very good taste When I go through magazines (heaps of them) I know what I like no doubt about it But it won't look good everywhere so you have to make it work with rest of your house, future plans and the character of the house Easier said than done Recently I am preoccupied with planning colors for our master bedroom - yes once you married you are entitled to your own master bedroom which is the biggest bedroom in the house we had little fight with our boy as he wanted it but we stacked to our guns and didn't let him win that battle I have been through many websites and magazines to get rough idea what I want in terms of colors not all my choices will suit the house unfortunately I think starting point is to decide about colors and then start collecting other items it will be long process as we have to redo it fully and also the most expensive as we need new bed and wardrobes - well have to start somewhere:) below what I found worth considering for our mb

Stanthorpe

Couple of weeks ago my husband had to go for work to Stanthorpe and offered to take me with him - yes yes yes Will never say no to seeing new places. I have to admit the only thing I am jealous about is traveling. People get jealous when neighbor buys new car, friend new shoes etc... me no only traveling gets to me:) We started our day trip very early 5am as

it is 3 hrs drive from Brisbane. For the first time I saw Great Dividing Range and kangaroos in wild. I had a great day spending time on my own while he was working and enjoying being alone with him for the rest of the day without my son winging in the back ground. I saw frost in the morning (so european)and had beautiful pecan tart while waiting. It is a nice little place which is famous for growing apples, we bought heaps of them plus apple cider. Couldn't pick my own apples as the season was almost finished. I had the best brownie ever and so looking forward to go again in 6 months.